Out with the old, in with the new

I love a new year. It's so fresh and shiny and full of possiblity. 2011 was a big year for us - the best part of it was Greta! Giving birth to that sweet little baby and having her bring so much joy into our family was awesome. Of course, having a baby brings all sorts of hiccups for me. PPD being the biggest post-baby hiccup. I was blessed to have less severe PPD with Greta than I had with Holly, although obviously, it was still a trial. 

The other really big event of 2011 was moving our little family from our beloved Denver to the golden state. I had never so much as visited California. The first time I came to California was when we moved. It was a tough thing to do, but we made the decision prayerfully and slowly, we are reaping the blessings of our leap of faith (for example, we love the beach!). We did most of it ourselves. Conor drove the moving truck and I drove our car with the girls. Usually, Conor would catch up enough to finish a meal with us, but other than that (and nights) us girls were alone on the I-80. That experience proved to us that we could do hard things and built our confidence as a family.

I'm big on resolutions. I like to focus. This year I resolve to:

• take better care of myself (ie: get more than one haircut in 2012)
• grow my testimony
• sew more for myself and my home
• have FUN!

Among other things. I think it's going to be a really good year. We're looking forward to doing some fun things as a family like a trip to San Diego. Yessir, I'm looking forward to 2012!

And just to look back, here's a sampling of my favorite photos from 2011: