Friday, January 2, 2015

A lot can happen in one year. . .

New Year's Day night the family gathered around the laptop and watched a slideshow covering 2014.  While viewing the photos we worked on some of our "top moments" of the year.  I wanted to blog about our "Top Ten", but we couldn't nail it down to just ten.  What a fortunate family we are!  Here's to the experiences, trips, and milestones in 2015!

FAMILY EXPERIENCES AND TRIPS:


  • Disneyland
  • Crabbing at the coast with friends
  • Daddy's 30th fishing trip
  • Cousin's Week at Lake Tahoe
  • Mommy's two trips to San Fran
  • Weekend at Trinity Lake with Friends
  • Skiing at Mt. Bachelor
  • Running the New York City Marathon
  • Mt. Shasta for Mom's Dirty 30 run and friend's wedding
  • Hiking into East Boulder


WHAT DID MILES LEARN HOW TO DO?


  • Ski
  • Ride a bike with training wheels
  • Ride a Horse
  • Turn a cartwheel and master the bars in acro class


WHAT DID CARTER LEARN HOW TO DO?


  • READ!
  • Water Ski
  • Ride a bike without training wheels
  • Hit a ball off without a tee








NEW, NEW, NEW!


  • Built a Chicken Coop
  • Built an AMAZING treehouse
  • Started Kindergarten
  • Principal of a school
  • Playing soccer as brothers on the same team
  • Playing tee-ball
  • Emissions Compliant - Roll Off Trucks (Daddy worked 60+ days straight on fires!)


MILESTONES


  • Mommy and Daddy left their twenties in the dust
  • Carter turned five and miles turned three