Starts With Goodbye

I love a new year! I love the excitement and anticipation in the air as people look forward to making changes or new exciting life events that will take place in the new year. I also love remembering the year that we are closing, because every new year starts with goodbye.

Here's a look at how me and my sweet boys have spent our year:

January:
 I became an aunt again to this sweet little girl, Mikalyn Pearce Smith.
 We enjoyed family fun at leap frogz!
Eli tried on his Daddy's boots. 

February: 

 We went snow tubing at Stone Mountain
For Valentine's Day, my sweet boy gave me a giant, singing balloon. 

March: 
 Eli's Easter Egg Hunt at school
 Veggie Tales Live...
 Eli loved it!
And so did our friends!! 

April
 Eli turned three and got his first car which Jessi helped him break in.
 One of my favorite pictures ever of me with my boy. His party at Leap Frogz.
 Eli's Toy Story birthday cake! Whit and I out did ourselves!
 Our family pictures for Eli's birthday... Elizabeth did a beautiful job!
 So HANDSOME!
THREE

May:
 Trip to the beach with the Kings!

 Date night!
 Eli's first trip to the dentist!! NO CAVITIES!
 Beach Baby!
 End of year program
 Sad to leave the beach!

June:
 Father's Day
 My favorite picture of myself all year... don't know why... I just like it!
 Saying goodbye to our friends as they moved to north georgia
 Mommy and Eli at the library
Our new home... we moved on our 9th wedding anniversary!

July:
 4th of July fun with our friends Drew and Daniel and then church family.

 Family Cruise

 "You've Got a Friend in Me" karoke

Buzz Lightyear with my cake pan top!

August:
 Love him!
 Pedicures with my sis!
3 Year Preschool Open House
 
September:

 Dinner with Mr. Buck and Mrs. Amanda
 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
 Color Run 5K
 We completed our first 5K
 My friend Amandalyn who has made me love football!
Eli with his class at the Fire Station

October:

 Eli with Brenan at her birthday party
 With my boy at the Halloween Howl
 Luke Bryan Concert.. fun but never again!
 Mark's Melon Patch
 TALL BOY

VSU Homecoming

November: 
 I was invited to one of Eli and Daddy's weekly breakfast dates!
With my boys on Thanksgiving!

December:
 Christmas Day!
 Christmas Eve
 Daddy killed his first buck!
 I graduated from college with a B.A. in Psychology!
 Eli loved my cap!

 Karen rocks!
 NYC Metropolitan of Art
 View of Manhattan from Liberty Island
 Statue of Liberty!
Me and my boy during finals week!

2013 was an amazing year! I crossed a lot of my bucket list: graduation, getting into graduate school, traveling to New York City, seeing a Broadway show, seeing the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, and visiting the Statue of Liberty. :)

Here's my bucket list for 2014:
  • Finish my book
  • Win my battle over emotional eating
  • Learn to rely on the Lord
  • Read the entire Bible
  • Go ziplining
  • Volunteer at the soup kitchen
  • Make and give out blessing bags to the homeless
  • Take Eli camping
  • Celebrate our 10th anniversary by fitting back into my wedding dress! :)
  • LIVE EVERY MOMENT ON PURPOSE & CHERISH EACH ONE

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