2012 in Review

In January, Brendan received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

We were amazed to see a 3-D ultrasound of our baby in February.

  

We also visited the cemetery on the anniversary of my mother's death.

March was a bit of a blur. I know that my husband and children went to the cemetery again (I may have too). It was Lent and as my pastor says (slightly paraphrased), "You don't need to look for a cross to carry. God will give you the crosses that you need. You simply need to embrace whatever crosses you are given." Enough said.

Catherine was happy to receive an iPad from her aunt and uncle.

April saw us celebrating Jesus' Resurrection.

We made a lamb cake for the first time and are looking forward to making one again.

May was a wonderful month.

Kieran was born and baptized.

Patrick made his First Confession and First Holy Communion.

June was both sad and joyful. We sold our dog. We still miss her. 

We celebrated a friend's daughter's birthday and spent a morning at the aquarium.

In July, Theresa was pleasantly surprised to get two guinea pigs after Mass one day. Thank you to the girls who gave them to her.


Splash and Oreo

She was happy to have some of her friends over too.

This was also the month that some of my children got the whooping cough.

August saw more of my children and my husband getting the whooping cough. My husband went to Ireland (photo still to come).

We went blueberry picking.

September began with us participating in our parish's annual picnic.

My two oldest daughters played a couple of piano/violin duets at a local farmer's market. (I still need to upload one or two of the videos.)

The month ended with a trip to the zoo.

Kieran started eating solid foods in October.

 We had a princess party.

Brendan carved a pro-life pumpkin.

Some of the children dressed up as saints.

November found us having an impromptu All Saints party at our house.

We also celebrated Thanksgiving with some friends, but we failed to take any photos.

In December, St. Nicholas visited our parish.

We made gingerbread houses, celebrated Christ's birth, and visited with my brother-in-law, niece, and nephew.

*Every single one of the months above could have simply been about our baby boy, but I know that I have been sharing a picture of him each month since he was born, so I thought that I better record a few other things.

I pray that everyone has a happy and blessed 2013.