I love looking back through the posts from this year and thinking about just how much fun we've had! From our excitement regarding Aunt Nic & Dave's engagement in January, to celebrating our little lady's 1st birthday in February, we've had some amazing times! You can follow along through the links on the bottom left of the page, that show each month's posts.
This year we said hello to some amazing new friends like Lily and Sophie and cousin Kylie :) And we found ourselves missing some important people (most notably Great Grandma Thompson, who passed away in January). There are still days when I go to fill an envelope with pictures of Penny's latest and greatest for her...we know she would be so proud and excited by all Penny does!
We got family photos taken in June- love them!
We had the opportunity to do a bit of traveling. Daddy went to Cardinals Spring Training- what a great year to go- he was there for the start of the World Series season- the last season for Pujols and LaRussa :) Daddy spent some time in Arizona with the family at Aunt Meggie's. And, we went to Ohio to see Great Grandma Jeanne and some aunts/uncles/cousins.
We started swim lessons at our local community center. Penny loves the water, as long as it's warm! She's not a fan of the cold in general. Since we started lessons, Penny has taken to swimming in the bath tub- she lays on her stomach and does a mean breaststroke kick to move herself across the tub :) Penny enjoyed swimming with her cousins Emily & Chloe in New Jersey this summer. She still talks about it, months later!
We visited Knoeble's this fall. Penny enjoyed all the rides, as long as someone could go with her. She loves carousel rides and we like to go on them whenever we see one (we've ridden at our local mall, two different ones at Knoebels, and the Please Touch Museum).
We started the year with a little girl who had recently started walking and said only a few words. We're ending the year with a crazy kid who can speak sentences, run and jump. This fall, she conquered the big kid side of the playground- she walks up the ladder to the big slide all by herself and slides down :) She loves her swing set and we love spending time out in the backyard playing!
Penny has really started to play with her friends this year, which is awesome to see! I love to see her run around with Luke and Mason :) We love to see the way she talks to our neighbor, baby Liam, who will soon be a toddler too. She had a blast with Ella, Lily, Mady, Myah and Leah this fall- seeing her play with my college room mate's kiddo's was such a happy time!
We've been blessed with so much this year. We've really enjoyed all the time we were able to spend with friends and family and wish that we had more time for fun!
We are looking forward to 2012, when we'll welcome baby Squirt to the family, celebrate Meg & Chris and Nicole & Dave's weddings and have all sorts of fun!
We wish you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2012!
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