Memories
from 2012
"And with my song I shall thank Him."
-Psalm 28:7
A= apple picking, Aunt Mimi’s visits and cookout
B= riding bikes without training
wheels, Barnum and Bailey Circus
C= Caroline's favs: 3rd grade, ACTS, Christmas Tea at The Jefferson Hotel, cut baby ring off of her
finger, met author Jim Arnosky, Groove Thing performance, 8th
birthday at Onesty Pool, reading; cherry picking, cook outs, doughnuts at Carters
Mountain, our sunset Christmas tree hunt at the Kennedy’s
D= Donald's favs: finished work project with
flying colors, coached two seasons of T-ball, took the “bigs” hunting, 39th
birthday Reeses Peanut Butter cake; diving at Grammy’s pool, drive-in movie
theater with friends
E= Egypt IMAX movie, Etiquette School
dinner at Glenmore Country Club, Easter egg hunt at Grammy’s and La Fayette
playground
F= camped at Fairy Stone National Park
for Caroline’s 8th birthday, Caro learned how to do a flip under
water, Father-Daughter Christmas Dance, fishing at the lake, sleepovers and flashlight
tag at grandparents’, celebrating the Fourth of July at Lake Monticello,
Fluvanna Carnival, Fruit Hill Orchard, fun with the fam
G= 1st Girl Scout cookie
sale and fall festival, Caro scored a soccer goal or two, God opened the door for us
to minister in Guatemala, golf lessons for the kids
H= hiking near Hump Back Rock,
hand print stepping stones, hand-me-downs, ministered to the homeless on the Downtown
Mall
I= i-phones !!
J= Jackson's favs: 5th birthday party at Camp
Friendship and the circus, graduated from preschool, big boy bike, 1st
sleep over, started to read, Kindergarten, Lazy S field trip; Jerry John
letters from Haiti
K= Karis' favs: the centerpiece of our
table A LOT, loved Mommy’s Fisher Price record player, new friends Cana and
Abby, enjoyed visiting the Food Lion restroom A LOT, 2nd birthday beach
party, 1st haircut, pumpkin decorating, cookie and ornament
making with Cana and Abby, Kid’s Point
L= Caro’s spring musical “L.O.S.T.”,
swimming at Lake Monticello, Little Drummer Boy performance, Aunt Leni’s visit
M= Mommy's favs: watching my kids, naps with Donald, became a runner girl with running partners, ran the Women’s 4-Miler with Aunt Steph, started leading Charlottesville Women’s Community
Group, visited Laura in TN, taught Caro 2nd and 3rd, invited
to former students’ graduation parties, Bible study at Effort Church, Sister’s
Group, Michie Tavern with Aunt Leni
N= new carpet, new friendships
O= Onesty Pool party for Caroline’s 8th
birthday, Caro’s 1st oral book report at homeschooling book club,
old friendships
P= pillow forts, pumpkin picking at
Hanover Farm, The Point, paint renovation
Q= Quetzel Kite Festival
R= roller skating, Relay for Life
with the Meyers, The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker
S= strawberry farming at the
Kennedy’s, sledding on the golf course, stuck our heads in a T-Rex skull, Super
Heroes and a Strawberry for Halloween, slip-n-slide at Alex’s graduation party,
swimming with Grammy, bedtime stories and snuggling
T= Jackson lost 2 teeth – didn’t realize he had lost the 1st one!, baby turtles, T-Ball, tea parties,
Tyler’s community group, tractor rides (Grandpa, Mr. Kennedy, Dr. Farley),Tabitha
made Mommy a birthday cake
U= Upwards soccer
V= Velveteen Rabbit book report, Caro
learned about the Vikings, Valentines’ Memorial Day cookout, Thanksgiving
Indian vests
W= visited my old home in
Warrenton, Washington Monument, two trips to Washington and rode the D.C. carousel, watched the Sound of
Music with Grammy, played in Grammy’s wedding dress, water gun fights with
Dylan and Grandpa,
X= Caroline had a chest x-ray
Y= yes and you and yummy and youth and
yappy kids
Z= National Zoo
