2013 Leftovers

To say 2013 got away from me would be a understatement…. but Happy New Year all the same! 
A reset to some previous goals and a fresh start always feels nice. A de-cluttered room and a freshly cleaned floor does something for my heart that nothing else can. A new list of to-do's hangs on my wall next to last years old to-do's, some crossed out and some transferred to the new one. I haven't considered them "New Years resolutions" for a while because I try and resolve to do new things almost everyday so instead I word them as to-do's because it makes my heart feel a little better :)

Anyway we are only on day 5 so I have 360 more days to talk about that, but what I want to do on this blog post is do a picture synopsis of the past 3 months that I dropped the ball on… there were a few small trips to DC, St Louis, Utah, Philly, NYC, and Utah (again just for fun) that I want to share, so without further ado, here it is: 

Kj's Oct-Nov-Dec!!

Boston Gardens in the Fall

Dave~Benton~Rachel~Kj

Leaf Peepin' Weekend

Sharon, Vt where Joseph Smith was born

Stayed in Stowe, Vt up in the Mts

It was such a beautiful hotel!

Breakfast at the Von Trapp Lodge

Hollister ad

The house of Seven Gables in Salem, Ma

Red's Eats, best lobster roll shack in Maine

Made it out for the first night of Oktoberfest at Bronwyn

Tree right outside my house :)

I got to take a quick trip home to Utah and drove 

up to our favorite family camping spot, Granite Flats.

Me and Mama Jo

Mckay and Gavin

When you tell a kid to toss leaves, they throw them

at you… great photo opt ha

Such a stud

Gavin and Mama Jo

Amanda~Lincoln~Gavin~Kj

Happiest 22nd Bday Mc

DC Trip

Taylor~Jesse~Kj

Oh and Happy 24th Bday Shara 

#andrewbomb

year 1: Disney Princess'

year 2: Barbies

year 3: Pop star Divas

Beyonce~Nicki~Katy

Beyonce~Ke$ha~Nicki~Katy~Lady Gaga

Josh placing a cookie on her booty :)

Napoleon Dynamite

From DC toooo St Louis!!

Good ol' Larry picked me up, we got to 

spend the night and next day catching up and

hanging out :)

St Louis arch: Gateway to the West

Outside of Busch stadium

Kj~Clayton~Clarissa

Pic from our seats, it was beautiful

After the Red Sox beat the Cards in Game 5

Funny E-card

Kj and Gina go to a Celtics game

November Project is a large group of fitness fanatics 

that workout M~W~F early in the morning,

this was Harvard stadium day

Turkey day arrived!!

Spent the day watching parade, relaxing with

Gina and eating food!

Family Home Evening

Sweater Christmas party, Gingerbread houses~

Cocoa~Cookies~People

Tree lighting in Boston Gardens with Julia and Chipman

Bedroom Christmas display

Shara~Kj~Amanda 

do NYC for 4th yr in a row :)

We got a snow storm to make it feel oh so Christmas-ey

Locked us out of Daynas apt… this is the only way 

to keep the doors open to the outside lobby, 

thanks for the photo Julia!

All dolled up and out to dinner

Photo op at the Met

Jake made it down to join us, he was the

driving force in the opera plan :)

Shot from our seats, we saw The Magic Flute

Out for dessert after the show, before the bus...

To welcome me back to Boston, we had a big snow

storm… slipped and fell while shoveling 

so I turned it into a snow angel

Then Onward to Utah...

First night home, Miss Kitty found me

Nate~Gavin~Dave~Lincoln at the Sports Lodge 

in South Jordan, Ut

40th birthday surprise party for oldest bro John

Jeremy~Pa

Sunday morning brunch with the girls

Jen/Madison~Linds/Fyn~Amanda/Mya~Morgan/Nixon

(missing Tabbi who helped orchestrate it all)

Making treats with the family:

John and Chad

1955 Western Charm

Maddie~Victoria

Our teenagers

Alaina~John

Chad~Cassy

Bryelle with her new baby doll

Grandkids sleepover and Grandmas!!

#christmaspjs

Downtown at SLC temple lights

Ben~Maddie

Ma~Pa

Xander knocked out

Ben with his lego train set

Tavian clobbers Mckay

Xander and his castle lego set

Midway Ice Castles

Benton~Kj

Miss Jahde