2011 Rewind Part 3

OK, I totally have t get caught up on this blog so I will feel inspired to share what is going now.  I guess my push to get done stems from Savannah going to prom this weekend, and I know I will want to share pictures.

Here we go:

Last summer we were also able to go to the Johnson's for a visit.  Thanks again for letting us come stay with you and go to the beach.  The kids loved being lazy beach bums.

The girls

Zachary - always in the water

Zachary and his jenga tower as tall as he is

4th of July

Grandpa's band entertained us all.  We had a good time leading up to the fireworks.

We have to include our family fun at Rio Verde ( our favorite place)

I was there, just the one taking pictures.  With all the weight I gained from my slow thyroid, I don't mind not being in the pictures.

Girls Camp

Savannah got to climb the wall. 

While Savannah and I were a camp, Kyle had to take Brinkley to the vet for kidney stone surgery.  That was fun.  Now he is on a special diet and is still taking medication to keep the kidney stones away.

I got the oil changed on my car and I think they were doing some updates or recall work on it, so they offered me a rental for the day since they were out of cars from the dealership.  Zachary loved my rental.

  August 11 First Day of School

Zachary can never keeps his eyes open for pictures when he is outside.

Hannah moves into her apartment for a new school year

Dad took Hannah out to school this year to move her in.  He sent me pictures of her apartment so I could see where she would be living.  He also showed me that he had taken her grocery shopping and had stocked her kitchen, so I wouldn't worry about her having food to eat.

Zachary got braces

 before

after

Savannah turned 16

 She wanted a Scooby Doo party

 She got a Perry the Platypus from Zachary.  She was very happy and surprised.  She got lots of opening presents help from her cousins.

 Talking to Hannah

 Ready for Homecoming

Her birthday was on homecoming, so we had the family over for cake on Thursday night, homecoming on Friday night, and she had her friends party on Saturday night.

Some of her friends at her party.  I forgot to get more pictures.  She also got her license, but I have already posted that.

Mom and Dad Celebrate 40 years

We (my brothers and sisters) threw a surprise anniversary party for mom and dad.  I told them they needed to come to a grandparent appreciation night and get their picture taken with Savannah and then they could leave to celebrate their anniversary.

In November, all of the girls in the family that were in town went to see Wicked.  Last time we did this, we went to see the Nutcracker and all the girls were able to be there.  That was definitely better.  We will have to shoot for that again sometime.

 This is the only picture we could take inside

the guys got us a limo so we wouldn't have to deal with the occupy wall street protesters and the rain.

I went to the doctor  in November and they finally have my thyroid levels normal.  It takes a while to feel normal and to recover from the exhaustion, but i am getting there and now that it is April, a year after the radiation, I am happy to finally be losing the weight I gained.  I've got a long way to go, but at least I'm losing.

Christmas

 It couldn't be Christmas without our lights going out on our tree.  Again!

the traditional Christmas morning picture

Well that wraps up 2011. 

 I am finally caught up and ready to post things for this year.  YES!