-DON'T BLINK-: December 25, 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011 (Part 2)

Welcome to the 2nd half or edition of my 2011!!

Let's see what the 2nd half of the year had in store for us...

JULY

I loved these 4th of July pictures... so simply & yet so cute.

We made lots of trips to the beach in July, along with going to every park within a 100 mile radius, playing in the sprinkler in the back yard and just loving our Summer!

Abbie was FULLY potty trained in July... woooohoooo!!! Big milestone!

Chelsea from The Paper Mama was a guest blogger. Love her! She is one of the funnest bloggers in blog world! Please go check out her lovely blog & give her some love.

We went swimming over my Brother & Sister-In-Law's house frequently... I discovered this wonderfully delightful drink (thanks to my MOM no less!)

Don't Blink joined the world of FACEBOOK!

Have you liked me on Facebook? Well, you really should!

How about Twitter? Yeah, do that too!! :)

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AUGUST

I had an awesome giveaway from The Homemade Way and took some CUTE pictures of Abbie!

We had many, many late Summer nights playing outside. Exploring the backyard, taking pictures & just being. It was nice. AND HOT! I do love Summertime!

We had some very, very terrible flooding in August from tons of rain. See some pictures of it here. I remember worrying about how to get to work on someday because all the roads were either shut down or blocked!

We made some yummy cupcakes waiting out hurricane Irene...

which, didn't really do much damage. Thank God!

Another evening of playing... riding bikes... love it!

We celebrated Jaelyn's 4th Birthday at the end of the month! Ahhhhh... 4??? Such a sweetheart.

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SEPTEMBER

What a busy month September was!!! A wedding... A bachelorette party... WHEW!

I took some very cute pictures of a friends little boy. ♥ Lucas!

Hubby & I celebrated 14 years of marriage. Here is to 14 more....

Jaelyn started Pre-K and rode a bus for the very first time!

Yes, I cried putting her on that bus. Yes, I still cry seeing her turn into a little lady.

Our best friends were married at Yankee Stadium.

By far the coolest weddings ever. We were so honored to be a part of it!

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OCTOBER

Fall was upon us quickly! Brisk weather, leaves falling, and the Harvest Festival was back in town!

I discovered the world of Pinterest. Oh boy. LOL!

We visited a pumpkin patch to pick out some really awesome pumpkins!

The girls really enjoyed it... such fun with cousins & friends!

I discovered the world of iPhone and my life hasn't been the same since. haha!

Oh my.. I.Love.My.Phone. ♥

oh and we got a new washer & dryer too but pfft... who cares about that nonsense?

My hubby turned 41... haha.. he'll always be older than me & I love it! :)

My girls had the coolest Halloween costumes on the planet. Maybe I'm partial?

Strawberry Shortcake & Lemon Meringue

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NOVEMBER

We played in the leaves....

Mandy from A Sorta Fairytale was a guest blogger. So much to learn from her!

I tried to get some shots of my girls for Christmas cards.... it went 'ok'.. lol!

I did take some VERY cute pictures of my Sister & her family - RIGHT HERE.

This was by far my favorite....

Two very sweet friends got married so we were off to another wedding!

We found out for certain that Abbie is 100% allergic to tree nuts. :(

My poor babe will never know the sweet joys of peanut butter on a spoon right out of the jar... unless, she outgrows it, which I really hope she does!

We celebrated Thanksgiving with family.

We all got super cut haircuts!

I did some crazy Thanksgiving Night/Black Friday morning shoppping!!

We went to a PARADE!!

I got this AWESOME new layout which I love, love, love!!!

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DECEMBER

We prepared for CHRISTMAS!!

It was our first official Christmas as a family of 4.

The girls had their first gymnastics show... The Peppermint Twist!

So cute seeing them jump around, walk the balance beam & be little gymnasts!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2011 (part 1)

I can hardly believe a new year is right around the corner. Crazy isn't it!?

2011 was a good year for us - lots of fun, memorable things to look back on.

Here are some of my favorites, month by month!

I like seeing how my pictures improved too... thanks to my fellow bloggers for that!

You guys rock at teaching me how to be a better photographer!

JANUARY

Silly girls playing in the snow.... we got hit with a lot of snow last year. We have yet to see any so far!

My pretty neighbors red bar in the snow... loved this picture.

Playing Play-Doh with my girls. Gosh, this was really a year ago???

On January 21, 2011 - I announced my BEST FRIEND was getting married.

Well, let me just announce now... my BEST FRIEND is pregnant!!

So, so happy for her! I can't wait to spoil her little one like she does mine. ♥

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FEBRUARY

Another favorite picture. Went on a much needed walk with hubby in early February for some fresh air.

I wonder how many candy conversation hearts we will get this year... ♥

I read & finished an excellent book last February - I highly recommend Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

I still recommend it, wonderful book! If you want more reviews & recommendations on books, please check out my friend Gingers Blog - GREADS! She is the queen of books!

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MARCH

On March 1, 2011 my post read: A Day to Remember.

and so it was. Please feel free to read it again, here.