you may have missed it...

If you're anything like me, you easily miss some many posts on your favorite blogs.  So I thought it may be fun to show you a few of my faves from the past 6 months (one from each month) that you may have missed and would enjoy reading.

{February}

 Handprint Heart Art (and other handprint art)

{March}

 diligence

{April}

 monthly pic how-to

{May}

 BIG news

{June}

 the fun (reminiscing) begins.

{July}

our story and engagement!

the fun (reminiscing) begins.

 

Remember back in April when I mentioned this was coming up?

Well...I finally got all our pics in order and our amazing time documented.

(Go, me!)

So each day over the course of the next week, I will be sharing a day at a time from our January Disney World and beach trip! Pictures, details and tips!

Come on back tomorrow when the fun starts!

Did you miss them?

 Day 1- Road Trippin'
Day 2- Downtown Disney
Day 3- Magic Kingdom Day 1
Day 4- Epcot
Day 5- Magic Kingdom Day 2
Day 6- Animal Kingdom
Day 7-  the Beach

oh yeah....

We went on vacation in January...

and it was fabulous...

...but I haven't shared any details yet or documented it at all on the blog! 

We originally planned to go to Disney world in October of this past year, right before Adeline turned a year old...but she had a big ear infection/allergy to antibiotics/possible fever virus saga and was as pitiful as can be...and we didn't get to go! (Oh, and then her daddy ended up with the flu at that time too! ;)  So we rescheduled and went in January.  It was amazing!!

We went to Disney World for 4 days...

 And then to the beach for a few days!

So I've decided that there are too many details, too many tips, and way too many pictures to put into a post or two.  So once I have all the posts organized and ready to go, I've planned a vacation week here on the blog! There will be details about our trip, plus road tripping tips, Disney World tips (organized by park), and beach-going with a toddler tips!  Stay tuned, and I will post to give a heads up of when it's coming!

top 5

I've been at this blogging thing for 3 1/2 years.  Sometimes I write to reminisce.  Sometimes I write to hold on to a memory.  Sometimes I write to share some pictures.  Sometimes I write to share an idea.  Sometimes I write to share something specific God placed on my heart.  Sometimes I share a DIY.  Sometimes I share something random. 

In case you missed these...here are my top 5 posts of all time according to Blogger's stats:

DIY-distressed furniture

a nice surprise

file cabinet makeover

jarred baby food and disposable diapers

pumpkin picking

And then of course, right behind those posts are my posts introducing Adeline to blogging world and revealing her nursery.  What's blogging these days without the topic of my sweet Adeline?

Oh how this little blog transitions from moment to moment, milestone to milestone.

And sometimes I write just to write.  But all the time, I'm thankful for this little blog of mine.

a year in review

I cannot believe 2010 is almost over! I feel like it was just 2000.  It's crazy also, because in this past decade, a lot has happened.

2000--Graduated from Middle School
2004--Graduate from High School
2008--Graduated from college, got my first teaching job, bought our home, and got married!
2009--Adopted Boone

I mean really, the past decade has included all the big life changes that have happened in my 24 (almost 25) years on earth.  I'm so excited to see where God takes us in the next year...and even decade!

So let's recap the past year...

January
-Finally hung wedding pics in our bedroom
-Tutored for the first time
-Attended Winter Blitz with our church youth group to help out

February
-Took GRE
-Got super sick with the worst stomach virus of my life.  (This made Valentine's Day a little less enjoyable. Poor hubby.)
-hung wedding pics in living room

March
-Celebrated Boone's first "Gotcha Day" on March 5th (the day he was adopted)
-Celebrated my grandma's 80th birthday
-Celebrated my 24th birthday with dinner at Macaroni Grill with the family
-file cabinet makeover

April
-After much changes in our school, I found out my teaching assignment for this year would be 4th grade
-Helped lead a Middle School church retreat
-Hot water heater and AC went out in the same day

May
-accepted into masters program (Masters of Education with a Reading and Writing Endorsement)
-Derby party celebration
-Celebrated my grandpa's 87th birthday
-Took first masters class
-two year anniversary of closing on our house
-had AC repaired
-bought HE frontloaders after washer went out
-helped organize huge yard sale at our church to benefit our women and youth ministries

June
-celebrated the end of a my 2nd year of teaching
-visited Farmers Market regularly on Saturday mornings
-started our garden
-mini-makeover to office (including bookshelf makeover)
-hubby started a lawn care business on the side with his friend, Chad
-took more classes
-created DIY curtains for the living room
-road trip to Frisco and Paris, TX for Justin's best friend's wedding
-visited my first IKEA in Frisco, TX
-mission trip with our church youth group to Hartselle, Alabama

July
-started my Etsy shop
-celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary
-family vacation to Washington D.C.; also visited Baltimore, Maryland for the first time

August
-started the couch to 5k training program (sadly, didn't complete it all the way)
-got my classroom ready for the upcoming year
-celebrated the blog's one year birthday
-started my 3rd year of teaching

September
-created a little storage DIY for the kitchen
-started cutting Justin's hair at home
-hosted a Fall decor link-up on the blog
-started teaching the young adult Sunday School class at church

October
-visited the pumpkin patch
-spent Fall Break in Disney World!
-started Thursday Questions with hubby

November
-celebrated hubby's 25th birthday
-hubby got his first guitar as an early graduation/bday gift
-created my chalkboard ornaments
-started 30 for 30
-celebrated Thanksgiving with family


December
-hosted the 12 Days of Christmas link-up
-saw Christmas lights in the mega cavern
-first snow day of school year (3 the week before Christmas break)
-celebrated Boone's 2nd birthday
-Justin graduated with his bachelors
-celebrated my little brother's 21st bday
-of course...Christmas celebrations!

And just for fun....

2010 Top Posts:
1. Disney World--in just one post?!
2. deals and steals
3. decking the halls

2010 Top Referring Sites:
1. Page's Crazy Joy blog
2. Katie's The Burt Hive blog
3. Chelsie's ...love, Chelsie blog
(thanks ladies!)


2010 Top Visiting Countries:
1.  United States
2.  Canada
3.  Puerto Rico
4.  United Kingdom
5.  Russia
(how fun is that?!)

Happy New Year to you and yours! May 2011 be the best one yet...filled with God's abundant grace and blessings! I look forward to another year of posting and reading! Thanks for being such a special treasure in my life as a supporter and reader of this blog!