2011: A Year in Review

Two-Thousand-Eleven.

A very good year.

I always find it a little sad to see another year pass by. 

Sometimes I wish life could just slow down for a while. 

But, change is good, exciting, and always inevitable. 

Our family experienced a lot during 2011, 

and, as is the tradition, 

we'd like to take a look back to remember what happened during 2011.

JANUARY:

-Mike continues work at Chase Bank and attends UVU

-I continue to teach at BYU and begin a brand-new Ballet/Modern fusion class

-Curtis turns 6 months old

FEBRUARY:

-Life continues

-Curtis turns 7 months

-Curtis and Mike visit one of my BYU classes

-The "Mommy Club" babies continue to grow up 

MARCH:

-The crazy month!

-Rachel Kitto leaves for Chile LDS mission

-Michael Lanham returns from Montana LDS mission

-Jesse and Alysha are married in the Salt Lake Temple

APRIL:

-Month of moving

-Said "farewell" to the Grants and Goodmans

-Curtis turns 8 months

-Plan a trip to Georgia

MAY:

-Georgia Trip

-Mike starts his new job at Fidelity Investments

-Mike has to study like a crazy person for his Series 7 and 63 exams

 

 

JUNE:
-Mike completes his first 1/2 marathon
-Curtis turns 11 months and starts walking
-Mike continues to work and study for licensing exams
-Curtis and I enjoy time at the pool

 

JULY:

-We celebrate July 4th

-Curtis turns 1!

-I turn 25

-We spend a day at Seven Peaks

-I begin teaching my last BYU ballet class during Summer Term

-We learn that we are expecting (to find out later the baby never developed)

 

 

 

AUGUST:

-Mike passes both licensing exams!

-We finally enjoy some extra family time 

 

SEPTEMBER:
-We officially find out that a baby never developed
-Mike started Fall semester at UVU
-I decided to officially become a full-time stay-at-home mom

-I tackle my first ever upholstery project
-I also get my first sewing machine and recover all our pillows
-Adjusting to being home all the time is harder than I thought

OCTOBER:

-Curtis and I take a trip to Texas to teach a dance workshop and visit family

-We spend a week as "live-in" mom and dad for 3 kids

-We celebrate Halloween and Fall

-I think I spent a total of 10 days at home the entire month

NOVEMBER:

-We took family pictures 

-We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Kittos

-We participated in the Fitzgerald family annual reunion

-Curtis had his first encounter with Santa, and he was terrified

-We wondered where Winter was

DECEMBER:
-We celebrated our 3rd anniversary with a weekend away
-We celebrated Christmas for 3 days with both families
-Curtis turned 17 months
-Curtis has his first "real" haircut

 

 

We will always remember 2011!

Here's to 2012!