Two Thousand Eleven Rewind

JanuaryThe first month of the year was rather uneventful. We returned home from our Christmas vacation to California, spent lots of time with friends and Dallen had his first cavity filled at the dentist.

FebruaryThe second month was spent with friends. Playing mini golf, going to movies, visiting the zoo, going in bouncy houses, kids club at the mall and the highlight of our month was visiting our cousins and their snow in Flagstaff.

MarchMore time with friends this month of course. At the museum, the zoo and the park. We sure like to play outside in our spring weather here. It was also rugby season and we got to see a few games. But the highlight of our month was the trip to California for my big sister's wedding!!

AprilThis month you could find us mostly, at the zoo (love that season pass). Daddy worked long hours this month so Mommy and Dallen got to spend a lot of time together, and went to the Easter pageant with friends but without Daddy. But it was good thing to get some time just me and my Dallen since this is the month I found out I was FINALLY pregnant!!

MayThe fifth month of 2011 was very eventful for our family!! We took our last trip to my parents house before they moved and spent our last days with Uncle Scotty before he became Elder Messick and was off to Korea. We went to the beach, to Disneyland and then drove all the way to Utah where we saw our missionary off to the MTC. I am so grateful for the time we got to spend with family this month, I hope I have those memories forever.

JuneAh, the beginning of summer in AZ. Lots of time spent at the movies with summer movie club, went to the Phoenix Children's Museum, played at friends' houses, went swimming A LOT and Dallen started swimming lessons. He hated it at first but was a pro by the end of summer!! Dallen also moved to a big boy bed and mastered potty training at the rightful age of 2 1/2 :) And we said farewell, yet again, to some of our favorite people, Mark's cousin Tanner and his family before they shipped off to Germany.

JulyOne of my favorite months of the year, every year!! Why? Messick family beach house!! I love spending an entire week living at the beach with my family to celebrate Independence Day. This year Dallen went under a wave in the ocean with Daddy, while my little pregnant belly laid on the beach. Always a good time with family, food and fun. Best holiday ever.

August
This month was spent celebrating the birthdays of friends, enjoying a fabulous Roy's dinner for our 6th wedding anniversary, played with friends, and I even got to have a few extra dates with my hubby. Also, we found out we were having a GIRL!!!

SeptemberIn the ninth month of 2011, Mimi and Grandpa came to help paint the kitchen cabinets (huge project), the Bracken's came to town for a combined baby shower (huge party), Dallen stuck a ball up his nose and visited the ER to have it removed (huge fiasco), and D man started his first day of preschool (huge grown up boy moment)!!

October
This month is always a happy one for us. Big D turned THREE!!! Auntie Aubrey came to help pull off a super, super-hero party!! We also visited the zoo, went to as many Mesquite High School football games as we could on Friday nights, Dallen finally got to go to some pumpkin patches, Mommy turned 27 and Dallen was "the bad guy" black Spiderman for Halloween.

November
I was spoiled rotten this month with 3 fabulous baby showers!! One of which I was able to travel to California for and share with my sister. While there we played at the beach, at the spectrum, with friends and at the petting zoo. Most of our time spent in AZ this month was in doctor's offices for me. Mark went to Seattle for business and turned 31 years old. We hosted a Bracken Thanksgiving at our house and enjoyed being surrounded by family.

DecemberA very blessed month for our family. Of course we celebrated the birth of our Savior and in our family we got to celebrate another birth, our Sydney Rose. We spent most of the entire month waiting around for our little girl to arrive and 5 days before Christmas we became a happy family of 4!!

We are so very grateful for a happy and blessed 2011 and hope for the same in 2012. Happy New Year to all those we love!!!