2020 in review

 This will go down as a very weird year, one in which I did very little blogging! But I’m glad to be caught up and hopeful that this next year I can be more consistent about it. For now, here’s 2020 in review.

January: Millie turned 8 and was baptized at the end of the month!

February: I spent a lot of time painting the bathrooms and bathroom cabinets, Millie performed some numbers from “Seussical: The Musical” with her grade, and Max hosted his class pet for a weekend.

March: Started with field day at school for the kids, turned out to be their last days at school for the whole year! Everything shut down due to COVID-19 during spring break and we began virtual school and work. Very strange month, we were bummed we didn’t make it to the rodeo. Max turned 6 and we took some pictures in the bluebonnets.

April: Max lost his first tooth in a gruesome bike accident, Tyler and Poppy built a shed in the backyard, and Harvey learned to ride a bike. We enjoyed some gorgeous weather, which was very appreciated as we were wanting to spend so much time outside!

May: Tyler had a birthday and Hazel turned 1 right after! We had a fun day at the beach with Heidi and James’s crew and things started opening up enough for Max to finally have his birthday date with Gigi and Poppy.

June: We were thrilled to reach the end of the virtual school experience! The Juergens crew came into town for a fun reunion, which included boating on Poppy’s new boat on Lake Conroe. 

July: More boating and lots of swimming with cousins on both sides (since the Westons officially moved to the neighborhood). 

August: Tyler and I celebrated 11 years of marriage, more boating, and an Andersen family reunion. We got ready for school and preschool to start.

September: Last boating of the summer. Millie started 3rd grade, Max started 1st grade, and Harvey started preschool! Millie and Max also started taking tennis lessons and I got certified to teach High Fitness.

October: We took family pictures, participated in a virtual primary program, and had lots of Halloween fun!

November: Harvey turned 4, Hazel got really good at riding the scooter, and we enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving break.

December: Lots of Christmas fun with lots of family in town!

Bring it on, 2021!

2019 in review

January: I turned 30, the boys started sharing a room and bunk beds, Millie turned 7, busy season began for Tyler, and I started some baby and home projects.

February: We went with family to watch Tyler’s old HS bball team play, enjoyed lots of fun parks, Millie sprained her elbow, and the kids and I pulled 12 bags worth of weeds from the backyard!

March: We got to go to the rodeo 3 times, my mom and I painted Millie’s room gray, had a fun visit from cousins Wes and Morgan (and their parents haha) and the Webbs, went to NASA, and Max turned 5!

April: General Conference, Arts Festival with Grammy, I finished some baby projects, we went to the beach, Easter, had a cheeseburger blind taste test and our first swim of the year.

May: Millie had her gymnastics show, Tyler turned 32, Max finished preschool, Hazel was born!! And Millie finished school too.

June: Newborn fog + slow summer days, family reunion at the dude ranch, Hazel’s blessing on Father’s Day, and time with family in town.

July: Lots of summery fun! We visited the Battleship Texas, 4th of July with the Juergens crew, Grammy’s 80th birthday, saw The Lion King twice, and a triple date with Heidi, James, Andrew, and Brittany.

August: Had to buy a new A/C unit, 10th anniversary!, take your kids to work day, Typhoon Texas with the Andersen crew, end of summer and back to school fun, and then school started for Millie and Max!

September: Tyler and I started teaching Primary together at church, we spent lots of time outside, the kids started piano lessons more consistently, Tyler traveled for work and helped the Westons clean out their house after it got flooded (again!).

October: Fun run at school for the kids, General Conference, Hazel and I went to New York City for  the Andersen girls trip, took family pictures, Halloween.

November: Veteran’s Day program at school, Harvey turned 3!, Tyler did a sprint triathlon, Santa visit, fun Thanksgiving week with all the Juergens crew in town.

December: Fun with Andersen cousins, Max was the star student at school, Hazel started crawling, Tyler went golfing a few times, we celebrated Christmas with family.

It has been a wonderful year! Can’t wait to see what 2020 brings.