How Fast They Grow.

Is anyone else surprised at how different MaryEllen looks in our family picture and in this last post. Wow, what a difference a year can make. If you would like to see her grow up a little more gradually, you should check out my new Year of Pictures slide-show.

Here are some highlights from our past year:

• Moving into our  new home.
• MaryEllen learning to crawl, and turning 1, and walking, and talking, and turning 2.
• A surprise Spring visit from Grandpa Jackson and Uncle Mark
• An amazingly fun Summer visit from Lorraine, Jack, Ellen, Jack Jack, Rose, and Elijah.
• Some camping trips.
• Hosting two international dancers from Indonesia.
• My best birthday ever complete with hats, balloons, and watermelon.
• Aunt Elisabeth's beautiful wedding.
• Trading in our favorite Jetta sports-wagon, for our also favorite Sienna mini-van.
• Park trips, sewing projects, home and yard improvements, and some general fun.
• Happy Hannah enters the scene. (She's crawling now!!!)
• Being the cutest fairly princesses this side of the Mississippi for Halloween.
• Jill turning three and having a rocking birthday party.
• Making Pecan Pie out of real Texas Pecans for Thanks Giving dinner. Thanks Sisters!!!
• Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Svedin in Ohio.
• And finally, Enjoying another Idaho Spring/Summer.

We love you and hope you enjoy our attempts to finally catch you up on our life. Hopefully it won't take me more than a year to keep you caught up this time.

xoxoxoxo,
Team Svedin