I did this meme last year, so I thought I'd try it again. The rules are to post the first sentence of the first blog post for every month of 2012. I added my comments about the post after. Here we go...
January - Wait a Minute! (1/2/12) "I think someone stole my winter break." Wow, this seems to be a common theme for me. Today, one year later, I am still scratching my head wondering where my break went! This year, however, I still have another week to enjoy playing with my boys.
This year we did much of the same things we did last year, which is fun. One thing I loved about this post is the line "We played outside and ran in fear from the ferocious squirrels in the backyard." While we haven't yet played outside this week as it's too cold, we wouldn't run from the squirrels anymore!
February - Mostly Wordless Wednesday - What the Puff? (2/1/12) "What is this crazy thing you're giving me now?" Oh, Jack was so little back then! This post was about Jack's introduction with what can only be called "baby crack." I don't know what they put into these things, but my boy loves them. Still. :-)
March - Blink (3/1/12) "Just blink and your baby will be four weeks away from his 1st birthday." Now here we are just three short months from Jack turning two. Blows. My. Mind.
It's shocking how fast time seems to move now. When I was younger, I always looked ahead for some thing or another. Time seemed to go excruciatingly slow in those days. Now I have these three little guys to raise and I am acutely aware of how much I want to teach them and it feels like there just isn't enough time. How can he be nearly 2? How can they be 5? It was just yesterday they were all born!
April - But Jason Will (4/1/12) "I wouldn't eat it...but Jason will. Strawberries in ketchup--his new favorite combination. Yuck." This one cracks me up because the boys are all notoriously picky eaters. In fact, Shawn is probably the one who would try something first. The other two? No way. Unless it is covered in ketchup that is. Or chocolate. :-) Hm. Maybe that is what I need to do to get them to eat their veggies!
May - Smack! (5/1/12) "No, not the kind you were thinking. This smack is the good kind. :-)" Oh to be back in the days of brotherly love. Lol. Let's just say that a nearly 2 year old with a stubborn streak and a 5 year old with too many toys all over the place does not equal a happy coexistence. Shawn on the other hand, tells Jack all the time what a cute little brother he is!
June - Just a Normal Everyday Kind of Scene (6/1/12) "Shawn was listening to this song as part of his reward for doing his exercises." Scenes like this play out at our house all the time. Sure there is a lot of crazy, but there is probably twice as much sweet that happens. That is why I love this blog. I love being able to capture the day to day lives we live. I hope when these boys are old and gray, they'll love having this reminder of what life was like way back when.
July - Notes to Self: My 3 Boys on July 1, 2012 (7/1/12) "The boys' personalities have just blossomed lately, and it has become clear that each boy has his own unique way of taking on the world." This post was written by Isaac and described Isaac's take on the boys' personalities. I think the descriptions still fit!
August - Mostly Wordless Wednesday - Cars Land (8/1/12) "Here we are in Cars Land during our trip to Disney! It was by far, their favorite place to be!" The big boys loved, loved, LOVED Disneyland. Seriously. They talked about going back every day for months. Now the talk has quieted to saying, "We've been to Cinderella's castle!" when they see it on the Disney channel. We can't wait to go back again and take Jack!
September - Cute Baby Saturday (9/1/12) "One of Jack's favorite activities is to climb all over (and tear up) his brothers' beds." Lol. Yep. Jack still loves to do this. :-) Only now, he gets to climb and roll all over new big boy TWIN beds!
October - A Year (10/2/12) "Last year, their little hands looked like this." I love these hand prints; I'd even say these prints are among my most favorite mementos from this time. The speed in which these boys are growing is obvious when you look at them, but there is something so tangible...so personal when you see the growth of their hands. Those tiny hands used to wrap around my fingers. Now, they nearly fill my own hand.
Seeing how much their hands are growing over time is an undeniable reality check that they are going to get big some day. And soon.
November - How Many? (11/1/12) "The pressing conversation this evening was, "How many licks 'till you get to the center of a Tootsie Pop." You know, 'cuz when we talk, we get deep. lol." Another snippet from our lives. Precious memories for sure!
December - New Tradition (12/1/12) "Today we started a new tradition, the Elf on a Shelf." Oh the elf...I think he was a huge hit this year. The boys looked forward to finding him each morning, and they total bought the idea that he works with Santa to determine if they were naughty or nice.
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2012 was such a great year for Team Lopez.
I look forward to seeing what 2013 has in store for us--hopefully
it will be even better than 2012!
We hope you and yours have a wonderful 2013!
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