cheers to a new year

happy new years everyone!

what an amazing year its been.

and its been a year of firsts and adventures.

everton got to that point where we could go out and do fun things with him.

brett started his new job with the church.

everton turned 1 this year

and he started walking soon after.
he said his first word and that is still his only word.

everton had his first ER visit.

my best friend charlene got married.

i finished my first year of teaching primary and will continue to teach this year.  i'm pretty proud of that accomplishment and i don't think the kids turned out too corrupted.

and what an amazing year its been for movies.  i mean, the hunger games, the avengers, the dark knight rises, skyfall, and the hobbit!!  and what can get better than that??
next year's movies that's what: iron man 3, thor 2, the wolverine, man of steel, OZ, star trek 2, the hunger games 2, the hobbit 2...seriously so many sequels.

so before we really start this new year, i wanted to share some happenings that happened after Christmas.

we've been watching my lord of the rings extended edition set.

everton's uncle travis took him and his cuz hazel out to play in the snow.

everton just marveled at the snow while hazel ate it.

feeling the need for a little getaway, brett and i scurried off to slc for a staycation while my parents gleefully watched everton.  brett and i ate dinner at a fancy shmancy restaurant where he won a $100 gift card to.  it was nice to get meals that we otherwise would in no way pay for from our own pockets but we still had to pay the tip which you could imagine what 20% of a $100 dinner bill would be.  then we stayed in a really cute hotel downtown and it was a perfect night.

then we spent the eve before the new year with our lifelong friends, the decatos.  the whole fam came over and charlene and adam unexpectedly came by too!

my best friends, sparkling cider, a kiss from my lover, my family, and my everton helped end a stunning year.