Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2013: A Year in Photos

It's no secret that 2013 is probably not my favorite year of my life. It brought with it some seriously hard times for us. There were many nights spent in sadness, in grief, and in pouring our hearts out to God in prayer. 

However, in the midst of all that, there were also some seriously good times. There was joy. There was laughter. There was God's supreme faithfulness to our family. This post is going to highlight a few of our favorite moments of the year, as well as some of my favorite photos. 

My goal was to post one photo for each month, but there were too many good moments to choose from. So, I threw that goal out the window and just posted *almost* as many photos as I wanted. :-)

We are so grateful for these good times in midst of trial. 

January: Soaking up time together as a family, 

and cherishing our precious littles. 

February: Vacationing at Disney World, 

lots of character meetings,

loving Mickey Mouse,

and celebrating Brianna and Brenson's birthdays.

March: Soaking up cuteness, 

visiting the zoo, 


dressing in green for St. Patty's Day, 

and looking cute for Easter.

 April: Family photos!



May: Mother's Day,


and spending time in the beautiful outdoors.

June: Participating in Angie's wedding.


July: Hosting an Independence Day celebration.

August: More cuteness, 

and lots of days spent at our new local splashpad!


September: Kicking off Autumn.

October: Our traditional visit to the pumpkin patch,



and family themed Halloween costumes.

November: Celebrating thankfulness. 

December: Family snow days,


showing love during the holiday season,


feeling the magic of Christmas through the eyes of our precious babies, 

celebrating on Christmas Eve, 

Christmas Day, and for several days afterwards. 

Goodbye 2013! We're not too sorry to see you go, but we are grateful for the good moments you gave us. Here's to 2014!



9 comments:

Antha said...

Loved every one of those photos. I pray that 2014 will not weigh so heavy on your heart. Miss you guys already. Happy New Year.

JoJo said...

Looks like you had some great time during 2013. Hope it rolls over to 2014 x 2!

Breanna said...

What a sweet post! I loved every single picture! I'm looking forward to following your family in 2014! Happy New Year! :)

Breanna
www.countingblessings-blog.com

Cassidy Adams said...

Too much cuteness for one post!! Happy New Year! May God continue to lead, guide and bless your sweet family:)

Emily said...

Gosh! Yall are SUCH a photogenic family!!!!! I'm envious!!! Every picture is frame worthy!!!!

Amie said...

Beautiful family!! I can't wait to take these type photos as well. Happy 2014 to you and your family :)

Andrea said...

So many shades of PRECIOUS!

Jessah @ Dreaming of Dimples said...

You have such a lovely family! Happy New Year, friend.

Cheryl said...

I love your year in review! I just posted our year in review this morning too! I'm trying to get caught up on my blogging and will be going back through your posts to do a bit of catch up!