Baby Lucas...

Wednesday afternoon my sister, Melissa, had her baby boy. They named him Lucas. That night we went to the hospital to see him. Let me just say, he is absolutely adorable!

 He has lots of good hair...

 Blake holding his little brother...

 I'm pretty sure Aubrey is already quite attached...

 These were the nerds over in the corner.

 And sweet baby, with his little sideburns.

Congrats Melissa and Jason!

FINALLY!!!

Last Monday Jared and I played hooky from work and went snowboarding. We wanted to go with good snow and it just happened to be snowing that day. Soooo....we went. It was so much fun! I feel like I forget every year how fun it is until I am on the slope. The best part was that it snowed the whole day and we had very fresh powder. Yay!

 See all that snow? I love it!

Gamers...

A couple of weeks ago we went over to my sister's house and had a game night. We had some delicious homemade pizza and played some card games.

 Blake and Carter found other ways to entertain themselves...

It was a fun night. We love getting together and playing games.

A Little Surprise...

The other day I came home from work and these

beauties were sitting on the counter for me.

I must have a really cute husband.

HAPPY 2012!

This is how we rang in the New Year...

 Lots and lots of food...

 Family...

 And games...

 We are gamers....

It was fun. I love New Years Eve. I love the feeling of a fresh start. It's always fun to look back on the previous year. Reminisce, think of what you would like to change, look forward to the future.

For some odd reason I like setting resolutions. Sometimes I am successful, sometimes I am not. But I enjoy it. I have lots of resolutions(or as I want to think of them) "things that I want to have happen and I will do what I can to make it happen" things. That's a good title, right?

I was reading what I had posted last year around New Years and things that would be happening. I talked about Jared graduating and starting his career. I talked about how I was boss at Williamsburg and I basically hated it. (Just being honest.) So it's funny to read that now. Graduation has happened. Career has happened. We moved into our own apartment. I am no longer boss and that is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Lost a loved one and gained some more along the way. Life is normal for the first time ever. This was a big year, hopefully this next year will be even better.

Sometimes I wish I had a crystal ball so I could see into the future. I try it with a Magic 8 Ball every once in a while but I just don't know how reliable those things are. I'm a planner. I like to know when things are going to happen and prepare for it. But the future is a crazy thing and we just never know what is in store for us. That is what makes life so exciting and so frustrating all at the same time, I guess. I need to learn patience. Add that to the Resolution list.

Here's To 2012! (just pretend I am holding a glass of Sparkling Grape Juice and making a toast)