More Heidt, More Fun

I like to do a year end review in pictures. Because...I like to sum the year up and spend a few minutes of my time reflecting on where our family has been this year. Usually, I try to narrow it down to one picture for each month. You'll find I was not at all successful with that this year.

JANUARY

Can you believe this baby turned THREE?

Craft of the month: Happy Birthday Banner!

February

In February, William stopped napping. Making blogging, cleaning, cooking and all other work related tasks much more difficult. It also required us to take his picture anytime he fell asleep during daytime hours.

Our peanut started to walk!

Crafty project: bowtie onesie/shirt for a new baby and his big brother

MARCH

Amelia discovered she loves chocolate cake when we celebrated her first birthday with family and friends in Minnesota.

She also found spaghetti delicious

And then she turned ONE. With attitude.

And immediately starting attempting stunts that made my heart stop. (After this I put down the camera she crawled onto the counter top. To better admire herself in the mirror)

Not surprisingly, Amelia also sustained her first of MANY head wounds.

We also hunted outside for Easter eggs. In our winter jackets.

APRIL

Grandpa Heidt came to visit and we went to look at TRAINS (and boats)!

I attempted to take a spring picture of the kids together with tulips at the zoo

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Version 6 (and final attempt)

Goats tried to eat Grandma

Finally, Amelia discovered she LOVES accessories. Seen here: block bracelets and link necklace.

MAY

We found time to remember Grandma Heidt

This is her tree planted in our front yard

We also celebrated Mother's Day

A smile from the boy? Amazing gift!

The best one of all three of us

We spent Memorial Day weekend in Iowa with our cousins!

JUNE

I tried for another shot of the two together. I was also in the way of the TV.

We had Father's Day (and a crabby Amelia)

Daddy's boy

Only this guy can juggle these two so beautifully.

A much better picture after a nap for everyone!

We tried to go to our first parade

Success at our first breakfast on the farm!

Played and played and played with the cousins at MANY parks!

Met up with some friend's from the past and their kids

Attended VBS

William (and John) slept during daylight hours

Amelia had her first pigtails (for about 2 minutes)

Crafty Moment: I craftied up some patriotic T shirts for the cousins to wear at a family reunion

JULY

One day in June, I dragged everyone to this historic area nearby to try and get a picture of the kids together. Here is William's best shot.

Most of Amelia's pictures look a lot like this. Blur.

The best one of the kids together - almost made the Christmas card...

My handsome boy with the rainbow on his cheek.

William started writing his name!

JULY

During our summer trip to Grand Forks, Amelia experienced her first La Capana!

Sometime you just want to get away from it all. Or see if your whole body will fit inside a pillowcase.

We attended a family reunion in Fargo on the 4th of July. There are SEVEN of my crafty creations in this picture!

William saw his very first firework show. He was impressed!

AUGUST

The kids kind of liked each other

William bowled for the first time

Amelia bowled for the first time

William was silly

Amelia took swimming lessons

William took swimming lessons

We played dress up (I am so saving this picture as blackmail for the teen years)

I made a T shirt for someone's sixth birthday

William fell asleep with his head in a bucket and rolled up inside this rug. When I opened the door, he rolled over and unrolled himself before I could get the picture.

**Not pictured is that I interviewed and was hired to work part time at the local community college teaching GED courses. This is when the blog train slooooowwwed way down. Which is why there are many pictures here I never had time to share.

SEPTEMBER