December 31, 2012
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2012 in Review!
My annual year at a glance… well, maybe more than just a glance…January started on a high note worshiping with the Olins…
a visit from some Texas friends…
who we unfortunately gave the flu…
Julie memorizing Scripture…
Ellie hanging some Hamboard 10…
Steve and Casey fixing a headlight…
Ellie dancing high above…
getting some bass pointers from Ryan Foglesong….
volunteering at the Worship God Conference here in OC…
and celebrating birthdays….
…Josh 22 and Bob 60!!
February bloomed with Valerie taking a flower arranging class…
and a relationship…
new plates….
a beautiful sunset…
silliness at church….
a newly painted and decorated bathroom….
Valerie teaching at WESPAC…
a graduation from college (yay!) and a party…
Valerie turning 19….
and a birthday party
and a snow day (baby, baby, baby oohhhhhhhhhhh)!
March blew in with 22 years for Steve and I…
with a getaway trip to Carlsbad…
some father-daughter time…
sewing an octopus…
another trip on the hamboard…
Julie turning 17 (and Benji turning 15)…
and a breakfast bible study…
April caught us coloring eggs…
having a grand photo shoot…
taking silly pictures…
sunbathing with the kitty…
becoming a princess…
and Ellie going to the first day of work in her new career…
May found us on a course down the bay…
snacking on yummy food…
Valerie teaching her last HSFM class…
vocal class singing “Behold Our God” for the teacher….playing “Sun” for all (that Julie learned by ear)…Grace was promoted to 10th grade…
Julie was promoted to 12th…
celebrating 4 months…
seizing a picture perfect moment…
laying in bed recovering from colds…
having a fun date…
attending a wedding shower….
decorating for a wedding…
taking a moment to relax and worship before the big moment…
celebrating with Mr and Mrs Majors….
escaping for a some much needed rest and quiet time up in Crestline…
but not appreciating the wildlife… YIKES!
observing our very silly cat that watches TV…
saying a sad good-bye to the foreign exchange student, Anran from China…
hangin’ at the beach for Surf City Nights…
and our annual counseling conference in Escondido…
July sprung up as Julie was put under (surgery on her hand)…
a post hospital visit from good friends…
celebrating 15 months…
(look at the garden grow!!)…
Gracie celebrating 15 years…
with picnic at sunset atop the hill…
and some yummy dessert at Ruby’s…
Kona joining me for my morning devotion…
a beautiful night at the beach with the youth…
jetting to Reno with Robertto go see Alex in a show…
hopping in the limo to our final destination…
playing penny slots (Ellie’s first time gambling)…
enjoying the show (Man in the Mirror)that Alex was in…
camping at Guajome…. camp’s all set up!
singing a duet…a 10pm visit to the beach to watch the grunion run…
OoOoOooOo… we found one… (there weren’t many)…
camping again, this time in San Onofe…
enjoying the sunset…
exploring the unknown…
Valerie catching some waves with Josh…
and being swept off her feet…
August arrived with a celebration of 6 months…
Ellie purchasing her first car…
Valerie performing Hula at the Orange County Fair…
a reunion with a dear old friend…
Worship in the backyard…
towering sunflowers in the garden!!…
experimenting with colored hair…
finding a cool spot on a hot day… (silly kitty!)…
celebrating another wedding…
playing a few songs…
traveling to Nevada to visit the Nonno and Grandma…
saw the sights…
made some manicotti…
and some homemade raviolli.
September brought lessons on how to paint nails…
dinner with good friends… to say another sad good-bye to our Italy-bound artist…
walking in the rain at retreat…
wedding flowers made for Josh’s sister’s wedding…
and being a bridesmaid in the wedding…
excitedly waiting for the Space Shuttle Endeavor flyover…
…oOoOooOoOoo look at it go!!..
cooking in the kitchen with the Home Ec class…
celebrating my last birthday of my 40′s….
and watching Casey play at the Hurley Back to School concert at the Galaxy.
October floated in on the voices of the youth worship…
fascinated us with God’s creation…
celebrating 55 years with a hummus and wine tasting party…
being joyful in the midst of pain…
Flashmobbing once again…traveling to San Francisco…
being Ariel, the Little Mermaid, for Halloween…
as well as a lepoard…
and a batterina…
and some heart tests for Ellie.
November popped in as Ellie passed out… (not really, she had blood test and didn’t do very well during it, tho)…
found us watching Pirates 4…
Singing on C-SAT, a non-profit Egyptian-American television network…studying for a new job….
getting tangled with the Miles kids…
whipping up frosting with Matt…
eating lunch holding hands…
being blessed by Thanksgiving day roses from Julie…
Thanking the Lord with family…
and decking the halls… (before)
(after).
December danced in with joy… Valerie danced in The Gift…
getting the fattest tree EVER… 
driving to take Christmas pictures…
and choosing pictures for our Christmas card….
exercising with good friends…
another doctor visit for Ellie…
taking silly pictures at youth group…
and some outside…
were surprised with a trip to Disneyland…
and a very yummy lunch at the Blue Bayou Restaurant…
celebrating Christmas morning with giving and getting and our annual Jesus cake…
eating a yummy Italian feast for Christmas dinner…
rocking out on the bass…
and finally stealing Josh’s camera and taking very silly pictures… ahahaha
Looking forward to what God has in store for us in 2013!!!
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Comments (1)
This was so much fun to look and read through. Great job with documentation! Love all the pictures. I was telling the kids here as we were looking how I babysat your girls. . . they think I must be really old now lol! Blessings and happy new year to you all!
Alyssa