-We found out we were pregnant not long after the New Year!
-My brother Wayne got engaged in February! Him and Brooke are planning an August 2013 Wedding and our family couldn't be happier for them both. Cody and I are very thankful to be gaining a sister like Brooke. Mari is coming all the way from Japan to be here for their wedding too!
-Cody and I traveled to The Big Island of Hawaii with his parents in March when I was 7 weeks pregnant. We celebrated Loren's birthday with a fishing trip. When the 12 ft swells didn't make me sea sick Cody said, "Well, I guess we know we are having a boy!".
-My sister-in-law, Courtney moved to Texas for work. Cody and I got to visit her on separate trips. I went in April and he went in August. 8-9 Months later, she moved back to the Pacific Northwest!!!!!!! She now resides in Seattle and seems to really love it. It's nice to have her close to home again.
-My brother Caleb graduated from The School of Dentistry at OHSU. That officially makes him the first Dentist in the family! He recently took a job opportunity in Bethel, Alaska. Cody and I hope to make it up there to visit him sometime before his 2 year contract is up. Hopefully he is surviving the below freezing temperatures (earlier this month it was -25 degrees there! Yes there IS a NEGATIVE sign in front of that 25!).
-In June, Brooke received her degree in Respiratory Therapy. I was hoping her career would take her and Wayne up here to Portland but so far no luck there.
-We didn't do as much camping as we would have liked to but we enjoyed the few trips that we did make.
-Cody got his first deer since we have met. I used to give him a hard time about all this "hunting" he does when really it just seemed like he did a lot of "camping"! When he came home with it and I cried, he explained to me that part of a man's duty is to provide and it's "not someones pet". I think he was beginning to blame me for his bad streak, so despite my animal loving heart, I guess it was a good thing.
-The birth of Mr. Hanley was the highlight of our year! Everything about having Hanley has brought Cody and I so much closer- from the pregnancy to preparing the nursery to the delivery to parenthood. Words cannot express my love for Hanley and the joy it brings me to see Cody as a father. I have said it before but I think the 3 of us make one heck of a team.
-I have really enjoyed being at home with Hanley. I kind of thought I might go a little stir crazy but he has kept me busy for sure!!! There's no time or energy to have cabin fever with a newborn. I am making sure to cherish each moment I have with him before returning back to work. Maternity leave is truly a special time for Mommy and Baby to bond.
-Cody is taking some time off of work between Christmas and New Years. It has really been nice to spend quality family time for the Holidays.
This year has been a true blessing. I sure hope 2013 is just as good to us! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
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