New Year...New post!

When Barry is sick he always tells us he has a beaver in his tummy. He will then lay on the couch all day and demand to watch cartoons. Of course, his pillow and blanket have to come along.

Natalie loves her picture to be taken but always has the deer in the headlights look! Jake is just getting big!

Annie loves to play the guitar. Her favorite song is the Gotye song and she can now play the bass part on guitar.

Hallie is turning into such a drama girl. She loves to put on a show no matter what she is doing. She is always coming up with new videos to make and pictures to take. Again, Jake is just along for the ride.

Could there be a sweeter face than this? She is getting so big and starting to talk so much now. Half of what she says is just gibberish but it is so cute to listen to her carry on a conversation. She calls her self "nat nat". Love it!

Annie loves to bake. She helped me make sugar cookies for everyone to decorate and was really good at it too! She is such a good helper and is always the first to volunteer to hold Jake or play with the little ones.

I think more frosting was put in the mouth than on the cookies!

Such a happy little guy...I mean Big guy. He does not like to be called little and just beems from ear to ear when you tell him that he is a big boy. I love the twinkle in his eyes.

First family picture with all of us. Christmas Eve pajamas are the best.

It still amazes me that they all belong to me.

I know this picture is blurry but I absolutely love Tat tats face in this one. She is such a tender hearted little one and can pull that lip out in such a cute way. You would never guess she was such a bully too.

I am so excited for this new year. It is always fun to see what each year brings our family. Just to sum up 2012 for you of how totally awesome it was:

*GRADUATED Medical School
*Started Residency at an awesome program
*Spent time in Nauvoo with family
*Flew to St. George and spent time with all the cousins
*Signed a deal with Nephi, Utah for Tyler to start working there in 2015
*Welcomed sweet, little Jake to our family
 *Hallie got Baptized
*Barry started preschool
*Natalie got tubes put in her ears
*Annie started 1st grade and wowed everyone by being an amazing reader
*Hallie got her ears pierced
*Annie got her ears pierced
*Barry got potty trained
*Natalie graduated from crib to top bunkbed
*Jake had his first Christmas ever

Hopefully, this year brings more post! I am getting back to a normal routine and finding myself again. It is tough to adjust to a new little one in the winter time. But all is well and I am pulling through. I have started running again (Tyler got me a treadmill!!!!!) and I am feeling so much more back to my old self.