1.) This year in blog posts…choose a favorite post from each month of 2011 and share.
2011 was a great year and here’s why…a compilation of my favorite posts and photos from each month of the year.
January:
I kicked off the year with this post about protecting my kids from anything bad ever happening to them…and where that would ultimately leave me.
My favorite photo is of Laina contemplating her first experience at the roller rink. She did great!
February:
We went to Disneyland and I posted about it no less than three times in February. It was the best trip ever. The girls had a blast, we stayed out well past their bed time every night, I nearly killed myself walking and I’m begging my husband to give me the go ahead for trip number two. This time WITH Kainoa.
My favorite photo this month is a glimpse of winter in my neighborhood. I love it when it snows…it never stays for long and it’s so peaceful looking when it’s here.
March:
In March I got ridiculously sick. I still don’t know how it happened. But the strep I was diagnosed with took three rounds of antibiotics and my doctor was concerned about a heart infection. I could NOT get well…but I did manage to rally enough to write this post.
My favorite photo is this one of Jack looking like one of those creepy EMO dolls people like to photograph:
April:
When I wasn’t writing about still being sick I was complaining about the sassy teen who currently resides within my daughter.
I’m pretty sure the sound of these sweet tunes is what finally healed me:
May:
In May I gave people a little glimpse into what’s going on in my head by sharing some random facts about me.
My favorite photo this month is this one of my three munchkins smiling at me on Mother’s Day:
June:
This month I shared my blog expertise in a post called 10 Benefits of Blogging. It’s a good thing people take me seriously around here.
One of my favorite photos is this one from the rooftop restaurant of the hotel we stayed at in Athens. So beautiful!:
July:
I was humbled by what Maile declared was “the best day of her life“.
This photo of the girls at swim lessons is symbolic of the struggle we had last summer to actually learn to swim. Glad that’s behind us…for now.
August:
I helped all of you by telling you what you should stop posting on Facebook…which is just about everything. Sorry about that.
My favorite photo from this month is this one I took before going to bed one night…I think it perfectly captures motherhood for me right now:
September:
In September I shared a mini concert when I performed Two Voices, One Song starring myself and myself.
The best photo award goes to this handsome guy:
October:
This month we officially accepted Jack and do not judge him for his personal choices.
My favorite photo is another of this guy…because he stands here and waves goodbye to me every time I drop him off at preschool:
November:
This month I tried to teach Laina about the value of a dollar and she juuuuuust didn’t seem to catch on.
My favorite photo is this snapshot of Fall in our neighborhood:
December:
My twentieth letter to Ellen has gone unanswered, but it was still the most fun to write.
And I love this picture of an art project the kids worked on. Let’s ignore the fact that Kainoa rearranged the letters on his wall to spell EVOL instead of LOVE.
I’m scared.