So...didn't exactly get around to Christmas cards this year-but let's just chalk it up to wanting to be frugal and green! Yeah...that sounds great! This year has been an amazing one filled with great joy and great sadness. I will try to recap our crazy lives in one post to fill you in our 2011 happenings.
January: We took a trip to California to bury our sweet Great-Grandma Bertie. It was a trip filled with tears but also joy as we celebrated her life and were able to be together with a lot of Evan's family.
February: We had a really fun family date night for Valentine's Day at a tempanyaki place where we had our food cooked right in front of us and caught flying shrimp in our mouths.
March: Sulli and I were able to attend a Christian music festival and had special backstage privileges thanks to Miss Andrea and her DeRidder, LA connections.
April: I got to take a get away trip to Vegas to meet up with my parents and sister for some fun in the sun, good food and a couple of shows. It was much needed and much appreciated! Sulli also started his first soccer season through Upward Sports League and he had a ball!
May: Sulli graduated from Kindergarten and this began the beginning of my dream summer. The boys were able to be out of school for the summer thanks to amazing friends and family who offered to help watch them while I worked a shorter work week. We took many field trips, had play dates, swam daily, and just enjoyed being together. It was the best.
June: Our family took at "stay-cation" in downtown Boise and had a great time. We went to the opening of Cars 2, ate a yummy dinner, watched a local running race, went to the Saturday market, saw the Shriner's Circus parade, and stayed at a great hotel. It was awesome!
July: We were able to be a part of the burial of my Grandma Dossie in Ketchum who passed last December. It was a beautiful day in the mountains that she loved so dearly and we were even lucky enough to see a moose with 2 babies that we are certain were sent by Grandma. Sulli celebrated his 6th birthday and Evan and I celebrated our 10th anniversary. Ev surprised me with a trip to San Diego that he managed to keep a complete secret until we were boarding the plane and our destination was announced over the loud speaker. It was wonderful!
August: We took a family road trip to the Oregon Coast and met up with my parents (Nana and Papa) and spent a few days playing in the sand, touring local towns and aquariums, and eating seafood. We loved it. Sulli started first grade at Pioneer Elementary and Benny started preschool at a new school this year, Maranatha Christian School. They love their classmates, teachers and lessons. Evan's parents (Mimi and Bumpa) help out immensely by watching the boys before and after school on my work days. This made it possible for me to start a new part-time job in addition to my old part-time job as a psychometrist for a neuropsychology program at the Elk's hospital. Sulli participated in his first triathlon and declared that he wants to do more. Evan completed an Olympic distance triathlon that same weekend.
September: We spent Labor Day at the family cabin with family and friends. We played a mean game of flag football and were finally able to lay Grandpa and Grandma Strand's ashes to rest. Sulli started his first season of flag football with Upward Sports and had a good time with his team and dad as a coach.
October: The beginning of this month brought us surprising news that we would be welcoming another Wyke to the family at the end of May 2012. We don't know yet what flavor it will be...but he/she is already wiggling around and making his/her presence known. Revealing of the sex will hopefully happen on Jan. 9th if baby cooperates.
November: No notables.
December: Both boys put on wonderful Christmas programs at their schools and we were proud parents and grandparents in the audience. Evan completed the Christmas fun run in downtown Boise with some friends and about 2,300 other people. We look forward to this weekend where we will be celebrating Christ's birth in Boise with both sets of grandparents.
We are so very blessed to have such amazing friends and family in our lives. The year in review makes me see just how lucky of a girl I am! I truly hope that you all can celebrate with family and friends and count your blessings as well. May 2012 bring lots of memory making opportunities and experiences! Love from the Wyke family to yours!