2013 in review

2013 was SO good to us! We definitely had our hard times, but the good definitely outweighed them! This was the fastest year of my life. I can't believe how much Mia grew and developed.... well, I guess I should say I can't believe how quickly she grew and developed :) We had the funnest year full of so much exploring! We went on new adventures each month, even multiple adventures each month! I'm so glad that having a baby hasn't slowed us down. Mia has made life funner and we couldn't be more grateful!

January

• We kicked off the new year as brand new parents! The first 2 weeks of Mia's life were pretty difficult but after that? Heaven! But January was pretty much a month full of adjusting to parenthood.
• I turned 25.
• We went to my great grandma's 90th birthday (we share the same birthday) party where my grandma and great grandma were able to meet Mia for the first time! We got a 5 generation picture (Mia, me, my mom, my grandma and my great grandma... all first born girls to each other, and we all share the same middle name: Marie!) which is incredibly special!!

February

• We celebrated our first Valentines as a family of THREE!
• Mia went on her first vacation. We stayed in a cabin up the mountain with my family. My mom and Mia stayed cozy in the cabin while the rest of us enjoyed fresh powder, it was amazing!

March

• Mia was blessed the first weekend in March. Such a special day!! 
• Mia and I traveled to Colorado with my parents where Mia got to meet my other grandma (my dad's mom) for the first time! It was a special treat because grandma was 97 at the time!
• We went to Vegas with some of our best friends where Mia experienced warm sunshine and a pool for the first time! It was such a fun trip, especially because our babies are less than two weeks apart in age!
• Eric went to his first baseball game {spring training} of the season.
• Mia and I went on our first weekend getaway without Eric... and we survived!
• Mia celebrated her first Easter!

April

• I enjoyed my first ever spa day. This is totally worth remembering forever :) It was amazing!
• Eric turned 27.

May

• Eric and I celebrated 5 years of marriage!
• I celebrated my first ever Mother's Day (with my baby in my arms instead of belly)!
• I took Mia on her very first hike! And she experience a couple more in May... and a ton more throughout the summer/fall.
• Mia experienced a water park for the first time!

June

• We took Mia shooting for the first time. 
• Mia started eating solid foods for the first time!
• Eric celebrated his first Father's Day!
• I took Mia to Wet n Wild in Las Vegas with my salon girls.
• Mia went boating for her first time ever! 
• Eric and I ran the Color Me Rad 5k together.

July

• We took Mia to Disneyland for her first time!
• We went to the beach for Mia's first time!
• We went to our first ever Red Sox baseball game (and one other MLB game)!
• Mia celebrated her first 4th and 24th (yay for another holiday in Utah!) of July.
• We moved to the other side of town. So much harder moving with a baby!

August

• We did more traveling to northern Utah and Las Vegas. We traveled somewhere almost every single month this year!
• We went to Lagoon with Eric's family. SO much fun! We look forward to this every year!
• Mia experienced her first ever county fair... which wasn't much to brag about :) 

September

• I entered Mia in her first and last beauty baby contest! I'm a sore loser.
• We enjoyed more hiking. I loved hiking with my babe and friends all spring/summer. I was trying to fit in as much as possible before it got too cold!
• Mia and I spent the weekend in northern Utah with my best friend and started our Halloween celebrations a little early :)
• We traveled to Colorado and visited my 98 year old grandma!
• We visited Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.

  October

• We bought our first ever brand new vehicle, my "mom" car. A 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
• Eric's beloved Red Sox won the world series!!
• We celebrated my mom's 50th birthday.
• We spent a weekend up north crossing items off my fall bucket list. Love that husband of mine who does what he can to make my dreams come true!
• Mia celebrated her first Halloween!

  November

• I entered Mia in the Gerber baby search 2013 contest. I doubt she'll win the grand prize because they are probably looking for a new baby. But I'm hoping she won her age group! We find out this month.
• We went to our first ever NBA (Utah Jazz) game and had a lot of fun!
• Mia celebrated her first Thanksgiving!

  December

• Mia met Santa for the first time and she is not a fan :)
• Our baby turned 1!!
• We celebrated Christmas with Eric's family. This was Mia's second Christmas but I would say that it was a lot funner than her first :) It makes a difference when I'm not recovering from child birth, Mia isn't adjusting to her brand new life, and Eric's not working, ha ha!
• We spent New Year's Eve with friends, then rang in the new year at home as a little family of 3!

We miss you 2013!! I am hoping and praying for an even better year full of opportunities and growth for my little family. But I know that with Mia in our lives, life can't ever be too bad ;) I will do my best to make the best of EVERY moment in 2014!