Good bye 2012. Hello 2013!

2012 was really great to us, The Cooper's. It has been a year since I last posted on my blog. I find that it has been a rather hectic year with the kids and trying to keep up. It seems that we never really got in a routine. I, as a mother, seemed to search continuously for what would work for us the best, but I found myself not giving anything enough time to work. I would get irritated and frustrated, which ultimately led to me giving up. Mason turned 2 in January. He has grown so much this year. He ended the year being potty trained - what a blessing! Jacob turned 4 years old. He has matured so much and spends a great deal of time with his Daddy, Sean. Sean killed a nice 9 point buck in East Texas. It weighed in at 180 lbs. It was by the far the prettiest and biggest deer I have ever seen. I was so proud of him.

The best moment for me this year was becoming apart of a church family. We joined Trinity Episcopal Church in Baytown, TX. On September 9, we were all baptized together. It was such a joyous occasion. Although this was the best moment, we had yet another adventure that was very memorable. For my 26th birthday, I spent it in Hamburg, Germany. Sean's job, OilTanking, sent us to Germany for 7 days on a work trip. While we were there we got to tour Germany by train. It was by far the coolest trip I have ever had in my entire life. It was definetly something I could mark off my bucket list. We visited Munich and the Neuschwanstein, Germany. We got to see a beautiful castle. Cinderella actually centered their castle around this particular German Legacy. It was breath taking to say the least. Every girls dream to see such a beautiful castle and to picture herself a princess. My husband is by far the greatest man to me.

2012 went beyond any expectation that I could have had for my family - financially and emotionally. It was all I asked for and more. It allowed us to slow down a little and get our feet underneath us. Thanks for that 2012.

I hope that 2013 blesses us with a little more ease and more great adventures with our boys. We are planning lots of summer mini vacations. Hopefully this year will bring us a new home and new car. I am going to strive to cook more, schedule more, and stick to a budget plan for us all. We have done some really great things in the last 6 months. I hope it continues!