Top 11 of 2011

2011 was quite a year!  There are more than just 11 tops of the past year but we'll focus on the best 11 things of this past year.

In no particular order, here we go!

1.  The arrival of our 2 sweet little boys!  Life has been anything but easy, and even better than amazing. 

2.  Celebrating 4 years of marital...marriage.  It's been hard, wonderful, full of laugh, a fair share of tears, growing together, learning, and the greatest love a wife could ask for.

3.  Growing into myself.  I'm slowly learning the In's and outs of motherhood, marriage, and life.  And learning that I don't have to please everyone.

4.  The moment my family got to meet our newest babies.  O how precious that moment was.

5.  Endless cuddles from the 3 sweetest boys any mommy could ask for.

6.  Our 3 mini vacations.  From water parks, to the cabbage patch factory, to weekend trips to Atlanta.  Great memories were made.

7.  Slowly (and boy do I mean SLOWLY) learning that I can do this motherhood thing during this period where Allen is working LONG, LONG, LONG, hours.  It's hard when the kids are asleep when he leaves, and in bed when we comes home but I'm learning how to function without daily breakdowns. 

8.  Little Miss Paiton (our niece) made her debut in February of 2011. She is such a doll baby and now I have one more niece that I can buy girly stuff for.

9.  Daily learning that my parents are full of wisdom and love.  I used to know it all and now I realize I know nothing but man am I glad I have realized my parents do know it all and are happy to share with me.  But not in an annoying way :)

10.  Christmas with our babies.  The joy...the wonderment....the magic of the season.  It was everything I'd hoped it be and more.

11.  Lessons.  Even the ones I learned the hard way...which were most of them ;)