...2013

Day 65
Goodbye 2013! What a year it was! The older I get, I feel like I pack more into one year than I ever have before. Perhaps it is because I am married with children and when I was younger I only had my own milestones to think about. All I know, is that for better or worse, 2013 was fantastic and we already have plans for 2014 that include a trip to California in March so there is a lot to look forward to. So here are a few (ha! a few!) highlights from our year.

•  After running a total of 25.2 miles over a few weeks, Mindy ran the last lap of the Mercedes Kids Marathon and won her first marathon medal.

 

•  My best friend Andrea finally headed this way for a visit.

 

• Spent our Spring Break on the Disney Dream on a cruise to the Bahamas. Before boarding, we spent the night with family in Tampa.

 

 

• Mindy played basketball, Mindy and Mason played soccer, and Mindy played softball. 

 

• Mason rode a pony for the first time.

 

• Mindy's class took field trips to Krispy Kreme in Tuscaloosa and to see "The Little Mermaid" and "Charlotte's Web" in Tuscaloosa.

 

• Mindy made her First Communion.

 

• My friend Edie and I went to Dahlonega, Georgia for our friends wedding.

 

• Mason turned 5!

 

• Mindy and Mason were both in our cousin Melissa's wedding. It was Mindy's second time as a flower girl and Mason's first time as a ring bearer.

 

• Since the wedding was in Fairhope, the Davis side of the family decided to take a beach vacation.

 

• Mindy started piano lessons during the summer and had her first recital in December.

 

• The Mitchell side of the family took a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We went to Ripley's Aquarium and Ripley's Museum. We also went to the Guiness World Record Museum. 

 

• I got a new car!

 

• Mindy started 3rd grade and Mason started Kindergarten.

 

• Mason started karate and broke his first board.

 

• I turned 34 and Danny turned 40!

 

• Mindy turned 9!

 

• I went to see fun. in concert with my sisters.

 

• Mindy was a mummy and Mason was a ninja for Halloween.

 

• Danny and I celebrated 10 years of marriage! We went on a cruise to the Bahamas!

 

• I had knee surgery right before Thanksgiving and am starting 2014 still on crutches.

 

• Mindy starred as a flower and as a tea party guest in the school's production of "Alice in Wonderland"

 

• Mason lost his first tooth. He actually had to have it removed but still got a visit from the tooth fairy so it counts.

 

• Danny coached Mindy's basketball team for the first time.

 

What a great year and I can't wait for the next one!