Happy Birthday Me!

I celebrated my birthday last week. Yea me! I just got my Ipad for christmas so I didn't really want anything just a date night with my hubby. So Michael and the kids made me a cute card and we got a babysitter. We went out to eat at melting pot. It wasn't as fabulous as it has been before but good nonetheless. I haven't felt any anxiety about getting older yet, I think mostly because I've felt like I was in my 30s since I was a teenager. I'm ready to take on another year, 2012 already seems like it will have some exciting events to come...

January Classes

I had promised the boys that we could do some sort of classes in the spring, so for January and February we are driving down to Buckeye on Tuesdays to have a little fun. Josh is taking a gymnastics class and having a lot of fun just playing around on the mats. It surprises me that he listens so well during class and follows what the teacher says to do. Ethan is taking a hip-hop class. Ethan loves to dance and I want to encourage it before he gets too embarrassed to dance around. He has a lot of fun in his class, especially during freestyle time. Poor Ethan is just like me though, he dances ok when he's just moving to the music but when trying to learn specific steps he gets lost in his head.

Goodbye 2011

2011 has been a good year.  Our family certainly has been blessed.  Our biggest event of the year was the welcoming of sweet Avery into our family, she is just what I needed in life and I am enjoying getting to be a mother all over again.
We only went on a few trips this year:  San Diego and St. George over the summer, and Ft. Irwin in Nov.  But we did get to have family in town when Avery was born and for her blessing.
I enjoyed my 3 month maternity leave from work and only wish it could have been longer.  I am now back to working at Mayo and preparing to start another part time job as a clinical instructor for ASU.  Michael is still working for the IRS, and lucky for us he was able to transfer to a closer office this year and cut his commute in half.  Ethan is doing great in 1st grade and Josh attends the same preschool Ethan did a few years ago.  Overall a good year for the Barnums.