As I sit here and reflect on the past year I'm amazed at how much actually happened and all that was accomplished. It isn't until I sit down and really think about it that I realize it wasn't just another year.
In 2015:
Reese turned one year.
We visited the Omaha zoo, a lot. (Whenever I'm asked what I miss about that place I respond quickly and without hesitation, "the zoo!")
We made a quick weekend road trip to Kansas City, Missouri.
We moved back to Utah for the summer for Scott's internship at the Attorney General's office in downtown Salt Lake.
We left Reese with family for nine days while Scott and I, along with all of my siblings and my mom, traveled to Peru where we hiked to Machu Picchu.
We purchased a hiking pack and hiked as much as we could after returning to Utah with Reese in tow.
Scott found out he had been accepted into the S.J. Quinney College of Law program at the U of U as a transfer student for his second year of law school.
We left Reese, once again with family, while we trekked out to Nebraska once last time (along with Scott's parents who were so awesome and we are forever indebted to) to pack, clean, and move all of our belongings back to Utah.
We celebrated six years of marriage with sushi.
We spent lots of time with family.
We celebrated Reese's second Christmas. This one was so much more fun than last year's, and I'm already so excited for the next one when Reese will be a year older and we'll have another child to celebrate with.
Which means we also found out we are expecting another baby due May 30th!
Oh, and Scott completed another semester of law school. This event is at the top of my list every year because it makes us one step closer to being done with school. I think I may cry when that day finally comes.
A little about Christmas this year...
We've known for an entire year what we wanted to get Reese for Christmas. That present being a play kitchen. I knew I wanted something made of wood and something I wouldn't hate having set up in my someday house (you know, the one I pin on Pinterest). I also knew I didn't want to spend a ton on it knowing that all of the extras (pots, pans, food, utensils, etc.) would add up in cost. So back in maybe October I started searching the KSL ads for a used, wooden kitchen. When I found the kitchen below for sale for $40 I jumped on it. I deconstructed the entire thing, sanded it (because I just couldn't do a pink kitchen), and painted the entire thing white. Scott helped me add contact paper to the counter surface of the kitchen that resembled marble, and then we put it all back together. It was probably more work than it was worth, but I'm pleased with it and I know Reese enjoys it too. The other night I asked her if she wanted to help me make cookies. She got really excited, let out a little, "yay", and then told me to, "come on!" She began heading downstairs where her play kitchen is set up ready to "make" play cookies with dad while I proceeded to the kitchen and made the real deal.
Here's a little before and after:
