2012... a year in review :)

Whew!  This year went like a flash!

In JANUARY...

•  we went to Juneau to visit Tim's Aunt, Uncle & cousins :)  SO fun!  We ate delicious food from Aunt Becky, trecked around the snow with Johnny and Emily and has many games of Settler's with all the cousins.  I was feeling under the weather, and had my first panic attack on a plane, but it was such a memorable trip to ALASKA with the family!
• LEAVENWORTH in the snow!  We stayed at our favorite bed and breakfast, and found out that cross-country skiing isn't for sissies (like me).  Lots of time in the hottub, drinking beer, eating fondue :) 

In FEBRUARY

• We has a birthday party for my mom and she cried while we sang happy birthday :)
• We surprised Sally (the mother-in-love) with a party Kurkinen style at Joe & Asena's

In MAY...

• I celebrated a QUARTER CENTURY! With a FABULOUS birthday made special by my hubby :)
• We lost sweet Grandpa K.  

In JUNE...

• Tim started his position at Portland Parks :)  

In JULY...

• We had a fun celebration in Corbett on the 4th
• Phil & Megs welcomes Adam into the Kurkinen family!  
• Stephen & Christy came from Taiwan with their two girls (and one was on her way) and their exchange students.  It was SO fun to see them for a whole month.  I hope they come back next year!
• We went to Seattle and visited Jenna from nursing school and just fooled around for a couple days.

In AUGUST...

• Tim & I celebrated our third anniversary!  And went camping for the first time just the two of us :)  Cascadia was gorgeous!
• I went on a camping trip with Natalie and Katie... it was hot.  
• We got to take a Kurkinen picture with ALL of us!!  
• We went to Family Camp at Twin Rocks :)  Beautiful weather and lots of memories.

In OCTOBER..

• Tim turned 27!
• We went to our first couple's retreat!  And it was AMAZING!
• Stephen & Christy welcomed Joanna to the Kurkinen family - 12 grandkiddos in all now.

In NOVEMBER...

• Piper completed our family.... we just can't get enough of that crazy guy.
• We went to Seattle for a day and saw Lauren & Brant
• We has Thanksgiving at 

In DECEMBER..

• I had our regular Christmas get-together with the girls of Turd Ferguson in downtown Seattle.  We made some hilarious memories and traded jammies :)
• We celebrated Christmas at the Blodgett's after I worked Christmas Eve.  

There is so much to look forward to in 2013: Day shift. Tim will have some extra time with me, trips to the beach house we love, trips to Seattle to visit friends, celebrating 3 of our parents turning 60!, and more surprises to com, I'm certain.  It's fun to look back and see the blessings amidst the moments of trial.