A Whole Year????

Can't believe a whole year has gone by. Where does time go? So much has happened in the last year so here are a few of the highlights: 2011 was a busy year for us. In March baby Madison joined our family and so now we have 3 little Riddle's running around. Life is never dull needless to say. She is a very sweet baby and her dad says that she is the favorite. For mother's day I decided to take some great pictures of her but in the process deleted my entire camera - not one pic saved. We have no pictures of the first 7 weeks of her life - I still am mad about that. As we started summer we were blessed with 10 puppies and we spent most of our summer taking care of them. We also planted our first garden in the new house. It was huge and ended with a lot of weeds by the end but we were very sucessful in growing tomatillos, peppers and red potatoes. I had knee surgery toward the end of July. It's no secret I am a huge wimp but I would definately say it was one of the most painful things I've ever done. In the fall the kids started preschool and Allie took dancing. She loved every minute. However, our fall was mainly spent studying for the PE exam and the week before Christmas we were elated to find that we had FINALLY past. I think it was the best thing we got for Christmas. I also got a Canon Rebel T3i which wasn't such a bad gift either. The beginning of December started off on a sad note. My Aunt Marilyn passed away completely unexpected from complications from the exact surgery I had (even the same doctor) on my knee. She was only 59 but I think that she lived more in this life than anyone else I've ever known. I used to live with her in the summers in Panguitch while working at Red Canyon and have lots of fun memories of my time there. Crazy that she's gone. I hope to catch up on 2012 - I think that will be my new goal....