2014 Top Ten

It seems to be becoming a trend that I am WAY late in posting things... but better late then never, right?!?  On New Year's Day we made a big breakfast with a sparkling juice toast to the new year.  We also had fun talking about our favorite memories of the past year.  After lots of discussion and hearing what the kids thought, we put together a "Top Ten" list:

#10--4th of July Slammer's Game

#9--Celebrating Great-Grandma Gorsch's Life

#8--Hawkeye Spring Season Practice 

(Kinnick, Macey, & Carver's first time at Kinnick Stadium!) 

#7--Roseland "Good News" Daycare Center Grand Opening

The daycare is a huge part of our lives.  We go once a week to volunteer.  This is the only pre-school that Macey & Kinnick attended.  We were so excited to watch this brand new building being built and are fortunate to continue serving inside of it!

#6--Lego Land Discovery Center/Christmas

We surprised the kids with a trip to LEGOLAND on Christmas Eve.  We had such a great time and an awesome Christmas day following!

#5--Hancock County Fair

Every summer the kids look forward to spending a week with Grandpa & Grandma and attending the fair.  They talk about it ALL year long!

#4--Wisconsin Dells Christmas Trip

#3--Birthday Celebrations...

We had to call a 3-way tie for this one.  Each of the kids got to do something cool for their birthdays... Macey had a family FUN day--packed full with fun things for #4; Kinnick had a cowboy-themed friend party at Ellis House Equestrian Center for #6; Sadie got her ears pierced for #7

#2--Colorado Family Vacation

This was hands-down the most talked about memory of the year.  We had such a fun trip--our first "big" family vacation!

 #1--Carver's 1st Birthday

So maybe not everyone agreed ranking this #1 but mom pulls trump on this decision.  My baby's first birthday is a REALLY big deal!  We all adored watching our big boy eat his smash cake.

And I must note that we got to celebrate THREE first birthdays this year...my nephew Henry: 

and my niece Jersy both celebrated in November:

In making our top 10 selection we had to make some hard cuts; therefore, I am including two honorable mentions:

Beach Day with the Downings:

Trick-or-Treating

~We had an awesome 2014~