A Look Back at 2011....

JANUARY
In January I started back to work! At the time I was so excited to be able to take Paisley with me...what a disaster that turned out to be. A few weeks later I was desperate to get rid of that dang swaddle blanket and was looking for suggestions. At the end of the month my brother and I went to see George Straight. I almost didn't go because I was SO tired from Paisley still getting up 3+ times during the night but I was so glad I went because he touched my hand!! I was so excited.

FEBRUARY
This was the best and worst month for Paisley's sleeping habits. I finally let her cry it out with the Ferber Method and it worked. She was sleeping through the night by the 3rd night!! It turned us both into new people:) During this month one of my best friends took my favorite pictures of Paisley. I just loved every single one of them!

MARCH
In the beginning of the month, I posted about the controlled burn we did at the farm. Paisley was also very close to becoming mobile! As the weather started to warm up a bit we had some playdates with friends and a visit from Aunt Lujane! On the last day of this month, Paisley crawled for the first time at 7.5 months!

APRIL
By mid April I was back in the groove of things at work. Paisley was no longer coming to work with me and I was actually able to get things done! I posted this awesome handrail my Dad made for a local homeowner. I had a fun little photo session on the back deck with my babies...I love the colors in the pictures of that post! At the end of the month, Paisley had her first dancing debut on the blog!

MAY
In the beginning of May we celebrated my first official Mother's Day with a trip to St. George Island. This was Paisley's first trip to the beach! We went through a little peacock phase this month. I did a post with some pictures of the sweetest little sleepy face! Paisley's hair really started to grow thicker this month! Paisley really became attached to her older sister this month too!

JUNE
This month I posted about my excitement over the Sunflowers Troy had planted at the farm. Mid month I did Paisley's 10 month post and her favorite word was Da Da (still is) and she loved to bark at dogs! By the end of the month, my Sunflowers were in bloom!!

JULY
We celebrated the 4th of July at the farm and I got these cute pictures of Troy and Dozier. I also took some really sweet pictures of Troy and Paisley riding out an afternoon thunderstorm on the porch. At the end of the month Paisley took her first steps and we had a video too!

AUGUST
My blogging slowed down a bit this month but I checked in at the beginning of the month to say hi. My sweet girl turned 1 on the 18th! Paisley started school at the end of the month and it was heartbreaking to leave her. I cried the whole day but we both LOVE it now! She has learned so much!

SEPTEMBER
At the beginning of the month, Paisley made her annual appearance at the Pig Pickin' to see Paw Paw. I talked to you about my favorite Bible Studies. And I finally caught you up with Paisley's 12 month post!

OCTOBER
I checked in at the beginning of the month to let you know I was stressed and frazzled! We visited the Pumpkin Patch and had a blast on Halloween!

NOVEMBER
I only had time for one post this month...to show you the fun we had trick-or-treating!

DECEMBER
I popped in to let you know I was still here and then was able to squeeze in a 16 month post too!

What a fun year it's been with so many blessings! We can't wait to see what's in store for 2012. I hope to keep up with the blog a little more...it's been so fun to look back at the past year!