Memories of 2012

There are so many wonderful memories from 2012 and a few not so wonderful. :)  Here's a few pictures of the experiences our family remembers from 2012. 

We started the year off right, with the birth of our 5th child, Allison. We were quite surprised when we learned we were expecting another baby but she has been such a blessing and we
 are so thankful God granted us another child!

Ethan broke his arm on the monkey bars at school. Thankfully he got his cast off the week before summer break!

Mark, Allison and I headed to San Diego for a Farm Bureau trip. We had a great time touring farms and seeing the ocean. 

Mark had the first surgery of his life, to repair a torn ACL. He's recovered well and back riding!

We took our first family vacation with my side to the Lake of the Ozarks. It was a great time!

We got the kids some new rides! Mark and Ethan also had a fun road trip to go get them!

2012 will certainly go down as the year with the most medical expenses! Amelia broke her arm, shortly after school started.

We've been very fortunate not to have many accidents. But this fall Mark rolled his track hoe. As you can see there isn't much left of the cab. Thankfully he has lots of guardian angels and was able to get out of the cab uninjured. 

It seems like I had a lot of "unhappy" events pictured, but they were the easy to find pictures. I'll end on a happy note. Winning the states Young Farmer Achievement Award was an honor for us.