{a new year!}

................first off, 2 claps for my 200th post! yahoo.

second, a must-do: top 11 of 2011


#10: a new car
we ended the year with a bang and bought a land rover! seriously, we were there until close on new years eve. jord is having serious buyer's remorse, but i am just lovin on it. ever since i saw julie roberts drive that old- school black land rover in stepmom, it became one of my faves.

#8: baby moon.
in march jord and i took our last "horrah" as non-parents to vegas for a baby moon. loved that trip. you can see that post HERE

#9: birthdays.
i turned 24 in january, and jord turned 25 in august. {i love birthdays!}you can see those posts HERE 

#8: an anniversary.
our marriage turned 3 in may. i just love that guy. you can see that post HERE

#7: moving from logan
i say this not as a complete "highlight", but definitely a big one from 2011. logan was my home for 6 years. where i had my first apartment, where i froze my buns off every year from nov-april and also learned that your nose hairs can freeze! where i met and fell in love with jord, where i graduated from college, where i had my first baby (etc). alot happened in logan... and although i was ready to go, i will never forget that place. i will love it forever.

#6 moving to bountiful
although i loved being at the in-laws for the summer, we were ready to be on our own again ;) you can see that post HERE.

#5: arizona
we finally made it to the center of the sun and saw jords sisters' family. it was hoooot, but such a fun trip! and rowan did awesome on the plane. you can see that post HERE.

#4: target
jord was offered a management position at target right after we graduated. we feel really blessed and they have been pretty good to us! ;) {minus the fact they stay open until 9 pm on christmas eve.. boo!}

#3: breaking dawn premier
you know that the top 2 have to be really awesome to make this number 3 ;) but this trip was the trip and experience of a lifetime. a million good/funny/intense memories will never be forgotten. {miss you already rob!} you can read about that trip (you haven't already?) HERE and HERE.

#2: graduation
we did it!!!!!!!! jord and i both graduated from utah state. one of my, probably his too, proudest and greatest accomplishments. the best part? walking hand in hand with my husband, and holding my 5 week old baby. something i will never ever forget. you can read about that post HERE.

#1: rowan paige staples

what can i say about this one.  obviously, she is the best thing that happened to us this year. (and everything that goes along with her; when we brought her home, her first walk, her first bath, her blessing day, her first halloween and christmas (ETC!). honestly, she would be #'s 1-20 if i knew it wouldnt bore everyone to death. becoming parents was a transition for us, but literally we thank Heavenly Father everyday for this precious baby that came into our lives in April. She is such a good baby and we absolutely are smitten by her! you can read about her birth story HERE.

what a year, right? alot of big things happened to us, and we are looking forward to 2012 being a little more low-key and enjoying everything that happened in 2011. may it be a prosperous year!!! (for all of us). 

happy 2012!