{2013} in Review

I can't believe 2014 is already upon us. I feel like we were just ringing in 2013, and now a whole year has passed before our eyes. It's been a good great year filled with laughs and tears, and as I look back and reminisce, I can't help but think how very blessed we are.

 

 

{JANUARY}

 

NYE at the Lowe's house with a fondue and champagne dinner and dessert. Tinley takes her official first steps

Addison turns 5

 

Tinley attends her first baby shower for the Opfer twins

 

Tinley does a photo shoot for 1826 Photographic

 

We celebrate Tinley's 1st Birthday with all of our friends and family

 

 

 

{FEBRUARY}

 

Tinley takes her first plane ride (her first official plane ride, she went to Cabo when she was in my belly!) to NC to visit my Grandma.

 

The Opfer twin girls are born

 

We celebrate Ashlyn's 3rd Birthday

 

Tinley's 2nd Valentine's Day

 

My Grandma passes away, and Tinley and I spend more time in NC visiting family and friends, including surprising one of my best friends, Jaclyn, at her baby shower

 

 

 

 

{MARCH}

 

Tinley pee-pees on the potty for the first time

 

Tinley does a photo shoot for K&K Baby

 

We celebrate St. Patty's Day with all our friends and kiddos

 

 

 

 

{APRIL}

 

We celebrate Easter and Kaden's 5th Birthday with family

 

Jaclyn and Marcus welcome Baby Grayson

 

We celebrate Corey and Clare's engagement

 

Tinley and I travel to WV to spend time with family

 

Justin and I take our first vacation without Tinley to Cabo for a week

 

 

 

 

{MAY}

 

I travel to Charlotte, NC for my best friend, Nicole's, bachelorette party

 

Clare's Bachelorette Party in Cleveland

 

We celebrate our 2nd Mother's Day

 

Justin's Dad makes a visit to Sandusky for his birthday/Memorial weekend. Justin's Grandpa also comes to visit, and the 3 Slater men build Tinley's swingset! We also host our first Memorial Day cookout.

 

My Mimi passes away, and Tinley and I spend more time in WV with family

 

 

 

 

{JUNE}

 

Tinley takes her first trip to Cedar Point and loves it

 

Tinley's first trip to Soak City! Little did we know she would want to go every day

We have our first picnic at Osborne Park

 

We celebrate Father's Day at the pool with all our friends and their kiddos

 

Tinley has her first beach day

 

Justin and I attend Mike and Misty's Wedding

 

Kelly gets a new car

 

Nicole and Brandon get married! We spend some time in NC celebrating with family and friends

 

 

 

 

{JULY}

 

We celebrate July 4th with family

 

Numerous trips to Soak City and Cedar Point

 

Tinley wins "Smocked-a-Lot's" Summer Photo contest

My parents come up for a visit

 

Corey and Clare get married

 

 

 

 

{AUGUST}

 

Tinley finally slides down the slide by herself at Soak City

 

We make our first summer visit to Kelley's Island

 

Tinley's first trip to the Cleveland Zoo

Justin and I celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary

 

We run our first 5K, The Color Run, in WV over Labor Day Weekend with some great friends

 

 

 

 

{SEPTEMBER}

 

My parents come for a visit

 

Lot's of trips to Soak City and Cedar Point

 

Tinley and mommy are on a Facebook Ad for Lolly Wolly Doodle for matching dresses

 

Baby MJ is born

Tinley and Mommy spend the day at Shoreline Park

 

We take a trip to Lodi Outlets with the Lowe family

 

We celebrate Coen's 2nd Birthday

 

Tinley does a photo shoot for Tu-2 Sisters

 

 

 

 

{OCTOBER}

 

We attend Holly's Baby Shower

 

We attend Sam's Baby Shower

 

We visit the pumpkin patch and apple orchard

Justin turns 30 and I pull off a surprise party

 

Tinley's first trip to the circus

 

We carve pumpkins

 

Baby Lowe is a boy

 

Tinley's 2nd Halloween

 

 

 

 

 

{November}

 

We have family pictures made for the first time since Tinley was 5 months old

 

We travel to WV for a week for Thanksgiving

 

Tinley visits Build-a-Bear for the first time with Mamaw and builds Frosty the Snowman

 

Justin kills an 8 point

We have our first snowfall in Sandusky

Baby Slater #2 is on the way

 

 

 

 

{December}

 

We host our 3rd Annual Slater Christmas party with our best friends

 

Kelly turns 28

 

Lot's of family visits

 

Tinley's Elf, Jovie, comes to live with us for the month

 

Baby Calvin is born

 

Baby Vivien is born

Pictures with Santa

Tinley's 2nd Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

So many friends are getting engaged, married, and pregnant; so many babies are being born; and so many wonderful things are in store for 2014, I just know it. Here's to our best year yet! Happy New Year!