A very quick recap of 2012

My very first blog post. Yay! I have decided to start up this blog mainly to become more techno savvy so eventually I can bring more technology knowledge into my classroom. Another big reason for starting this blog is to have a very detailed journal of my family's life. As we near the end of 2012 I have realised that many wonderful and not so wonderful things have happened this year but I have forgetten a lot of what happened for us in 2012. A full year and so few memories. And not to mention hardly any photos. So this will be my attempt to document our lives more fully so we have something to look back on to remind us of all the wonderful things we have done together as a family. Here is my attempt at recounting 2012 but my aim is my recap of 2013 will be heaps easier as it will be all here!!!!
January
January saw Amali starting Kindergarten and didn't she do that like a pro. She eased into school life so beautifully and had a magical first year at school.

February and March
From memory nothing significant happened in these couple of months. We eagerly continued to watch the construction of our new home while living with my parents and Amali continued to settle into school beautifully.
April
FINALLY we moved into our beautiful new house. We settled in almost immediately and oh how we love it!
May
Cannot remember a thing that happened in May. Terrible I know.
June
Our beautiful girl turned six. Not sure how that happened as I'm only 26 and she was born last year.

July, August, September
Very difficult months for me as Glen's employment was so up in the air. He changed jobs a couple of times before finally deciding that it was back to WA he go. I miss him when he is working away but the financial stability this job gives us is well worth it. Now to only hope this position may lead to bigger and better things for him. He certainly deserves it.
In July Amali blitzed the Orange and Wellington Eisteddfods in dance winning not one, not two but three first places and a third place!

Oh and of course Leah was baptised somewhere in here too.

October
My baby turned one!. Dont ask me how that happened either because she was only born last week.

 

November

November saw Glen turn 32! Wow you old fart Glen.

December

December was a huge month for Amali Vale. She certainly was a shining star this month. Firstly she was asked to play the part of Mary in the Kindergarten Nativity play. How proud were we! And didn't she do it beautifully.

Then she was presented with a class award for Consistency and Effort at her school's Presenation Assembly.

THEN she performed beautifully at her Christmas Dance concert.

Finally she completed Kindergarten with an outstanding report. We are so immensely proud of her and the beautiful, talented girl she has become.

Of course this month also brought us Christmas. We celebrated an early Smith Christmas while Glen was home then celebrated the actual day with my family at Mum and Dad's. Pictures to come.