highlights of 2013

 the only resolution i made this year was to get more pictures of all four kids

and connect with each of them on a daily basis

i think i did pretty well on both accounts

 at the beginning of january noah started martial arts

i took a quick trip to washington to see my family during a trying time for one of my siblings

olive went through a real busy phase....

in february michael and i got a feeling that there needed to be a baby #5

at the end of march eleanor outgrew her milk protein allergy and then  turned one the next week

a few days later hazel broke her finger at preschool

and then noah turned 7 and had a sweet party 

 michael and i said goodbye to the office

luckily our relationship survived it! 

hazel turned five

olive turned three

 and a few weeks later we went to disneyland

 and came home and found out i was pregnant like the next day

olive got her first haircut (gulp!)

noah started 2nd grade 

hazel started kindergarten a week later

i got some of my favorite pics of all four kids

we went to washington for my grandma's funeral in november 

a few days after we got home, we found out baby #5 is a boy!!! 

we went on a babymoon the next day

while grandma and grandpa olson watched the kids

we had a nice thanksgiving at home

as well as Christmas

it has been a great year

a few things we're looking forward to in 2014 are....

having our baby boy

michael graduating

noah getting baptized

getting a job

moving

and our kids turning 8, 6, 4, 2, and newborn

i'm nervous and excited all at the same time

it's going to be a huge year

but we're ready for it!