Thursday, January 27, 2011

not up to much

If it seems as though we've dissapeared for a few weeks, well we have. The girls get sick, get well, get sick again. Frustrating. Owen and i have avoided illness but so many of the girls friends have been sick with one thing or another and things just keep getting passed around. So, we're quarantined. I'm putting the girls on house arrest until they are 100% well, i'm not taking any more chances. Sick kids=no fun

On a lighter note SG got a new haircut! I cut all the straggly baby hair ends off and she now has a super cute bob. She totally rocks it. She is still her sassy, silly, goofy, mischeivious self so it really suits her. Love that girl.
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Friday, January 7, 2011

2010 Review

So a friend of mine did this on her blog and I thought it was a really good idea. A way to wrap up 2010 and begin a new year. So here are the Williamson's highlights from 2010. (kind of in chronological order)


1. Sarah Genevieve turned 2 and was potty trained
2. Had a great visit from Grammy and Grampy (my dad and stepmom)
3. Cecily turned 1
4. Sarah Vieve had a near death experience in our backyard swimming pool
5. We, as a family, started a very successful wheat and corn free diet
6. I left my job at the Hale Center Theater in Orem, I had been commuting :) This was really my dream job and I loved every minute of it
7. We moved from Henderson NV, where we were living with my mom, to Norfolk VA and we love it here
8. Owen started his PhD in International Studies at Old Dominion University
9. Enjoyed a fun visit from Nana and Granddad (Owen's parents in Scotland)
10. I lost 25 pounds of baby weight, that's after having both girls pretty much back to back
11. I became officially a stay a home mom and love it
12. Owen was an intern at the Joint Forces Staff College for a semester, really cool
13. Owen and I were called to be Ward Missionaries, busiest calling of my life!
14. Owen turned 30
15. I started a store on etsy- www.etsy.violetvaila.com
16. Owen applied for citizenship
17. My mom got remarried in the Las Vegas Temple the SAME day Owen's brother DJ got married in the Preston Temple, welcome to the family Dennis and Kirsty!
18. I turned 30
19. We had a really nice Christmas and New Years
20. I was called to be the Young Womens 2nd counselor in our ward, and still a ward missionary, wish me luck...

And are so excited for the things coming up in 2011! Citizenship, Owen's career job, enjoying our incredible girls and amazing family!!

2010 had a lot of ups and downs and we are looking forward to a lot more ups in 2011