Sunday, December 31, 2017

A Year In Pictures: 2017


So here's my annual end of  year review in pictures. First up is my nine most liked photos of the year from Instagram. I think they all happened within three or four weeks of each other. You see the theme year right, my sweet baby Thatcher joined our family this year and changed all our lives for the better.

Here's a look at the rest of the year in pictures.

January 2017

Meeting our sweet niece/cousin Baby Alice
 First pinewood derby
 Waiting on baby Thatcher

February 2017

We moved into our new house in February and I spent the next month trying not to die. The last month of pregnancy was no joke, thanks again to everyone who helped move us into our new home while I was busy growing a human.

First night in the bunk beds
 This is where I spent most of February, sitting on the couch, cuddling boys.
 Rowan turned four somewhere in the midst of the craziness. We celebrated with a cowboy birthday.
 One of the first pictures of me and all three boys.

March 2017
All the things changed in March as we welcomed sweet baby T into our family.

First up my big boy started looking much bigger.
 Waiting on Thatcher

 Last family photo as a family of four, not our best picture, but such is life.
 Welcome Thatcher Valentine Korenak, we adored you from the moment we saw you.

 


April 2017

 Just like that we were a family of five. Look at tiny baby T. I can't believe how much he's grown.
Possibly my favorite picture of the whole year.
 Thather's first Easter


 May 2017
 
Baby's first snake hunt, that's a milestone everyone celebrates, right??

 The best Mother's Day picture ever.
 
June 2017
 
This kid fell completely in love with baseball this year. It was a joy to watch.
 Thatcher getting in on the baseball fun.
Seventh birthday!
 Lots of lake time.
 Zach would probably argue this is his favorite Father's Day photo ever.
 
 

July 2017



Baby Thatcher's first Fourth of July. He loved the fireworks.
 Uncle Adam's visit was tons of fun.
 GARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Brotherly love at the lake!




August 2017



Zach had the honor of being this sweet girls Godfather.


OMG this face


 Cousin fun before school started again.




Ready for first grade.





Solar eclipse fun.




September 2017

Last weekend of cousin fun at the lake.
 So much baseball this fall, with both boys playing things got a little crazy.





 First time swinging!

 Love this picture the most.


October 2017

My little pumpkins

Our small attempt at a family vacation to Alabaster Caverns

Family Halloween 2017


November 2017
Thatcher's baptism
Scouting adventures begin again, first up Veteran's Day program.
 Our family's motto has become Choose Kindness this year, so only fitting to end the year with t-shirts.
 This guy starting cruising around everywhere making life much more exciting.

December 2017





That's a wrap on 2017. The world around us has been absolutely insane an at times scary. However, our year as a family has been wonderful. We added our final kiddo into our family and everyone not only survived it but we've thrilled. We can't imagine our lives without our littlest man. The big boys are growing up so quickly and have truly embraced their new roles as big brother and Mamma's helpers. Thatcher is growing up so quickly and will be walking in the next few weeks. I am excited for what the new year will bring, but there are also some big milestones ahead of us (think kindergarten) that I am less than excited about. New phases coming soon, hold on tight.