2024 In Review

 I love making these year in review blogs.  I love going back and reviewing them from throughout the years.  It's such a nice summary of our year.

Kayla had a Peppa Pig Birthday party.

Kayla started going to Gym World Gymnastics this year.  She did 2 classes a week for the entire year.

We continued our monthly Gigi Dates this year and we did a lot of fun things with her.

Similarly we did the same with dad.  Love these memories.

We went on Icon of the Seas.  I don't think I've ever been so excited for a cruise ship!

We spent a little bit of time in NYC.  Kayla still loves the Statue of Liberty.

2024 was the year of the cruises!  We also went on the Symphony of the Seas.

We also did a back to back cruise on Utopia of the Seas.

We went back to Gatlinburg this year, and it was even better now that Kayla was a little bigger.

We went to Dollywood for the first time ever, and I am obsessed!!

We went to Disney for two days before our cruise.  Kayla finally got to go on Slinky Dog Dash!

Kayla got to go to bippitty boppitty boutique which was a dream come true for me!

We also got to eat at Cinderella's Royal Table which is something that I have ALWAYS wanted to do!

Another bucket list item was dad taking me to the Cincinatti Zoo to meet Fiona!

We were Chuck E Cheese girls this year!  They came out with a monthly pass which has been so fun for us.  It has been so worth it, and we've had so much fun going to the different Chuck E Cheeses.

Kayla was a ride warrior this year at Cedar Point!  She LOVED getting to ride new rides this year.  Her favorite ride was Wild Mouse.  She also loved Pipe Scream this year too.

Keslie graduated high school this year.

Kayla started swim lessons this year and absolutely crushed it!  She moved up the ranks incredibly fast.  She ended the year as a Pro 1.  The only other level after that is Pro 2!  Incredible for a 4 year old!

Kayla was Princess Poppy for Halloween this year.  She was REALLY into Trolls this year.

Uncle John died this year on October 11th.

We also lost our sweet Cosi boy on May 7th.

We did Disney themed dinner nights all year with Aunt Becky and Abby getting ready for our trip to Disney in May 2025.

We saw a total Eclipse from our back deck this year!!  It was sooo neat to see!  We were in the path of totality which will never happen again in our lifetimes.

Kayla had her first ever sleepover in December 2024!  This was the first time in her entire life that she was away from Cody and I for a night!

We had a very fun Christmas season!  Kayla loved her Elf on the Shelf and our Elf started pranking us this year!

2025 Predictions

    As is my yearly tradition... I like to try to make predictions for the next year.  I love re-reading these blogs on New Years Eve, and seeing how my predictions went.  

• We had such a great time on our cruise this year that we have two more booked for this year!!
• We are going on Icon of the Seas in March again!  We loved this ship last year and can't wait to get to go back!
• The first week in June we are going to be going on a trip to Disney with Aunt Becky's family!!!  We are soooo excited for this trip!!
• In the middle of November we are going on Wonder of the Seas and we are staying in a Star Suite!!  I can not believe we are getting to do this!  Such a bucket list item for me!  Can't wait!
• After this cruise we will hit Diamond Status with Royal Caribbean!
• We are also going to go somewhere for Cody's 40th birthday!!
• Not expecting any job changes in 2025 for Cody or myself.
• Kayla really enjoyed gymnastics in 2024.  She practices all the time, and I'm thinking that she might move onto a competitive team this year.
• I want to focus on hitting Kayla's 1,000 books before kindergarden.  We are at 800 unique books right now.
• I think that we are going to spend a lot of time at Cedar Point this summer/fall.
• We also have season passes to Chuck E Cheese and Jurassic Mountain.
• We have monthly dates planned with Gigi and Papa again this year.
• I am going to be getting a breast reduction surgery this year which is huge for me!  I have always wanted to do this procedure and I am so excited to get to do it!
• I am planning on hitting my weight loss goals and losing a cumulative 250,000 calories this year.
• We are going to create a will this year.
• I am going to have a baby book for Kayla created from 1-5 years old!  This is one of my happiest accomplishments.

Christmas 2024