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Kali put her heart and soul into collecting these soda can tabs for cancer patients. I'm not sure the actual soda tabs went to doing much, but her efforts made me extremely proud. She must have collected over 10,000 tabs. She would ask strangers drinking for their tabs. She was honored by the rotary club and got to attend a special breakfast in her honor where they presented her with an award. This photo also won a top 10 award over at I Heart Faces! I just love how sweet and sensitive my Kali girl is!
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We got SNOW in Texas! The kids had a few days off from school and we had a blast! Although we did lose electricity for 8 hours on one of those days...I felt like I was back home in Philly!
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Was there any doubt that my trip to California would be on here? I got picked as a contestant on The Price is Right! I went with my BF Emily and had one of the best trips of my life!!! Since they didn't allow cameras in the studio here we are waiting in line with our makeshift poster board table.
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I have a FABULOUS group of girlfriends. I love our monthly nights out. I love that I can be myself around all of them. Some of my favorite nights have been Bachelor watching parties, laser tag, pedicures, late night hot cocoa at McDonalds and the Joshua Radin concert. I must also say it was a blast getting to actually meet the Bachelor Jake!
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We were so proud of Vaughn and Ann going on a mission to Africa. I love the moments we have shared skyping with them, only 7 more weeks until they come home!
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Getting to spend time with Grandma Porter. Grandma passed away in December and we were all so happy that she got to return to be with her sweetie again. I am so grateful for the opportunity that we had as a family to go and have family home evening lessons with Grandma. My kids begged to go there and spend time with her. We will all miss her dearly.
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I know this photo was in my top ten, but it takes a top moment as well. Blake had never hit more than a double in baseball. I promised him sill y bands if he hit a homerun in the tournament, which I thought was an impossible task. He had his last up to bat and nailed the ball for a home run!!! I will never forget the moment he ran across the plate and was surrounded by his teammates and got his biggest hug from Dallin.
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Our family trip to Colorado. We had a fabulous time doing so many fun activities. My mom was also able to come with us which made the trip even better! We enjoyed horseback riding, golf, whitewater rafting, ping pong, swimming and just spending time together. We also got to drive our NEW car there which made for a much better drive!
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Blake was baptized by his cousin Cody and it was an amazing experience. This was Cody's first baptism and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. We are so proud of our Blake!
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I was blessed to have an amazing year with our photography business! We met so many amazing people along the way. I couldn't have done it without my amazing photography partner in crime Annie. My mom was the best and helped babysit whenever I needed her, thanks mom!! We were able to attend a fabulous workshop sponsored by I Heart Faces and met some more great people. It was hard to narrow it down to 10, but here they are! Here's to a fantastic 2011!!!
2 comments:
So, your post made me cry. Not that that is a hard thing to do these days, but still! You are so very blessed and are such a wonderful friend yourself! You're so talented and funny and you have an amazing family. Lucky to have you in my life! Not sure how it can be, but hope 2011 is even better for you!
Thank you for including me in your top 10. I've had such a fun time getting to know you better and realizing how much we have in common (it's actually quite scary)
I've also loved all our girls nites and the crazy things we've done... here's to many more to come!!
You're awesome girl!!
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