Memory Jar 2012

I love to surf Pinterest and look at the creative projects, helpful household tricks and yummy recipes people are trying.  I am a pinner not a doer - I've pinned hundreds of things, but only tried a handful of them.  One that I did implement last year was a memory jar.  It was so easy to do and the kids could be involved by adding notes of our favorite moments throughout the year.  The weekend after New Year's we had a family game night and we read our memories from 2012.  Here is what we captured in random order.  Anything with an (*) indicates a note Hannah added the night we read them. Apparently, we forgot quite a few.  Anything marked (**) are also Hannah entries.  LOL!

1.  2/28/12 - Hannah at 2nd grade performance of "A Bear Went Over the Mountain".  She wore a homemade costume as a cotton tail bunny.
2.  Hannah was sick on Christmas*  (Hannah had a bad cold while we were in Conroe).
3.  Ryan loves to spot "doh dohs" (pumpkins) in the neighborhood.
4.  1/18 - 1/23 - Luke caught a "flu-like virus" and was ill with 103 fever for 5+ days.  He would say, "I love you a lot, Mommy"  because he was so sad.  Sweet boy.
5. Halloween - Luke dressed as Luke Skywalker, Hannah as Padame and Ryan as Yoda
6.  Hannah quote on Valentine craft from Mrs. Graham's class: "Love is kind of like kindness when you let kindness out of your heart and do good for other people."
7.  Ryan's 1st birthday - a carnival party*
8.  Staying up very late*  (??not sure if she was talking about a sleepover or what)
9.  February 2012 - Ryan waving "bye bye" and saying "mama" and "dada.  Age: 8 months
10.  Summertime visit to Waco - Hawaiian Falls, playing with Nana's toys and shelties, listening to Gramps play the piano.
11.  4th of July visit to Conroe - bowling, learning to play Clue and Monopoly, swimming, Astros Game ending in fireworks show, Luke winning "Little Mr. Panarama".
12.  Spring Break in Colorado to visit Ben, Kacey and Isaiah.  A successful road trip with Grandma and Grandpa (40 hours in the car), playing in the snow, tubing, Denver zoo, visiting Ben's school, family pictures, sledding, ice castle and being all together.
13.  UIL competition (spelt "computishin" by HK) at AHS.  Did not make the finals for storytelling and neither did Megan. **
14.  Celebrating Mom/Nana's 60th birthday with lunch at Uncle Julio's, Hannah's soccer game and yellow/black themed cake and scrapbook.
15.  3 Christmases*  (Waco, then Allen, then Conroe)
16.  FaceTime with family*
17.  April 2012 - New pets "Camo" the moth and "Sluggy" the snail slug.
18.  Getting a filling.  **
19.  Thanksgiving in Conroe - raking leaves in a  pile and playing in them, Grandma's chocolate pie and the kids' homemade apple pie, being together for 4 days.
20.  6/29/12 Hannah's 8th birthday - being silly and having a blast with girlfriends at her pajama puppy party
21.  Heritage Days summer camp in Conroe.  **
22.  The boys bobbing their heads to "What is Love?"**  Translation: Laughing to the old school Saturday Night Live sketch with Jim Carrey.
23.  Taking the boys to the pumpkin patch at Reading Ranch in McKinney.
24.  Working with Headstart and our Sunday School Class to serve the Sanchez family at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
25.  Luke's 5th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese.