A look back to 2011

2011 was a much better year than 2010! I can say that with pure confidence!

Jan 2011:

My dad was about 3 months post surgery. Devas turned 4 months old. We were helping plan my Dad's benefit. The girls did a Poms clinic & performed during a WLC basketball game.




Feb 2011:

My dad's benefit was snowed out and rescheduled for the next day. We had a great turn out, and we were very thankful to the Crestline schools, and city of Crestline for all they did! Deep & Kamdyn went to the Father/Daughter Dance at OPE and then they went to a movie. The kids had a fun Valentine's Day party at their schools!



March 2011:

St. Patrick's day was fun for the kids. We did kid photos that day. Kohen turned 2 on March 19. Deep & my Mom celebrated their birthday's on March 22 & March 23 respectively. We also got to see the Supermoon this month!



April 2011:

Our family went to Niagara Falls- Canada & US! We also spent a few days around Buffalo, NY & Rochester, NY. We had a great trip! Diya turned 7 on April 22. We celebrated her birthday & Easter in Ohio with my family.



May 2011:

My dad celebrated a big birthday on May 5. You see his cancer was so aggressive that had he of had no treatment he may not have survived to his birthday! We were so thankful to celebrate this birthday with him! We spent Mother's Day in Ohio with my family. We went to The Henry Ford Museum for Memorial Day. They have a Civil War demonstration. My family & my dad really enjoyed it! Kohen saw a specialist for his trigger thumb. He was put in a cast for a couple of weeks.



June 2011:

Kamdyn went away to weekend camp with her Girl Scouts troop. She got to do so many exciting things there! She really enjoyed archery & zip lining. While Kamdyn was at camp Deep & I took the kids to Windsor to meet up with Sunny. We spent the day I won free tickets to a Glee concert. Missi came and watched the kids so Deep & I could go. It was AWESOME!!! The next day was the kids last day of school. We met them at the bus stop with water balloons to bomb them. It was very exciting! Max graduated preschool from Premiere Preschool. (VERY proud Momma Moment!!!) My parents came up and spent a week with us at the end of June. We did lots of fun things with them here! We went to see the Emancipation Proclamation at Then Henry Ford Museum. At the end of June I did my birth doula training. Our well went out in our house. So we had to relocate for a week while that could be fixed. So we spent the last few days of June & first few days of July in Ohio.







July 2011:

We went to Ohio for my Gram's 81 birthday & Kamdyn's 9th birthday. Deep's dad came to visit. We went to Belle Isle & Downtown Detroit. We ate at an OLD coney restaurant in the D. We walked around the Renaissance Center. Kohen had his surgery at Detroit Children's Hospital to fix his left trigger thumb. Connie & Rick along with Makenzie, Maddy, & Maylene came to visit us. We went to the Henry Ford Museum with them. At the end of the month Missi & Andy came to visit. I had my first birth towards my doula certification. It was an amazing experience! I love being a birth doula! My girls started cheer practice for the Commerce Chargers.



August 2011:

The girls practiced for the Chargers the whole month of August. They had their first game. They both loved cheering! I attended my 2nd birth toward my doula certification. Max turned 5 on August 31.






September 2011:

I had my first big photo shoot. It was an engagement shoot for my cousin & her fiance. The kids started school...Kamdyn started 4th grade. Diya started 2nd grade. Max started kindergarten, and Kohen started preschool. Devas started walking, got his 1st haircut, and turned 1!!! Big month for Devas The girls cheered with the Chargers for a WLC Friday night football game. Kamdyn had practice every day for the Chargers, and Diya practiced 2 times a week. They had games every Sat. or Sun. Max, Kamdyn, & Diya started Religious Education.


















October 2011:

We had Devas's 1st birthday party on Oct. 1. I was diagnosed with ovarian cysts, and I had surgery on Oct. 6. My girls had Cheerfest (Cheer competition - click here to view videos of their performances.)on Oct. 21. At the end of the month Deep had a Corvette GS for the weekend. It was a date night weekend. We went to a college friend's wedding. For Halloween Kamdyn was a vampire-ess, Diya was a witch, Max was Iron Man, Kohen insisted he be a pirate, and Devas was a pumpkin. The kids got an enormous amount of candy while Trick-or-Treating. On October 20, my dad is 1 year out of surgery. He is STILL CANCER FREE!!! PRAISE GOD!!





November 2011:

I celebrated a birthday on Nov. 23. We spent Thanksgiving in Ohio with my family. We had the kids parent/teacher conferences. Click here to read about their conferences. The girls got their hair cut off! Kamdyn had 12 inches of hair cut off to donate to Locks of Love. Diya had quite a bit cut off also. See photos here. We were very surprised to find out that we are expecting baby #6 in Summer 2012. We did the kids' Christmas photos. Deep became the recording secretary for Knights of Columbus.








December 2011:

December was a very long month. I've been very sick with hyperemesis gravidarum. I have spent lots of time at my dr. office, and even been to the hospital to get fluids due to dehydration. Deep and the kids had half the month off from work & school for the holidays. It has been nice having them home. Kamdyn had her first reconciliation at church. Christmas eve we spent in Ohio with my family. Christmas morning the kids got up early and opened presents from Santa. My parents came to visit a little later. They brought Christmas dinner with them. New Years Eve we spent at home..we had a few sick kids. I have no photos from December. =( I blame feeling cruddy!

2011 was a good year. We are thankful to God for this! I hopeful that 2012 will be even better!