So farewell 2013.
You were by all accounts a good year for me.
- We enjoyed a winter full of puddle sploshing, a spring finding bluebells and our first family holiday.
- We enjoyed an amazing summer filled with splashing water fun in our new paddling pool, lots of outdoors playtime until into the early evening.
- We enjoyed an autumn filled with conkers, acorns, leaf throwing and pumpkin decorating
- We moved in to our new home with its garden and many rooms
- we enjoyed our first Christmas not only in our new home but the first one in our home for Christmas day since the boys were born.
- We had much laughter, fun and mischief as well as tears and tantrums too, but that is how it should be as a Mummy.
It was also the year that Burton started school. Oh and how much I dreaded him going and now it is hard to believe that he has already completed two terms! Watching him enjoy school, make new friends and thrive on all the new things he is learning to do like read and write and do basic maths.
Towards the end of the year it has seen more one on one time with Jenson while his brother has been at school and lots of adventures with him and monkey at the park.
And a whole lot more memories too – far too many to list here afterall that is what my blog is for to remind me, and I have completed project 365 for 2013 which shows my fav daily photos. However, for this post I decided to gather up all my instagram photos into one place to show all my ordinary moments from 2013 – those photos that were captured in the *now and then* and uploaded and shared immediately.
I cannot say that 2013 was filled with spectacular events and exciting moments for us, BUT everything we got up to we did together and we enjoyed our time together. It is the little things that are important and we do lots of little things all the time.
The photos start from midnight – ish last night the 31st December all the way back to 1st January 2013. A record of my life. My boys life. Our life together. 2013
As I looked through all these photos as I compiled this post, I can honestly say that it does not seem possible that some were taken so many months ago as it just does not seem possible! My moments have certainly whizzed by, but they are lovely to look back on and remind me of the things we got up to. I am also pleased to see that the majority of the non cake pics (lol i do love cake!) were taken outside which I am chuffed about because I try hard to get out and about as much as I am able.
So, Happy New Year to you and yours and if you have a post to sum up and look back at 2013 please link up to my Flashback Friday linky below – yes I am posting a little earlier than normal but with it being a new year I thought I may aswell open it earlier.
This post was brought to you as part of Flashback Friday
Remember – a flashback can be from any time whether it be yesterday, last week, last month, last year or yesteryear! It can be a flashback of your own, your children, your partner or your friends.
Helen The good life mum
oh my goodness what a lot of lovely pictures first off but mydid it take you an age to put those together on that lovely onesie of a lay out
Jenny Paulin
thank you and yes it did take quite a while i must admit x
from fun to mum
Happy new year Jenny, and here is to a fabulous 2014. I love reading about Burton and Jenson, sorry for not commenting often, but please keep the posts coming. xx
Jenny Paulin
thanks and same to you and i am also guilty of reading your posts in my in box and not always popping over to your blog
happy new year x x
Lauren
Wow it must have taken you so long to organise those photos.
Such a busy and exciting year for you, especially with your new home and Burton starting school. xx
Jenny Paulin
it did Lauren!!! it is lovely to look back and see what we did every day and thank you x x
TheBoyandMe
I can’t believe another year has whizzed by so quickly, and our boys are both in school! It seems like only yesterday that Jenson was a tiny baby and The Boy and Burton were running around the Luminarium together!
Jenny Paulin
neither can I – where has the time gone? its just scary how fast it is going past and how quickly our boys are growing away!!!
thank you for linking up x
Emma
Ah I remember reading about that day, how long ago was it then??? eeek!
Morgana @ butwhymummywhy
Happy New Year! Wow, so many gorgeous photos! I had every intention of doing a photo a day last year but fell off the wagon in June. I’m determined to finish this whole year though. x
Jenny Paulin
thank you and happy new year to you too. You should try a photo a day they are a lovely reminder of what you did every day of each week xx
Donna
Very impressed with your photo montage. What a year it looks to have been. And here’s to another good one (my youngest child started school in 2013 and I’m still missing him – but we’ve gotta move on haven’t we?)
Jenny Paulin
thanks Donna it did take a looong time! We havr got to move on but it is hard to let go completely isn’ it? happy new year x x
kim goodman
What a great way remembering the past year. I really enjoying going through old photographs, gives you a time to sit down and remember past adventures and happy family times.
Jenny Paulin
thank you it is a lovely treasury of memories x
Susan Mann
What a fab year of doing so many things, well done to you and the boys. Hope you have a wonderful 2014 and Happy New Year to you all x
Jenny Paulin
thank you it was a good one by and large. happy new year to all of you too x x
Katie @mummydaddyme
I love seeing all your photos collaged together like that, it looks like 2013 was a very fun year. Your blog always inspires me to get outside with my girls. I hope that you all have a wonderful 2014 x
Jenny Paulin
thank you Katie – i was meant to link up to your linky but was too late (the collage took a while to finish!). i am touched that I inspire you, as your lovely blog is an inspiration to me in the way you present your posts and your stunnng photos
happy new year to you and your beautiful family x x
Me, The Man & The Baby
Happy New Year lovely!! X x
Jenny Paulin
and to you Emma – another new baby! how exciting x x
Jenny from Cheetahs In My Shoes and Just Photos By Me
What a brilliant montage – may 2014 be as wonderfully ordinary x
Jenny Paulin
thank you Jenny and I hope 2014 will be too
happy new year wishes to you x x
expatmammy
Great photo’s look forward to seeing more in 2014, Happy new year
Jenny Paulin
thank you lovely and happy new year to you too x
Boo Roo and Tigger Too
Wow! what a year! it’s funny looking back at old photos, it’s amazing to see how much everyone has changed throughout the year.
Jenny Paulin
it is isnt it? its a lovely way to remember what we did too and know when we did something too – it has solved arguments with OH lol x
Charly Dove
Wow so many wonderful moments – such a beautifully written post too. I love the photos, well done on doing 365. I’ve been toying with it for years but have finally made the commitment for 2014! Happy New Year 🙂
Karen Bell
Happy new year, sounds like you’ve had a good year. Hope 2014 is good for you too x
Jenny Paulin
thank you it was fun, i hope yours was and the new one will be even better x
Mummy Whiskers
What a wonderful year you’ve had, I hope 2014 is even better for you. I’ve added a link to the bottom of my post for your website, I couldn’t post across the linky code for some reason x
Emma
What a fab montage, it’s great that we can document our family lives like this. I’ve just been going through old pics and said to Aaron ‘tell me something we did in 2007’ as I couldn’t think of anything and my photos only go back as far as 2009 (apart from occasions like birthdays and holidays)
Here’s to another fab year of photos and memories!
Mummy of Two
Wow all of those photos of what sounds, and looks like, a brilliant year! Happy 2014!
Emma The Mini Mes and Me
It most definitely is the little things that are important lovely – it looks like you had an amazing year creating memories Burton and Jenson will treasure 🙂 xx
LauraCYMFT
Wow, lots of fantastic photos. Hope 2014 is really good to you 🙂 x
Notmyyearoff
Happy New Year Jenny!! It looks like you’ve have a bush but brilliant year. I’ve only ever seen Jenson grow up on the blog but I can’t believe he’s already done two terms. So brilliant that he has friends of his own though 🙂
Pinkoddy
What a special year that was – and it was fantastic to meet you. I hope to meet the boys and monkey one day too – and whoop to your special birthday this year 🙂
Mari
Happy new year Jenny – I made it, I managed to finally publish the post after 3 days working on it!
Thanks for the prompt
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