Two Times The Chaos!: ...And That's a Wrap

So 2012 has officially come to an end and we have now entered the New Year! Although the time seemed to fly-by, we made a lot of great memories in 2012. Here is a recap of some of my favorites:

"Feisty Girl" had her first pedicure on a "mommy and me" day in March
Birthday celebrations included - "Feisty Girl" turned 5, "Little Man" turned 9, and my man turned the big 4-0!
"Little Man" gave his first ever PowerPoint presentation ("All About Me") in front of his 3rd grade class at the end of the school year.
"Little Man" participated in his first ever city-wide track and field event. He placed in one event and received a ribbon!
We were able to enjoy front-row (right about the dugout!) seats to a MN Twins game and "Little Man" had a total of three balls thrown to him, including two from Justin Morneau.
"Feisty Girl" started kindergarten!!
"Little Man" won a "Grandmasters of Chess, Rookie Trophy" through a Youth Enrichment League class that he took over the summer.
My husband and I, along with our best friends, got to tour the Leinenkugal Brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI, over his 40th birthday.
"Little Man" earned a Presidential Fitness Award.
"Feisty Girl" had another successful surgery (calcaneal osteotomy w/ internal fixation and gastroc-soleus lengthening) in December and recovered quickly and, thus far, without any problems!
We were fortunate enough to be able to enjoy some quality family time together at places like the MN Zoo, the MN State Fair, Duluth (the North Shore!), MN, and the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

Last, but not least, here a a few photos to finish off the year. I've been lacking in the addition of photos to the website lately...so here are a few of recent events that will finish off another year of "Groh'ing family" blog posts: