.A Whole New Year + 2013 Collage

Life is full of sweet surprises

Everyday’s a gift

The sun comes up and I can feel it lift my spirit

Fills me up with laughter

Fills me up with song

I look into the eyes of love and know that I belong

Bless us all, who gather here

The loving family I hold dear

No place on earth, compares with home

And every path will bring me back from where I roam

Bless us all, that as we live

We always comfort and forgive

We have so much, that we can share

With those in need we see around us everywhere

Let us always love each other

Lead us to the light

Let us hear the voice of reason, singing in the night

Let us run from anger and catch us when we fall

Teach us in our dreams and please, yes please

Bless us one and all

Bless us all with playful years,

With noisy games and joyful tears.

We reach for You and we stand tall,

And in our prayers and dreams

We ask You bless us all

We reach for You and we stand tall,

And in our prayers and dreams we ask You,

Bless us all

Bless Us All from the Muppets Christmas Carol

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I have had this song running through my head for the last week. I love it so much… 2013 was good for us. Lots of ups and lots of downs. The ups mostly involve Ames and weekends. The downs mostly involve health and work. Interesting.

Either way, it feels good to be in a fresh new year (even if it’s really only gone from a Tuesday to a Wednesday)!
We can’t wait to see what life brings us in 2014.

New Years Eve we went to dinner at Denny’s. My meal was delicious—eggs in a hole.

We came home and played and had family kisses before we put Ames to bed at 9.

Then my sweetheart and I stayed up until the new year (aka I forced Air to stay up with me… he was dead tired poor guy). We kissed. We’re in love.

Here are some highlight pictures from 2013 in collage form! Enjoy!

And now we begin the final month of Air's twenties... dun dun dun