What a Wonderful Year!

I didn't send out a Christmas Letter this year...oops so here it is :) We've had a wonderful year of experiencing New Things!

To start off the year of 2011, on January 2nd we experienced what it's like to be parents for the First Time when we adopted our precious daughter, Princess Annabelle, and thats what she is! She could be the princess of any Disney movie because she is always so happy & loves discovering new things! You can definitely tell shes excited about something when she laughs & kicks her legs! If something is soft, which is one of her favorite things she'll cuddle it up to her face :) Gets that from my Mom I guess haha! She is a joy in our lives! Here are some landmarks for her over the year!

Annabelle was able to go to the Temple for the 1st time & we were sealed together as a Family! This was such a special day for all of us! Everything was so peaceful, I'm so grateful we can be together Forever :)

Then Brock experienced a wonderfully new feeling of Graduating! He graduated with his Bachelor's in Accounting from BYU-Idaho. Upon graduating he got his First Job in his Career! He is working as a Cost Accountant at Melaleuca! He is really enjoying what he does, phew! He works in what they call the Man Cave, only guys & they love playing practical jokes on each other. We also don't mind getting our Melaleuca Product Checks :) It's so exciting to start this phase of our lives...Wait...More SCHOOL???!! That's right Brock is getting ready to start going to school again for his Master's!! Starting in January at ISU he will either be getting his Masters of Accouting or an MBA. To top it off he has plans to complete the CPA exam! These will be memorable times for us haha. I know he will do great! Brock also got to enjoy riding his mountain bike a lot this year!

As for me this year I adjusted to life as a stay at Home MOM & I love it! Yes the endless laundary & dishes are sometimes annoying, but it is great to be able to snuggle my little girl & play with her each day! I was taking some classes from BYU-I in my spare time. That was really fun, I love learning and was able to learn alot about communication & the History of our Nation. I'm grateful for the opportunities we have to learn. I moved to a Salon I absolutely LOVE! Galleria Dei Capelli, say that 10 times fast! Its over on East 17th in the cottage looking building with the giant Bare Minerals sign! It's such a cozy place & definitely my style :) Only 2 chairs, great decorating, & a reclining massage chair in the lounge! Most of the time I feel like its my own place! However when I do work with the other girls there I love it too. I got creative with adding decorations to our Home. & Currently I'm learning how to use my new SLR Camera!!!!!!! It has been a dream of mine for a long time to have a Camera like this! I'm so excited to learn how to use it :)

Unfortunately our Basement flooded this year, but then it was newly repaired & remodeled!

Thanks Home Owner's Insurance :)

So we had a lot of new experiences this year but it only made us grow closer together! We hope you all have a Wonderful New Year!

Love,

The Searles

Merry Christmas!

Thanks to our amazing friends the Leavitts we got these cute pics for Christmas! Annabelle is so adorable she is growing so much each day! She loves to clap her hands, & learned to wave :). It's going to be a fun Christmas, I really think shes going to have a blast opening the presents & eating the bows haha!

Thanksgiving in Texas

Caden wanted to give Annabelle her bottle, Hailey my niece adorable as ever!

Hanging out at the hospital

Caden a new big Brother to Cameron James Johnson

My little girl!

This is the first time I've held one of my sisters kids as a newborn!

Annabelle didn't know what to think of Cameron

Annabelles getting closer to walking every day! Brock said she couldnt learn to walk in Texas.

My Sister and her Family :) So cute

Chase & Heather with little Cameron

Annabelle & Hailey playing with the puzzle, Annabelle would eat the pieces and Hailey would try to put the puzzle together haha

I thought this was funny :)

Adorable

My mom making rice krispy treats with the grand kids! So good too, I usually dont like rice krispies but these had chocolate chips & pretzals! YUM!

My mom also made pillows with the kids, Hailey LOVED the fluff! She got really excited.

My parents got all the grand kids green bay packers outfits! That's my Dads favorite team!...well thats an understatement :)

Papa sneaking Annabelle some pie :) She was nicknamed Baby Hoover in Texas because she ate anything & everything whether it was food or... NOT

Alicia, Jeff, & I had a game of bananagrams, and then we decided to put all the letters together!

Alicia & Jeff, they are due to have a baby girl in feb!

Plane ride back...this was an interesting time.. the way there was so easy going but coming back as soon as we took off Annabelle pooped...it stunk so bad so I was wrapping the blanket around her to prevent others from smelling it. My mom checked and there was no changing table...sooo I had to hold her like that, then it started Leaking onto me! SOO GROSS! we put the changing pad around her, I asked how much longer...45 mins! Needless to say it was the longest flight of my life! As soon as we landed I hurried as fast as I could to the rest room, luckily I had randombly put these pjs & shorts in my backpack so we both got to change :)

So cute! Brock has a welcome sign & balloons waiting for us when we got home. It was so sad being apart for Thanksgiving, but I'm glad I got to see my Family.