Our Year: 2013

January 2013
*{G} turned ONE!!

February 2013
*Dedicated {G} to the Lord!

March 2013

April 2013
*{L} was promoted to a Charge Nurse at work
*10 years since Perry♥Lauren met!!
*Visit to Papa & Nana's in Virginia

May 2013
*{L} had surgery and spent a few weeks recovering at home! I was given strict doctor's orders not to pick up Gabriel for at least 1 week... so hard!!

*Held a yard sale before going back to work

June 2013
*Trip to NY for my cousin's wedding
*{G} met his Great Grandma & Great Grandpa and almost all of his extended Czuhanich family!

July 2013
{G}'s first fireworks show (from a distance!)

August 2013
*{P} turned 29

September 2013
*{P} got his second tattoo- our wedding date (11.07.09) on his ring finger! ♥

*Put our house on the market
*Found out we were blessed with another baby!!

October 2013
*Stressful month with endless showings and ups & downs related to selling our home and moving
*Found our "Tubby" troublemaker lab mix, Autumn, a new home

*Moved from our home of 6 1/2 years (for Perry, and 5 years for Lauren) to a rental house

November 2013
*Officially closed on our house
*Celebrated four years of marriage!!
*Traveled to Papa & Nana's for their 1st cattle auction
*{L}'s Golden Birthday turning 28 on the 28th, on Thanksgiving!
*Announced that {L} was pregnant!

December 2013
*Annual family photo shoot
*Christmas fun

A Year To Remember, 2012

THE BEST YEAR YET!

January 2012
*Our sweet baby boy, Gabriel Turner, was born!!! Tied with my wedding day for best. day. of. my. life!

February 2012
*Lots of beloved family and friends visited to meet our precious boy
*{G's} 1st Valentine's Day!
*A dear friend of mine since 2nd grade, Katie "KTB", came to visit and took some great pictures for us!

*{L} returned to work after maternity leave on the last day of the month

March 2012

April 2012
*{G's} 1st Easter!

*Uncle Mike & Aunt Pam visited from NY and met Gabriel!

*{G's} 1st trip to Virginia to visit Papa & Nana's farm!

May 2012
*{L's} 1st ever Mother's Day!!!

June 2012
*{G} met his Great-Papa and some Great Aunts & Uncles and second cousins!!

*Helped throw a surprise party for Mom W's 60th birthday!

*{P's} 1st ever Father's Day!!!
*{P} got a tattoo on Father's Day!

July 2012
*My best friend from college, Becky, and her husband Cam got to meet Gabriel!

*{L} switched from working 7p-7a (night shift) to 11a-11p, a much better schedule with a 6 month old!

August 2012
*{P} turned 28

September 2012

October 2012
*{G's} 1st time at the NC State Fair
*{G's} 1st Halloween. He made such a cute "Greaser" with slicked back hair!

November 2012
*Celebrated three years of marriage!!
*Bought the Mazda Tribute
*Thanksgiving in Fayetteville, NC- the first time a lot of my Dad's side of the family (the Durr's) met Gabe!
*{L} turned 27

December 2012
*Annual family photo shoot
*{P} completed his 1st college degree and graduated!!

*Celebrated Christmas and New Years... {G's} 1st!!!

Our Year: 2011

January 2011
*{P} returned to college after 6 years! (And made a 3.75 GPA!!)

February 2011
*All new HVAC unit installed. What a difference this has made in our electricity & gas bills!

March 2011
*{P} got his Miata!

After he put in HID headlights

April 2011
*Bad tornadoes hit the Raleigh area. Thankfully they passed by our house, leaving us basically untouched! Once things settled down, we headed out to survey the damage around town.

May 2011
*{L} scheduled surgery for a hernia repair but cancelled it when we...
*...Found out we were going to parents!!!!!

*Fun weekend with our nieces, Lauren & Emily, who were spending it with Nonny & Pop Pop!

*{P}'s best friend Baxter graduated from NC State!

June 2011
*Mudcats game with Sara & friends!

July 2011
*Roadtrip with Mom & Paul to visit family in NY!!

*4th of July fireworks in NY with 2 of my cousins, Alexis & Amy!


*After telling our immediate family in May and extended family in July, we publicly announced that {L} was pregnant!
*{P} tiled the kitchen & laundry room floor with the help of his Dad

August 2011
*Found out that Baby was going to be a BOY, "Gabriel Turner Whitaker"!!!
*{P} turned 27

September 2011

October 2011
*NC State Fair (and the Kellie Pickler concert) with my Dad & Kar!

*First baby shower- at {L}'s Mom's house in Chapel Hill!

November 2011
*Celebrated two years of marriage with my love!!!
*Annual family photo shoot

*2nd baby shower/{P}'s first- a co-ed one at my in-law's neighborhood clubhouse!


*Thanksgiving in Fayetteville, NC with my Dad's side of the family (the Durr's)

*{L} turned 26

December 2011
*Finished the nursery for our little boy
*Celebrated Christmas on a few different occasions: the 23rd w/ {L}'s Mom & Paul, Christmas Day just the 2 of us, 28th w/ {L}'s Dad & Kar, and the 31st with {P}'s parents! 
*Quiet New Years Eve at home!


Now we are eagerly awaiting our little boy's arrival sometime in January!!! I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for our little family!!!