A Look Back

(Our Christmas card for this year)

 

 

Dodson Family Highlights for 2012

 

Riley

Coached Kendle and Morgan’s soccer teams and his last season of high school soccer (for now)

Ended his work year on a high note – top salesman in his company

Survived another year as soccer city director

 Big salmon fishing trip at the Bonneville Dam

Shot tons of geese/ducks/quail

Enjoying playing some indoor soccer again

 

                                                                                   Sarah

Successfully completed her first half-marathon

Mastered the job of potty training twins

Enjoyed spending a fun and relaxing week at the beach

Loved being a soccer/basketball/softball mom

Walked 18 miles in the pouring rain at Relay for Life but still had a great time

Finally got to see the Forgotten Carols

 

Kendle (10 and in 5^th grade)

Back to back league champ for soccer and undefeated seasons

Hit a game winning triple in one of her most memorable softball games

Enjoyed the challenge of her first year playing AAU

Fishing trip with dad where she caught the most fish

Loves playing in her Mad Mallets marimba music group at school

Ran her first 5k and rocked it

Sang a beautiful solo in her church primary program

Got to meet former professional soccer player Kasey Keller

 

Morgan (5)

Passed level 2 for swim lessons

Was quite the fireball in his first soccer season

Got to be his dad’s hunting buddy

Scored lots of baskets for his basketball team and got his first trophy (which he polishes constantly)

Figured out how to do flips, handstands, and one armed cartwheels

Developing a major power throwing arm for football and baseball

Excited to be learning to read and spell

Continues to be the best weed puller and little worker we’ve ever met

 

Cooper & Kale (3)

Mastered riding their trikes like little racing machines

Fell in LOVE with trains and anything and everything to do with them

Had a blast playing at the beach this summer and going to the river

Turned into huge chatterboxes

Learning to play better together and sometimes even act like friends

Are now big enough to go to the farm with grandpa

Enjoyed following big brother and sister around to their games and being their cheerleaders

Loved going to Country Mercantile and riding the train



It has been a great year for our family. We made so many wonderful memories that outweigh the bad.  I can't believe that another year has come and gone. We met quite a few of our goals for last year and can't wait to see what's in store for 2013!