One Whole Year, In One Post

       Hello world! It's me! Brandy Sweet! Do you remember me? It has been OVER a year since I have posted up to date pictures and posts! I always have the best intentions..I take the pictures..write the post in my head..and then someone poops their pants or spills milk on the couch and suddenly blogging is lost in the back of my mind along with taking a shower and putting on real clothes. BUT, I have decided that I really miss it! I enjoy doing it and I look forward to having it for my kids to see someday so I am going to make it a point to get back on track!! With that being said, I am going to post the ENTIRE last year in this one post. Brace yourself, get a snack, take a pee break, leave half way if you must (but please don't) because it is going to be a crazy photo bombardment of my life... My Sweet life :)

When we met last we were about to leave Florida and move back to Indiana. Well, that's exactly what we did!!

Family shot after Luke's graduation

Dr. Lucas Sweet

We packed up an headed back to what had been home already to the kids and I for the past few months and picked up where we left off. First on the list, another graduation!! This time it was Isabelle's preschool graduation!

Soon, it was full blown summer (2013) and time for all the fun things that go with it!!

Like Popsicles and playtime with friends in the backyard...

and lounging in the pool at auntie Rhi's...

Sometimes life is not so fun. Like when a tree smashes your cars and house...

Isabelle really matured a lot that summer and did so many things that made me proud! She went to cheer camp and won cheerleader of the day :)

Then she competed in the Little Miss Daviess County pageant at our county fair. She may not have won the crown but she was a winner to us!

We rolled right into the 4th of July next. We went to our local park for some carnival fun and then spent the day at Auntie Rhi's house.

We took a fun (but very hot) trip to Holiday World.

Luke and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary by taking a trip to French Lick (where we went on our honeymoon) for the afternoon.

We got some super exciting news from my bestie Brecklyn (remember her? she is in many past posts from our Florida days) She announced to use she was expecting!! 

We, along with Luke's parents, spent an afternoon with the kids at Spring Mill State Park. It is always a fun place to visit! On the way home we stopped by a mans home that is pretty unusual...

The pharmacist in the old town pharmacy 

Playing the different Native American instruments 

Living in Florida the past 4 years, my kids hadnt seen many Amish yet

Before long, summer was over and Isabelle was off on a new adventure...kindergarten!! 

Isabelle got adjusted to homework and we had fun packing her lunch...

We spent an afternoon at our family cabin. I have lots of wonderful memories of my childhood spent here and hope my kids will too!

Jude kept me busy while sissy was at school. Making messes, being cute, and having fun at the park...

Fall was setting in and we loaded up in the in-laws RV and took the kids to Nashville, IN. They had tons of cute shops and we took the kids to a marionette show...

Train ride!

We enjoyed spending time outside, playing in leaves, and having fires. Halloween was here and I had a Clawdeen Wolf and Chewbaca...

My kiddos and my grandma, their Nan Nan

Jude's first time trick or treating!

November FLEW by. Since we were short a car, Jude and I spent a lot of time at home. I kept myself busy with Tri Kappa (a philanthropic sorority my sis and mother in law got me into), I got to see one of my very best friends from England, Thanksgiving passed, and NoNo our Elf on the Shelf arrived, leaving us face to face with our busiest month DECEMBER!!

We can't stop talking for one minute :)

Us and our boys!! We are officially grown ups!

Thanksgiving and the 3 boy cousins all a few months apart

Lot's of indoor games

Tri Kappa's annual Ladies Night Out dinner and auction

The arrival of NoNo

The first thing on the agenda for December was Isabelle's 6th birthday! She decided to have a shared party with her cousin LP and since we had an insane about of snow, we went with a Holly Jolly Birthday party theme!

Of course you have to have dinner at Mi Pueblo ON your birthday!

The party crew

While we were planning away for all our upcoming events, we had tragedy strike our family. My uncles home, which was once my grandparents, and before that great grandparents home, burned down. A lot of our family's history of photos, collectibles, and other memorabilia were all inside. Luckily, my uncle and his dog made it out safe and I was able to climb around inside after and pulled out many cherished items, including my grandmothers jewelry.

 

Life goes on and we had something pretty big to celebrate next! My fabulous mother was turning 50 so I knew she needed a party to celebrate!

My beautiful mother (left) and her equally lovely friend

Chocolate Bar

Next was Isabelle's Christmas program at school...

Then finally, CHRISTMAS TIME...

Chrismas at Mamaw and Papaws

Hot chocolate station

Christmas with GG and Pop Pop

We had just caught our breath from Christmas and it was time for Jude's 2nd birthday. He LOVES Mickey so he invited all his friends for a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party...

The next few months of winter were COLD and it snowed...A LOT. Once Christmas break was over, Isabelle still didn't go back to school because of the snow so we had TONS of free time on our hands!

We spent time cheering on the Colts...

We kept warm by the fireplace...

Never one to miss a chance to throw a party, I had a "nerdy" baby shower for my bff Miss Brecklyn and her future baby.....girl! We also took it as an opportunity to have a girls night in Eville...

My girl in the hot tub

Nothing beats coffee and a soak

All those snow days meant lots of brother sister bonding time...

School was back on and Jude was alone again...playing football and mastering the art of selfies...

Isabelle had her 100th day of school...

We played in the snow...

We celebrated Valentines Day...

Cousins Valentines Party

The weekend of Valentines my sorority, Tri Kappa (remember them from ladies night out?), hosted our first ever Father Daughter dance!! Isabelle was super excited to dress up and go on a date with her daddy :) There was an amazing turn out and we plan to do it again in February 2015!!

Isabelle even shared the love and some learning with her shadow...

We got the pleasure to see our girl as a penguin in her Penguin Parade program at school...

With all the snow and cold we decided to have a hooky day and snuck off to French Lick to the indoor water park Big Splash...

Pooped after a long day

Swimming makes you hungry

In what felt like the blink of an eye (to us at least) Brecklyn had her baby...Miss Evie!

We are HUGE Game of Thrones fans and the season premiere just so happened to fall on Luke's birthday, so I did what I do best!! Threw a party...

Spring had sprung and we were all ready to be out of the house...

Easter time...

Classic family photo. We are never all looking at the camera

We were all ready for summer to come and were getting stir crazy...(we still only had one car remember)

That's when days like this...

Quickly become days like this...

Jude's first big boy injury. Had to get stitches after falling face first into the footrest of a 4-wheeler (that was parked in a garage, he was NOT riding it lol)

School was winding down. Jude likes to do homework too...

The Catholic school had a new fundraiser this year called Mom Prom. It was exactly what it sounds like!! Prom...for adults...with cocktails! It was a blast and we hope to go again :)

Washington has been having festivals downtown each season and this year it was the same weekend as the rail fest. We took the kids with their cousin and then the next morning both Isabelle and Jude were in the Little Miss and Mr Main Street Pageant!

I'm sure you have come to know Isabelle over the years and the word that best describes her is ORIGINAL. This day was one of the proudest days I have had as a mother. Isabelle was set on wearing a Cleopatra costume in this pageant, knowing full well all the other little girls would be in fancy dresses and she would be "different". I thought she might panic at the last minute and not go through with it, but I was dead wrong! She rocked that pageant Egyptian style...

Jude was 2nd place in his age. I walked with his so no pics :(

The last week of kindergarten had arrived and I had the pleasure of joining my gal on her class trip to the Wonderlab in Bloomington...

That's me lol

I started this blog post off with graduations so I might as well end it with a similar topic. Isabelle's LAST DAY of kindergarten!! She grew so much, made so many friends, and is so much smarter (didnt think that was possible). I am one proud momma...

First Day

Last Day

1st Day

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1st Day

Last Day

Wow!! Are you still here?!? If so, you should win a prize. If it took you 1/4 of the amount of time to read it as it did for me to write it then I think we all deserve a prize...or a vaction :) This has been one whole year of my life!! I hope you like reading it as much as I loved living it! My next post will continue from this date, up until todays current date! Swooh....almost caught up :)