The Past 1 1/2 Years in a Nutshell

This post is going to feel a lot like a Christmas Card, but I want to do a real quick catch-up of the last year and a half before I really get back into blogging again. This is going to be very, very brief. If you have any questions about any of this, please leave them in the comments or email me because I would be happy to fill in any details. Since I last updated:

• We finished up our 2nd year of law school. This includes: Tayler making Law Review and becoming the Managing Editor of Law Review (2nd in command)=very busy; Kayla babysitting two very cute little girls a few days a week and getting called as 2nd counselor in the Primary presidency; Luke starting Sunbeams; and Eli learning to walk!
• We moved to Washington DC in May of 2012 for a summer internship with Williams & Connolly law firm. We lived in Silver Spring, MD which is about 3 miles from the Washington DC Temple, and thoroughly enjoyed living the DC life for a few months. We rode the metro, went to a few Nationals' MLB games, saw the sites, went to Philadelphia and Gettysburg, saw the "How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular", etc. etc. etc. It was quite the experience.
• We took two trips to Idaho, one in May and one in August. We always enjoy seeing our family, and the boys get more and more spoiled every time we go. Both of these trips, I flew with the boys by myself, which was quite the accomplishment, and Tayler joined us later in August so that we could drive my parents' mini van, which they gave to us, back to Charlottesville. We have loved it!
• We moved back to Charlottesville, VA and began our 3rd year of law school. Tayler got called to teach early morning Seminary, which has been a blessing to our family. We went to Outer Banks, NC during fall break with a bunch of other law families from our ward, and we had a blast! We rented two beach houses for a week, cooked meals together, and played on the beach. So fun!We also got to fly back to Idaho for Christmas.
• Now for some of my favorite pictures from the last year and a half. Enjoy!

Feeding the horses at Grandpa Tibbitts' house over Christmas break.

Picture candidate for "Father of the Year." Isn't that sweet?

Our trip to Outer Banks during Fall Break 2012. So fun!

My first Jazz game. We watched the Jazz play the Wizards at the Verizon Center in DC.

More of Outer Banks

Paul Ryan came to Charlottesville for a Republican Rally and we got to go.

Family Pictures on the beach at Outer Banks

Family Pictures on the beach at Outer Banks

The National Zoo in DC

At a Nationals' Game

Swimming in our apartment complex swimming pool in Silver Spring, MD

Smith Family Pictures taken right before Ryan left on his mission

Early spring 2012

Our first "big" snow in Virginia (about 6 inches) and it melted in less than a week.