1) safety for Meredith after a fire ant bite (she had to go to the ER and everything--scary!)
2) easy going kids
3) Nora becoming a climber
4) shopping with mom
5) pregnant friends (can't say just who--but several!)
6) announcing our pregnancy (we've been doing this the last few weeks to close friends and family but finally said it on facebook.  Exciting!  Due on 3/22/13)
7) kids sleeping well in the camper (all four cousins slept through the night!)
8) kids who love the beach (they could've played there all day, every day!)
9) an air mattress (makes tent camping so much more comfortable)
10) our van just needing a jump (I feared the worst when it didn't start but it just needed a little help then ran perfectly)
11) a nice dinner out
12) watching the sunset in Ludington (we took lots of cute pictures that we hope to share soon!)
13) less rain than expected (although we still did have some--thankful that our tent held up too)
14) watching the SS Badger come in and the kids playing
15) boxes for packing
16) two days of help from Emily to pack
17) lunch with just Josh and I (two times this week!)
18) a new year in BSF (studying Genesis this year)
19) free lunch at Flat Top Grill (plus the girls meal was free too--score!)
20) free eye brow wax (I'd stopped plucking the last few weeks in anticipation--so it was much needed)
21) walking around Jefferson Point by.my.self!!
22) a blessed (30th!) birthday
23) a sis-in-law volunteering to watch the girls