2011 has gotten off to such a busy start that I haven't had time to sit down and catch up on our blog in almost two months now! I usually start the new year off taking a look back at the previous year's highlights. 2010 was a wonderful year filled with many firsts for Hannah and wonderful memories created with our family and friends. I made a New Years resolution to make of point of not always filling up our weekends with plans & traveling and to focus on spending more time at home relaxing and enjoying the little things we take for granted. It seems like we always have so many fun opportunities of places to travel to, and outings with friends & family. In past years we've rarely turned down an invitation and tend to create plans for the weekends we have free. We've started off the new year implementing our "less traveling/less crazy schedule" plan and have successfully stayed in town for a total of 6 straight weekends in a row (a record for us!). It has been so much fun spending more time doing things at home or in the Sonoma county area (a good reminder of why we love where we live so much!) I'll have to save catching up on the past 6 weeks for my next blog post because I want to focus this post on the highlights of 2010.
Hannah's Highlights
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Turning 1 year old :)
Ready for her first birthday party
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| enjoying her party |
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| 1st steps on April 4th (Easter Sunday) the day of her actual birthday |
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| First plane flight (14 months old) Traveled to North Caroline with mom and Nonnie |
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| Enjoyed many sunny days on our boat...she's definitely a lake girl! |
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| First time tubing with mom :) (15 months old) |
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| Walking down the aisle in Auntie Cole and Uncle Sean's wedding (her first time as a flower girl) She did great!!! |
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| So proud of the first pumpkin she carved with mom and dad |
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| Loved being able to feed the animals this year |
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| Was happy as long as Santa wasn't in the picture :) |
We have such an amazing group of friends and always have a blast with them. Below are a handful of pictures capturing fun moments with friends from 2010
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| 2010 Barrel Tasting Group (photo taken at Unti winery) Last year was probably our 5th or 6th year going as a group. Can't wait for this year's trip! |
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| One of many girls dance parties at Ramona's house....love my girls! |
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| First annual Harvest Fair grape stomp with my good friend and partner Kara |
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| Nicole's bachelorette party in Las Vegas....what a blast!!! |
Daily I think about how fortunate I am to have such an amazing husband. Josh is such a loving father to Hannah. He has been such a natural father from day one. It feels so good to know that we are on the same page when it comes to raising our daughter, pitching in around the house and making decisions about the little and big things that come our way. I love Josh's passion for teaching history and coaching; his students are so fortunate to have him in the classroom.
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| This year we celebrated 5 years of marriage on Aug. 12th |
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| family picture (Hannah 14 months old) |
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| Father's Day at Lake Philsbury |
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| Supporting our team the Oakland A's last summer |
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| Annual Family/Friends camping trip to Union Valley |
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| Annual trip to Reno for the rib cookoff |
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Multnoma Falls
(Road trip to Oregon this fall to site see and wine taste with good friends) |
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| Family day sledding in Nevada |
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| Celebrating my 2nd mother's day at Benbow Inn....such special memories |
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| At Nicole and Sean's wedding reception...what an incredible day!!! |
