A Look Back: 2009

2009 was a very eventful year for us.
Here are some of the memories that we'll have forever:

• our October photo shoot with Marisa (see picture above!)
• our first full year with Noah
• Noah learned to eat solid foods, he learned how to crawl, to walk, and to say his first words...he grew from a baby into a toddler.
  
• we moved from our loft into our house
• All of our outings with close friends Shanna, Aidan and Reese
• I turned 30.
  
• I threw Sarah a baby shower and a month later Lula was born.
• This weekend with Matt's extended family...it was something to remember!
• the way Noah curls up in a fetal position and lays his head on my shoulder when I rock him to sleep.
  
• starting Lula in London and Dear London
• taking Noah to the Emergency Room for the first time
• attending Matt's Ski School Reunion, and getting to hang out with Brian and Janet and Brent and Ashley
• TWILIGHT...need I say more? the books and the movies.
• Learning to sew...at a very beginning level!
• the celebration of our 10 year wedding anniversary.
• Our fun trip to Nashville to hang with good friends Marcus and Katie (Noah's first bath with another kid.)
• Matt's acquisition of another book of business. (Need insurance? Call my hubby!)
• Parker giving up his NEW seat at his NEW table to Noah...so selfless.
  
• Noah's first experience playing in the ocean.
• Noah's First Birthday, that I failed to blog about! This truly qualifies me for most horrible mom of the year.
• my dad teaching Noah to say "a,e,i,o,u" when he sees any sort of print
  
• ALL visits to Grams and Pops house and all of their visits here!
• teaching/nurturing Noah to love music, books and water.
• We had Thanksgiving at our house this year!
• We also had Christmas at our house!
• We dedicated Noah to Christ.
• receiving letters from Grams to Noah
  

What I'm looking forward to in 2010:

• taking actual sewing lessons
• traveling to Colorado to ski for the first time
• road tripping to South Carolina
• throwing Sarah G. a baby shower
• taking Noah to the ocean
• reading through the Scriptures
• loving my family more
• getting pregnant
  

(I will probably be adding more to this post as I continue to think of things that deserve to be on this list!)