2010 in review

January

A happy quiet month at home in our apartment.


Noah celebrated his first Epiphany
with a lovely gift from his Nana (a homemade ark, of course!)

he cut some new teeth

and generally we were together and happy.

February

An uneventful month (in the good sense). Lent began, and we turned a little more inwards.

March

We started attending a monthly family Rosary and potluck with some fellow Nova Scotian Catholics



Here we are dressed up one Sunday on our way out to visit these friends.


April

We celebrated Easter.



Our great little source of joy turned a year old!
One year of blessings and joy that can't be captured in words.


May

We returned to our former home, Ontario, for a visit


Noah had oodles of fun playing with his cousins


June

After much prayer, we decided to start looking for a house. Here. In Nova Scotia.

We celebrated two years of marriage
(and went out for our FIRST baby-free date at night in 15 months. Dessert at Il Mercato. Yes!)


And Noah discovered his love for watermelon. Lots of it.


July

We bought our first home!



And then only a week later, went to PEI.



I also turned 26.



August

We enjoyed settling into our new home



September

We announced some wonderful news!


October

We celebrated Thanksgiving, I was sick as a dog with our new Baby, and we had a most fabulously fun All Saint's Eve to cap off the month.



November


We made baking messes in preparation for Christmas. It was glorious.

December

Patrick turned 25.
That still makes me laugh, because he's such an old soul.
I tease him that he's been at least 25 since he was 18.
(Sadly I accidentally deleted all my photos of the three birthday cakes and celebrations we had in his honour. Yes, three. He works mighty hard, and loves a good cake as thanks.)

We did a fair bit of crafting and baking.

We reveled in the oddly warm weather.


A very happy Christmas was celebrated by the four of us.




What an amazing journey 2010 was! I am so in awe of what 2011 will bring for us.

Comments

  1. ElenaJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    great post! here's to a great 2011.

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  2. ErinJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    You all look so happy and lovely. I can't believe how much Noah has changed in one year. Of course this shouldn't surprise me, as I've seen my own kids grow...but you don't see it as much in your own little people. You are wonderful parents! Keep up the good work!

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