Top 10 in 2010

2010 was a super fun year for us! It brought its fair share of struggles (need I remind you of the start of daycare for Will...), but it was equally full of blessings and joy!
Here are what I think were the highlights of 2010 for us...some small, some big, some just in between, but all were special in their own way!

10. Spending LOTS of lazy days at the pool this summer. As a teacher, I covet this time off and try not to take it for granted, as I know not everyone has this luxury. Spending time with Will at the pool and playing with our neighbors, sometimes staying until sunset and ordering pizza was so much fun!! I was sad to see those summer days go...

9. A super fun beach trip with our dear friends the Pughs that concluded in me turning 27 and Will breaking his collar bone :) Since that trip, they have added a third child, a GIRL, and we will be adding another child come June, so I am already trying to think how it would be strategically possible to do another beach trip with them....4 adults....5 kids. Makes me tired just thinking about it :)

8. Getting Will's school pictures in from daycare. This may seem like a stupid thing to add to our top 10 list, but these pictures are super meaningful to me because they are sort of a reminder of our struggle and survival of starting Will in daycare. My heart broke for almost a whole month every single day. This picture reminds me of the love we have been shown from his new school and also of the adjustment Will made (even if it took 2 months!) And if nothing else, I laugh every time I pass it in its frame!

7. Auburn's perfect season. I would be remiss for not mentioning this...even if I am an Alabama fan. This has been a great fall for our marriage...thanks Auburn! I love seeing my husband so excited and hope this perfect season will carry on into this month!!

6. Our anniversary trip to Charleston. We figured every 5 years we should do something "bigger" than usual for our anniversary. We decided to jet to Charleston for a long weekend. It was really fun exploring a new place together...really I just cared about the sleep and the food....but the extra time spent with John wasn't bad either. Our hotel was amazing and we were greeted with champagne and chocolate cake when we arrived at 2:30 A.M. (the drive was the only bad part about the trip....it was LONG!)

5. Our "Happy Graduation to John" trip to Disney World. Early in January we made the decision to cancel our Mediterranean cruise we had booked. We would be gone 12 days and just weren't sure if we could leave little man for that long. It is a decision I still question, but something I am certain we will book again someday (10th anniversary maybe, hehe). We decided to stay a little closer to home and be gone 4 nights instead of 11. We flew this time which was the way to go! A shuttle from the airport took us directly to our resort. For those who know us well, we LOVE all things Disney. We played and played for 3 days in the park until we couldn't hardly keep our eyes open for fireworks on the last night. I know we would have had fun in Greece, but we had a blast at Disney!!

4. Finding out we were expecting baby #2!!! This is something we were planning, but it is still very surreal and exciting and scary all at the same time when it actually happens. I will never forget telling our families with Will wearing his "I'm going to be a big brother" t-shirt. It was very fun and I was so glad that Will was involved, even if he had no idea what was going on or how drastically his whole world would be changing in a few short months

3. Experiencing Christmas through the eyes of a child!!! Will was almost 1 last Christmas and it was really fun, but nothing compared to this year, and I know it will only continue to get better. Everything was exciting to him. His eyes filled with amazement every time we saw Christmas lights, Ho Ho, etc. Definitely made Christmas so much more meaningful this year. John and I kept saying how we could have cared less about presents this year-it was so much more fun to watch Will get excited over his!!

Well....maybe this is going to just have to be the top 8 from 2010...I know plenty of other things have happened...they just aren't coming to mind at the moment!

2011 is already proving to be an exciting year as we have a jam packed few weeks coming up. This Saturday is Will's birthday party, we find out if Will is going to have a brother or a sister on Monday (Threatening snow better not make us miss our appointment!!!), the Auburn game is Monday night, and Will's 2nd birthday is Thursday. Wow!

I didn't really make any resolutions this year. I guess if I were to think of something I wanted to make sure I did this year it would be to just soak in every single moment with my little family. These past two years have flown by and I know it won't be long until we are sending Will off to Kindergarten. I am really going to make a conscious effort to not worry so much about the dishes and laundry and toys that are EVERYWHERE (don't think that will be very hard) and focus more on the little things! I have an excellent excuse to build really cool things out of play-dough and steer choo choo trains all over the house!