This year - 2015 - was another great one! Even if 364 days of it had been crappy, that one day in September would have made it one of our best years yet. (And, fortunately, there really were very few crappy days. We have nothing to complain about at all.) Here commences our year end review…
January
The first day of the new year started with a positive pregnancy test (although no one would know this for a while.) What an exciting beginning to 2015! JB continued to keep us so busy, and loved his days with Nanny Y, playdates with friends, music class, and adventures outside.
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| New Year's Day 2015 |
Lots of love shared throughout the month of February! First, a couples' shower for James' brother and his fiancé to celebrate their upcoming wedding. Second, we had a lot of family time together as we survived the cold weather and spent a lot of times indoors. Lastly, on Valentine's Day, we let the grandparents in on a little secret!
March
Lots of activities took place in March - dinners with friends, trips to the theater (Wicked!), visits from the Kerr family, experiencing the Aquarium, trips to urgent care. Never a dull moment! On my birthday we surprised our family (plus made it Facebook official) with the news that Baby #2 was on her way (and was a girl!!)
April
As the weather grew warmer, JB started his first swimming lessons and more and more time was spent outside at the park and at festivals When more Kerr visitors arrived, we took them up Kennesaw Mountain to enjoy the beautiful Spring weather!
May
The month of May marked a turning point from "normal" busy to "crazy" busy. Mostly because we made the decision to sell our house, resulting in rapid packing, staging, showing, cleaning, etc. All this was going on while both James and I traveled for work (he to DC, me to NY and Costa Rica), and traveled away from the house on the weekend for showings and open houses. But all the craziness aside, the absolute highlight of the month: we gained a sister!! Chris and Nicole said "I Do" in a beautiful wedding that we were thrilled to be a part of.
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| The Newest Sassers |
Emotions ran high in June as we said goodbye to our house, said goodbye to our sweet nanny, moved our family to a rental home up the street, and moved JB into a Montessori school down the street. He had a fairly rough transition that I would love to just forget (especially since he's so happy now!), and he (then we) got sick nearly every week. Oh, and I was nearly 7 months pregnant so already a little weepy to begin with. Fortunately the Kerr family lifted our spirits down in Port Aransas, where we enjoyed a great week with them on the beach!
July
Things seemed to settle down a bit in July as we enjoyed time with our little family, and then time with our extended Sasser family and non-local friends. Lots of visitors to Atlanta that month!! Things started to get real with Baby Girl as we saw her in 3D, finally started her nursery in our new house, and "sprinkled" her with lots of pink gifts.
August
I will always remember August as a time of waiting. I was convinced that our little gal would arrive in August, although I desperately wanted her to wait until September (for no real good reason, it seems silly for me to write that now!) We focused our energy on little JB, making sure that he got in some good fun before little sister arrived. Museums, parks, touch-a-truck - non-stop action!! It tired out this very pregnant Mama, so I was happy to begin my maternity leave in mid-August as I waited. I also tried to turn my focus inward with some mindfulness training (which was a wonderful experience, although I admit I don't practice it like I should!)
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| Last Picture as a Family of Three! |
The Sassers love them some September milestones - there is James' birthday (17th), our wedding anniversary (26th), JB's birthday (29th) and now another very important date! Our second child, Maryn Elizabeth, made her grand entrance on the 3rd. Such a beautiful blessing and we thank God for a smooth, lovely transition into a family of 4 over the next couple months. The grandparents, our families, and our friends were so supportive, too!
October
The addition of a new baby didn't seem to slow us down much, mostly because we had a busy two year old to entertain! The Fall meant pumpkin patches, apples festivals, and trick-or-treating. Praise the Lord for a mellow, go-with-the-flow second baby who fit right in to our active life. The whole clan was having fun and getting into a groove.
November
It felt way too quick, but I returned to work on a part-time basis and turned little Maryn over to our new sweet nanny, Raquel. It felt like things were back to (a new) normal so quickly this time around. JB excelled in his little school, he had a long streak of wellness (thanks tubes!), Maryn grew every day, James's company won some major contracts, and the holiday season kicked off with good times with friends and family.
December
The last month of the year seemed like a non-stop party! Between dinner parties, neighbor nights, showers, family get-togethers and the holidays - a whole lot of fun! Our kiddos loved every second!
And now here we are, saying "how is it December 31st and what happened to 2015?" What a speedy year - full of changes, additions, launches (IDEAROAM, woo hoo!) and, truly, so many blessings. We started the year seeing two pink lines, and we ended the year signing on the dotted line. As of just yesterday, we are home owners again.
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| Our New Family Home |
Ahhhhhh look at that house!!!! It is gorgeous and I can't even imagine how fabulous you are going to make it!!! Give me all the details!!!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH. That house. You are going to do FABULOUS things with that place. And look at that yard. JB is going to LOVE it! Congratulations!
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