Another New Year

2010?  Completely amazing!  I will try to give you the highlights of this great year.

Gabbi continues to amaze me.  She continues to make me laugh every day and beam with pride every minute.  She is growing up way too fast and is quickly becoming a very funny and very independent girl.  If you have ever spent an afternoon with us you know what I mean.

Goo @ Little Gym

This last year we have continued with some traditions.  We continue to spend lots of time together, running errands, exploring new activities, and visiting our favorite places.

She continues to enjoy Little Gym and loves going, but does not like when the other kids hold her shoulders when they walk as a train.

Taking a ride @ Zoolights

Gabbi spent another year 'helping' at Sorority Formal Recruitment at University of Puget Sound and University of Washington.  We became members of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and have loved visiting the animals!  We definitely made time to go to The Spring Fair and The Puyallup Fair!  This year though Gabbi got to eat hear first elephant ear.  She has already told me that next time we go she wants her own.  We'll see.  Finally, at the end of the year we were able to squeeze in a trip to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Zoolights with our friends Karen, Keith & Parker.

She loves Preschool

A big new item for us is Gabbi started Preschool!  She L-O-V-E, loves it!  She looks forward to it every week.  She loves the activities, her teacher and her friends.  I love it because it is a Co-op and parents get to be very involved in the school, and especially the classroom.  I love getting to see her grow and develop each class.  I love seeing her play with her friends and develop her large personality.  A few things I have learned (actually awhile ago) 1. Gabbi was the perfect name for her (she talks all the time), 2. she is a social butterfly but likes to play on her own, 3. she is not afraid to speak up, 4. she loves to learn, and 5. her dad and I will be very busy keeping up.

Me & my sisters (playing Barbies)

Our biggest new item in 2010 was the addition of Gabbi's two aunts.  This past spring I did a bit of research (aka Facebook stalking) and was able to find my two biological sisters.  Not only did I gain two sisters, but Gabbi and I both gained a whole family, from grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, baby cousins, and more.  So our newest traditions have included Easter dinner, a baby shower (followed by me becoming an aunt), Christmas potluck, and more dinners than I can count.  It has been a true blessing.

I can't wait to see what 2011 has in store with us.  I know it will be filled with lots of fun, continued traditions, and new experiences.  I know that Gabbi will continue to develop her not so little personality, and I can't wait!

We wish you a very Happy New Year and hope that we get to spend lots of time with our friends and family.

New Year's Eve on Vashon Island