1. The greatest part of 2010 was the birth of our healthy baby boy Shane. He has been such a blessing. I truly thought I would be done having kids after him but he has changed my mind. I think I am going to have to beg Dave for 1 more. Even if it is another boy I will take him.
2. Finishing our basement. It is so nice to have the extra space and the boys have loved having it to play in
3. Dave changing jobs. Even though this was scary and we have had to cut back financially it has been such a blessing. He actually gets home around 5:30 now so we get to see him. He was able to coach Parker's T-ball team which he would have never been able to do before. He is around to help me with the kids which I feel has bonded us as a family even tighter.
4. Parker starting Kindergarten and Jack starting preschool.
5. Jack being potty trained and me not having to change diapers for 8 months until Shane was born.
This year I have had so many hard things happen to people I love as well. I attended 3 funerals this year of people who went too early. 1st was the funeral of my friend Stacy's husband, the 2ND was the funeral of my cousins little 2 1/2 year old boy Beck. It was so hard to watch my cousin have to face the death of her little boy, and to continue to watch her morn the loss of such an angel. The 3rd funeral was my Uncle Rex. Seeing his wife have to go on with life without him in it truly has broken my heart. I have had people I love in my life experience marriage trouble, health problems, pregnancy difficulty, family issues, financial difficulty, and loss of jobs. I have just felt like all around me people have been suffering. It has truly made me appreciate all that I have been blessed with and what is truly important in this life. I hope that 2011 is a much better year for those around me that are suffering.
