January 2009, Looking Back

In January 2009, Marissa experienced her first birthday. She got to celebrate this milestone several times, at both Grandmas' and at home. Soon thereafter, she decided the time was right to start walking. I could see her growing up literally before my eyes. I felt sad and wrote about my selfishness here.

We took our first plane ride with Marissa to Colorado so Landon and Mason could be in our friends' wedding. Both looked awesome in their kilts, and we had lots of fun. Landon and I decided that shelling out for the cost of an extra ticket to bring Tessa was the best idea we ever had, like ever, and committed to at least inviting her to accompany us on any future trips. We also decided that Tessa might very well be the coolest teenager to have ever lived.
Landon was really busy at work, on one case or another, and so the kids and I spent a lot of time playing together. We took a lot of walks to the park and blew many bubbles in the back yard. I took pictures for Landon to enjoy later, and snapped some of my favorite pictures ever of both my kids.

January was a busy month, full of changes and adjustments (mostly for the change-averse mom in this house). It was full of challenges, but mostly, it was full of blessings for our entire family. We were blessed with the opportunity to earn a good living. We were blessed to grow and learn and evolve. We were blessed with time together to become closer and grow our love as a family. We were blessed with the opportunity to be with our friends during a most special time in their lives.