Our Favorite Memories from 2010

2010 has been a wonderful year for our family.  As we say goodbye to this fabulous year, we wanted to reflect back on some of our favorite memories.  Enjoy!

JANUARY



First swim lesson



Helping Daddy work

Swinging with daddy for photo shoot for Del. Eileen Filler-Corn's campaign

FEBRUARY

Snowmaggedon

Daddy shovelling the 5 feet of snow on our deck

More adventures in Snowmaggedon - we were stuck at home for a week!

Valentine's Day Dinner

Purim! Eating his first hamentaschen


MARCH

Campaigning for Del. Eileen Filler-Corn's special election.  Sam is an excellent campaigner!

Learning to be an opera singer

Learning to do the dishes at an early age

Celebrating Mimi's birthay with a 7 course Moroccan feast at Marrakesh!

Playing in the water in Cozumel, Mexico

Stealing daddy's glasses in Mexico

Visiting with Nurse Rebecca on his 1st birthday, she helped deliver him!  We regularly go back to Sibley hospital to thank their amazing medical team for the phenomenal care they gave us during Sam's 3 week NICU stay.

Sam turns 1!  Celebrated with his first taste of ice cream - chocolate of course!

Sam's awesome birthday cake made by Grandpa - our own little monkey!

APRIL  

Red Sox game

National Zoo for Mommy's 30th birthday - April 5

Backyard water games with Grandpa during 90 degree heat Apr 6

Pool fun with Daddy in Orlando

Bear walking in Orlando

MAY  

Another Red Sox game

Watching the Braves game from a suite - can you tell we like baseball?

Strawberry picking with Mimi, Grandpa, Weiners, & Harts for Mother's Day

Farmer Sam driving his tractor

Uncle David graduates from grad school!

Learning to help with chores

Family photo at a local Dems picnic

Best friends with Lucy

Our wonderful  Memorial Day weekend in Napa & San Francisco - first time away WITHOUT Sam!

JUNE 

1st day at the pool, we spent a LOT of time at the pool during the summer.  Sam is a fish and loves to swim!

First time fingerpainting

Choo choo train at the fair

Weekend in NYC - Date night out!

Looking down at the Empire State Building from our ridiculously "trendy" hotel room in the Meat Packing District

Sam's first New York bagel - he ate the entire thing!

Highline in NYC

Watching daddy play softball for the synagogue softball team.  One day Sam will play too.

JULY

Swimming at Bear Creak Lake State Park on July 4th

Fourth of July Fireworks with Grandpa, Mimi, David & Jenn

He is the expert on the bars at the Little Gym

Sharing some water with Lucy



Happy boy on his way home from a very scary 4 days in the hospital.  This was ALSO the day he learned to walk for the first time.  It was an amazing day - Daddy, Grandpa, Mimi, and Aunt Heather were all there to witness the first day of walking - but lucky Mommy got to see his first two consecutive steps!

Coincidentally, this was the day after we found out that we are pregnant with baby boy #2!  Big week for our family.



AUGUST 

First time on a carousel.  He liked it for about 10 seconds and then wanted to get off.

More fun at Little Gym - the teacher had him show the other kids how to hang from the bars because he's such a pro!

Yummy wedding cake at Aunt Cora & Aunt Suriya's wedding in Boston!



Helping Daddy drive the boat on Lake Champlain, Vermont with the Wyatt Family



Hiding under a sheet with the dog

SEPTEMBER

Beautiful beach day at Lake Anna State Park with Grandpa & Mimi. 

Skinny boy handing me his pants, hilarious.

Big fundraiser at our house for Congressman Gerry Connolly with Del. Eileen Filler-Corn and Sen. Bob Barker.
 We raised over $15,000 and Connolly won by only 1,000 votes!

Weekend in Lake Gaston, NC with the Cheney family.

Checking out the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum

OCTOBER

Pushing his favorite shopping cart

Throwing rocks into Burke Lake Park with Uncle David

Burke Pumpkin Playground

Cox Farms - Gingerbread House in the "Candy Land" play area

Flying like a bumblee for the Barrington neighborhood Halloween parade

Learning how to Trick or Treat and eat a TON of chocolate

Family photo with Mimi, Me, Grandpa, and Brad at the Shapiro wedding in Charlottesville, VA

 NOVEMBER

First soccer class

Goofing around at the grocery store the morning after another visit to the ER because he smashed into a cabinet.  Thankfully, no stitches!

Reading with (and on) daddy

Our wonderful weekend away to Las Vegas - last trip before the new baby! 
Check out my baby bump, I'm about 20 weeks pregnant here.

Helping Daddy make pies for Thanksgiving at Mimi & Grandpa's awesome new house!

Exploring toys on one of our MANY visits to Costco.  We love it there!

DECEMBER

Napping with the dog, his best friend.  She's learning to tolerate him and loves him feeding her, but she isn't such a fan of the tail/whisker pulling.  He's learning to be more gentle.

1st night of Hanukkah

8th night of Hanukkah

Visiting the National Botanical Gardens and their train exhibit

Watching the first snowflakes of the winter - hopefully it won't be as bad as last winter!

First time sledding - he LOVED it and did not want to go inside!

We had a wonderful 2010 and cannot wait for the new adventures we will have in 2011 when we welcome the arrival of Baby Boy #2 to our family.  We hope you all have a happy new year!