2010 in a nutshell

Since it's New Year's Eve, Paul and I always talk about what our favorite things from the past year have been. A few of our favorites are:

• January = The boys and I moving back to Dominica once Hawken got his passport so we could be all together again.
• February = We survived our first semi-close volcanic eruption (2 islands away).
• March = Matix turns 1 and 1/2 and gets to go to nursery for the first time, and Hawken learns to roll over on the beach.
• April = Grandma Kim comes for a visit, and Matix hunting for Easter eggs.
• May = Paul and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. 4 years married to my best friend.
• June = Hawken turning 6 months old, and the boys are becoming real friends.
• July = Grandma Stacy coming for a visit.
• August = Hawken learning to walk, then full out running.
• September = Matix turning 2, WOW!
• October = Trick-or-Treating on campus. Both boys really got into it, such a great age. Hawken was a shark and Matix was a surfer with a bite out of his surf board.
• November = Thanksgiving on the seaside deck with tons of friends. So memorable.
• December = Hawken turning 1!! Paul finishing his first 2 years of medical school, moving back to the States, Christmas with Paul's family, and being together just the 4 of us again in our new home here in Miami.

We love our life and our crazy adventures. It isn't always easy, but we love it all. We have 2 beautiful, healthy, silly baby boys. We have each other. We are excited to see what comes next in 2011.