Here's a look back!
January: Our family watched as the Univeristy of Alabama win the National Championship. We celebrated with our friends in Memphis and I remember going to wake Layla up at the end of the game so that we could share the moment with her and capture a couple of pictures.
February: I celebrated my 26th birthday on the 7th. I have come to realize that getting older isn't so bad. With every year comes wisdom and it means more memories with my family. Layla also celebrated her first Valentine's Day. At our mom's group we made a Valentine for daddy.
March: This month was pretty low key for our family last year. The great thing about living in Memphis was that it got warmer there a little earlier. We took a couple trips to the zoo and to the botanic gardens. Noah, Ashly, and Abram also came to visit but Abram came down with a high fever so their trip was cut short. He got home and had double ear infections. Poor guy! We also became much busier parents during this month because Layla perfected the crawl!
April: We took a trip back to Murfreesboro. I don't think that we had been back since Christmas. Layla celebrated her first Easter at her Papa's church. She wore a dress that was made for her by Nancy Burton and was given to me at one of my showers before she was born.
May: WOW, May was a big month for us last year. Where to start?? We took our first "family vacation" to Orlando. It was the 3 of us along with my sister and her husband. We had a great time. We visited the water park, Universal Studios and Disney. Poor Layla was pretty much stuck in her stroller the whole trip because she was only 11 months old but she was such a trooper!
Next we had a visit at our home in Memphis from Layla's great grandfather. It was such a precious time with family for the weekend. This is the month that Lucas was certain he had heard from God on whether to start his own company or not. So we listed our house on the market and moved out of Memphis to Murfreesboro for a bit. Most of you know the story...
June: Our baby girl celebrated her first birthday! We had a pool party that got rained on but was great anyway. The day after we celebrated her birthday, Lucas left to begin his time of work in NYC. Layla also began walking during this month and got her first haircut! Then the big news was, according to God's perfect plan, we sold our house in Memphis, and moved into a house in Atlanta. Still gives me chills to think about how perfect the timing was for everything!
July: This month was pretty uneventful as far as big things go... We were doing a lot of back and forth between TN & GA trying to get everything settled. Lucas was still going back and forth to NYC as well. OH YEA! We celebrated my mom turning 60 by throwing her a surprise party:)
August: Whew! What a HOT month we had. Layla and I spent a lot of the time at the pool. At the end of this month, Lucas was able to come to Atlanta from NY and he hasn't had to return since. I was also doing a lot of running trying to train for a half marathon.
September: This was a great month! I was so happy to have my husband home full time and Layla was so glad to see her daddy everyday! We took a few trips to the lake. Lucas continued to work hard while Layla and I did a lot of playing:)
October: Mid month, we made a trip to Middle Tn where I ran in the Middle Tennessee Half Marathon. Then, later at the end of the month, we participated in Layla's 2nd Halloween and she was the cutest ballerina EVER! We also finished Layla's first semester of The Music Class and was sure to sign up for the winter term because she loved it!
November: This month was a calm one until Thanksgiving rolled around. We spent about a week in Murfreesboro to celebrate Papa's 50th Birthday and then was Thanksgiving! It was definitely probably one of the warmest Thanksgivings that I remember having. After that, we traveled back to Atlanta and decorated for Christmas with our REAL Christmas tree!!
December: Another whirlwind of a month! We were in Atlanta for a couple of weeks and then had to return back to middle TN for the holidays. We began by celebrating my sister's college graduation (YAY!) and then of course Christmas followed! This year was a lot more enjoyable for Layla but we didn't even attempt a visit with Santa because I knew that would be a waste of everyone's time. She doesn't go to strangers, much less ones dressed like Santa. We did make a trip to Opryland Hotel to see the lights and she really enjoyed that. After Christmas, we braved the traffic and headed back home to Atlanta where we brought in 2011. We spent New Year's Eve with Chris and Natalie by eating dinner at Tin Lizzies and then headed back to their house and sat outside by the fire! What a perfect relaxing evening!
Happy New Year Everyone! May God's blessings and favor be upon you in 2011!
Love,
The Kairdolfs
Lucas, Lori, and Layla
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