Thinking back....

I usually use this blog to post pictures of Kirk doing cute and funny things, but I thought I'd take a minute to just reflect on this past year and all that it has brought to our family.  I think as a mother, you always think that one moment, day, or week is the hardest, or funniest, or most amazing thing that will ever happen.  How do these moments, days, weeks, months, and years continue to surprise me, inspire me, and leave me hopeful for the future?  Sure, I always had a positive outlook and felt good about what the future held for me before I was a mother, but nothing compares to what my heart holds now.  Being Kirk's mama fills me up more that I ever thought possible.  The last 2 years have brought me so much joy, pain, and laughter....nothing I could have ever imagined.  So many things have changed in my life...relationships, feelings, attitudes, opinions.....they are all so different.   2011 brought us so many good experiences, and as I move along this journey with Jeremy and Kirk, I realize that there is nothing more important in life than the happiness of my family.  I am thankful for what we have been given, taught, and reminded of this past year.  I am thankful to get the opportunity to try my best every day to be a Mama to my little boy and wife to my husband.  I hope you all have had experiences this year that helped you grow and love harder. I welcome 2012, and pray that it brings me everything I hope for and nothing I expect!  Happy New Year!

Kirk's first Christmas, December 2009