Auld Lang Syne

It's hard to believe it's been a full year since I had the twins. As 2011 knocks on my door, I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. We made it.

Today, my friends, is January 1, 2011. My babies turned one today. Can you imagine...turning 1 on the 1st day of '11? Pretty cool. This was truly a year of "firsts".

I will never forget that cold day in January that Carter met his brothers for the first time, or the feeling of being totally overwhelmed the second we walked through our front door with not one, not two, but three children. Throughout those first few weeks we took a thousand pictures, got to know these two little babies and changed more diapers than either of us ever had in our lives.

This year, I made my very first blog entry, my very first pot roast and for the first time, climbed a rather tall ladder while painting our house. I stuffed boys in a basket for that perfect Easter picture, dipped 30 piggy toes in our beloved Tobey Pond, and sat and watched as my sons heard the roar of the Ocean for the first time.

We made it through our longest road trip to date, managed to navigate the big city and made many a trip to Target (and I mean many). Carter started sleeping in his big boy bed and after a few months I finally let the twins sleep in their own cribs. Carter started preschool, the babies hit their milestones and we all remained relatively healthy. For that, I am thankful.

We said an excruciating goodbye to our cat Tucker, over whom we all shed some tears. We bought an officially "mom" car, memorized the Mama Mia soundtrack with Carter and encouraged millions of "nudie dances".

This year, I watched through tearful eyes, as my three year old experienced Miss Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for the first time. We watched in awe as the two little blobs from our ultrasound picture, grew to be twelve months old. We spent time with our families, spent LOTS of time together, and I'm happy to report that Ben and I are still married! In fact, we even went on a date last night.

That said, so long 2010. Thank you for opening my eyes...I'm still seeing blue.