2010 Year in Review, Take 1

Here’s just a snapshot of the things we’ve been up to these past 12 months:

Winter 2010: Jason went to Vegas to see good friends Ryan & Sara tie the knot; Jason & Rebecca were the featured speakers at Brephos Crisis’ Pregnancy Center’s Annual Fundraising Banquet (one of the organizations that helped us adopt Aubrey in Grand Rapids, MN); Good friends Jake & Cari came to visit from Omaha, NE.

Spring 2010: Had a new back deck & patio installed; Visits by Jason’s best friend Erik & wife Annabel from  Columbus, OH and Rebecca’s college friend Kaylene from Wheaton College/Chicago area; Aubrey’s 2nd birthday; One of our bi-annual visits with Aubrey’s birth mom.

Summer 2010: Enjoyed an awesome week of fun and relaxation at Craguns Resort with friends Richard & Sara and some of Rebecca’s family; Rebecca ran a half marathon; Jason successfully biked half the “MS 150 Cruise the Cornfields” ride; Spent lots of time in the backyard on the new deck and patio that we absolutely love; Rebecca planted a “real” garden for the first time

Fall 2010: Hosted Grandpa Ron and Granny Teresa (Jason’s dad and his wife) for a fun-filled Labor Day weekend; Had a good/exhausting morning of family fun at the Minnesota State Fair; Celebrated Ella’s 2nd birthday; Rebecca tried her hand at canning, also for the first time;

Visited in Grand Rapids with Aubrey’s birth mom again; Jason & Rebecca had our first weekend ever away from the girls at the Orr Hotel in northern MN; Spent 8 days visiting family & friends in Council Bluffs over Thanksgiving; Enjoyed visits over the Christmas holidays from Rebecca’s mom from Arizona and her brother and soon to be sister-in-law (Nick and Amanda) from their new home in Hawaii.

As you can see, it was a fun and full year! We look forward to more visitors and time with family and friends in 2011!!