Musings of a Brave China Doll

2010 Year in Review

December 31 2010
by Becca

2010. What a year it has been for the Daws family. A move to California and a brand new baby. Two things that encompass a whole lot of other things!

So here it is. Our year in review in pictures:

We loaded up a moving van and drove across the country to chase our dreams in California:

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Moved into our new apartment in Burbank, CA:

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Found out I was pregnant. Surprise!:

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Drove far and wide to find Chick-fil-A to satisfy our cravings:

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Visited many beautiful places like Newport Beach:

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Malibu:

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Hopetown:

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Santa Barbara:

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Sequoia National Park:

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And Kings Canyon:

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I was sick for months with all-day morning sickness. I spent a lot of time on the couch.

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We visited Disney Animation and Studios and got a personal tour:

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We went to Disneyland. A lot.

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Here we are riding the Lilly Belle at Disneyland. I was really, really sick this day.

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Josh ran a half marathon on his birthday:

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We flew back to Georgia for Josh’s brother Jon and Mallory’s wedding:

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We visited the Santa Barbara Mission:

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Josh got a new do:

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We went to the premiere of Cars – the online game – at Bob’s Big Boy and saw celebrities:

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I was on “The Doctors” television show:

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I grew and grew and grew:

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And on September 23, 2010 at 8:05 am, Hudson Alexander Daws was born to us:

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I fell in love all over again:

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And we became a family of four:

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LaLa (Josh’s mom) came to stay and help for 6 weeks:

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Grant dressed up as Buzz Lightyear for Halloween:

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And celebrated his 2nd birthday with a homemade train cake:

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We all paid Santa a visit:

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And while we were sleeping, Grant grew from a baby to a boy:

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We took a long trip to the East Coast for the holidays. Here is Becca in Florida with her siblings:

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Hudson and our new niece, Julia, celebrated their first Thanksgiving:

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Hudson celebrated his first Christmas:

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And we enjoyed Christmas with the Daws family:

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It was a year to remember. Happy New Year, y’all.

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4 Comments

  1. Amelia says:

    I always enjoy reading your blog. You have two beautiful little boys! Happy holidays! It looks like you have had a busy year.

  2. Sonya says:

    This was a great synopsis of the year. What a pivotal milestone, huh? I’m so glad I could be a part of it.

  3. Jen Justice says:

    What a fun post and great way to share such an eventful year! Love all your pictures. Also love hearing about your family through twitter ;-) Happy New Year!

    1. Lyndee says:

      Whoa, whoa, get out the way with that good infraomtion.

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