January:
We rang in the New Year in Maine with my Dad and my brother. Our actual New Years Eve was not very exciting.
However, I got to spend New Years Day with my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and many of my cousins. We picked my Uncle up to take him to see my grandmother. He himself had been in the hospital since the fall. It was fun to be with him while he experienced life outside of those four walls for the first time in months. Sadly, my grandmother passed away two days later.
On the 14th, we celebrated one year together.
We went to Disney Princesses on Ice. It's possible that Tia and Mommy enjoyed it a little more than Sara.
The rest of the month was cold, snowy, and uneventful.
February:
February was more cold and snow.
March:
In March, we got to meet our friends the Aschoffs in real life. They also have a daughter from Colombia. We met up with them at the IDSC's meet up at Great Wolf Lodge. Sara was in her glory!
We rocked our socks for World Down Syndrome Day!
April:
We drove to Cincinnati and NY for Spring Break. Sara is a serious road trip warrior.
We got to hang out with the Allison family in Cincinnati and meet their newest additions. They adopted their son around the same time that I adopted Sara.
A few days later, we flew to Maine for my grandmother's memorial service.
Sara started swimming lessons.
We had a quiet Easter with just the two of us.
And then my poor baby got pneumonia.
Sara took a tumbling class.
May:
Sara rode a pony at her school's Family Fun Night. This was something she refused to do in the fall.
She loved the Memorial Day parade.
June:
She was in her first ever school program!
My baby finished Kindergarten.
We were both in Tia Anna's wedding.
I officially finished my 14th year of teaching.
We made a quick trip back to New York to see my brother George graduate from high school.
I love her confidence.
Check back soon for the rest of the year!
