A time to reflect

As 2010 comes to an end it is time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the year to come. So many things have happened in our home over the past year. We celebrated the first birthday of our beautiful daughter, became members of a church that we feel at home with, Billy finished his last class of his Master's Program and began his 50 page final paper, that will lead him to graduation. We traveled and showed Ella all the many things the USA can offer. We spent time in Florida and got to see sea life at Sea World, Mickey at Disney, and Legos that were larger than life. A trip to Las Vegas showed her the lights of the strip, her first Musical (The Lion King), a trip to The Valley of Fire, and some quality time with her Aunt Lori. A trip to Tenessee where she was able to see the mountains, got to a huge water park, and spend some much needed one on one time with her mommy and daddy.

This year also brought huge changes with both Lisa and Billy changing jobs. Lisa is in the same field, but is working for a different county. It has been a good change, but a challenging one. Billy began working at Wright Patt Credit Union and is just now starting to get his feet wet.
Ella continues to amaze us each and every day. We can't even count how many words are in her vocabulary. She successfully went poopy on the potty twice, however some constipation lead to a halt in potty training. She is very independent and doesn't like help from mommy and daddy unless asked. She opened her own presents at Christmas and was so excited at all her gifts. Ella has become more loving and caring, how this is possible we have no clue.

We look forward to the year ahead. We will celebrate Ella's 2nd Birthday and Billy's 30th. We will also get to watch Billy graduate with his Master's. We are looking forward to a week on the beach in September and any other surprises that will happen along the way.

Happy New Years Everyone,

Love the Carlin Family