2014 ...Nothing Short Of An Amazing Year!

Hello Everyone!

Well, we don’t know how it has happened but we are saying goodbye to 2014 and hello to 2015. Simply said, 2014 has been the most amazing year of our lives. Here is a recap of the Crawford Highlights of 2014 …

Found out we were having a baby boy over Valentine’s Day Dinner!!

Had a beautiful baby shower with my preschoolers (and mom flew out to be there too!)!

Got the official word we were being transferred to the Hartford office!

Over the spring and early summer, we traveled to St. Louis, Springfield and New Buffalo … our last Midwestern excursions!

Finished teaching at FXW!

**Had The One & Only, Jack Francis Crawford on July 6, 2014!**

Bringing home Jack and meeting his big sister Tilly for the 1^st time!

Said goodbye to the beautiful friends we made in our almost 3 years in Chicago!

Moved from Chicago back to the East Coast!

Jack meeting Nana and Pop Pop for the 1^st time!

Living between Vermont and Connecticut for almost 2 months!

Jack meeting his Nan for the 1^st time!

Bought our first home together in Simsbury, CT!

Celebrated my 30^th Birthday!

Had Jack’s Baptism (Met Uncle Adam & Aunt Ashley)!

Bought a Subaru!

 

Jack's First Halloween (As A Spider)!

 

Hosted Jack's First Thanksgiving (Met Uncle Danny & Aunt Lindsay)!

Jack’s First Trip To NYC!

Jack Got His First Tooth!

Had Jack’s First Christmas in Vermont!

Celebrating our 2^nd Wedding Anniversary!

 

And now it is on to 2015. I usually love moving into the next year but this year I leave 2014 with a swelling heart and wanting to soak in every moment of the last 365 days just a little longer. This year has brought our family to a place I only ever dreamed of. All I am is full of gratitude, gratitude for an amazing year filled with so many life changing moments but above and beyond everything, brought us our beautiful son. We have never known a love like this and whatever the future holds, we will always hold 2014 fondly in my memory for the rest of my life.

With that said, bring on 2015! I can’t wait to see all that this New Year has in store for The Crawford Family. With this crew, anything is possible and I would have it no other way.

One last thing before we leave you for the year. We need to say a special thank you to our baby boy, Mr. Jack Francis. As you all know, this past year has been hectic to say the least, especially since Jack arrived on the scene. He has gone with the flow at every turn and we truly don’t know what we would have done if he was anyone else. They say that baby’s pick their parents. All we can say to that is thank you Jack. Thank you for picking us to be your Mommy and Daddy and thank you for being the most amazing baby we could ever ask for!

We are wishing all of you a New Year filled with Love, Health & Happiness! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

All The Best,

Katie, Shannon, Jack & Tilly

 

We went from this on December 31, 2012 ...

 

To this in 2014!

*Truly Blessed.