Another year gone.....

It's now after Christmas, and I think it is time to write down what has happened this year.  It has been quite the year, with joyful moments and some not so joyful moments.  Being an adult is not all that I thought it would be growing up, but this year has been an amazing journey.

My year really began late last year, as I was married to my best friend, Cathy.  We began the year coming back to Logan from our honeymoon to Las Vegas.  Once we got back, Cathy began looking for a job.  She found two, and spent the first 2 months of our married extremely busy.

In February we found out we were expecting a baby, which was one of the happiest moments in my life.  I was going to be a father!  Cathy and I were both extremely excited!  After finding this out, Cathy quit one job.  She was very sick the first trimester of the pregnancy, and it was a rough time for both of us.

Once spring hit, life improved.  I do not really like the first two months of the year.  They are both kinda depressing.  But spring came, and life for the Summits was good once again.  I was almost done with my Associates degree from Salt Lake Community College, and I attended the graduation center at the Maverick Center in Salt Lake.  It was fun, but I have no desire to go to any more graduations for myself.

This past summer was difficult for us.  We attended my mission President's homecoming talk in Highland, and that was a blast.  Later that night, we took Cathy to the hospital where we found out that her body had went into pre-term labor, and she was dilated to a 3 at 28 weeks in her pregnancy.

Cathy was life flighted to Ogden, where she spent the next 4 weeks sitting around, trying not to have our baby.  This time was hard, because I was working in Logan, commuting to Ogden as often as possible, and trying to finish my degree.  I had 3 classes I had to pass, and one was a statistics class, which I was struggling in.  Thankfully, I was able to pass and get my degree.

September was really fun. Cathy was home now, but on modified bed rest.  But, we didn't really follow this advice.  We went swing dancing, walking up Old Main Hill, went to Salt Lake, and lived our lives.  We both wanted the baby to come, and figured when it came, it came.  Both of our birthday's are in September, and we had a lot of fun.

In October, Allison Marie joined our little family.  She has been a huge blessing. I love going home and being with my two girls.  I love them both dearly.  Allison is growing, and is very beautiful.  I never understood how fathers could say that their daughters are the most beautiful thing in the world until I became a dad. I don't want to brag, but my daughter is the most beautiful daughter in the world!

Cathy and I have enjoyed being new parents, dirty diapers and less sleep aside.  Allison is so much fun, we love it when she smiles.  She is learning how, so this happens frequently.  She has grown up to be such a cute little girl.  She has a ton of dark hair, and she looks so much older than other babies.

This holiday season has been one to remember.  Cathy made most of the gifts we gave on Christmas, and we enjoyed being with family.  We are very blessed having both families so close to us.  This year has been an adventure, and next year will be as well!