Thursday, July 24, 2008

Happy Blogoversary to Me!


It's official!

A year ago today I began to keep a blog about my family. Sharing stories, photos and thoughts with my family and friends has been a great experience.

Let's take a look back at the year.

In my very first post, James had his one year photos taken. How stinking adorable was he at 1?


Little did I know how fast the year would fly by . . .


And how quickly my baby boy would grow.


There were lots of fun outings, like this trip to Lake Tahoe,


And to Tulsa, OK to see the great-grandparents . . .


And back home to New England . . .

And tons and tons of kisses . . .


And smiles showing off new teeth . . .


And visits with cousins . . .


And more kisses . . .


And about a million trips to Jimmy John's for sandwiches . . .


Oh yeah . . . and the announcement of the impending arrival of a little sister!


The emotional ups and downs of pregnancy . . .


And some really short haircuts!


Plus, looking back, there was an awful lot of homemade food-related blogging. Remember:
My obsessions with:There were also many new family and friends and their blogs, including:Two new babies came into the world:
  • Matthew Francis Egan
  • Claire Hayes Kennedy

What a great year of blogging! And for all of you who have been reading, thanks for being a part of my blogging world, and for leaving great comments, and for sharing in the laughter, the tears, the hopes, the frustrations, the humor and the dreams that I have been writing about.


Many thanks to Jerolyn and Katie for inspiring me to jump into the blogosphere. You ladies are the BEST!

Here's to another great year of blogging ahead!

13 comments:

Gini said...

Congrats on the one year mark!!

Kim said...

How fast the last year has flown! Congrats!

Jerolyn said...

Congrats on your Blogoversary! I have very much enjoyed reading the ins and outs of your daily routine and I look forward to many more Blogoversaries in the future!!!

Andy & Katie said...

Happy Birthday to your blog!

SallieB said...

Congratulations on a huge milestone! The Fresh & Easy Team regularly reads your blog, and we can't wait to hear more about your future adventures!

~ SallieB from the Fresh & Easy Online team

Denise said...

Happy, Happy Anniversary to you!

Redhead in Vegas said...

Congrats Allison! It's pretty amazing that the people at Fresh and Easy read your blog.

Chris said...

Maybe we could get some more $5 off coupons!

Stephanie said...

This was a fun post...a neat look back. Happy blogday!

:)

joan said...

Happy Blogoversary. I found your blog through the blogoversary people. Our blogs share the same birthday. You have a beautiful blog, I love the design and your little guy is so cute!

Kim said...

I love this post - what a great way to sum up the year!! And I'm sooo glad I made the "new friend" list!!

SallieB said...

coupons can be arranged... =]

We are also having some special events for bloggers in October in Vegas, so stay tuned!

~Sallie (F&E)

alice c said...

Hi - I hope that you realise that I had to come home from my holiday to make sure that I am here for the Big Event i.e. the arrival of little Miss Tutta la Storia. I hope that she is behaving nicely and not keeping you awake at night yet.

Congratulations on your anniversary - so many smiles and chubby cheeks - it is always a pleasure to visit.