2010: Our Year in Review

2010 was filled with many blessings for our family; it was a year which truly changed our lives!

Minnehan Family Farms had a successful calving season with a negative death loss (11 sets of twins!), our garden blossomed and the corn/soybeans did well too! We doubled our living space with an addition and got a few more things cleaned up around our farm. Two weddings joined families and welcomed the births of two baby cousins. I decided to change careers and return to school while still running my part-time business and we made the decision to live more eco-friendly. Everyone has been in good health.

The biggest change to our lives this year was the birth of our first child, our son, Trayton! He had us wrapped around his tiny finger from the moment he was born in April and I could not imagine life without him. It never occurred to me that I could love someone as much as I love Tray; he is our whole world. I am still amazed as I watch him grow and develop his cognitive, social and motor skills, it seems like he does something new every day.

We are very much looking forward to 2011 with the approach of Trayton's first birthday and all of the wonderful things we get to experience with him!

Our resolutions:

• Lead healthier lives through exercise, nutrition and educated greener choices
• Live life to the fullest
• Provide the best possible family and learning environments for Trayton and serve as good examples for what we teach

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and wonderful 2011!
 

Wishing you a pot o' gold, and all the joy your heart can hold. Thanks for reading!

Happy Anniversary to My Husband!

Two years ago today I married my husband, my best friend at St. Patrick's Church in Bayard. I met Ryan at a mutual friend's party at Iowa State (he volunteered to be my beer pong partner in a tournament our friends were organizing.) Our first date took place on a snowy January night; dinner and a movie. He proposed to me on my birthday in 2007 and we had a long engagement of about 19 months as we both finished school and began remodeling our house. The weather was absolutely perfect on this day two years ago and we had a fabulous time with family and friends! Today we have much to be thankful for: a great marriage, family close by and a beautiful baby boy!