One of the great things about lifestages is often times you go through it with not just yourself, or just your spouse, but with your friends as well. The trend often follows a them of dating --> marriage --> children. A true blessing to us in 2009 was not only Jordan's birth, but also the birth of our friends' babies the same year. This weekend we shared our home with some of our friends that had their first babies in 2009, a sort of unofficial playdate for the kids. Unofficial b/c it was really just an excuse for the new parents to hang out together for the 1st time. Congratulations and God bless to all the new parents in 2009.

Warren, Patrina and Micah
Mark, Grace, and Wesley (not shown)
Simon, Leslie, and Lorelei (not shown)
Gary, Regina, and Mia
Michael, Amy, and Adam
Beno, Kaela, and Ewan