Monday, January 5, 2009

The DuPont 12 months of 2008


In the first month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... cuddled with new baby Roscoe, shovelled snow and sent off graduate school applications with their fingers crossed. 

In the second month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... one parent made a courageous trip up north to Prince George with both kids to visit close friends while the other stayed home to make pots, fire kilns and teach classes. 

In the third month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... went to Kindermusik and gymnastics, grew taller and cuter, and anxiously waited by the mailbox for official letters. 

In the fourth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... took a roadtrip to Alberta to visit family and friends, wore rubber boots, excitedly accepted a spot in the MFA program at Utah State University. 

In the fifth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... celebrated a 30-something birthday, Mother's Day and a successful studio spring sale all on the same weekend. 

In the sixth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... swam in the river, had playdates with playmates, enjoyed the front deck with neighbors and house guests. 

In the seventh month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... started organizing and packing, exhibited and sold pottery, started to get nervous. 

In the eighth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... celebrated another 30 something birthday, partied with friends and family, said our goodbyes,  packed up and moved to Utah!

In the ninth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... explored our new town of Logan, went garage sale hunting, met new friends, missed old ones and learned to crawl.  

In the tenth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... one parent made a trip to Alberta to visit family and friends while the other stayed in Logan and worked hard at school. 

In the eleventh month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... celebrated a third birthday, hosted good friends from home, fired kilns.

In the twelfth month of 2008, the DuPont family...
... celebrated a first birthday, spent Christmas with family in the Kootenays and congratulated ourselves for surviving the first semester of grad school. 

Happy New Year from our family to yours. 

3 comments:

Schmoo and Beans Mom said...

You must be getting old if you're celebrating 30-something birthdays now.....

www.anns blog said...

Love the blog with the resume of 2008, A happy 2009 to you all
Ann

gladventurer said...

Great recap of 2008!
I started a whole new life when I turned 30. That's when I arrived in Calgary ( 3 months pregnant) preparing to start what turned out to be a fantastic family!