The Best of 2004 can be summed up in one picture: my husband and my daughter. I waited through many Thanksgivings, Christmases, Easters and Mother’s Days for a child to enter my life. Livia Raine Melissa Tredway made a stunning entrance into the Lawton-Tredway world in June this last year and our world is the better for it. Jeremy and I have experienced more love and joy than we ever thought possible. The raising of a person is a daunting responsibility, made fun by the little successes of each day. We are thrilled at activities like clapping and rolling, bowled over by her baby voice saying “mama” and “dada,” and tickled by her attempts to eat Cheerios. 2004 is a year to remember.