Photo collage of the Sulzbach family
A year of smiles, tears and everything in between.

2025 in Review

Published January 25, 2026 in Daily Life

Here are the highs, lows and everything in-between for 2025!

January 2025

Jack and Livy sprawled on the floor
Just the kids doing their daily pushups.
Jack Henry with wet hair after a bath
Fresh out of the bathtub!
Olivia upside down using a Little Tikes trampoline
Our little wall-crawler.
Jack Henry with a binky, sitting on Jon's lap
Jack never really liked his binky, but he tolerated it.
Olivia in winter clothes playing with bubbles and a frying pan
Why choose between snow or bubbles? Have both!
Jack Henry getting scanned for a cranial helmet
Our little space cadet getting fitted for his helmet.

February 2025

Nana and Poppa Sulzbach with Olivia and Jack
After half a dozen attempts, we got one that wasn’t too blurry.
Olivia and Jack sitting in a recliner
A tender moment before the screaming starts.
Jack nibbling on Erica's chin
Our little piranha.
Jack on his back smiling
Such a happy, goofy goober.
Winter frolic on the back porch with Olivia.
The space cadet is ready for lunch—er, launch.

March 2025

Jack on the floor, chewing on a baby toy
Jack’s always nibbling on something.
Collision damage to rear driver's side door
T-boned at the hospital. No one was hurt, but we were parked. Parked!
Olivia in her carseat making a funny face
My little trooper, about ten minutes before the accident.
Jack happily munching baby food
Now here’s a boy who likes to eat.

April 2025

Jack and daddy on the sofa
Messy hair, sleepy eyes… a normal Sunday.
Jack and daddy posing for the camera
Hey, at least we’re in focus.
Jack, daddy and Olivia
Photobombing courtesy of Olivia.
Olivia and Jack beside Jack's crib
Siblings who plot together get in trouble together.
Olivia is a big Doctor Who fan.

May 2025

Jack enjoying a swing at the park
That’s one big yellow diaper.
Olivia and daddy making faces
I guess she comes by it naturally.
Livy and Jack having a snack in the kitchen
Mommy and her underlings.
Jack wearing a stretchy skullcap
So much cuteness!
There’s something behind my back…

June 2025

Olivia hugging Jon from behind his shoulders
Hugs are the best.
An inflatable bed stored atop a jungle gym
We joked that this was Nanna’s new bed.
Olivia smiling in Spidey jammies
Olivia is always dressed as somebody else.
Jack and daddy in the pen together
Two buddies hanging out.
Jack in his booster chair
A big boy in a little chair in a large room.
Olivia and Isaac climbing on the jungle gym
A surprise visit from the real Spider-Man, cousin Isaac.
Naughty is as naughty does.

July 2025

Jack playing with a mangled piece of birthday cake
Happy 1st birthday, Jack!
Jack enjoying the spoils of his birthday
A boy and his balloon.
Olivia wearing a her Spidey jammies and holding her pink wooly lamb plushie
Spidey loves all the animals—but especially the plushies.
Jack and Olivia in the playpen together
Is this the haircut of a mad scientist or a pure genius?
Jack in his little chair enjoying a snack
Goldfish crackers and cheese, please.
Trying to help Jack say hi to Uncle Sean.
My little sweet potato. And a carrot.

August 2025

Olivia wearing a helmet and holding toy tools
Olivia received a Mikey Mouse tool set for her 4th birthday.
Daddy visiting Jack in the back seat of the car
Jack was not feeling the photo op.
Olivia in her carseat holding up her blanket
Livy’s fist love is a blanket she calls “Kinny.”
Jack chewing a toy in the play pen
Somebody looks guilty. And cute.
Olivia standing on her head
You know what they say about hindsight.
Cathy in Jack's playpen
Time out for Nana!

September 2025

Olivia in a shopping cart shaped like a race car
It’s going to be a few years before I let Olivia drive.
Jack smiling while in his playpen
Do the crime, do the time.
Daddy and Livy dressed as ninja turtles
Raphael and Leonardo with homemade bandanas.
Olivia wearing a bright life jacket in her bedroom
Olivia would swim all day, every day if we let her.
Jack looking at a book like he's reading
A gentleman and a scholar.
Olivia showing off her artwork
She has no fear of a blank canvas.
Who’s the Lord of the Rings? Jack is.

October 2025

Olivia sipping water while eating chocolate cake
Olivia will gladly devour chocolate in any form.
Jack eating a plate of peas at Ikea
Nobody enjoys peas as much as Jack.
Erica holding a fork while dining at Ikea
A student of culinary sophistication.
Daddy and Jack outdoors at a rest stop
Stopping off for a quick bathroom break on our way home.
Jon with a bald heading holding Jack
Jack needed some comfort after I shaved my head.
Erica and Jack on the sofa
Mommy’s little Klingon.

November 2025

Olivia sleeping next to mommy on the couch
Mommy and daughter downtime.
Jack seated at a table with a smartphone
Jack loves watching Paisley’s Corner with Silly Miss Lily.
Olivia buried in plushies
She’s got more plush than the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
Taking a long sip on a slow day.

December 2025

Jack sleeping with a ninja turtle plushie
Napping like a ninja—ready to wake at any moment!
Jack tearing open a Christmas present
He understood the assignment.
Olivia in Grinch jammies holding up presents
She was a happy little Grinch this year.
Grandma Griffin and Olivia
Two megawatt smiles!
It’s clobberin’ time!

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Jonathan Sulzbach

About J. Sulzbach

Jonathan is a follower of Jesus. He enjoys writing about food, faith, and fun; he also dabbles in fiction. Graphic design was a hobby that became an obsession and then a profession. He lives with his wife Erica and their two children in Spokane Valley, WA.

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