2009 in Review

Michael arrives home in a limo!

January

• Michael wrapped up lots of offshore and travel time in the early part of 2009
• Jack learned to ride his bike

February

• Grace rode with the Daisy Scouts in a parade
• We got a new minivan (ended up wishing I had the Toyota back!)
• I did a "media fast."

March

• Daddy-Daughter Date Night at church
• Jack's baseball season begins
• A visit to the Bluebell factory and pictures in the bluebonnets
• Jack eats bugs at the museum on his preschool field trip

April

• Pine Cove Mother-Daughter camp
• Our 8th anniversary
• Walking the field at the Astro's game with t-ball

May

• The end of our preschool years as Jack "graduates"
• We had a few pet frogs for about a week
• Grace bridged to brownies (although we're not doing brownies this year)
• Grace turned 7
• We went to Sea World for a weekend
• Grace finishes her 1st grade year

June

• A surprise trip to San Francisco
• Swim lessons for the kids
• Grace's beach club swim birthday party

July

• A trip to Dallas for fun with cousins and a mohawk
• A new washer and dryer
• A visit from Emma, Owen and Liam
• VBS - Power Up!
• Finishing up summer baseball

August

• Jack starts kindergarten and Grace starts 2nd grade
• Grace gets a funky tropical themed bedroom
• Jack gets a blue sports room with bunkbeds
• Grace loses her first tooth
• A first visit to an art museum
• 5 years of blogging

September

• Grace starts piano lessons
• Pine Cove Mother-Son Camp
• Happy Birthday to me...I stopped counting, but a new couch makes a nice gift!
• I applied to sub...interviewed in December, training at end of January...what a ridiculously long process.

October

• Halloween costumes- Grace was Dorothy and Jack was a robot.
• Another trip to San Antonio
• Race for the Cure walk with fun friends

November

• Jack's 6th birthday with a science party
• Mary Poppins with Grace
• 50's day for 50th day of school

December

• Kids had their winter parties at school and little parties at home for their friends
• DISNEY!
• Snow (while we were at Disneyworld)
• A Christmas trip to Dallas
• The Rockette's in Dallas and a trip to the ranch
• A relaxing Christmas day at home