OK, so it’s totally official. I’m. So. Behind. In. My. Blogging. Yep, 10 months folks. And I’m not happy about it! Either is my hubby. We love being able to look back at our crazy life…and I have just not made the time! I’m still taking lots and lots of pictures, so that will help my journaling.
I have looked through our directories, and selected my favorite photo of each month. This was more difficult than it sounds. Each picture is special, for many different reasons.
April 2009 brought Easter Egg Coloring…Sam was very serious about following the rules of Egg coloring; Maggie, not so much. We also went to our first Elmo show at the Murat and was still celebrating Mike’s awesome graduation from Chicago - and loving the extra time he has with us!
In May 2009, Mike and I went to Churchill Downs to watch the races with Adam and Cara - and other WKU Alum. It was nice to see lots of pledge sisters and enjoy a day together. Mother’s Day was a wonderful day…
June 2009 brought Sam to his first Swimming lessons, St. Simon Festival, and Father’s Day. Mike had a great day swimming with the kids and smoking ribs on the grill. He truly is the best daddy! Sam also enjoyed summer camps at the Fishers Parks and Rec. Strawberry picking was the highlight for the kids…
In July 2009, we went to our first parade as a family. The kids loved the bands, clowns, and candy! We got there early and left just before it started to rain. We also enjoyed the 4th with neighbors, Bonge’s Tavern with friends, Maggie’s first haircut (yep, first one in two years), Hamilton County Fair, and LOTS of playing outside. The kids still love being outside the best.
In August, we had tonz of fun paddle boating on the Canal, going to the State Fair with Nini, our family Michigan beach vacation, and celebrating Maggie’s 2nd birthday. The kids LOVED the beach…we plan on going back this summer.
We celebrated Maggie, Mike, and Aunt Lisa’s birthday in September. Nana and Poppy came to visit, and we had the best time! We also enjoyed traveling the Nashville to visit the Macaso family. The kids loved the Nashville Zoo. Mike and Conrad went to the Metallica concert downtown Nashville. We also went apple picking early…the apples were amazing! I won 2nd place in the orchard’s apple pie contest! The kids started school the first week - both Sam and Maggie go to preschool two days/week and just LOVE it.
Sam’s favorite thing in October was T-Ball!! He had practice once a week for a month at the YMCA. He loved his coach, and really enjoyed running the bases with his new friends! The kids picked out pumpkins at the “patch” down the street - it was a very time consuming process!
We went to Tennessee to visit Nana and Poppy’s house. The kids just love being there…Mike and I took an overnight trip to Atlanta to see the Bears game with our friends Heather and Josh. We loved tailgating and the people watching was amazing!
November brought the Thanksgiving feasts at school and lots of outdoor pictures!! The kids really liked playing in the leaves this year! This is my favorite picture because it TRULY shows the personalities of Sam and Maggie.
December was full of fun, laughter, and holiday celebrations. The kids both had Christmas programs at school…which were both super, duper cute. We had lots of fun with friends and neighbors over the course of the month.The kids loved baking and making a gingerbread house with friends. The kids especially love “licking the beaters.” The first snow fell, so getting on hats, gloves, and boots was an awesome adventure for the kids. Maggie is always the first one to get ready! We saw Santa a couple of different times…to this day, Maggie still says, “Where Ho-Ho go?” and points to the little Santa house at the mall. Christmas morning was joy-filled - we stayed on our PJ’s the entire day and couldn’t have been happier! The kids LOVE singing happy birthday to baby Jesus and blowing out the candle!
New Year’s Eve brought the kids going to bed early and Mike and I cooking a gourmet dinner at home! The best! In January, I was able to go to South Beach for a less-than-48-hour girls weekend with my high school besties! We’ve been trying to plan this birthday celebration for 4 years now…and we finally did it! We had the best time…I brought 4 books to read, and didn’t open one single one. We talked the entire time!
We also celebrated Christmas with the Barnett Family…one of my FAVORITE, laughter-filled weekends each year. The kids had a blast with cousin Gage and absolutely LOVE hanging out with Nana and Poppy.
We celebrated my mom and dad’s 45th wedding anniversary with a nice dinner at my brother’s house. Forty. Five. Years. Can you believe it? Such a wonderful couple, setting such an amazing example for us.
We had lots of snow storms in January and February..the kids love being out there - sledding was a HUGE hit with both kids. Now into February….it’s been COLD! Sam has enjoyed gymnastics with his cousins. Mike took Sam to his first hockey game - they enjoyed it so much. We’ve had our fair share of sickness…but all on the mend now. The Macaso family came for a visit to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Another snow store cut their visit short. The highlight of February is - drum roll please - Maggie is potty trained!!!!! We can’t believe it either. Our little strong-willed princess has decided to go potty on the potty. And when she’s going, she closes the door and says, “privacy, please.” Hmmmm….
Well…I started this post, and it had been 10 months…now, it took me four days, not consecutively, to finish. It’s been 11 months. I promise…no more.
