Looking back on 2009, some of the most memorable parts:
Ben's chipped tooth is continuing to break away to nothing. The kid hits his mouth every time he falls and one of his front teeth is taking the brunt of it. The first bad crack came about 15 months ago when it broke off to the root. Now it is so dead and brittle that it is breaking off little by little. There's not much left now but the root! I think I want to have it pulled - it looks so bad right now. But he's the sweetest thing, talking all the time about everything!
Chad and I worked hard on our patio this spring, spreading gravel and sand and then laying brick pavers. It was such a slow process working with the kids around, but now that it's finished we love it!
Annie finally started walking in late November. She was cruising so much at 9 months that I thought for sure she would be our earliest walker. Wouldn't you know it, she was the latest at a full 14 months, maybe more by the time she was really stable on her feet! She loves to walk now, though. Oh and she still climbs on everything!
Aaron made his first true vertical climb at Seneca Rocks with my brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Betsy. He climbed about 100 feet! What an accomplishment!
Katie did not enjoy swim lessons, but now she can swim! Before summer she wouldn't even put her face under and she left claw marks on your shoulders if you took her in the pool. Now she dives (aka belly flops) in and swims several strokes without hesitation!
Chad and I worked hard on our patio this spring, spreading gravel and sand and then laying brick pavers. It was such a slow process working with the kids around, but now that it's finished we love it!
Annie finally started walking in late November. She was cruising so much at 9 months that I thought for sure she would be our earliest walker. Wouldn't you know it, she was the latest at a full 14 months, maybe more by the time she was really stable on her feet! She loves to walk now, though. Oh and she still climbs on everything!
Aaron made his first true vertical climb at Seneca Rocks with my brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Betsy. He climbed about 100 feet! What an accomplishment!
Katie did not enjoy swim lessons, but now she can swim! Before summer she wouldn't even put her face under and she left claw marks on your shoulders if you took her in the pool. Now she dives (aka belly flops) in and swims several strokes without hesitation!
