2008 in review

January brought a big change to our lives. Charlie was born unexpectedly on the 15th. He was supposed to come 2 days later via a scheduled c-section, but he had his own agenda. Great Aunt Ann got to be there when he was born, which was pretty exciting.

In February I celebrated Groundhogs day by turning 25 (again). We got together with our "extended" family for a yummy birthday dinner at a Japanese Hibachi grill that soon after went out of business. Bummer. We then took baby Charlie on his first airplane ride to Texas. Happy Leap year!

In March, Chloe had her 5th birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Her gift from her pediatrician was an echo cardiogram. Yes, it was fine. Apparently she has an innocent heart murmur. We were also in a car crash in March. Some jerk ran into the back of me and pushed me into the car in front of me. Then DROVE OFF! GRRRR, it still ruffles my feathers to think about it. Luckily everybody was okay and I was on maternity leave at the time so we didn't really miss the car while it was being fixed.

Unfortunately, in April I had to go back to work. Actually, I was ready. I was getting a little bored being home and was really tired of playing Polly Pockets and My Little Ponies. The week before I went back, we decided on a whim to drive to Texas. It took us about 14 hours with a 5 year old and a 3 month old. I usually pride myself on making that trip in less than 10 hours. Then on the way home, Chloe got car sick. I think it will be many years before we take a road trip again. In late April we had a minor earthquake. It was pretty exciting. I don't ever recall feeling one before. There was no local damage and no injuries.

In May Charlie was baptised. Thank you Josh and Adrianne for accepting that responsibility, and being Godparents! Good luck!

In June Chloe started t-ball. We miss you, Dillon. Hope you are enjoying kindergarten! See you next summer. Also in June, Chloe lost her first tooth. The tooth fairy brought her $5.

We Celebrated the 4th of July at Curt and Amy's. We are all very lucky to be alive. Curt is a pyrotechnic maniac! That month Charlie got his first tooth. He currently has 5 1/2. At the end of the month, we visited South Carolina. What a fun trip!

In August, Chloe started dance and then kindergarten. She loves both of them. Recital is in June 09. Be there or be square!

In September Big Charlie turned 35 and little Charlie started cruising. He now gets into everything!

This October, for Halloween Chelsea dressed up as a medieval princess, Chloe was Cinderella and Charlie was a dragon. We went trick-or-treating with friends and got tons of candy. We are still munching on it. I have taken 3 bags to work in an attempt to get rid of it. Sugar anyone?

Chelsea became a teenager in November. She really is a good kid. Very smart, and has many wonderful talents. We are very proud of her. All of Chuck's campaigning for Barack Obama paid off, hopefully he will get us all on the right track in 2009. For Thanksgiving we were all sick. We each took a turn with a GI bug. That was not fun! I can't believe that nobody wanted to come over for my cooking :)

December has just begun. I'm sure we make more memories this month to blog about. Hope everyone has a wonderful 2009!