2008 In Review

So we spent some time reflecting and remembering 2008. I thought it would be fun to share our highlights through both memories, events and pictures. Enjoy!

January

• Samuel is potty training
• Liam learns how to sit up
• It snows...a lot...in SeattleFebruary
  

• Whole household gets extremely sick
• Discovery of "Charlie bit my finger" on You Tube
• Katelynn comes home
• Ruby is born
• Everett is born
• We get out of Seattle for a few days to rest with our small groupMarch
  

• Samuel reads his first book independently
• Uncle Mike visits

April

• Mike turns the big 30
• Samuel discovers his shadow
• Liam stands independently
• Blog goes private
• Samuel learns there is a difference between grass and saladMay
  

• Liam gets teeth
• Tulip festival time
• MIKE GRADUATES
• The whole family visits
• Samuel has his first opinion about his hair

June

• We camp at Gold Basin
• Samuel conquers his first fear
• Many, many walks around Green Lake
• Boys eat their first corn dogs
• Mike gets his tattoo

July

• Samuel turns 3
• Liam turns 1
• We miss Hannah for 4 years
• We celebrate 7 years of marriage
  
• We play at Great Wolf Lodge
• We buy a house we have never seen
• We go on a final camping trip with Zera
• Jenn gets her nose piercedAugust
  

• We say goodbye to Seattle
• We travel over 3000 miles to Michigan
• We enjoy three weeks traveling the beautiful country
• We say goodbye to our beloved fish, Lance.
• We arrive in Michigan to see our new home and wonder what we have done

September

• Samuel starts his first day of preschool
• Jenn becomes a gym addict
• Liam walks full time
• Kasey is born
• Samuel dances in the rain in his underwear
• Samuel learns to ride a bike
• Liam drives his first car
• Jenn turns 30
  

October

• Mike gets his first colonoscopy
• Grandpa Steve turns 60
• We adopt three cats
• We participate the family traditonsNovember
  

• The season's first snow
• We move into our new house
• We travel to MN for Thanksgiving

December

• We buy a puppy
• We enjoy our first Christmas in our new house
• Both boys are terrified of Santa
• Samuel has his first Christmas program which he refuses to participate inIt was a good year but I will admit that I am really glad it is over. Hopefully our 2009 will go at a much slower pace and we will be able to spend a lot more time together.