Officially Registered

Lauren and Mallory are officially registered for kindergarten, and they are really excited! They even got their picture taken with Sparky, their school mascot. I'm now starting to think of all the fun things that Owen and I can do together...I'm not sure he'll know what to do without his sisters around.

We've also really been enjoying spring. It's been so gorgeous and we've been playing in the back yard every day. We've done our fair share of gardening too. We are sharing a plot at a community garden with the Nicolato family, and we're hoping that the vegetables we planted make a great salad down the road. We also landscaped the flower beds in the back yard and can't wait for them to grow more.

That's it for now. I'll add more spring pics soon!

2008 in Photos

Looking Back at 2008

Now that we've welcomed in the new year, I thought it might be fun to look back at 2008 mostly through pictures. But first I asked the kids what their favorite part of the year was. Lauren didn't hesitate and announced that Halloween was by far her favorite...she felt like a real princess! Mallory liked going to the beach in Hawaii the best. We all had a great time visiting Gran and Popie on O'ahu so there will be more pictures of that later. And being that Owen still doesn't talk very much, I can tell that getting his picture taken was his least favorite part. But really, I think he liked anything to do with playing outside.

New Year

Although it's already the end of January, this is the beginning of a wonderful new year! Mallory and Lauren will start kindergarten this year and are very excited. Owen isn't going to know what to do with so much one-on-one time. I'm sure we'll make the best of it...and I have a feeling he'll start talking more when his sisters are out of the house. :-)

Alan has already been at his new position with American Heart for over a year...how time flies! He quickly got involved with the Dallas Football Officials here and even got an award. We love Dallas and are active in so many things. We frequently visit the Dallas World Aquarium, the Arboretum and even the Nature and Science Museum. And we have a lot of old friends and now new ones too.

We are looking forward to a great 2009 with many new things to be thankful for!