Looking back

It's hard to believe that another year has past and here we are in 2009. Since I am the sentimental type, I like to reflect on the prior year.

In 2008 we became closer as a family. Nothing was new anymore and we all found ourselves settled into our lives here in Michigan.

The kids ended and began a new school year and everyone grew a ton, especially Jake. Baila became very involved in dance, Jake tried track and Eli played two seasons of soccer. Zech has been through some tough times this year but I think he has learned some tough lessons and has grown quite a bit. I think there is nothing but good things ahead for him.

I started a new job in February that I was excited about but unfortunately found myself unemployed in July. I spent some time off with the kids in the summer and then ended up with the best job ever in August. I feel like I finally found my perfect job here in Michigan! I also spent quite a bit of time learning more about my camera and having fun with photography.

We celebrated many birthdays and holidays together and ate countless meals around out kitchen table. We tried to stay connected to our family far and near in the midst of our busyness.

Monte and I made it to Florida and went away for our anniversary and made sure to spend time together without the kids as well, we are still newlyweds and we make sure to not let life get in the way of our relationship. We are the best of friends and I still feel very blessed to have the most amazing husband ever.

So, we have laughed and cried and faced some tough times and had a lot of fun and all in all we had a busy and wonderfully normal year and I can't wait to see what 2009 has in store for us! I guess I'm just an optimistic sap!