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Merry Christmas 2009

Here are Dylan and Caitlin circa 2008:
It's been a fun year! Here are the highlights
Dylan
-got accepted to the challenge program for our school district
-learned to ride a 2 wheeler
-lost several teeth
-graduated from Kindergarten
-moved to a new school for 1st grade
-played in 2 piano recitals
-played baseball and soccer
-had a brief infatuation with cars
-became a Pokemon expert
-greatest wish for 2010: Tai Kwon Do lessons.

Caitlin
-turned from a baby into a kid
-moved out of her crib
-stopped sleeping through the night, started sleeping though the night again (repeat)
-became a master at stalling bed time
-learned to open child-proofed doors
-became an expert at all things princess
-wore a dress 90% of the year
-started joy school
-learned to dress herself
-greatest wish for 2010: ballet lessons

Banjo
-didn't get rid of back yard pests
-slept a lot
-barked at raccoons and squirrels
-had cyst on paw. We paid about 10x more to remove the cyst than I paid to buy the dog in the first place!
-endured the ongoing mauling and torture of the kids without complaint
-learned to run away! Current number of times he's escaped:6 Longest I drove to get him back: 1 hour (round trip)
-greatest wish for 2010: how would I know? He's a dog.

Ken
-see blog

Mindy
-got her braces off!
-went to Thailand with Ken!
-still Young Women's president at church
-volunteered a lot in Dylan's classroom
-teaching Caitlin's joy school on a rotating schedule
-took up crochet
-went 6 consecutive days without yelling at her kids
-greatest wish for 2010: have that no yelling thing work again!

Dylan and Caitlin 2009
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Summer Spillane Jordan said…
okay, so i took a free moment today and visited ken's blog! that man and my hubby sound so similar it cracks me up! perhaps it's just the man brain but i don't know many men with the large multimedia smorgesbourg of information these two have! very entertaining! hope you guys had a great Christmas!
December 26, 2009 at 3:46 PM
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