2009 - at last!

Sorry about the delay, but New Year's was fun. We bet the twins a quarter they couldn't stay up until midnight. Jake was so sure he would. He and Jonah had all sorts of plans for the family room campout - watching movies, playing games, etc. Yeah, they were both out by 10pm. FYI, I did not make them pay me a quarter - first, because I don't condone gambling : ), secondly, because I fell asleep in the family room at 9:30pm. The real shocker of the night was Miss Elle who stayed up with Bud the entire time and then fought us like crazy when we tried to put her down at 12:30. The boys were very upset with us the next day that we didn't wake them up for fireworks. Well, we tried. Let me tell you, I have never seen kids sleep like these two. When they're out, they're out! Luckily, I took pictures for proof.









On New Year's Day Bud got the idea that we should head down to Hoover Dam. I thought for sure the traffic would be horrible, but it wasn't too bad and we had fun showing the kids around. I have to say though, it's quite terrifying to look over the edge. Especially when you're holding one of your babies!










I have high hopes for 2009. I've been looking forward to this year for a very long time. We will buy our first home in the next few months. That's a whole other post with all my excitement, fears, and questions. Also, the Stoddard's come home this summer. I cannot wait. Even though it's flown by, day by day is sometimes slow and I'm so excited to have Nana and Pogger back close by. What a neat thing for our kids to have both sets of grandparents in the same city! I'm looking forward to all '09 has to offer!