Friday, January 02, 2009

BYE BYE 2008

Thanks Megan Wolsey for this fun idea...

Here is a recap of our wonderful year!

January - got our tax return and paid off our debt, eek. Mom and Dad Crosby moved back from Hawaii, mara-7 months pregnant with Annie. Luke turned 2 with a train cake! HUGE January blizzard kept mara and Luke inside for at least a week. Mara hs tons of contractions which worries us that annie is coming early

February - Chet started his new position as a printer technician. we dog sit for about 2 weeks. mara has a sinus infection, the worst one ever. Mara gets roses for Valentines day!

March - 17th-mara was induced annie arrives! She will always have green eggs and ham for her birthday breakfast, lucky girl. easy delivery- about 3 hours after we got to the hospital to be induced, we had another baby! Chet informs this is the last of our children, so enjoy!
April - we move to Orem, and miss living with Mom and Dad Crosby. I try my hand at a weekly blog entry. Mara gets IUD in. we enjoy some nice spring weather. Chet turns 24! We go to Bombay house to celebrate, followed by a homemade oreo ice cream cake.
May -we notice Luke has strange bumps on his head...a little concerning. Katie's wedding
June-realize that the AC in our car is not working. Luke has MRI, we find out he has chiari malformation. Daddy Bob and Jane married! Annie won baby contest
July- went to Parade in Provo, andd Gandolfo's for breakfast. BBQ with all Davies cousins.annie was blessed. aarons wedding
August - getting sick of the broken AC...almost time for school to start. Luke begins craniosacro therapy. Annie starts crawling! Mara starts work back at the Davis' house during after school hours.
September - Mara turns 23! Luke has his first day of preschool. we have great weather. Chet starts playing foot ball with his friends. Mara and kids got his by a car while walking down the sidewalk. Luke is FINALLY potty trained
October - luke a cave man, Annie a flower, chet uncle barry. pumpkin carving, the bean museum, we get weavils.
November - Obama wins the election. we are enjoying an actual fall season, no snow -just cool breezes and sunny days. Thanksgiving day at Crosbys. getting behind on blog entries. Luke's 2nd mri, very good news!
December - All the Davies in town, meet baby Emma. Chet quit WOW...for a minute. change in decorations, and weather. snow storm after snow storm after snow storm...our camera broke, again. we decided we want a new camera, then remembered we were poor. Mara got in an accident. waiting for next years tax return again... polar express, Celebrating the birth of our Savior

We love you all. We are so blessed to have so much family close by. We are blessed to have work, food, shelter, clothes, and especially the gospel. Thank you for all those who touched our lives in 2008.

4 comments:

Melissa said...

what a year!
I wish I would had noticed that picture of your kids on the bike to put in Mark and Koren's calendar. It's perfectly adorable!

how do remember all this stuff? I would be horrible if i tried to remember anything.

Jessica said...

i love this idea! I think I might try it. Thanks for the review it was great!

Rach said...

Oh my gosh, I need a 2 hour nap after reading about your busy year!! You are amazing, and probably the only 23 yr old in the WORLD who could handle a year like that!!

Baker Family said...

Miss you guys tons! Looks like things are going good. Hope this new year is even better. :) Hopefully we'll see you soon. Love you guys!