A Year in Review

2009: A Year in Review

January:

• Continued building lake house on Grand Lake
• Luke begins climbing into the cabinets
• L ate a crayon
• Gymboree is big fun!
• Luke gets croup
• Trip to Ponca City
• Says first word: Car

February:

• R is enjoying couponing and getting free stuff!
• Gets first 1 yr molar
• Trip to Ponca City
• L adding more and more words!
• Another bout of croup

March:

• R begins meal planning
• Visit from Michael, Audra, and Solomon
• L gets suspenders
• L discovers his love of frozen blueberries
• L says first sentence, "Bye Bye Daddy!"
• Kyle turns 31

April:

• Swimming lessons for L
• K does lots of coding
• K lines several beds in backyard with rock. Looks great!
• Visit from the Herrington's
• L plays fetch with the dogs
• Easter bunny visits L
• R has a shopping trip to Dallas with Cindy and Shanna
• L finger paints for the first time
• Loves his Boo Boo Ball

May:

• Trip to Omaha
• R obtains B&S approval to teach Power Strength
• K gets new computer
• R gets root canal
• Mom and dad visit
• K visit's Jeremy and Dana
• Play set construction begins
• LAKE HOUSE FINISHED!
• Luke takes just 1 nap/day
• Amelia's born! (Niece)

June:

• K to Dana's
• Breaking news: I'm pregnant!
• Many trips to the lake.
• L likes to play in lawn sprinklers
• Play set finished!

July:

• Luke puts a toy in time out and then deliberately gets sent there.
• Trip to spray grounds
• Visit from Pappaw and Grandma Key and my mom
• Kyle's family spends the 4th with us at the lake. Super fun!
• L tells his first lie. On purpose.
• Trips to the lake!

August:

• Weekend trips to the lake house!
• Luke imagines monkeys in his crib
• Find out we're having a girl!
• Swimming lessons
• My dad visits us at the lake!

September:

• Named baby: Leta Elaine Soper
• L loves track
• Trip to Nebraska!

October:

• Ride Thomas the Train
• Parkhurst pumpkin patch
• Happy 2nd birthday Luke!
• Switch to Big Boy Bed!
• Carve jack-o-lantern
• Storybook Forest
• Orr Family Farm
• Trick-or-Treating!

November:

• Visits the fire station
• Have 2 yr pictures taken
• Leta's B&S baby shower
• Thanksgiving in Ponca City

December:

• K finishes Leta's room
• K hunts with Jeremy
• R has B&S workshop. Leads Boot Camp training
• Girls Night to the Melting Pot
• Ride the Polar Express
• Wonderful white Christmas at home
• Plays in snow: sledding, snowman, gets pulled in laundry basket behind 4-wheeler