First Post of 2009!!

I hope everyone is having a great start to 2009! We have had a good few days getting back in the routine of things. It is nice to be back home and doing normal things. Matt was able to be off New Years Day which was awesome! He never gets that day off so it was nice to have him here! We had a great time hanging out with friends on New Years Eve!

I thought I would start off the blog this year looking ahead for the year. You can look back at the blog to see what all happened in 2008. Every year Matt & I pick something that is going to be our "thing" for the year. It is something that we want to learn how to do that year. I guess it is our quest at continual learning. In the past Matt has learned Spanish, how to play the guitar, and how to do balloon animals. Last year he learned all about landscaping and we now have the best landscaped yard on the street! Last year was my year to learn photography. I started but still have a lot more to learn. So yesterday we picked our "thing" for the year. Matt is going to learn woodworking. We have a huge project we are undertaking in our upstairs bonus room. Matt is going to build a huge set of built in cabinets! It is going to be great! I am going to continue to work on photography and also learn about decorating cakes. I want to do an awesome cake for Ben's 2nd birthday since Amanda our cake lady is not here this year. We have also made it our "thing" to read through the Bible during the year. We are going to do it together. It will be a first for us and we figure it is about time. We will keep you updated on how it is going!

We discussed with Ben last night what his "thing" was going to be. Since he is not talking too much yet we pretty much decided for him. He is going to work on talking! And then also learning his colors, letters, and numbers. Oh and potty training! He has a bunch to do in the next 12 months! I am so excited to see what all he is going to learn. He amazes me every day with all he learns!

We have some fun things planned for 2009! We are going on a Caribbean cruise in May for 7 nights! Fun! We are also going to the beach in August again this year. We will also probably make a trip or 2 up to NC to see Andrew and Kelly again. We also are going to head down to Mobile to visit Brad and LeeAnn! Matt is studying to take his BCOP test in October. It is going to be tough but he can do it! So much to look forward to in 2009! We can't wait to see what else the Lord has in store for us!