Happy New Year....

Travis and some of his friends playing ping pong in the garage

Cory and Susie

Finally about 4:30 they all gave out..

Zac

Brooke playing Tennis on the Wii

Brooke trying to take down the ceiling fan with the Wii

Miss Susie

Me & Jenn

Aunt Tracy, Travis, Jenn

Jenn aggravating Christian

Playing Music Scene It.. or something like that.. with Tracy, me, Dan, and Sandy

Cory was the controller..

We rang in 2009 with family & friends at our home.. A great time was had by all..And even a few drinks were drank..

2008 will always hold alot of memories.. Jenn said goodbye to her high school years and Hello... to college and the beginning of her adult life..

Christian greeted high school (can you believe it.. Dan's baby.. our youngest.. has started high school) with much apprehension.. But with alot of encouragement, he is now our social butterfly and is involved in everything.. from debate, speech, and a dancing group.. and of course he is still involved in youth group at church...

As for Travis... (my baby)... he turned 16 in 2008 and became a licensed driver... and bought his 1st car.. and had a great junior season in football..

And Dan had a great year in his chosen sports.. He got his first ever "hole in one" at the Amana golf course and won many great prizes, that we will be taking advantage of pretty soon.. And if that wasn't enough... Dan bowled his first ever 300 game this past summer... and that's about all he can handle in one year...

As for myself... I celebrated my 40th birthday.. and 2008 brought me another cancer free year... with that.. what more can I ask for...

2008 also saw Dan & I celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary.. and I thank god that I am still with my "best friend"...

2008 also holds a few things that we would like to leave in 2008...

Jenn had her first car accident

Christian had his first heart break...

Travis experienced a losing football season..

Aaron is realizing that you can't go far without graduating high school ( life lessons are so hard to learn sometimes.. ) but he will succeed in 2009...

Dan's store has struggled in sales all year...

And I had 2 different surgeries this year... But thankfully I was able to have my Mom here both times..

We still experienced alot of finical difficulties in 2008.. my daycare is so unpredictable..

But good or bad... 2008 in now behind.. so I hope & pray that 2009 holds nothing but great things for our family and yours...