Oh where, oh where has my little blog gone...

My computer died...that's where. But my sweet Jared has now fashioned me with a new one and loaded all my stuff onto it, so I'm back!

I loved Jane's review of 2008, so I think I'll copy and do the same. Hold onto your hats!

January

Trip to Utah--sledding, Diabetes clinic & New Years celebration...

and of course...the garage door incident...February

Surprised Rachel--trip to Houston with her dad...she surprises her friends...

Jonah gets braces...

Luke starts Kepra...and a nightmare of being sick and loosing his hair begins...
sledding at Bogus Basin...

trip to Idaho Falls/Rexburg for a (very cold) tour of BYU-Idaho, bowling and Allison Seils wedding reception...

American Idol fever enters our home...

and...the discovery that we really should have invested in a good shovel BEFORE the snow came...

March

Easter

Spring break trip to N. California to visit cousins and Yosemite...introduce the kids to In-N-Out...

April

Rachel turns 11!

Flag Football for Luke...center is the perfect position...

Jonah fractures his wrist..

May

Mother's Day Celebration at our home with the newly added Hansen's from Ohio (Jared's brother & family) Jared's parents, my sister Ann & Travis, Angela & Roy and Roy's parents...

FHE with the Johnson's...marshmallow guns and fishing...

June

Jonah & Luke's Birthdays

swim team

Seth changes his name to "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

swim team

Seth changes his name to "Brownie"

swim team

I get my new bike!!

swim team

new cousin Brynn enters the world
visit from Grandma & Grandpa Ellison

frisbee golf

swim team

July

Visit from Karen & Bill

floating the Boise river
swim team

Seth turns 4 & falls asleep with his new birthday goggles on... Dan, Zibbey, Noah & Sloane come through and we get to meet Sloane for the first time...
Luke starts the Ketogenic Diet

August

visit from the Smith's...trip to Twin Falls temple open house...homesickness for TX ensues...

I take 7,000 pictures of my zinnia's

trip to San Francisco with my TX girls...a much needed trip...
all the Hansen's converge on Boise for a quick reunion...
Ellison reunion at the 71 ranch...Annie announces that she is pregnant with TWINS!
trip to Utah...diabetes clinic, visit the historic East High School & send off Karen and Bill to New York...
school starts...Rachel is in Jr. High!!

September

Jonah has a soccer goal land on him and needs staples...

Soccer for Rachel and Seth

I become paralyzed and stuck to my computer watching IKE's every move...

October

Jonah's braces come off and the girls are flocking!!

girls trip to NY with my mom and Ann to visit Karen...

November

Jared & I celebrate our 15th Anniversary with a night downtown!!

Thanksgiving in Boise...

No more KETO DIET!!!

December

Baby Samuel joins the family & Annie & Travis find out they are having 2 boys!

4 Christmas Concerts...Jonah is less than thrilled to be in his...Seth embarrasses us with the extra moves he's choreographed into his...

Rachel is tripped at school by an admiring boy and fractures her radius and ulna...

live Nativity with our friends the Gamettes...

Christmas celebration with the Hansen's--bells and puppet show are a hit!

Christmas Eve Fondue with the Johnson's

Santa makes it to our house...Seth finally gets his own scooter...which he promptly trips on, hitting the fireplace with his face and getting a black-eye...

head down to Utah...a day late because of the snow. Took 2 extra hours...

fun with my brother Dan and nephew Noah in town as well...

Down to Springville for Mitchell Shaw's wedding reception and a fun visit with the Shaw's!! (More TX homesickness to deal with!)

All in all it was a great year! Now onto new goals and resolutions...one of which will be updating my blog more often!