It will be easiest to do this by month, and I'm not going to flood you with pictures. Just a few to let you have a glimpse, so let us begin:
July:
I already posted trips from our annual 4th of July lake trip, but also during that month Bryan and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. I can't believe it's been 8 years!
We celebrated Carter's 7 1/2 year old birthday. This is something that Bryan and I enjoy doing for CJ - me more than Bryan :). In true 1/2 birthday tradition we went to eat at Freebirds.
Then went back to the house for cupcakes and gifts...
He was really into Back to the Future at the time, so he got his favorite one and his favorite candy...
...and tickets to another Jonas Brothers concert. For those of you keeping count, yes this was the 3rd one in a year...thank goodness he's outgrown them...for now
August:August had us celebrating our 3rd annual "Val's Birthday bash"...complete with margarita machine! Unfortunately, I can't locate any pictures, and that's probably for the best :).
This month also marked the beginning of 2nd grade for Carter, that's right he's a big ol' 2nd grader! He also began playing tackle football. Poor kid, those 103 degree practices were brutal for him! He looks sooooo cute in his uniform, though. They ended up going undefeated in the regular season, and were invited to play in a bowl game against a team from Dallas. They lost by one touchdown, but still played pretty good...Go Raiders!
Oh and on a side note, notice the "no hair" look. His hair wouldn't fit into the helmet!!! So Bryan shaved it off...
September:
Ready for the kick off for the 2009 Fightin' Texas Aggie Football season. We were ready for full scale, all day, rain or shine, tailgating this year. Unfortunately, Carter's football season interferred with that, so we didn't get to spend as much time as we liked with our F-N Tailgater family, but we were still able to make it to every game for the Ags and for Carter :)
October:
We were able to see the Ags take on the Arkansas Razorbacks at Jerry World, and stay with the Hoopers in Addison. We even got to drive by their new home - have yet to see it, but hopefully in a few weeks. The stadium was amazing, until you actually visit this stadium, you will not understand the full scale of the AWESOMENESS it holds. It is a jaw dropping experience. The Jumbotron (the word "Jumbo" doesn't even come close to how big it is...TWSS) was waaaay better in person.
Camryn (Val's Goddaughter) also turned 1 the same weekend, but we couldn't make it to the party! She is getting sooo big!
We celebrated Halloween and my baby boy wanted to be a zombie :(. He's growing up way to fast. We were still in full on football mode.November:
This month was kind of a blur. With football, Carter's bowl game, preparing for Thanksgiving, and buying a house...wait what??? Oh yeah, we bought a house!!! Those of you that know us, know that we were planning on waiting until next summer to build a house, or find the one of our dreams. God had another plan, and dropped this house in our lap. It's amazing, it has everything we would have had built in to our house and then some. It was last minute, and was about 3 weeks from finding it to closing on it. We are all moved in, and almost all unpacked, and it's great living in a house and especially having a garage. No more freezing morning having to defrost my windshield.
We celebrated Thanksgiving by having an AWESOME spread at the tailgaiting, complete with Turkey legs, mashed potatoes, candied yams, and pumpkin pie, and watching the Ags take on t.u. in annual Thanksgiving Day fashion. I'm am so glad that the Ags decided to show up :). Then my good friend Stephanie and I began our BLACK FRIDAY shopping at midnight, yup, midnight. This is the BEST day of the year for me. I LOVE finding deals, and getting almost done with Christmas shopping in one day. Plus, having a new house means needing new things :)...I was able to get so many things at GREAT prices. Then we headed to Houston to be with Bryan's family - like we do every other year. Here are a couple of pictures of the Carter and our nephew Jack:
This year's family picture...look for it coming in the mail on our Christmas cards
Now we come to December, and December is full of finishing the shopping, wrapping gifts, planning parties, attending parties, decorating our HOUSE, and spending time with family. I can't believe that 2009 is over. I probably forgot some significant things that have happened in the last few months, but my calendar was erased when I got a new phone, so if I remember anything I'll pst it.There are so many things to look forward to in 2010, and will resolve to be a better blogger...among other things. I probably won't be able to blog before 2010, so until then Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2010!
Love,
Bryan and Val
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