Year in Review

With the last day of 2008, I thought I'd write up a list of 2,008 things that we did this last year. Oh wait...that would take forever...um how 'bout 8 things instead?

1. Jonas turned one! Oh boy, has it been a great/fun/exciting first year.
2. Pete turned 30 (I know, he doesn't look it) and I turned 27.
3. Our first year of actually getting money back for taxes instead of paying the stinkin' government.
4. I started a blog and we both created facebook accounts. Both of these have helped to reconnect or keep a connection with our friends and family.
5. This last year has brought on our longest callings ever!!! That's mostly because we've never lived in one place longer than 9 months. Pete is EQ President and I'm 1st counselor in Primary.
6. Pete did his teaching 4th grade thing again and still likes it. I did the teaching thing too, but to music students, and I still like it.
7. We've officially had Tobey's (Pete's brother) saltwater fish tank for over a year now. We quite like the thing as long as it doesn't leak on our carpet :0) We enjoy the fishes' personality and are always wanting to buy more fish. Too bad they aren't as cheap as the freshwater fishies.
8. TWILIGHT MANIA! Okay, so I read all the books this year and even threw a party to usher in the arrival of the 4th and final book. Stood in line for the midnight release of the said book and liked it. Then there was the movie. Didn't stand in line for the midnight of this one and didn't like it so much. Anyway, it was a great year for Twilight.

And how 'bout 9 things to look forward to in 2009:

1. Pete getting his Master's Degree in April!
2. Dallin (my brother) getting home from his mission (Switzerland) in March.
3. The Stake Musical Pete and I are going to be participating in (March).
4. A summer where Pete can make money instead of use it for school.
5. More tax return money $$$ which will most likely pay to finish the fence around our house.
6. 1:00 church. Okay, I am not excited about it, but Pete sure is. I guess it will give me a chance to work on one of my goals this year: read the RS lesson! I should be able to do it with those two extra hours in the morning, right?
7. A vacation of some sort. We've thrown out ideas like another cruise, a visit to PEI (where Pete's dad grew up), Church History tour, and some others.
8. Jonas going into Nursery (can't believe it myself).
9. Pete's going to try to get picked for the LOTOJA bike ride lottery. Yes, he's completely insane, but I love the guy, what can I say?

And, a post cannot be complete without a picture or two, right? So, here are some for you to enjoy:

This picture was taken this morning, just after his bath (hence the pruned toes), but I wanted to capture the cutest thing he does: cross his ankles. And you can see how his second toe still sits higher than the rest of his toes.

December Sunsets in Idaho: It is more amazing in real life.
The one on the right was just yesterday.


I got a new scrapbooking album for Christmas and this is the stack of layouts that need a home. Let's just say that only a small portion actually fit in the number of pages I had in the album. When I get the layouts posted on my scrapbooking page, I'll let y'all know.