Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2008 in a Nutshell...well, a COCOnut shell!!!

Rang in the 2008 New Year in Washington D.C.



Came home from vacation to find out our cat, Bella had her 5 kittens...IN OUR BED!!!





Raleigh traded his Jeep on Craig's List for a Harley Davidson Motorcycle.



Emma, Mallory, Brandon and I start Gymnastic lessons!!










Emma Louise (Gambill) Smith passes away at the age of 97. The kids' Great, Great Aunt...Emma was named after her.



Raleigh and I take a summer trip to Vegas to be in an Elvis Wedding!!




Annual camping trip to Yogi Bear park in Cherokee, North Carolina...the kids' favorite.




Emma starts 2nd grade...my favorite grade EVER! That's when I made the decision to be a teacher.



Mallory wore the cutest, handmade dress, by me and my mom, to Pre-K (her last year before Kindergarten!)



Brandon begins 6th grade...his last year of Elementary school!!



Robby is officially a highschool student, a FRESHMAN in the 9th grade!!



Brandon scores 7 touchdowns during his 3rd football season...3 of them were HUGE...an 80 yd, 65 yd, and 40 yd touchdown (all in 1 game!).



Attended Friday night Varsity Football games to watch Robby play the snare drum in the Highschool drum line!!!



Emma, Mallory, and I take horse riding lessons together.




I competed in my first triathlon at the tender age of 37!



Robby goes to the Homecoming dance with a SENIOR!!




Ran a 6k on Thanksgiving morning with Raleigh, The Outback Distance Classic.



Emma got her EARS PIERCED!!!



Ran a 5k with Raleigh and the boys, Festival of Lights.

(picture coming soon...need to download it from camera)

Robby turns 15!!! Driver's Permit!!!! WOW!!



Our 2008 Christmas Card Photo.



We were truly blessed in 2008. Thank you dear Heavenly Father.

1 comment:

Florida Girl said...

Love all the photos and the recap of your year. You have a sweet family!