Happy New Year! Alas, a blog post. I did not make a New Year's Resolution to blog more - but I hope I do blog more. Frankly, I stopped blogging as much because I always felt like I had other things that needed attention (like work, Matt, Maggie, emails, etc.) so I felt guilty when I blogged. I have a bit of a different perspective now so more blog posts will be forthcoming.
Our last blog post was from May 2009 - wow. That's too long. I think I covered 2009 up until that point so I'll pick up with the summer and catch ya'll up.
Maggie turned 2 in June. We can't believe she's already 2. Here are some of her party pics. We had a great fun shindig with family and Maggie's best bud, Aengus Mielke. Aengus and Maggie started early toddler preschool together in August of 2008 and became fast friends.
We also moved into a new house in June. It is much closer to work for both Matt and I. The house has a pool, and we enjoyed the pool thoroughly in the heat of the summer. Maggie wanted to swim so much that we would often tell her the pool was "napping" or had gone "night night." We don't think this will work this summer :-).
We spent most of July trying to settle into the new place and then we geared up for back to school. Maggie started Early Pre-K with a new teacher. Most of the kids in her class are older, and she and Aengus are handling that really well. They have learned a ton this year (as they did last year).
In October, we took a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo (we hope to make this a regular October trip) and had a small Halloween gathering before trick or treating. We also went to the Pumpkin Patch with Aengus and his family. Some of those pictures are above. Below are pictures of Maggie in her M & M Costume made by her Great Aunt Jill.
November was my 37th birthday (yikes), and I had a check up with my endocronologist. He has strongly urged me to focus more on myself and reduce my workload wherever and whenever possible. He encouraged me to begin playing tennis again right away and to get physically fit. So, this is one reason I don't have to feel guilty when I blog as it's something I enjoy and doctor's orders :-). We had one of the best Thanksgiving's ever at my Aunt and Uncles. My cousin moved back to Dallas, and we are so happy to have him so close again.
December brought lots of holiday planning and talk of Santa for Maggie. She still has not warmed up to Santa but is very inquisitive about him. She likes to admire him from afar. We didn't attempt the Santa pic this year, but we are hoping to snap a great one next year. Our holiday was fun filled with friends and family. We once again began hosting our annual holiday gathering, and will continue that tradition. We also plan to ride the North Pole Express each year too - a holiday train ride. Maggie is a huge fan of trains and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Superstition says that how one spends New Year's Eve foreshadows how one will spend the New Year. We had a lovely New Years Eve with friends and a New Year's Day with family. We are lucky to have great friends and family.
We enjoyed lots of activities with Aengus and his parents this year. It is so fun to watch them play together. Maggie became an honorary member of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - she loves Mickey Mouse but we often catch her laughing and giggling with and at Donald Duck. She is quite head strong and stubborn too. She is a total chatterbox and really shows her personality more all the time.
I think that sums up the half year since I last blogged. For our out of state friends and family, we invite you to visit us often. We are looking forward to 2010 and more blog posts :-).
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