Hello 2010!

I suppose I should wrap up the end of '09 before moving on, shouldn't I? Matt received a large set of Legos for Christmas, and together he and his daddy had fun building a house and a car. Steven decided it was time to get down his large box of Star Wars Legos and contribute them to Matt's new collection. It was a big moment for Steven. They were played with and then disassembled. But, the instructions on how to build them were kept. We'll need those in a couple years.

We also celebrated Ken & Joy's birthdays last week--they share a birthday on Dec. 30th. We had enchiladas and played some Wii bowling. The kids insisted on playing first of course. It took a lot longer to get through their game than the adults' game. Joy still has awesome bowling form even though she's got that baby sitting right in front of her.

I love this picture of the kids. Ava has the best poses. And Matt is totally in love with Mary Claire.

Steven's parents have been around for a few weeks now, and it really has been nice. It's a glimpse of what life could be like once they make the move to Austin--wink, wink! The other day Steven & Ken worked out in the garage replacing the shocks on Steven's '91 truck. Yes, he still has it. No, he's not ready to get rid of it unless we can immediately replace it with a shiny, new Toyota Tacoma in a yet to be determined color. We'll see if 2010 has that in the cards.

My little Will. He's growing up. And growing lots of teeth. He's working on making 4 on the top with two already on the bottom. He still claps and tries to take my hands and make me clap, too. He's a terribly picky eater and gets really fiesty in the high chair. He loves to play with Matthew and follows him wherever he goes. He likes to be chased all over the room while I try and put clothes on him. When I put him in bed he immediately rolls over and crawls for the corner of the crib where he face-plants into the bumper. He loves his new ball popper and laughs and rocks in place whenever it turns on. He crawls lightning fast and thus far shows no interest in walking but pulls up on anyone and anything. And he brings so much joy to this family. I love that little baby!