Thursday, January 1, 2009

Wishing you the Very Best in 2009!

A year in review for 2008~

*We kicked off the year with a surprise visit to Indianapolis for Hattie's 40th birthday! What a weekend of drinking, Wii and playing cups! :)
*Late February into March was our annual Naples trip. Always a good time with the Harmans and seeing our best friends Dave and Katie!
*Early spring brought the stress of contract negotiations for Don at FOX. After some last minute changes, here we are, very happy in Kansas City!
*Madison turned 8 in April!
*Don turned 38 in May!
*Memorial Day weekend we traveled to Marietta, Ohio to visit Stan, Jo and meet up with the rest of the Harman clan. Our niece, Jennifer Grace turned one!
*Our summer was busy with weekend guests, girls' float days and backyard bbq's and swimming.
*July 4th was spend in Indiana with the Harman crew. Fresh Lobster, beer and fireworks were the highlights!
*We brought August in with our annual float/camp trip with the Grafs! Oh, the memories!
*Late August we took a road trip to the UP of Michigan to check out Mackinac Island and then over to the Lake Michigan side to Saugatuck. My best friend Molly planned a FABULOUS 30th surprise birthday party weekend for her husband, Nate! What a great time, gorgeous area and beautiful weather!
*AND THEN SEPTEMBER ROLLED AROUND....with news that will change our lives forever! We're pregnant!!.....let the ALL-DAY sickness begin! Due May 9th! :)
*October rolled around with a last minute trip to Marietta. Jo Harman passed away October 8th. We were very blessed to be able to say our good-byes as well as fill her in on the baby news! What an incredible woman....she is missed dearly!
*Our anniversary trip took us to Hot Springs, Arkansas! We stayed at a great Bed and Breakfast right on the lake...Madison LOVED it! This town has so much history!
*We hosted Turkey Day this year to my mom and her husband, who also brought Jaymison and Maxwell (2 of my 3 nephews)!
*December was spent traveling the state of Iowa for a week....I'm pretty sure it was the coldest time of the year, but we packed our snow gear! We managed to get a visit in with almost everyone on our list...if we didn't get to see you, we're sorry! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
*Finally, Monica ended the year turning 33!

4 comments:

Cakes by Combs said...

Yahoo! I CANNOT wait to make a baby cake! You're kids gonna have the most awesomest cakes in the neighborhood!

dave and kate said...

mmmkay....
Don't be like me and only update once per month!!!
:)

rachel vaughn said...

yea! congratulations on the baby!! i'm so excited for you.

Dad and Vonnie said...

We hope Don adds some of his wit to the site from time to time! haha
Monica, thanks for all your help up in Rochester.