2009 Year in Review!

This past year has been crazy, emotional, busy, and stressful. However, it's been one of the best years we've ever had. He never said it would be easy, just worth it. And it really has been worth it. Let's kick this year in review off right with a strong January! (Ever wonder what a years worth of Facebook status updates look like? Me too, apparently I could only go back to Sept. 24!)

January

Jared and I found out that we were pregnant. It was a little surprising (since my sister had just announced that she too was pregnant), but happy! I was freaked out at first, but by the end of the month, it was okay. It was a great way to kick off the year, but stressful too.

February

Matt turned 19 & I turned 23 (AH!!!!) This month Matt also got his Mission call to Czech Prague! We were so excited. He only had a few months to prepare, but he was so excited and we were too!

March

March was a crazy busy month. I left the real estate team that I was working with and joined forces with my mom to create The Vivona-Peyton Team. It was stressful getting everything organized, but was WAY worth it. This pretty much took up our entire month, with getting signs ordered, websites set up, business cards together, combining databases, and lead generating.

April

Both of our doggies graduated from doggy training! We have certificates to prove it!! That was a big feat for us, they needed the training really badly. It was one of the best Christmas presents we've ever received! We were also blessed to see McKinley via ultrasound this month. She looked like a baby! Her fingers were so cute and long - we should have known then. It was such a neat blessing, and very exciting. IT'S A GIRL! I went to a fun 80's party at my friend Amy's house which was a blast too (I have pictures of my leggings!) where we hung out in a cemetery! (Creepy!)

May

The beginning of May, we dog sat Jared's boss' dog Aggie. She is an English Bulldog who stole our hearts. It was a lot of fun to have her at our house and was hard to send her home. My grandma and aunt came to visit this month for Ashley's baby shower. It was a lot of fun to have them here! My grandma was obsessed with seeing the "Amish country" that she had read about, so we took the VERY long drive up to Shipshewana. Thankfully, it's over and we got it out of the way so we wont ever have to go back - It was so boring! AND -the quilts were "Made in China"! Lame!

A highlight this month was taking Matt to the temple for the first time. Mom, Dad, Jared & I, and Matt all made the drive up to Chicago to visit the Chicago temple. He was so excited, and we were excited to go with him. It was such a fun opportunity.

June

I was growing more and more uncomfortable as I grew larger, but we were still able to do a few fun things. We joined our friends Amy & Derek for a fun "Puppy Picnic!" downtown, which was a lot of fun. It's always great to get together with them, especially since we can bring the doggies. We also had a couple baby showers which were a lot of fun - especially the one that my two girl friends threw for me. It was a lot of fun, and everyone decorated baby onsies for baby McKinley!

July

July was a great month! My niece Ashlynn was born on the 23! It was such as special blessing! We were also having our new floors installed, which was FANTASTIC! New carpet throughout the upstairs, and laminates downstairs. We finally had floors, and it is great! We also celebrated the fourth of July with our good friends Matt & Amanda on the rooftop of a parking garage in downtown Indianapolis. It was a blast.

August

Our last month of freedom... Matt left for the MTC (Missionary Training Center) on August 12th. It was sad and was hard to let him go, but exciting all the while. After Matt left, everyone sort of just laid low for awhile and enjoyed playing with Ashlynn. I made my very first batch of maple syrup which was SO good! I didn't know that I could MAKE syrup until I was desperate!

September

September was a GREAT month! We welcomed McKinley into the world on the 10th, and have been enjoying life ever since! This pretty much consumed our month, but was such a wonderful blessing!!!

October

This month we celebrated Mom's Birthday - she was 25 (again!). It was the girls very first holiday, Halloween! They won the "cutest costume" contest at the ward party, which was a blast. Ashlynn was a penguin, and McKinley was a mouse (perfect since her auntie calls her "mouse"). The girls were SO cute. Ashley and I took the girls to the Children's Museum and went through the happy haunted house which was a lot of fun, and the same day we went to the Halloween Festival on the east side. It was FREEZING, but we all bundled up really good and had a lot of fun. Ashlynn was blessed this month, and that was really special too, even Chris's family attended.

November

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle all came to visit over Thanksgiving. While they were here, we (everyone except Jared) drove up to Chicago for a Friday and Saturday. Saturday was the festival of Lights parade on the magnificent mile, and it was a lot of fun. It was nice to take the girls somewhere new too. When we got back to town, my aunt and uncle went home and my grandparents stayed for Thanksgiving. I gave McKinley her first solid food (Vanilla Wafer) and she LOVED it. She screamed at me when I took it away. McKinley's baby blessing was the 22nd, which was really special! Everyone that we loved was there including Jared's childhood best friend Spencer, and his mission buddy Justin. It was so special, and so sweet!

December

So far December has been great. Jared and I, and Ashley and Chris, took the girls downtown on the 5th to the circle of lights. It was fun and we got some cue pictures. Ash even taught me how to wear my baby carrier, haha. We've had a pretty calm month so far, which has been nice. Christmas is just around the corner and then the new year - it seems like this year has just gone so quickly. McKinley now weighs 14 pounds, and is 25 inches long... Jared and I are not quite so lucky. :) P90X will be ringing in the new year with us.

This year in review didn't even highlight all of the many wonderful clients that we've helped. It's been such a special year, and so many of you have made it bright!

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! We love you all!!!

Megan

Life's a mess, a wonderful mess!

A LOT has happened since the last time I updated the blog. I wish I had time to update every week, we're just learning how to manage our time efficiently. I have a lot of pictures to update you with, so here we go...

First, we had Halloween - We took a few trips to the Children's Museum for the haunted house, and then there was Halloween night.

McKinley and I on Halloween night, we bundled all up and sat on the porch to hand out candy. She is our little mouse, so her costume was fitting. :)

Cousin Ashlynn & McKinley in their Halloween costumes! Ashlynn is a penguin, and McKinley was a mouse. They were so cute together! They won a costume contest at the church Halloween party for the cutest costumes!

So tired!

Ashley and I took the girls to the Halloween festival on the east side of Indy. We had a lot of fun, and the girls enjoyed it too. It was really cold that day, but the strollers made it easy, and we had one heck of a time getting them into the trunk of my Honda Civic!

One day we took the girls to the Children's Museum for the haunted house, and while we were there we rode the merry go round. The guys tagged along too, hence the picture... :)

Ashley and I decided what we would be for Halloween!!! Haha!

Jared and I finally got McKinley one of those Bumbo seats to sit in. She was starting to get a flat spot on the back of her head (Apparently I hold her too much). But she is getting really good neck strength, and is sitting up really well on her own.

She constantly plays with her tongue. "Mom, look!"

Those blue eyes make me so happy.

Okay, so I have gotten a lot of flack for this but it's okay. We gave McKinley a vanilla wafer and she loved it. She liked it so much that when I took it away (because it was all soggy!) she screamed at me.

Vanilla Wafer all over that sweet little face.

These girls are best friends forever! It's so wonderful how close in age they are.

Okay, my cousin Jenny made these adorable headbands, and sent them with my Aunt & Uncle when they came to visit to test them out on the girls. They had a few flaws (the Flowers were too big) but they were still so cute I had to get a few pictures to send back with them. My Aunt, Uncle, & grandparents came out on the 18th and it has been a blast. My aunt and uncle left on the 24th, and my grandparents just headed home today.

Let me know which one is your favorite - I'm thinking about doing one of those Anne Geddes photo shoots. :)

I think McKinley liked the yellow one the best.

Here she is again, enjoying the yellow.

Oh, and did I mention she made a hat one too?? Very funny, but extremely cute.

While our family was in town, we all went up to Chicago and spent a couple of days playing. We went up and down the magnificent mile and saw all of the Christmas lights. We were there when they had their parade and lit all of the shop windows. Unfortunately, it was jam packed and we couldn't watch from the street. Thankfully our room was on the mile so we could look out the window and see the end of the parade and fireworks.

The girls all bundled up as we walk up and down the strip.

All of the girls went bra shopping while we were there (everyone but Jared came to Chicago) and the boys got tired of waiting with the babies.

The girls and I after walking ALL the way back to our room during the parade. I was SO tired!!!!

Once we got back to Indy, we had McKinley's baby blessing. These were all of the friends and family that were there to support us! From Left to right, My mom, my grandma, my grandpa, My uncle, Me, my Aunt, Jared, Ashley, Chris, Jared's friends Justin & Spencer, and my dad.

Our little family! (Time to start P90X!) We waited until Nov. to 23 to do McKinley's baby blessing so that our family could be here for it. It was so beautiful! (I made her dress, and it was so dang cute & the perfect size!!)

Last but not least, this past Friday Ashley, the boys, & I took the girls downtown for the Christmas tree lighting.

We had a lot of fun, and so did the babies. They were snug and warm against their mommy's so they slept most of the time.

Our little family at the lighting!

Ashley, Chris, & Ashlynn at the Christmas tree!

We've had a lot of fun these past three months. So much has happened and life feels like it's just flying. Jared is now working at the store in Noblesville so our lives have gotten much easier. He only has a short drive to work and home so we're getting to see him more often. My business has been going well too. We're working off of referrals now, so things are going smoothly.

Matt's mission in Czech has kept us on our toes. We don't hear from him nearly as often as we would like, so every time we get a letter it's such a relief. We found out today that he only gets his mail every 9 weeks, so it makes sense now why we wasn't answering our questions. :) We miss him terribly, and can't wait for him to meet his new niece, but we're glad he's serving the Lord.

Well, Jared is calling me for dinner so I had better go. Hopefully this is enough to keep you entertained for a few more days. We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!!! Love you all!

McKinley Addison Peyton!

Hello again everyone!

I've been meaning to get on the Blog for two weeks now and Blog about the birth of our baby girl, but it seems like she does a good job of keeping me from it. So, I begin this post with an apology to my readers... It's via email so i'm not sure if I will be able to add pictures or not, and my spelling may be incorrect since i'm blogging in a hurry (please don't wake up McKinley!).

Let me go back to two weeks before she was born...

I have the best doctors in the entire world. There are four of them and they rotate so that you eventually get each one of them at an appointment. They do it that way so that you're comfortable with everyone so when you go into labor, whoever is on call will deliver you. I think that's a nice way to do things. I had a particular trust in one of the doctors, his name is Dr. Teter. Towards the end of my pregnancy, I would schedule my appointments when I knew he would be at the office so that I would get him. He's an older gentleman in his mid 60's, white hair, glasses... totally on his game. I think he's probably one of the smartest people I know, and has a wicked sense of humor. The first time I introduced him to Jared, he said 'I won't tell you that you're the third guy she's brought in here and introduced as her husband.' And at a later appointment he told Jared that 'I usually put in an extra stitch or two for the fathers when i'm cleaning the wives up after delivery.' He sounds a little cruel, but he's actually really light hearted and very funny. Anyway, my last several appointments at the office would be with Dr. Teter.

Throughout my pregnancy they had been concerned with my high blood pressure. It had been high prior to getting pregnant, but then it had steadily gotten worse with the passing months. Apparently, your body responds to high blood pressure by putting you into labor. It's as if your body is saying, okay it's time for this kid to come out! At my September 3rd appointment Dr. Teter had decided that if I didn't have her on my own over the weekend, we would talk about inducing at my next appointment a few days later. I tried all weekend long to get her out of me. Lunges, deep knee bends, stairs, walking.... nothing, she wasn't coming out. I even tried to have a false alarm and went to the hospital (I was having contractions, but they were tiny). They discharged us of course, and then our car battery died in the parking lot.
Finally, Tuesday rolled around and we had another Dr. appointment. He took my blood pressure and again hooked me up to the NST machine to check the baby's heart rate. My blood pressure was elevated (and I wasn't feeling well) and McKinley was okay but her heart rate was a little faster. He told us to go to the hospital, and have some labs done and to wait for the results. He would see us when we got there, and if my labs came back deteriorating then he would induce me right away. Otherwise we would wait a few more days and schedule it.

A trip to the hospital, and 2 hours later, we were headed home. We were told to report back to the hospital on Thursday, September 10th at 6:30am. Woo hoo! We were gonna have a baby! (her original due date was 9.21)

THE BIG DAY!!

09.10.09 6:30 am

We were late getting to the hospital because I made jared stop at McDonalds and get me an OJ. They screwed up our order and didn't even give me the OJ, which was probably better anyway. The nurse that we had gotten to know at the hospital would be coming on duty at 7am, and she would be with me throughout the day. Her name was Mary, and she was very nice, and we had gotten to know her pretty well over the past month or so. Once we got there, I changed and hoped in bed, and they hooked me up to the IV. (It took 3 tries because I was so swollen they couldn't find a vein.) Around 7am, they came in and started me on the Pitocin to get my labor started. Around 11am they broke my water and I started to feel some light contractions. I was determined to wait as long as possible to get the epidural, because I had heard that it slowed down delivery and could possibly result in C-Section. Finally, around 1 o'clock, I told Mary that she had better get the anethesiologist in there pronto- my contractions had gotten bad. They can administer pitocin in doses up to the number 20, and I was only on a 6, so my body was really ready for her to come. They backed off my pitocin but the contractions continued. An hour later the anethesiologist showed up to give me the epidural and I could hardly sit still to have it put in. They kept saying, be as still as possible... Between breathing and clinching through contractions, I was miserable, and could barely sit still for a minute at a time. She started to put in the needle and my leg jerked uncontrollably! I leaked a little spinal fluid and then she had to start all over. It was awful. Let me tell you though, 30 minutes later I was in heaven.
We just chilled and watched TV and played on Facebook for the next few hours.

Around 6PM Dr Teter came in to visit. I was feeling my contractions again and I wanted more drugs. He checked me and said that everything was progressing nicely, but that he wanted McKinley to be further down before we started pushing. Oh yeah, and he wouldn't let me have any more drugs because he wanted me to feel the contractions enough to push. I was angry with him. No joke, during my delivery I was really mean to him. We started pushing very shortly after. When we started pushing, he left the room, and I remember saying 'What kind of doctor is he?!' Because I wanted him there for it all.

I pushed for 2.5 hours and I was exhausted. My mom had one leg, jared had another, and we were all tired. Finally Teter came back into the room all dressed in his mask and gown, and then the room started to fill with doctors and nurses so I knew it was close. Remember how I mentioned that Dr teter wore glasses? Well as he sat down in front of me, I could see the reflection of what was happening down there and I said to him, 'Why can't you invest in a pair of contacts?!' I told you I was mean to him.

09.10.09 at 9:22PM McKinley Addison Peyton was born. 7lbs 13oz, and 20.5 inches long.

She was perfect.

It was totally worth it and I would do it again next week if I could. I love her. And I have a much greater understanding of the atonement and Heavenly Fathers love of his children now. How hard it must be for him to let us leave him and come to earth, I don't even want anyone else to hold McKinley. And to watch his children die painful deaths, and suffer serious trials. How deep his love must be. I love McKinley and i'm so grateful that heavenly father blessed us with her.

I've attached some pictures, sorry they aren't the best they are just ones on my phone. You can go to my facebook page for more. Love you all!

Megan

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What do I and the Czech Republic have in common?

So, what do I have in common with the Czech Republic? My brother, Matt!

He left for his mission this morning, and I believe, has recently arrived at the MTC (Missionary Training Center). My parents dropped him off at the airport this morning, and he called home a few hours ago to say that he made it safely. That will be the last time they will hear his voice until Christmas!

Matt will be leaving the MTC sometime around Thanksgiving for Prague, and we are so excited! We can't wait until we receive those first few letters home from him describing all of the things that he's doing.

As we receive letters, they will get posted on his mission Blog which you can get to by clicking on the title of this post, or by going to: http://eldervivona.blogspot.com/

If you would like to write to Matt, check on the mission Blog again soon, and we'll post his new address. I'm sure he would love to hear from you!

Snap, Crackle, Pop!

Jared can appreciate the title, since he's the one who said it. He had me laughing hysterically for 10 minutes the other night because of it. I can't give you the specifics (it would embarrass him too much) but it was a funny moment and to draw more attention to it he said, "Snap, crackle, pop!" I needed a good laugh, so it was perfect.

There has obviously been a lot going on in our lives lately. Other than this baby that we're expecting into the world (if you haven't seen the ultrasound pictures, feel free to visit my facebook page) we've been busy at work & play! This baby has had me on slow-mo, but I've been keeping up with everyone pretty well.

My mom and I have been hard at work, doing what we do best, with real estate. It's been a lot of fun, and we're starting to build some really good momentum. I'm feeling really good about things. We've been having a lot of fun with it too, as well as just working really hard, and it's paying off. We've been updating our websites, which are still a work in progress - but if you would like to see them, go here: www.VivonaPeytonTeam.com & www.SellabrateRealEstate.com (Keep in mind they should be very similar since we're a team!)

We've been playing hard these past few weeks too. We graduated both dogs from training class, which was AWESOME! They have officially been trained (although it's still a work in progress) and are finally acceptable to take out in public. Yay!!! Also, the farmers markets have recently opened for the summer, so we've been enjoying that - and should have plenty more fun with it in the weeks to come. The weather has finally decided to be nice to us, which has been great, and is significantly warmer than it has been. It was in the 80's all week! We're dog sitting for Jared's boss this week too which has been fun. She's a French Bulldog named Aggie, and she drools a lot! We're still getting acquainted, but she's getting along with Abbey and Lily so we really can't complain. Mostly, we've just been doing a lot of little fun things here and there, so it's not been to much to blog about.

On Monday, my family will be driving to Chicago to go to the temple with Matt to do his temple work in preparation for his mission. Jared and I are both looking forward to it. We haven't been back to the Chicago temple in awhile, and since that is where we were married it will be nice to visit. If you don't know what in the world I am talking about, click here and it will take you to a website that will explain more.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I'll try and get on here to update more soon. Have a great week!!!

Learning Something New

So, I just realized that I don't HAVE to be sitting in front of my computer to post to the Blog. That would have been fantastic to know earlier. I haven't been posting lately, but it's because I'm not at my computer very often. It seems like I'm out and about when I even think about posting.

This is a trial run email from my phone to see how it looks on Blogger. I'm also attaching some photos from Jared's birthday for you to enjoy. We love birthdays so we always take pictures. Another year older, another year wiser!
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January 2009 - And it Begins.

Hey.

I'm pregnant.

Yep. Pregnant.

Yeah, that's pretty much the same reaction I had. Let me tell you how it all began...

It was a Sunday night, and I had felt pretty crappy for about a week or so. I thought to myself, "Maybe I'm pregnant?" but it was a fleeting thought, because I assumed that it was just wishful thinking since my sister had told us that she was pregnant three weeks earlier. I took a pregnancy test just to be sure - while Jared was at work, no sense in getting him all excited since it was nothing - and come to find out the test was positive. I threw it away, honestly thinking that it was probably just passed it's expiration date and must have been wrong. I took one on Monday morning and got the same answer, so I took two more... all of which were positive.

First I freaked out. Then I was happy. Next I was terrified. Overwhelmed, scared, excited, and terrified all over again. Could this really be happening? Can I take it back? Maybe I'm not ready... oh well, too late!

I waited all day to tell Jared. I couldn't even get my mind around it. After working half a day, I went to Target and bought a baby bib that said, "I love my daddy" and wrapped it in a gift bag. On the outside tag I wrote, "Are you ready?". I drove to his work (which he had just been transfered to Westfield - a 10 minute drive from home - woo hoo!) and gave him the present.

He asked, "Who gave you this?"
"No one gave me that! I'm giving it to you!"
"Why?"
"Hello Jared, this isn't rocket science!"
"Are you... SERIOUSLY?"
"Yes!"
"Oh, okay, cool."

I think the excitement faded in and out as quickly as mine had - which wasn't a good thing since I needed the reassurance that everything would be fine. But Jared is naturally emotionless so I shouldn't have expected much.

And that's how we learned that we would be parents.

Now - a month later - and 8 weeks into the pregnancy I think we have both come to terms. I am feeling miserable on a daily basis, but thankfully don't get throw up sick like most women do. I just feel queasy ALL DAY long. I'm not sure if it's the hormones or my nervousness - but either way I'm tired by 2 pm. Jared is excited now too, he even bought a few books the other day. "What to expect when you're expecting" - the deluxe edition, and "10,000 baby names and their meanings". He likes thinking about names. I know it's way too early to tell, but I think it's a boy, and so does Jared. Or at least, he's hoping, because he always gives me boys names. However, we would be MORE than thrilled if it were a girl too.

But that's us for January so far. I'm sorry it has been so long. I don't think it will be like this again, I have been in the mood to blog for awhile.

I hope all of you are well too! Power to the Pregos this month.

2008 Year in Review - My bad, it's late... AGAIN!

Our 2008 year in review is a little late and I apologize - it's been a few months since I have been able to post on here, but I'm happy to be back. And there is so much to tell you about! 2008 was a very big year for us. A lot of learning, and a lot of growing, and thankfully even more joy.

January - January of last year we we blessed with a bundle of joy. Er... eight bundles of joy. We were extremely lucky to be blessed with such a wonderful addition to our family. I was contacted in January about a dog who had no where to go. We invited her into our home unaware of what we would be expecting very soon! A week into the new year, we were blessed with seven new puppies. These sweet little babies were such a blessing to our family! Also, our beloved Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley passed away this month - it was a sad end to the month.

February - It started off with my brothers birthday which was good. After his birthday I received the calling to teach Relief Society (which had previously been my calling, and I LOVE it). I also had my birthday, which I don't really remember... it was so long ago. Senator Mitt Romney dropped out of the Presidential race this month also. Overall, not a very exciting month, but we were dealing with 1 month old puppies so we were busy!

March - I was offered a position in North Carolina (which, looking back now, I am glad I didn't take) with the company I was working for. We also bought a new car this month, which was a really fun thing for us. It was both of ours very first brand new car, so we were very excited. We fought over who would get to drive it, but I won. : ) I was released from my calling in Relief Society - and was called into Primary - which I later would realize would be a good thing for me had I just stuck it out.

April, May, & June - These were especially rough months that I would particularly like to forget. Jared and I had a lot of ups and downs. We were financially stressed, physically tired, overworked and underpaid, emotionally tired, and just needed a break. Thankfully, by June things were turning around for us. I quit my job to be a "stay-at-home mom" to the puppies for a few months, which wasn't the wisest thing for us financially, but was extremely beneficial in other ways. By June things were looking up, and we were beginning to adopt out some of the puppies. We had our 3 year anniversary on the 17th, and just really reconnected this month.

July - I was called to be an Enrichment Committee Member at Church which was EXACTLY what I needed. I really enjoy that calling, and it got me back to what I should be doing. As a committee we began planning our Christmas party for 2008 - which was fun. Jared and I also ripped up our carpet downstairs and painted the concrete! (We still don't have floors, but we'll get them soon!) By now, all of the puppies (including the runt, Quinn) have been adopted. I was so sad to have them all adopted - I cried for days! But they were happily in their new homes. Jared and I went with our friends Heilit and Matt on a 3 day trip to Chicago which was a lot of fun. It was a great chance for us to get away and have some fun after all of the puppies and life changes. Jared was also promoted to General Manager and moved to the store in Kokomo, which was a 45 minute drive for him. He did it dutifully, and was happy for the promotion.

August - In August we found out that I had really high blood pressure, the doctors thought that I may have some kidney problems. Thankfully for me, I am just fine! My Dad's birthday was this month, and it was a blast - we had a BINGO party which was a lot of fun. The Cadillac finally broke down (which was SO sad!) but we were able to buy another car for Jared. We found a fantastic little Nissan Maxima which was perfect. The guy who sold it to us basically gave it to us which was nice too. The change in vehicles certainly saved us a lot of money in gas. We went to the state fair this month with some of Jared's friends from High School and had a blast. It was a fun summer month, and was really enjoyable!

September - My dad and brother went to CA to visit some family, and while they were gone, my mom decided to refinish the floors. It was quite an obstacle!!!! The sander was bigger than she is, so it ended up pinning her against the island, creating one of the funniest things I have ever seen. She likes to take on large projects while the boys are away and can't poo-poo her ideas. The first game of the season was played in Lucas Oil Stadium, and Jared and I went with a few friends to see it. It was just a HS game, but it was neat to be in our new stadium. Grandma bought a new couch, and gave us the sectional which was good too!

October - I went back to Real Estate this month with a new team - the Evelo Team. Jared was still running the store in Kokomo, waiting to get transferred closer...

November - President Obama was elected President. We both just worked a lot this month, so there's not a lot to tell you. Oh yeah, and we both received callings as Cub Scout Leaders. : ) Go Wolves! Thanksgiving was great, just visiting all of our family and having fun.

December - This was a GREAT month!!! I received an offer on a property - my first being back to real estate. We had Christmas of course, but around the 15th my grand parents on my mom's side came out to visit. It was SO nice having them here. I was determined to move them here, but they missed home. It was a great holiday because we were able to just relax and have some time off. Matt got Rock Band for Christmas and that was a lot of fun! Even my grandparents tried it! You should have heard my papa sing Eye of The Tiger!!! New Years came around and everyone was happy that this year was over - including me. 2009 will be the best year ever.

Oh yeah, and we got pregnant in December too, but no one knew until 2009...