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Here's a wrap of winter 09 so far... Drew is still LOVING basketball. He plays all the time when the weather allows. Jack got to run in the school Boosterthon and was so very excited to be with the 'big kids'... The run is a fundraiser, but it's a really fun time for the kids. Bo has been hanging in there. He has walking pneumonia (diagnosed yesterday) but is really rebounding from the medication already (thankfully)... No fever today!!

I am including a couple favorite pictures from the year so far. One is of Bo and his friend Cooper - they are only a couple days apart age-wise. So cute!

Picture of Baby #4

Unfortunately I had a wreck yesterday (slight fender bender - no biggie), but the good side was getting checked at the doctor and having an ultrasound to make sure the baby was okay. The baby looked great and WOW has some long legs... The baby was stretching and it was great ot see... Here is a new picture!

Basketball

Yeah - it was a rough game... Final score 9-2. Drew's team didn't pull off a victory. One discovery was that I am not good at being the sports mom. The other team's players were so big compared to ours. I found out they were all 2nd graders (our team is mostly first graders). My slight competitiveness came out and I started yelling. It got uglier as the game progressed. John is attending this weekend's game. I am going to miss it (other birthday party obligations).

In other news, Drew received his second-quarter report card and all is well, he did great! He isn't behind in anything at this point. He laughed and told me, "Wow. I didn't even try my best." (To which I mentioned he should and see what happens)...

New baby news: Not much to report. I am finally feeling human again after a VERY long December. Dinner time is not so good still, but John is quite a trooper and pitches in every night :)

Jack and Bo are growing - they have both grown two shoe sizes since early fall. We are looking at getting them skis at this rate!!

Adieu 2008!

Our year is wrapping up - what a year it has been! Here are some highlights of things we've seen, heard & learned:

1. Three children can make a LOT of noise.
2. Three boys can make quite a lot of ruckus wrestling, jumping and chasing each other over and over.
3. The beach can be quite chilly (and WINDY) in March.
4. Babysitting isn't cheap for three kids.
5. Once dusting spray (such as Pledge) is sprayed on hardwood floors, that spot will be eternally slick. No matter what.
6. We don't give little brothers wedgies.
7. You CAN have too many toys.
8. There is nothing better than the beach in June.
9. Things that come out of our nose go on tissue. NOT on walls.
10. Again, we've learned that kids are the greatest gift. We have more than we ever dreamed we'd have in our three little boys. And with one more on the way, hopefully, we'll continue to see the kids as gifts that we should cherish and enjoy every moment, since it all passes so quickly.

Air DrewBear

Well, maybe not yet, but Drew is loving the new basketball goal! He is gearing up for basketball season (he's on the school 1st and 2nd grade team). He really enjoys it and John and I are enjoying it too. One of our neighbors once commented that it always looks like we're having a party in our driveway with all our kids out playing.

Holiday Pictures