Good Bye 2009

Everyone celebrates New Year's Eve differently. Some people dress up in fancy cloths, others go to bowl games (Matt and Joanna), and I bet the most sit in their pjs watching the ball drop in Time Square. What did this Bostrom family do to celebrate? The boys finger painted lots of pictures...big mess but bigger smiles. The last day of this year just happened to be big milestone days for both our sons. Cooper began crawling today!!! He is army crawling about 2 feet at a time now. I really don't think that he realizes that he is crawling because he is so fixed on getting what is out of his reach. This is so exciting. I think that crawling is one of the best milestones for baby, mom, and dad. Max figured out how to ride his tricycle today! He is so excited about riding it up and down our hallway. He thinks of it as his runway. It is way too cold and rainy outside to practice out there. I tried so hard to get a good video of both boys and their new found mobility, but they just would not cooperate. I will keep trying and maybe I will get lucky.

As evening approaches on New Year's Eve the excitement always builds. There are so many crazy parties going on right now with tons of people laughing and singing, but for those of us with young babies the excitement is a little different. We had our own party at Mr. Gatti's and thoroughly enjoyed the pizza buffet. We brought a full shirt type bib for Max because we know how he eats his pizza, but he actually was pretty clean. Cooper, on the other hand, did not stay clean. He discovered black olives tonight and got them everywhere. It was a fun night that has ended us back at home. Our boys are warm in their beds and Jeff and I are about to cozy up on the couch and welcome the new year while watching a movie.

Let's never forget the blessings that God has given us this year as we look forward to new ones.

Goodbye 2009 Hello New Year!