A Look Back @ 2009

Jan: Ski trip to NC with SC cousins, Maxwell and Jazmin Sullivan concert
Feb: Langston's 1st birthday
Mar: Visit Grandma in ATL, Family and Friends BBQ picnic @ North Park
Apr: Easter Egg Hunt school trip, Langston's 1st Easter
May: Saraia's recital, Saraia plays T-ball, Langston falls and needs stitches
Jun: Nikki and Freddie's wedding in SC, Cousins' open house in GI, Saraia falls and burns knee
Jul: 1st family vacation to Gulf Shores, 4th of July with Grammy and Grandpa
Aug: Saraia's first day of Kindergarten, Saraia's 5th birthday sleep over party, Saraia visits Grandma for a week in ATL
Sep: TSU/FAMU game trip with SC cousins, Vegas trip for Daddy and friends
Oct: Mommy and Daddy Grizzlies power pack starts, Saraia's 1st time trick or treat
Nov: R Kelly concert, Thanksgiving in MD with Tiff and Mont
Dec: Princess and the Frog family and friends movie outing, 1st Family Christmas @ home (read night before christmas, baked homemade cookies, drank hot cocoa, sung carols) , 1st Family NYE party (pizza, wings, games, music, sparkling cider, watching the ball drop)

Happy 2010

So long last year... Good times and bad times, all worth it, to better prepare our family for future blessings and challenges!! We are praying for blessings to all children of God in 2010. May each day be better than the last. Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Post Christmas Toy Syndrome

We thought we were drowning in toys after Christmas, so we decided to do a little clean out of the kids room. We pulled all the toys out and placed them in one place, so we could decide what to keep, trash, and donate (clean house style). It is amazing how toys seem to multiply once they are all in one place. This toy mountain took longer than expected, but the kids got acquainted with some old 'friends' and we were able to get all the christmas joy into some order. We are truly blessed to have this issue... So we are also teaching the kids the principles of donation, charity, and sharing. We will send the old toys in good condition to charity on Saturday.

Langston cleaning service

Langston loves to copy. As mommy and daddy have been cleaning during this time off, Langston was paying close attention. He woke up this morning and got Saraia's toy vacuum. He has been pretend vacuuming for the past hour all through the house! It would be great if their was a real vacuum made for his size!!!