Waaaaaaay Behind!

Well, it's pretty obvious . . . with 4 kids & 12 pets (yes, I said 12) I can barely keep up! I've gotten pretty behind on my blog updates . . . so 9 months later here's what we've been up to . . .

In March . . . Anna turned 3!!!!! Our baby is growing up!

Over Spring Break we made a trip to Arkansas to visit Bittie . . . that was a fun time! The kids loved staying in a hotel, swimming in the pool, and hanging out at the retirement home with Bittie and her friends (seriously, they did!!!)

Then came April . . . . Lucy turned 6!!

And we celebrated Easter - This photo was after posing for my COUNTLESS retakes . . . they earned this one :o)

In May . . . Kevin turned 9!! He had a Sleepover Bowling Birthday Bash with his Buds!!! Yes, we survived!!

Then summer began . . .

Lucy performed in her dance recital . . . so beautiful!

We climbed on some big rocks . . . Elephant Rock State Park!

Rode on the Amtrak train to downtown St. Louis . . .

And spent some time at a lake house with good friends!!

The Greenwald's, Mondl's, and Eastlund's

We finished up a great baseball season -
Gary coached Lucy's team (the Bees)

Kevin pitched for the first time,

and Jason made the All-Star team!

Then it was off to Florida for an AWESOME family vacation!!

To finish off the summer . . .

Our friends from Australia, the Witt's, came back for a quick visit! It was fun getting together with a couple of families for a reunion BBQ - We miss them!!

We went camping and fishing

Welcomed a new nephew/cousin to the family . . . Baby Justin!

And welcomed Pet #10 . . . Kevin's snake, Clementine! We also got the girls a Betta fish named Flipper - pet #11 (no photo but he's blue if you're wondering)Then it was time for school to start!

Jason - 7th grade, Kevin - 4th grade, Lucy - 1st grade, and Anna - PreschoolAnd with that began the new sports seasons -

Football for Jason - Here's #28 (Jason) holding for the extra point in the Championship Rose Bowl - his team won!!! Go Falcons!Soccer for Kevin and Lucy! Both of their teams won their divisions as well!

What a Greenwald Season - three 1st place championships!!!

Anna is still a spectator but not for long - next year she'll be joining her own teams!!!

Then came Fall - Pumpkin picking!
Halloween - a basketball player, soccer player, penguin, and Tinkerbell!

and Thanksgiving with the Cousins

Finally, we just enjoyed a blessed Christmas season!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Off to bed in our new Christmas jammies!

Well, that's the update - did it feel like 9 months worth??? And if you were wondering about pet #12, Jason just got a Betta fish for Christmas (no photo yet - he's red). His name is Blitz! There! A semi-complete account of the Greenwald's 2009. I'll try to do better in 2010!

Until the next update - Happy New Year!

Amy (and the Gang)