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New Year, New Project

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I have decided to take on "Project 365" for the year of 2009. It's a way to document the small happenings in our life by taking a picture every day for a year. I decided to make a new blog (in addition to this one) of my daily "project 365" pictures. Hopefully at the end of the year I will be able to print my blog and have a unique documentation of 2009.

Kaitlyn is Potty Trained!

The past week has been spent inside the house. Kaitlyn literally did not leave our home for 6 straight days! We started potty training her the day after she turned 3 and it's actually gone pretty well. She never even wet the bed! I did get to clean up some messes and give a few extra baths, but overall I think she's done really well.

Michael 15 months

Michael's size at 15 months:
Height: 29.5 inches
Weight: 20 lbs

New Years Goals--2009

I have decided to write my goals down on my blog this year. Anywhere that I can see them more often will hopefully help me to remember what I want to accomplish. I have decided to do different goals for each month of the year hoping that this will keep it a little more focused for me.

January Goals:
1) Drink 8 cups of water a day
2) Exercise at least 4 times a week
3) No sweets except 1 day a week
4) Read scriptures every morning
5) No credit card spending

Christmas Card 2008

2008 Has been a great year for the Terry’s. Here are a few highlights:

In April we took the kids to Disneyland with some friends in our ward. I thought that the kids were too young and that we should wait another year but this trip will go down in history as one of the greatest! The highlight for me as a dad was to wait in the Princess line so that Kaitlyn could see Cinderella! You think I am joking but I would wait in that line for half a day to see Kate’s eyes light up like that again! Michael had fun too! - Or at least he didn’t cry!

Michael, who celebrated his first birthday in October, has been a near perfect baby. He rarely cries, always has a laugh and a smile, and eats well too. He loves to wave and say, “Hi!”.

In March Heidi and Steve participated in a half marathon… Heidi finished the race… however sub-Alpine temps and wind were not in Steve’s plans.

Kaitlyn, who will be three on December 28th, is on her way to becoming the next American Idol. She is probably signing as you read this--she never stops. We love to hear her sing. She has developed a near perfect pitch too--she can match Heidi’s pitch with impressive accuracy! Her favorite songs are “I am a child of God”, “Doe a Deer a Female Deer” from the Sound of Music and the “Monkey/Alligator” song! She is also a constant talker and can even say the Pledge of Allegiance!

Heidi is teaching preschool this year with Miss Pennie, our sister-in-law, and is really enjoying it. Heidi teaches the 3-year old class. Kaitlyn loves to go, although she gets confused whether to call her mom Ms. Heidi, Heidi, mom or Mother! Thanks to Steve’s mom and sister for watching Michael during pre-school hours!

The extended Terry Family had our bi-annual reunion this summer in Island Park. We were in charge of organizing this event! We found a couple of houses in Island Park that were able to accommodate 45 people (which was the hardest part). Once we got there we played games, ate food, went to Yellowstone, floated the river, participated in a Special Olympics… not THE Special Olympics, just A Special Olympics, organized by Steve’s dad… hence the Special! It was great fun!

Steve enjoyed a few fun projects this year too! He tore out some trees in the front yard and put in a fake stream… mostly to cut down the area that needed to be weeded! But it looks nice too! He also knocked out a wall between the master bathroom and the master closet to connect the two. He tore out the bathroom carpet and put in tile. It was a great improvement.

We are thankful for our family and friends and hope you enjoy this wonderful season.

The Terry Family
Steve, Heidi, Kaitlyn, Michael

Kaitlyn's 3rd Birthday!

Kaitlyn had a few milestones in her life today. First of all, she turned 3 years old! She also went to her last day of nursery at church. She's now a sumbeam! And this will also be her last day in diapers! Kaitlyn is a happy little (and yes, she is very petite) girl. She LOVES to sing and talk about pretty much anything. She has a great memory, has a talent for putting puzzles together, and loves books. She still takes a nap every day, loves to watch princess movies and Curious George on PBS. She's always entertaining to have around and we love her to death!
We started Kaitlyn's big day with a present from her aunt Natalie. She loved the princess book and princess shirt (this seemed to start a princess gift frenzy!)

We went to church today and she had a graduation from Nursery into Sumbeams! After church she got to help her dad make her birthday cake.


We decorated the table while she was down for a nap. Kaitlyn loves pink and princesses! She woke up from her nap a little groggy, came down the stairs and saw all the decorations and just stared for a minute. Then she ran back upstairs yelling, "There's presents!" to Steve. We had our own little party just with the four of us. Kaitlyn gave lots of great reactions to her presents.

We even had a little "Tea Party" with her new princess tea set!

We had Brett & Allison's family over for cake and ice cream. Kaitlyn blew out her candle 3 times over the course of the day and all she wanted was cake for dinner!

The birthday ended with Kaitlyn reading a book with her daddy.