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the year in a nutshell...

it's been so long since i've blogged for my family! i've been too busy blogging for the puppies.

it's hard to believe this year is almost over and we'll be entering 2009. i guess as you get older, the years go by faster! i don't think i like that so much...lol!

let's see, what happened this year...

zachary or bubbies...is in 4th grade...doing great! he's a human calculator. he can memorize anything after looking at it just once! amazing. we give math problems above and beyond what is he doing and he figures them out like that! he finished another season of soccer in november. basketball practice has just gotten underway and he's happy to have daddy coaching him and his friends again. he loves video games, star wars, legos, learning about the solar system, reading up on past presidents, basketball, helping with the puppies...

noah is in 2nd grade this year. he's been wearing his glasses more often, although he'd rather not. he's a good reader and enjoys learning. he also finished another season of soccer. he played goalie most of the time and was awesome at it. noah is a hair taller than his big brother and probably 10 pounds heavier than him, too! he's a solid boy. he wants to play football next fall! noah is into taking things apart and trying to get them back together...haha! he likes video games, skateboarding, keeping up with his brother, playing with his friends and cousins and making sure things are fair in the galgan household! he also loves trying to play the guitar and is hoping for a drum set!

hannah is five and started her journey at alamo elementary school this past fall. she is in kindergarten and loving every minute of it. she has mrs. silva, who both boys have had for kindergarten, too. we love mrs. silva! she does gymnastics, which she has been doing since she was 3. she is so limber...ugggh! she goes twice a week for an hour and a half each time. she loves it! she has a great cartwheel! she also started ballet in april and is loving that, too. ballet is once a week for 45 minutes. she was just in the nutcracker suite and was a party girl. she was so cute. i went to all three shows she was in. she has fun sounding out words and i'm sure she'll be reading soon.

mea is 2! she goes to moms day out every wednesday from 9-1...she calls it school and is always asking when i get her dressed, "i go to skool mom, huh?" she gets to bring her lunch...the highlight of her day is carrying her lunch box from the house to the car and then into "school". her teachers miss t.j. and miss darlene are always the first two she names when you ask her who loves her. awww! she talks all the time and is at such a fun age. she loves her brothers, bubbs and no-no and her sissy. we have fun making her laugh and laughing at her!

roxy the rockstar had her first litter of puppies in november. she is an awesome momma to her six little babies! she has 3 girls and 3 boys. you can check out their blog at roxysbulldogs.blogspot.com they are adorable and are growing so fast.

big zach...is still working at at&t. it will be 10 years in february for him. he is great at what he does and it allows me stay home with the kids. he is a great dad and husband and enjoys spending time with us. no really, he does! i try to get him to go out with his friends every once in a while but he would rather stay here! he keeps up on the yard work between long hours at work. i've tried mowing the lawn for him, but he'd rather i didn't!

me...i am pretty much the taxi driver to and from all those activities i just listed! it's not often i get a chance to just sit down and have a quiet moment! but, that day will come! even if my kids aren't here, there is always laundry to do or something to clean! i love cheering for the kids and watching all their events! they make me smile! zach and i will be celebrating 10 years of marriage in february. we are looking forward to getting away by ourselves for a week in hawaii.

well that's what's been going on in the galgan household this past year!