Cheers to 2009!

January 1, 2009 - Connor 7 months old

Baby Girl Perry at 25 weeks in the womb

These pictures were all taken today - 12.31.09...

Connor pointing to the OCEAN!

Walking the tidepools at sunset

Gully Gully Gully

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2009 was an AWESOME year for us! It is crazy to look back at everything we did during this year as a family. In January, Connor was only 7 months old - our lil boy who was crawling all around trying to get into everything. We were living in downtown Santa Barbara enjoying the beauty living in the mountains at the ocean, but were SO happy when Mike got promoted to his new Government sales position in San Diego...we got to move back to our favorite spot, OB, and be near our old friends again! It was hard to say goodbye, but the change has been great for our family!

My photography biz has become quite successful (thanks to many dear friends here in SD who have spread the word), Mike has transitioned into his new job and loves what he is doing, and of course Connor has changed the most. He went through stages of crawling, first steps, walking, running and now is a little monkey who tries to climb and jump off everything. It was also a tough year finding out about Connor's eyes, but we were so thankful to be surrounded by amazing doctors who were able to help us. He is now 19 months old and is learning more and more each day.

Some of my favorite things about Connor...He will try to repeat anything you say, he will repeat his ABC's to you, count until about 15, skipping a few numbers here and there (today he counted to 15 perfectly on his own - amazing), he puts his foot up on the table when he eats, he still practices his sign language even though he can say the words, he will tell you "I love you Mama and I love you Dada" (when you ask), morning cuddles in bed, his kisses and hugs are the absolute best, he kisses and hugs his baby sister :D, he loves to read and copy Mama and Dada. Mike's favorite things about Connor...his more face, when he says "ocean", wants to ride in dad's truck, that he loves to toot, jump, do pull-ups, watch football, and uses binoculars to check the surf just like dada.

Connor has an awesome personality that I am sure will just keep growing! We are excited for a new year ahead of us as Connor is growing more and more each day, and our family will be growing too! Come April Connor's little sister should be here to make our family of four even more adventurous!

Thank you friends and family for helping us make 2009 such a fun year!!!