seen zack experience swimming in a pool and in the ocean for the first time
known how great it feels to hold your daughter in your arms
watched zack take his first shaky steps, and now watching him run
changed thousands of diapers but surprisingly found ourselves smiling during many of them
styled zacks hair into silly styles in the bath
learned waht it's like to pack extremely lightly for ourselves to make room for the kids stuff
seen zack stick his little piggies in the sand for the first time
shared san francisco, our favorite city, with our son
seen the look on zack's face as he saw his first cows and goats
seen the joy on zack and pennys grandparents face as they play together
had the luxury to visit family much more than we were able to while living in CA
had both the most mellow and the most enjoyable new years eves with the kids
seen how brave zack was at the allergist
heard zack practice saying "ho ho ho" like santa as he lie in his crib during naptime
loved having so many family and friends come visit us at our home
been thrilled with fear and excitement to see another positive pregnancy test
watched mom's belly get impossible huge again
gone to the hospital during false labor
been lucky to have a healthy, happy new baby penelope
been lucky to have meme and papa lou to take care of zack while we were at the hospital
had many great dinners out together as a family
experienced zack's first "mama" and "dada" and fell in love with his sweet voice
heard zack repeat his first swear word in that same sweet voice...whoops!
dealt with the croup in the middle of the night
gone in to get zack up from his nap at grammy's, only to have seen him pantless (and tiny jeans lying on the ground!)
survived flights to Florida, Chicago, and all the way to California without any major incidents and no crying (a miracle, really)
enjoyed meeting grampy out for lunch many times
been blessed to have continued good health for our two beautiful children
witnessed penny's first smiles and cooing
experienced the frustration of wedging a toddler's foot into boots
lost socks off of penny's impossibly tiny feet
realized how worth it it was to turn the "formal livingroom" into a playroom
seen the joy a simple playground swing can bring
played "i'm gonna get you!" and "peek-a-boo!"countless times
conquered the world of cloth diapers
loved seeing zack dance for the first time
loved seeing friends and family meet penny for the first time
laughed as we watched zack sled and experience playing in the snow for the first time
been filled with hope and excitement to watch our little ones grow in 2009...
baby laura:
the inspiration booties:
hello, auntie h...
the keenan clan at thanksgiving dinner...
with grampy...
and with the best big brother ever... 
just a bit bigger than our remote control... 
