Monthly Archives: January 2009

Vegas!

Posted on January 30, 2009 by ben

On January 2nd, Laura and I took an extended weekend vacation to Las Vegas with our friends Andrea, Jason, Mary, and Milyon.  Laura’s Mom and sister stayed with Xander while we were gone.  Overall, the trip was great and in … Continue reading →

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Very Solid Music Blog

Posted on January 29, 2009 by ben

If you like all kinds of music like me, and like stats like me, and like music stats like me, then you will find this blog very interesting if you haven’t seen it already. This guy knows his stats for … Continue reading →

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More Firsts for Xander

Posted on January 25, 2009 by ben

This past weekend, Xander accomplished a few more firsts.  On Friday, he was FINALLY able to jump.  I was amazed on how long it took him to be able to lift both feet up in the air, but he finally … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 21, 2009 by ben

On our drive to work, Laura was describing a dream that she had last night.  It involved bridges blowing up and tidal waves.  She said that she woke up from her dream before she died.  I responded, “Yes, because you … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 20, 2009 by ben

Today, a great man who has already inspired change became our new president.  During the inauguration, Rev. Joseph Lowery gave the Benediction.  I thought he gave the most memorable speech, particularly because of this awesome line: Lord, in the memory … Continue reading →

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Our Baby Girl!

Posted on January 13, 2009 by ben

Here are our ultrasound pictures from our last two ultrasounds! This picture was from 25 weeks.  She was about 1 1/2 lbs. This picture was 3 weeks later at 28 weeks.  She weights about 2 1/2 lbs here!  She went … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2008

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ben

We spent a quiet Christmas at home this year.  We did get our Christmas tree setup but only put on the ornaments that were not breakable.  Xander had a lot of fun decorating the tree and redecorating it over and … Continue reading →

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