1. Clay: Half-Baby, Half-Amazing Joins the Family• Technically he was born in 2010, but he didn’t get home until 2011. He has been our easiest baby, a total joy, and an awesome addition to our family!
2. Coleman is Potty-trained
• My goal was for this to happen before Clay was born, instead it happened before summer arrived. More than just this, Coleman was all-sports, all-go, all the time! I love that he always wants to play, and that he always wants me to play with him!
3. Family Vacation to the Beach• We went to Galveston for our family vacation this year and had a great time. Everyone enjoyed it, and Galveston proved to be a perfect destination for our 3 kids under 5. In addition to this, we got to see Christy’s cousin get married and Chloe got to be the flower girl!
4. Dallas Mavericks win the title• As a lifelong Maverick fan, I cannot believe this is true, but the Dallas Mavericks are the champions and the greatest team on the planet in 2011! If you are curious, I am good with whatever they do for the rest of my life!
5. Chloe starts Kindergarten • This was harder than we thought, starting with the worst first day of school ever. In her first day of school ever, she had a substitute (an old man at that), a lockdown (there was a robbery down the road), and her parents were a mess (she only saw strong parents). Kindergarten has been a struggle, but it is getting better!
6. Texting is embraced • I am not a fan of texting, nevertheless, we text now.
7. Rangers win the AL again, blow the World Series • When we won the pennant in 2010, I honestly thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment. So much so, that I paid $150 to go see game 5 with my grandfather, father, & brother – money well spent. Then, in 2011, the Rangers go and win the AL again… only to have Nelson Cruz fall asleep in the bottom of the 9th with 2 strikes and 2 outs, as a fly ball flies over his head and we choke off the Series in 7.
8. Parenting Class is a Success• Part of my doctor of ministry program is to address an issue in our church; my parenting class was the project. For me personally, it was great. The participants agreed too. This was awesome!
9. Chloe’s Team goes 8-0• Our team was awesome. We went 8-0 and outscored our opponents 180-46, including a game 8 score of 54-10… having the best 1st grader on the planet was the secret to our team’s success! The funny thing about this is that it was a Kindergarten-1st grade team. Chloe played awesome defense. No they don't keep score, but this parent sure did!
10. Dissertation is complete… many revisions await, I’m sure!• Around 10:54AM, December 25, 2011, I completed my dissertation. Granted there will be several rounds of reviews, the initial draft is complete. One way or the other, I will be out of the doctoral program May 19, 2012!
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