2009

This past year has been a year of firsts:

It is the year that Mimi turned 6 in Jaunuary.
It is the year that she did little league for the first and most likely last time.
It is the year she could cross the monkey bars all by herself and swing like a monkey does.
It is the year she could pump herself on the swings all by herself without being pushed.
It is the year she picked up more phrases like "I betcha didn't see that one com'in now did ja???"
It is the year she she first did karate and most likely the last year.
It is the year when she lost her two bottom teeth.
It is the year she joined the gymnastic team.
It is the year she started going to school full day. This is not counting the time she went to pre-
school and daycare.
It is the first time for her to participate in a parade and not be a spectator.
Most importantly it is the first year she is learning about responsibility like feeding Butch, getting your lesson prepared before going to the teacher's house and that work comes before play not the other way around which is the way she prefers.