Out With the Old...

I got this idea from Melanie's blog and meant to post yesterday. 2007 was a year of many "firsts" for our family, and we each learned a lot along the way. What better way to say goodbye to 2007 than to list our Year in Review:

• Drew played his first year of Upward basketball where he scored many baskets, including several from half court


• Mikayla danced in her first dance competition where she, Abbi, and Annabeth earned a first place trophy


• Drew learned to ride his bicycle without training wheels


• Mikayla had her first trip to the dentist, which she didn't like at all


• Mikayla's dance company performed in the Food Lion parking lot, but Mikayla was afraid to dance


• Alison got a brand new van


• We went to the "Greatest Show on Earth" - Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus


• Drew had his first visit to the eye doctor


• Drew got glasses


• Drew played baseball for the 3rd year


• Craig was supervisor of HUBBLE account at work


• Alison was named BSES Teacher of the Year


• Mikayla had her tonsils and adenoids removed


• Drew lost his first tooth (loosing 4 total this year)


• Drew sprained his ankle badly (twice)


• Craig turned 35 - only 5 years 'til the BIG one


• Mikayla participated in her second dance competition, placing 1st in both dances


• Drew got his first home run


• Mikayla became 2007 Petite Miss Rising Star


• We adopted 2 birds


• Alison completed her application and interview for District Teacher of the Year


• Alison attended the Author's Tea in Drew's Kindergarten class


• Alison's Kindergarten class hosted their first annual Mother's Tea


• Drew and Mikayla decided to cut their own hair
  
  
• Mikayla participated in her 2nd dance recital


• Drew had 2 weeks of golf camp


• Mikayla had 1 week of dance camp - even participated in a sleepover on the last night


• Craig got a new truck


• Drew turned 6


• Alison, Drew, and Mommy took a "mini-vacation" to Myrtle Beach


• Craig, Alison, Drew, and Mikayla took a "mini-vacation" to Gatlinburg


• Alison was presented the District Teacher of the Year award


• Drew started 1st grade


• Alison turned 28 (only two more years in my twenties?!?)


• Mikayla started 4 year old kindergarten


• Mikayla turned 4


• Drew played AYSO soccer for the first time


• Mikayla danced at Harvest Fest - even by herself at one point


• Poppi got a brand new truck


• Drew was a top writer


• Mikayla was October Studio Star for dance


• Alison, Drew, and Mikayla rode in the Homecoming Parade


• We adopted Molly, our beautiful Cocker Spaniel


• Drew sprained his arm


• We went to the Piedmont Interstate Fair


• Drew got straight A's on his first report card


• Spent Thanksgiving at the beach


• Drew and Mikayla rode in the Boiling Springs Christmas Parade


• Went to Hollywild to see the Christmas Lights


• Mikayla sang in a Christmas Program at church


• Mikayla was the Grand Marshall of the Inman Christmas Parade (Craig, Drew, and Alison rode with her)
• Alison mailed her application for SC Teacher of the Year


• Alison got a new "hair do"