Look how small our little guy was back in January! He's grown so much. He was so into Thomas the Train back then and had just rec'd a great big Thomas trackmaster for Christmas. We also lost Grandma Vasut back in January - what a sad time. Not many days go by that we don't think about her. She would've loved Miss Mallory and something was definently missing this Christmas not having her around. I know she's watching down on all of us from up above...
In February we began our potty training (sort of). We took a break somewhere mid-year, but we are happy to say we have ourselves a potty trained little boy now! Brandon and I also celebrated 11 years of being a couple on Valentine's Day.
In March we celebrated little man's 2nd birthday - tractor-themed of course! He is such a little John Deere boy! We also found out we were expecting at the very end of March. Our lives were going to change again come November - wow!
April was moving month. We were settled into our new house by the end of April - it was such an exciting time for our growing family. We got to tell our families the news of our new little one on Easter weekend - how fun!
May led to good weather and good weather always leads to the bay. Dayton loves the bay and fishing. With May came the dance recital and then the beginning of our summer :)
In June we made a trip to the Houston Zoo in honor of Father's Day. We also took Dayton to the Downtown Aquarium for the first time. That was a great day!
In July, we found out we'd be blessed with a baby GIRL - wow! That was so exciting! Dayton got to go the doctor's appointment w/ us and it was such a wonderful experience to find out as a family - Mommy was going to be blessed with a little dancer - "Baby Zabodyn" now had a name - Mallory Marie was on the way!
In August, we took Dayton on the longest road trip we'd been on so far - Grapevine, TX. Then, the next weekend we took him to Galveston - he got to go the beach for the first time in his little life! We also took him to Schlitterbaun and Moody Gardens - fun times!
September led to another big "first" for Dayton - his first Longhorn football game. He was addicted from the start - once he laid eyes on that big beautiful stadium - there was no turning back. Our little fan can now clearly sing "The Eyes of Texas", "Texas Fight", and he can throw up the cutest little hook'em you've ever seen in half a second (with both hands I might add, pretty talented)
With October came Halloween and of course what else would Date be besides Colt McCoy? We love our little football guy!!!
November was a month to be extremely thankful. It brought us our newest miracle - Mallory Marie. While she wasn't due until December and I was scheduled for c-section on November 30th, Miss Mallory had other plans in store for Mommy and Daddy - she wanted to arrive early on November 24th. We came home from the hospital on Thanksgiving morning, in time to eat our first Thanksgiving meal as a family of four in the comfort of our own living room - wow, how great is that?
And, of course, December = Christmas. And, while the month is still a big blurr to me, a wonderful Christmas we did have. Ending the year on a wonderful note!
Again, I wish all of you a very Happy New Year. If 2010 is half as wonderful as 2009, we will be so blessed.
