Our 2009 - Looking Back...

The Valderrama family started the year off with Uncle Cody's wedding! We drove to Tennessee to see the I Dos, then to Mississippi to see the Hardwick family and then traveled back home to celebrate Easter and the beginning of Spring with the Texas family. We went to the Zoo every chance we got and had a blast with Giavanna's first group of play date friends. Then on May 31st we celebrated Giavanna's first Birthday with friends and family pool-side with L.O. Bishops BBQ and a birthday visit from a monkey!! This year we enjoyed a Texas Rangers baseball game and a Dallas Mavericks basketball game. Then our favorite time of year came...Fall! We bought our first house as a family in the great state of Texas and started getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas which we enjoyed in Mississippi and in Texas! Family was the theme of 2009 and it was a sweet year! Giavanna has grown and done a lot this year and has proven to be a true Valderrama and Hardwick! I have seen her expressions grow and change into her very own nature. I have watched her decide what she does like (crayons, Elmo and anything outside) and doesn't like (highchairs, swings and shopping carts) and has also learned to hug and kiss and say I love you. Her spirit is true and sweet and very serious at times, but always aware and forgiving. She moved into a toddler bed, decided her favorite words were "no mommie" and started asking to watch Elmo on tv. The most important things in life seem to be the most simple these days...treasure and love your family.

Love,
The Valderramas - Psalm 121