Thursday, December 18, 2008

A Year End Review - 2008 in Pictures

Wow what a year this has been. Since we haven't written on the blog since we left China in April I thought I would take this opportunity to do a "year end review" of 2008. It's been a great year and we have been so blessed. Especially with Claire joining our family. Here is the year end review in pictures, in no particular order with some short captions.
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. Take care.
Love- The Saubers' Family -
Melissa (age unknown), Joe (older than Melissa), Morgan (9) and Claire (4)


Claire's first visit with Santa went well.


This is Claire's Preschool teacher, Miss Diane.


We remodeled our kitchen this year. Here's the end result.


Claire's first sledding trip with Morgan and Daddy. She loved it.


We had a professional photographer take some pictures for the talent agency that Claire, Morgan and Joe belong to. He did a great job! Uncle Gregg, our professional photographer in the family also took some awesome pictures that are posted later on in this blog.


Claire went to visit Aunt Mary on the radio this summer.


Morgan had fun playing on the St. Elizabeth's 4th grade volleyball team this year.


Claire had a great 4th birthday party at Loose Park with all of her friends. It was a very hot day at the end of September. We got really lucky for an outside party.


Here's Claire with her Papa Steve, Melissa's Dad.


Morgan and Claire at the City Market one Saturday.


Claire at the Kansas City Zoo.



Morgan and Claire at a Shower/Welcome party that Melissa's
friends Kathy and Kathleen had for us.


The Saubers' Family at Claire's Baptism at St. Elizabeth's in May.


Claire and her best friend, our next door neighbor, Megan, going to a princess birthday party.


Joe as Groucho Marx for Halloween.


Morgan as a "business man" for Halloween.


Claire as a kitty cat for Halloween.


Claire playing in the park close to our house.


Morgan and Claire goofing around.


Claire with Grandma Billie, Melissa's Mom.


Claire with Great Grandma Brandt, Melissa's Grandma.


The 5 cousins on Melissa's side of the family two days after we got back from China.


Claire and her cousin, Jordan, at the pool. Jordan is one week older than Claire.


Morgan at the Lake this summer.


Morgan and Claire at the Lake this summer.


Claire playing her first game of mini golf.


Claire trying to play the flute like her big sis. She made this flute out of markers.


Claire "playing" the piano with Daddy.


Joe and Melissa at the MU-KU Border Showdown football game at Arrowhead. COLD!


Claire with her "best friend" our dog, Calvin.


Morgan (in the orange hat) at a Chinese culture and language camp this summer.


Claire with her friend, Sophie, at a reception that the
St. E's Knights of Columbus had for us to welcome Claire.


Morgan and her cousin Hannah before the Hannah Montana concert in St. Louis.
Long story, but we got to go FREE!


Morgan and her friends at her 9th birthday party in February.


Morgan enjoying playing basketball for St. Elizabeth's.


Morgan in the middle with Keith Urban's arm around her.
After this picture she asked her Aunt Mary, "who was that guy?"
Most girls would kill to have Keith Urban hug them!


Morgan with Carrie Underwood.
Aunt Mary took her to this concert as a birthday present. Thanks Aunt Mary!


Claire riding a horsey at the pumpkin patch.


Morgan and Claire at the pumpkin patch.


Claire and her other friend Sophie at her first Royal's game.


Clarie teaching her fellow classmates how to eat goldfish with chopsticks!
She was the expert this week at school and her topic was China.


Morgan, Claire and Maia at the Moss' Family home in Columbia.

Our family, by Gregg Henja Photography - Great Job Uncle Gregg!

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