2008

2008 was a very memorable year for the Sandbergs. Some good...some not so good! We found out that we'd be adding TWO more boys to the mix, making us, "Sandberg, party of 5!" Carl and I both turned 30 and had 3 boys ages 3 and under. and when the twins decided to come 9 weeks early... well, the rest of the year was mostly about them!! We tried to do as many things with Drew as we possibly could, although there were no beach trips, or other fun vacations! Drew turned 3 in October and has really taken to the big brother role. I stole this idea from the Crawfords... but here are a few of our memorable moments from 2008!!

Christmas 2008

We had such a great Christmas this year. It was SO much fun to watch Drew's excitement and innocence! He was hilarious sprinkling reindeer food on the lawn and shouting into the night "reindeer, santa claus... COME SEE US!!!" He was so glad to see that Santa had eaten all of his cookies and drank all of his milk! We spent most of Christmas week at my parents' house and then Sat/Sun after Christmas at Carls' parents' house. Fun times were had by all!! Drew is just having a hard time understanding that Christmas is over. He saw a toy on TV this week and said "Mommy, I want this for Christmas!" And he still can't seem to understand why Elf (our Elf on the Shelf) isn't here anymore. The slide show below begins with Drew in his Christmas program at school. The younger 3's just had a small role... singing the chorus of "O, Come All Ye Faithful" at the end of the play. Well, Drew was not going to have any part of it. He didn't cry, he just didn't participate! He was way too interested in what was going on behind him

Thanksgiving 2008

We had a great Thanksgiving this year at my parents' house. We certainly have many blessings for which to be thankful! As always, after Thanksgiving lunch, we headed to Lazy Acres Chrismas Tree farm to get our tree. Drew especially had lots of fun this year!

Looking for the perfect tree!

Our Tree!

the boys with Grammy & Papaw

Drew & Daddy making a plan!

Drew is supervising..
He decided Daddy needed some help!!

Riding in the "sleigh" (yes, that's the stroller in the back with the tree!)
Drew helping decorate Grammy's tree

Recent Ramblings...

Wow! I can't believe it has been so long since I've posted. Here are a few recent pictures!

The babies really like sitting in the high chairs... even though they are still a little small for them!

This is what is usually going on at our house from about 6pm until they go to bed after the 7:30 bottle!

Ryan

Reed

playtime in Reed's bed. (no, Ryan can't sit up yet... he is propped against the bed!!)
This past weekend, Carl, Drew and I went to Baton Rouge for Marvin and Sarah's wedding. It was fun to get away for a weekend and I think Drew enjoyed getting ALL the attention again!! Saturday morning, Carl's parents joined me and Drew for a trip to the Aquarium and IMAX in New Orleans. Drew had SO much fun. I was a little worried about the IMAX, it was an animated Christmas 3D show. He did great though. It was so funny to see him hold his hands out to try and touch the 3D stuff! SO cute!!

Of course, we couldn't leave Baton Rouge without going to campus to visit Mike the Tiger. Drew had a blast. Thankfully, Mike was very active while we were there. He walked all around and even took a swim. An older man was standing beside Drew while we were watching Mike in the water, and he looked at Drew and said, "did you know that tigers could swim?" Then, he laughed and said, "except they couldn't swim last night... they sank!"

Carl didn't think that was very funny. :)