Happy New Year!

WOW! Another year has come and gone.....scary! However, 2011 should be a great year for the Armstrong's!

2009 Wrap Up

So, I really didn't do a good job of keeping up the Family Blog this year - as if you didn't already know that!! So here are a few highlights from this year....

Derek

• Has still been on nasty 2nd shift HOWEVER that will all end when he goes back to 3rd shift on January 4th!!!!!
• Hopefully he can help coach some baseball then!

Ann

• Started teaching online classes for University of Phoenix
• Full-time taxi service for Jordan's & Erik's schedules

Jordan

• Finished Baseball season at World Series in Panama City. The Gamers came in 5th out of 22 teams - VERY PROUD!
• SuperBowl champion for the 10U Union Grove Jr. Wolverines
• Doing well in school, but 4th grade is tough!!!!!

Erik

• 1st place for Summer Bowling League
• Fall Bowling League is a learning time - NO bumpers
• Doing well in school - his teacher says, "He's incredibly creative." Anyone who knows Erik can understand!!!!

I PROMISE that I will update this blog monthly - I should have some time thanks to Derek getting back on 3rd shift (best Christmas present possible!!!!!)

Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Jordan's 9th birthday!!!

Jordan's birthday party had to be postponed a week due to football, but he had a GREAT time! Derek & Todd took several of the boys to the lake so they could go fishing. After that, we had about 6 boys spend the night (good thing we had the grandparents here to help out!). He was able to buy a bunch of games for his PlayStation 2 & Wii and still has some birthday money, which he has to count at least once a week. Guess he figures something might happen to it. And now that Jordan is nine, Erik is officially

6 1/2!!!

Update on Jordan's football team...

The Tigers went into the Superbowl last Saturday undefeated. However, it wasn't the Tigers day. :(
They had a GREAT season & will be playing in a tournament this Thanksgiving weekend. I will definitely add some new pictures & highlights of the tournament.

Update on Erik's Bowling....

Erik finally listened to someone's advice (thanks Grandma Armstrong!), so now instead of running full speed & throwing the ball down the lane, Erik lines up & walks up to the line & then throws the ball & often doesn't even use the bumpers! In the least three weeks, he has bowled a 88 & 101, 78 & 86, and 88 & 96. Before Grandma's advice, he was bowling in the 70's. Way to go Erik!!!

Happy Halloween!

The boys had a great time trick-or-treating in some friends' neighborhood & then later in ours. Erik was Jengo Fett (a Star Wars character that Erik could tell you all about!) and Jordan was the Evil Jester.

October

Whoa! Where has the time gone? Guess I need to update the blog since my last post was September 30!!!!! Since we're on Thanksgiving Break, I will have some time to fill you in on October & November!