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2010

• July 30, 2010 -- Missing birthday photos; Third of July with the Hansens; playing in the rain; Fourth of July with the Kinsers; Summer basketball
  
• June 27, 2010 -- Jack has a future in call centers; Lisa's birthday bash; Rocking M Stables; Jack gets burned
  
• May 30, 2010 -- Jack knows what happens on Lost; Cate suspects burglars; New Orleans with the McCunes; Snickerdoodle abides; Cate's dance recital
  
• April 27, 2010 -- Jack is accident prone; family tennis; Cavanaugh Flight Museum; Easter with the Hansens; again with the soccer; Cate and Simon trampoline
  
• March 28, 2010 -- Simon kisses Cate; Colorado ski trip; even the kids can apres-skiing; more snow in Dallas than Colorado; Cate dances at the Children's Theater; stunt swing
  
• February 28, 2010 -- Jack doesn't have ANGER PROBLEMS; Dallas gets a foot of snow while we lose power; ski pants make Cate look fat; end of the basketball season
  
• January 28, 2010 -- Kids can't keep a ringtone secret; Cate bakes cookies; Jack plays basketball; Great Wolf Lodge with Grandma Irene; the kids need an iPad
  

2009

• December 30, 2009 -- Science Fair wizardry; it's Christmas and nobody is coming to town; Cate's a perfectionist; Dallas has a White Christmas; Scott and Peggy visit
  
• November 29, 2009 -- Thanksgiving with the Finnanes; boobs; NASCAR at TMS; Soccer Made in Lakewood
  
• October 31, 2009 -- Kids sing (and dress) like Michael Jackson; Jack's shins look fat; Snick is (sorta) a guard dog; Fair Day; family portrait; soccer progress; Fort Worth Alliance Air Show and the Blue Angels; Travis (a major award); Halloween festivities on Swiss Avenue and in Lakewood
  
• September 27, 2009 -- Jack gets homesick; we can sleep in church; Cate won't come out of the rain; cheering at a Woodrow football game; Redneck Roundup
  
• August 31, 2009 -- Life is so unforgiving; Cate misses Snickerdoodle and Greg; Cate's cheer camp; Jack gets glasses; the family goes bowling; Cate sees a professional photographer; Jack plays soccer
  
• July 30, 2009 -- Greg enjoys (temporary) unemployment; a birthday bike for Jack and a birthday keyboard for Cate; unsuccessfully editing around Jack's bossiness; Fourth of July with the Hansen's; swimming with the Krugers, Atwoods, and Peaslees
  
• June 30, 2009 -- The Nelsongang goes to the dogs; Greg calls it quits; Tulsa roadtrip to see a musical; partying with the Gowriluk's; the Tulsa Zoo; Jack's birthday sleep-over; Grandma Mary Kay, Johnny and Sean visit from St. Louis
  
• May 31, 2009 -- Cate's dance recital; Lakewood Carnival; Field Day; Airhogs baseball game; horse grooming; swimming with the Carrs; Memorial Day in the front yard; thunder and lightening breakthrough; Have a New Kid by Friday; Jack knows everything
  
• April 30, 2009 -- Cate loses teeth; extreme trampoline; unibrow angst; Cate gives away her last blankie; Easter egg hunt; kite flying at Shriver's birthday; partying with Max in St. Louis; Cole gets inked chalked
  
• March 30, 2009 -- Great-Grandma Ruth visits Dallas; the annual Fick/Nelson family ski trip; Cate is telling Mom on Greg; an inordinate number of videos with our new video camera
  
• February 28, 2009 -- Lisa and Greg are unleashed in the Bahamas and take an excruciating number of photos; Jack gets a buzz-cut; Cate's cold is the worst; Grandma Irene unashamedly drinks beer
  
• January 30, 2009 -- Jack speaks British; it's Mom's fault; the Hansen's are like family; Tooth Fairy economic crisis; Scott and Peggy visit us; videos of the trampoline and an exceedingly rare Dallas snow day
  

2008

• December 28, 2008 -- Cate is a Super Stallion; Jack takes third in the Science Fair; kids are good for Santa; we visit the Hawkins' hay farm; Christmas card photos return; Jack hangin' with Cole and Evan
  
• November 28, 2008 -- Cate has a brother and parents; Jack is an avid reader; Cate misses Grandpa Dick; Cate emails; ice skating; time with the Krugers and Chabrias; Thanksgiving with Kevin Kaufman; C'mon!
  
• October 31, 2008 -- Jack needs a crash test dummy; Republicans versus Democrats; epic sagas involving the flu; fun with flash cards; an over-the-top Halloween
  
• September 28, 2008 -- We're now front-tooth free! Cate misses Buster; The Invention of Hugo Cabret; let's discuss stun-guns; Labor Day with the Cooks; cheering at a Woodrow game; getting ready for church without Mom
  
• August 29, 2008 -- Steve Carlson visits; mimicking Mommy; it's cold outside; Jack's first sleep-over; Lisa and Jack build a bike ramp; first day of second grade; Jack loses his second front tooth; video of Cate's Cheer Camp
  
• July 28, 2008 -- Grandma Irene hosts us in Minnesota and sells the lake house; visiting the University of Minnesota; partying with Gracie Huff; Heritage Ranch Kids Camp; it's all Webkinz all the time
  
• June 28, 2008 -- We remember Grandpa Dick; Oracle Sales Kick-Off; Cate's riding lessons; Jack and Cate's seventh birthday party; Cousin Johnny (and Grandma Mary Kay) visit us in Dallas
  
• May 27, 2008 -- Grandpa Dick's cancer has returned; Buster finds a new home; privates go ballistic; Cole and Cate play with the bedroom door closed; Cate's dance recital; Cate loses a front tooth; Math Olympiad awards; Field Day; Hawaiian Falls
  
• April 29, 2008 -- Mom is a nose-picker; Jack text messages; Jack is officially a bike rider; Lakewood Carnival; double Super Stallions; Jack and Cate's First Communion; Wild Kingdom at our house
  
• March 27, 2008 -- Jack bikes without training wheels; crank it to 11; Jump Rope for Heart; Family ski trip in Colorado; Jack and 'Ski Bunny' Cate are officially skiers; Jack loses his first tooth, ties his shoes, and gets new tubes; Easter with the Cooks
  
• February 28, 2008 -- Girls fight over Jack; a visit from the paramedics; Jack fractures his elbow and gets his cast removed in the same month; Grandma Ruth visits; Greg goes to Rome and prattles on about it
  
• January 28, 2008 -- New Year's in Jamaica for Courtney and Pat; Cate loses her first tooth; Cate has her first limo ride and sleepover on the same night; St. Louis for Grandma Mary Kay's birthday
  

2007

• December 29, 2007 -- Jack laughs, pees, and gets a wedgie; we visit the Heard Natural Science Museum with the Carrs; Santa's elves get some respect; Highland Park carriage ride
  
• November 27, 2007 -- You kids get out of my yard! photos of Jack's room; San Antonio and Thanksgiving with the Finnanes; Cate writes a letter
  
• October 31, 2007 -- Quick visit to the zoo; State Fair of Texas; Cate in the hospital; Halloween trick-or-treating
  
• September 27, 2007 -- Cate loves the Passat; Labor Day weekend with the Houck's and Peaslee's; cheerleading at Woodrow; Cate's new room
  
• August 27, 2007 -- Cate is a cheerleader; Greg vacations in Buenos Aires; Star Wars comes to Fort Worth; Jack does karate; first day of school; what not to do while driving
  
• July 29, 2007 -- Vacation in Florida for Tara's wedding; Grandma Mary Kay and Cousin Johnny visit Dallas; Jack gets a tube refresh; the kids get their own bedrooms
• June 30, 2007 -- Line Rider; Webkinz; Cate walks into a screen door; sixth birthday party; Minnesota vacation
  
• May 28, 2007 -- Jack isn't here right now; we watch Star Wars; Lakewood Carnival; soccer finale; Field Day; Farm & Ranch Day; Sam & Dylan's birthday
  
• April 27, 2007 -- Cate is a Super Stallion and gets married on the same day; Easter with the Cooks; fun with a dog kennel; time with Grandpa & Grandma at the Ranch
• March 31, 2007 -- Mommy's a little high; abridged ski trip; Jack takes a header; root beer floats
  
• February 28, 2007 -- Jack and Cate's first school photos; bathroom remodeling
• January 28, 2007 -- Jack and Cate are both named "A" students; Grandma Mary Kay visits; the kids go bowling and take swimming lessons
  

2006

• December 28, 2006 -- Children's Parade; Jack earns Lego Star Wars II video game; Jack named Super Stallion; Christmas at The Ranch
  
• November 26, 2006 -- Cate goes trick-or-treating; Thanksgiving in California with the Finnane's; end of the soccer season
  
• October 28, 2006 -- The State Fair of Texas; the kids go to their first rock concert; fall soccer league continues; school is wearing out the kids
  
• September 28, 2006 -- Greg goes diving in the Cayman Islands; Cate sings the Jayhawks; the kids can read an impressive list of words; Jack scores his first goal at soccer practice
  
• August 25, 2006 -- Jack and Cate's start kindergarten; Olivia's birthday party at the zoo; Josh's birthday party at the club; Greg's 40th birthday party; Grandma Kay visits us
  
• July 27, 2006 -- Visiting Grandma Irene and Grandpa Dick in Minnesota; Jack gets a mouth-washing; we meet Corbin Connors for the first time; Le Freak at the Arboretum
  
• June 26, 2006 -- The kids' fifth birthday party; Jack gets a spanking but later goes to see Cars; Jack takes solo showers; Slip 'N Slide in the front yard
  
• May 28, 2006 -- Cate's second dance recital; Grandpa and Grandma take us to Walt Disney World; partying with Sam, Dylan, and Josh
• April 28, 2006 -- Jack hates us; Easter with the Cooks; the kids get bunk-beds; Jack is a victim of marketing; the kids complete an undefeated soccer season
  
• March 28, 2006 -- The annual family ski trip to Colorado (without their favorite cousins); Cate doesn't want her own room after all; Jack writes his own jokes; the kids first soccer team; biking at The Ranch
  
• February 26, 2006 -- Going to Burger House in the Porsche; Jack requests a dough-ball; Jack cheers me up on the road; weekends at The Ranch with Grandma and Grandpa
  
• January 28, 2006 -- Cate loves Mommy more than horses; Cate reads her first book; Cate does yard work; Jack is a two-fisted drinker; Tyler's birthday at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
  

2005

• December 27, 2005 -- Children's Parade downtown; playing alien hunter; watching Star Wars and The Incredibles; Christmas in Dallas; seeing the Krugers and Huffs; it's official: kindergarten in the Fall
  
• November 27, 2005 -- Halloween is fun, right? Wallace and Gromit; commutinig without clothes; a real tea party; all the grandparents visit Dallas; Thanksgiving at the Chabria's
  
• October 27, 2005 -- The State Fair of Texas; Pastor Bill has no hair; Jack loses a Band-Aid; a weekend at SeaWorld San Antonio
• October 3, 2005 -- Jack applies TV peer-pressure; Tylenol suckers; Labor Day swimming; Greg in London for three weeks; Lisa in London for a long weekend
• August 27, 2005 -- Lisa in the hospital; vacation with Grandpa and Grandma in Minnesota; first day of the new school year
• July 27, 2005 -- The kids' fourth birthday party with all the grandparents; Fourth of July parade with the Peaslee's; lots and lots of swimming; Greg in London yet again
  
• June 27, 2005 -- Grandpa and Grandma visit again so we can go to New Orleans; swimming at Lee and Denise's; Greg in London again
  
• May 27, 2005 -- Cate's first dance recital; Grandpa and Grandma visit us in Dallas and buy a house; we visit Jack's gymnastics class; Greg in London
  
• April 24, 2005 -- Easter with the Cooks; Texas Bluebonnets; Dallas Police and Fire visit White Rock Park; Betsy once again demonstrates her child photography skills
  
• March 26, 2005 -- The whole Nelson Gang goes skiing in Colorado (we drove for the first time); Pastor Bill is crazy; Jack can (once again) take a bath without a nuclear meltdown
  
• February 26, 2005 -- Jack gets tubes in his ears; Tyler's 2nd birthday party at The Little Gym; the kids' first Valentine's Day cards
• January 26, 2005 -- Christmas and New Years with Grandma Irene and Grandpa Dick; baking cookies for Santa;  jumping into leaf piles; visiting Dallas Arboretum; Cate's first big-time bloody nose; driving to St. Louis for Grandma Mary Kay's 65th birthday

2004

• December 23, 2004 -- The kids' first school program; Thanksgiving in Minneapolis; Highland Park carriage ride
• December 12, 2004 -- Our annual Christmas photo shoot
• November 21, 2004 -- A Night with Barney; Halloween scare; visit to White Rock Lake Park; "Huh?"; when does potty training end?
• October 23, 2004 -- Thomas the Train in Oklahoma City; down-under dinner with the Gocke's; Jack pees in the tub; Texas State Fair with the Chabria's
• October 20, 2004 -- The kids first (pre-)school photos
• September 28, 2004 -- Pete Lacker took a bunch of fun photos of the kids
• September 23, 2004 -- the Alphabet Song; auto preferences; reading in bed; Minnesota State Fair; visiting Great-Grandpa Delmar and Great-Grandma Ruth; a Jeep at Grandpa and Grandma's cabin; playing in the front yard
• September 19, 2004 -- We had black and white portraits done for Jack and Cate
• August 22, 2004 -- Potty-training success! Olivia's fourth birthday; Jack's first Ranger's baseball game; first day of pre-school; Dallas World Aquarium
• July 20, 2004 -- Lakewood Fourth of July parade; swim lessons; street party in Denison with the Carr's; backyard sprinkler
  
• June 23, 2004 -- Jack and Cate get big-kid beds; a visit to the Sun RFID Test Center; a picnic with the Cooks; all the Grandparents (plus Cousin Johnny) visit; the kids' third birthday party
  
• May 25, 2004 -- More wooden spoons means more drumming; Jack controls the DVD player; Cate controls the tricycle; Both discover trampolines
• April 24, 2004 -- Sam and Dylan's first birthday; swimming with the Peaslee's; Easter with the Cooks; The Blue Man Group
• March 30, 2004 -- We ski and sled in Colorado; Jack and Cate tour a plane; A quick visit to the zoo
• February 15, 2004 -- Grandma Mary Kay comes to visit; snow comes to Dallas
• February, 2004 -- Betsy takes the kids for some Valentine's Day photos
• January 14, 2004 -- Christmas with the Harcey's and a belated Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

2003

• December 20, 2003 -- Thanksgiving with Grandma Mary Kay; visits to The Science Place and the Dallas Zoo; getting ready for Christmas
• December 19, 2003 -- We take our annual Christmas photo and the kids visit Santa Claus
• November 16, 2003 -- The boys go geocaching; Cate's an artist, Grandma Mary Kay visits; trick-or-treating for the first time; the Nelson and Peaslee families dine out
• October, 2003 -- Our Nanny, Betsy, takes the kids for professional photos and brings her own pumpkin prop!
• September 17, 2003 -- The Nelson and Houck families dine out; Labor Day weekend in Minneapolis; playing in the backyard
• August 20, 2003 -- Just random stuff -- Cate gets more teeth and loses a diaper; Jack "runs" and develops a fear of bugs; they both mind their P's and Q's
• July 19, 2003 -- The kids' second birthday; visit from Grandma Mary Kay; visit from Grandma & Grandpa over Fourth of July
• June 15, 2003 -- Easter with the Cook's; Hailey's First Communion in California; Jack's laundry basket; Cate's sunglasses
• April 12, 2003 -- We visit Minneapolis and vacation in Colorado; their second haircut; Jack plays with a beer can
• April 8, 2003 -- Sam and Dylan Houck are born
• February 6, 2003 -- Christmas in St. Louis; visiting the Carr's in Harker Heights; Marie visits from Atlanta

2002

• December 21, 2002 -- Their second Halloween and the Grandparents visit for Thanksgiving
• December 12, 2002 -- The kids' second visit Santa Claus
• December 10, 2002 -- We take 128 photos (don't worry, I just posted a few) trying to get the perfect shot for our Christmas card
• October 27, 2002 -- The kids' 15-month check-up; the kids go crazy with their walking toys
• October 5, 2002 -- Greg (finally) buys a new car
• September 3, 2002 -- Labor Day vacation with the Finnane's in Moraga, California
  
• August 31, 2002 -- Grandma Irene comes to visit; the kids learn new "tricks"; Jack walks for the first time
• July 21, 2002 -- The kids first birthday in St. Louis; the kids first time swimming
• June 9, 2002 -- The kids are Baptized and they travel to Minneapolis for Memorial Day
• May 5, 2002 -- Jack and Cate go skiing and to the Arboretum
• February 28, 2002 -- Grandma and Grandpa visit again; the kids are growing up fast
• January 22, 2002 -- The kids visit a professional photographer
• January 15, 2002 -- The kids' first Christmas, and they roll over for the first time

2001

• December 17, 2001 -- The kids get out and about a bit more, and they're starting to eat "real" food and sit up
• November 25, 2001 -- Thanksgiving with Lisa's family in Dallas and proof that both kids can "talk"
• November 11, 2001 -- Their first Halloween and Grandpa Dick and Grandma Irene come to visit
• October 29, 2001 -- Cate loses her gavage tube and Jack starts to coo and giggle
• October 16, 2001 -- Cate's feedings improve and both kids get a nanny during the day
• October 3, 2001 -- our first week with both kids at home
• September 24, 2001 -- Cate comes home!  We're a family now!
• September 16, 2001 -- Cate starts to make some progress
• September 10, 2001 -- Grandma Irene and Grandpa Dick spend the week with the kids
• September 3, 2001 -- Grandma Irene and Grandpa Dick visit Jack and Cate
• August 27, 2001 -- Grandma Mary Kay visits Jack at home and Cate continues to struggle with bottle feeding
• August 19, 2001 -- Jack's first week at home and Cate's continued travails at the NICU
• August 12, 2001 -- Jack comes home and Cate is removed from oxygen and takes her first full bottle
• August 10, 2001 -- why you should never cross anyone who works for Microsoft
• August 5, 2001 -- their first bottle feedings and tub baths
• July 29, 2001 -- moving into an open crib and Cate demanding all the attention
• July 21, 2001 -- sharing a bed together
• July 7, 2001 -- their one-week birthday and the first time they were held
• June 30, 2001 -- the birth (e-mail) announcement and the first pictures
• June 19, 2001 -- Sonogram at twenty-eight weeks as well as a couple photos of Lisa (we were convinced we had another six weeks to go rather than eleven days!)
  
• May 22, 2001 -- Sonogram at twenty-four weeks, and we (finally) take a photo of Lisa prior to the appointment
  
• May 20, 2001 -- A couple photos of us getting the kids' bedroom ready
• April 28, 2001 -- One picture of Lisa and me from Maureen's Wedding (twenty weeks)
• April 24, 2001 -- Sonogram at twenty weeks
• March 21, 2001 -- Sonogram at fifteen weeks, we find out we're having a boy and a girl!
  
• February 28, 2001 -- Sonogram at twelve weeks
• January 8, 2001 -- Sonogram at five weeks, our first visual confirmation that Lisa was pregnant (with triplets?!?)
  
• March 17, 2001 -- Ski vacation with our friends to Meribel, France
• February 24, 2001 -- Ski vacation with the Ficks in Summit County, Colorado

2000

• September, 2000 -- Vacation with Ari and Steve Carlson to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
• February 29, 2000 -- Todd Vancil and Keith Gibbon's last day at Netscape
  
• February, 2000 -- Ski vacation with the Ficks in Summit County, Colorado
  
• January, 2000 -- Attempted bribe of Dave Roberts
  

1999

• September, 1999 -- Ski vacation with Travelocity.com to Portillo, Chile (from the Travelocity site)