Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2009! I hope all is well with all our loved ones. What a year we had in 2008. We went to Disney World with 2 other couples (JP, Dawn, Scott and Kandi) and their kids, where we found out we were having baby no. 3. Summer was a blast with swimming. Fall started out great with my 4th year at Judson High School. Every year gets better and better. I have great kids and am looking forward to another trip to France in summer 2009. November couldn't come soon enough (I despise being pregnant) and Carmen is a fabulous and final addition to the Alonso family. Aquiles and Alicia ADORE her and are already en route to spoiling her. We end 2008 being thankful for our family, friends and health and are eagerly looking forward to the new adventures of 2009. Jamie turns 40 this year. He will be back in Mobile for Mardi Gras and if all goes well we, along with Scott and Kandi, will be vacationing in AL/FL for the fishing rodeo this summer. Jamie will have a 40th bday party here in SA and has already scheduled Thanksgiving vacation so we can return to AL where he will have party no. 2. Carmen will turn one along the way. Soon the kids will be playing ball, swimming on the swim team and taking guitar lessons. We'll see how all that works out! We will most likely say goodbye to our dog, Jolie, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is fading fast. We have been fortunate to have such a family friendly dog for 10 years and will have a hard time letting go. I don't know how Joe (dog no. 2) will handle it. I will be back teaching Sunday school and full time work this week. My only goal for 2009 is to take life in stride! I'll let you know if I succeeded in a year.

To all who read this thanks for being part of our lives.
Heather, Jamie, Aquiles, Alicia, Carmen, Joe and Jolie.