Good grief! I can not believe it is the end of 2008. Remember when the year 1999 was just a song lyric that sounded make-believe it was so far off? Now, it's almost 2009, the year my baby will graduate from high school. Didn't I just graduate from high school?
2008, with all it's ups and downs globally, was a good year in the Paterson house. In January, Braden turned 17, a whole year as a driver with no accidents or tickets. Great job, Beeper!! Hannah Philpot threw Braden a surprise birthday party. He'll never forget it...one, because he was so surprised, and overwhelmed at his friend's generosity, donating money towards his mission trip to Thailand, and two...because the party was held just before they all went to the "Beauty and the Geek" dance at school.
February started with a bang as Braden, Darryl and I went to the Wilson3 Foundation Celebrity bowling tournament and bowled with Cliff Lee, of the Cleveland Indians! Too cool!In March, our Blakester turned 15. March 3 might have been his birthday, but March 9th was the day Blake had waited for his whole life (almost)....the day Super Smash Bros Brawl finally was released. We even made a Tshirt to celebrate!
Spring Break 2008 we saw our boys both head off for Mission Trips. Braden headed to Orlando, Florida to volunteer at the Pioneers Headquarters, and Blake took off for West Virginia.
February started with a bang as Braden, Darryl and I went to the Wilson3 Foundation Celebrity bowling tournament and bowled with Cliff Lee, of the Cleveland Indians! Too cool!In March, our Blakester turned 15. March 3 might have been his birthday, but March 9th was the day Blake had waited for his whole life (almost)....the day Super Smash Bros Brawl finally was released. We even made a Tshirt to celebrate!Spring Break 2008 we saw our boys both head off for Mission Trips. Braden headed to Orlando, Florida to volunteer at the Pioneers Headquarters, and Blake took off for West Virginia. Braden and I went to Houston for several days for the IPDA Nationals tournament. I had a blast, and decided they needed an IPDA "Moms" division. I love HarBer Debaters! I more love hanging with my son for days watching him debate!
April 10, 2008, the Patersons were at the history making very 1st ever game played by the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in the brand new Arvest Ballpark. 
April was the "Prom Extravaganza" at our house. The best decision I ever made was to purchase a tux for Braden rather than rent him one. He attended his own prom one weekend, and then attended Rogers prom the next. Of course, he looked incredible!!! 
May brought the end of the school year, and the Rhythm and Shoes dance recital.
I think I'd better save the last half of 2008 for another post. I've got some baking to do for our festivities this evening at the Greens!
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