Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A Top 10 of 2008

In celebration and reflection of another year gone by, Jules from The Roost is hosting a end of the year par-tay!

She wants participants to choose their Top 10 photos from 2008.

Easy enough, right?! Ummm, yea.

So I consulted my handy dandy Photoshop program only to discover that SOMEONE has taken close to 1 million 3700 photos THIS YEAR!

In this anonymous person’s defense, there was a lot of scanning of old photos done this year. As well as, one 9 year old who also contributes to the photo taking addiction fun.

Ahem.

Moving along.

May I present to you a very tiny stroll down memory lane at the GRITS household from 2008:



February 2008, the hubby became deacon at church and I became known as Lillian.



P4120090_edited-1 Big birthday for me this year, the big 4-0. Hubby threw me a not-so surprise birthday party. Complete with video.



P4240008In honor of my big birthday, I hosted Girls Night Out, 80’s style. Except my friends wore 80’s dress in BLACK to mourn the passing of my youth. *sigh*



P5250068 Hubby, with the Princess in her favorite spot, that she is almost too big for.



Rare moment where someone was caught sharing the love with Dad.



P9140029 This was the year, Lego-Man, got brave. Here he is jumping off a boat dock into the lake.



DSC_0029_edited-1 The Princess insisted on playing flag football. She did. And also ran for a touchdown from one end of the field to the other in her very last game.



P7110009 We had a summer of “spend the night” parties. They took turns in each other’s room all summer long. And continue to do so each weekend. I’m going to enjoy it while I can.



PB010049_edited-1 Welcome to the home of Alabama football. Roll Tide!



And in case you missed it, THIS would be my very favorite photo of 2008. These are the littlest cousins:

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So glad you came by….for more Top Ten 2008 photos click here to visit my bloggy friend, Jules over at The Roost where you might just catch a glimpse of Mr. Perfect.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2009!

Happy New Year, bloggy peeps!

29 comments:

Lisa said...

Oh Lil, (can I call you Lil?) that Lillian story cracks me up.

You have a handsome husband, beautiful kids and tell the funnest stories...I hope you have a wonderful 2009! Happy New Year!

Dawn @ simply transparent said...

What a great post..as usual!

Loved memory lane and how blessed you've been this year! I know I'm blessed just to "know you" ;D

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Kristin - The Goat said...

Happy New Year!

Jenny said...

Stopping by from The Roost. I think I took just as many pictures too. Love the idea of the 80s party to celebrate your youth. My favorite is the one of your kids' sleep over - I love these moments as rare as they are in my house. Happy New Year!

Jules from "The Roost" said...

LOVE them all! You are only 10 years younger than me! LOL You could be a Grammie in 10 years! HEEE HEEE.....That picture at the end is awesome! Thanks for coming to the party and being such a fun guest! :)

a Tonggu Momma said...

I still love that last photo, Tammy. I'm thinking about participating. Kinda difficult when I don't do face shots on the blog, but hmm... we'll see...

Valarie Lea said...

This was a hard thing to do! I am like you I have so many darn pictures it was hard to go through them all. I actually had to get an external hard drive just to hold them all.

Queen B said...

Those are all great photos!! I love that final picture...such a sweet moment.

The Lillian story is priceless.

Looking forward to more of your funny stories in 2009!

Teresa said...

Happy New Year my friend! All the best in '09. We love you guys!!

Brooke said...

lol @ the 80s party.

Unknown said...

The '80s pics are hilarious. Did you really have a Frankie says Relax shirt? Surely not.

I'll have to head over there and check out some more.


Happy New Year!

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

Enjoyed these a lot. Brings back memories for me as I recall some of these from the original posts.

Leigh of Tales from Bloggeritaville said...

I love this! I will try and participate, but it will not be today.
I love your look back.
And that last pic...I have a pic of my kids and their cousins almost identical. Great minds....

Dana and Daisy said...

Happy New Year! Thanks for the photo glimpse!

sulli said...

Love the photo of the cousins! Thanks for sharing your beautifu family!

Happy New Year to You!

DD said...

Oh no you did NOT have a Frankie says Relax t-shirt on there! HAHA! Thats freakin hilarious!

Deanna said...

I can't decide if I love the Alabama picture or the cousins picture best. Both are awesome!!!!

Unknown said...

Your year looks so special and wonderful! I know the feeling you had when you looked at your photoshop. ME TOO! It is kind of ridiculous! Or not! Happy New Year.

Lynette Jacobs said...

Yep...looks like you had a lot of highlights in your year.

Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

So fun- you are blessed!

Carolina Mama said...

That slumber party is just priceless! Love that. And yes, Lil, how are you?! I missed that earlier in the year. What a sketch.

Great top 10. Love your cute little birthday cake and most of all Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In New Orleans no doubt!

Heather said...

Who...you take all those pics. Not the Tammy I know, lol. I love a look back at the pics :) Hope you had a great New Year's.

Southern Fried Gal said...

Stopping over from The Roost. Wasn't this fun? Great pictures. Oh my goodness you had me rolling with your commentary. Love the 80's party - what a hoot! Happy New Year!

Nancy said...

My favorite photo is the little happy face smiling with Dad. How sweet!
Happy New Year and wishing you more of those smiles in 2009.

AmPowerBlog said...

Here's wishing you and yours a wonderful new year ... and God bless!

Shannon (muzbeecrazy.com) said...

What a great year end wrap-up. Go check out my blog, I just gave you an award! Happy New Year!!

j said...

Glad that I got to know you in 2008. It was a VERY good year!!

littletoesandcheerios said...

Gotta love the Frankie says relax T! Man, I miss the 80's!

Sit A Spell said...

Got here by way of Jules...I missed the party cause I was out of town...sigh. However, I got photoshop for Christmas and am getting ready for her top ten of 2009! lol Roll tide...can't do it...I am a Razorback! (just like Jules...shhh : )