Ode to 2009

Here's a review of the highlights of the past year...

During one of the snows this last year, the snow drifted on our deck and created a HUGE pile. We made a snow fort:

Liam turned 4:

We moved David's crib into Liam's room so now they share:

We finally went to go see the tulips this spring:

Liam rode his first "big boy" bike:

He also had his first over night trip to Nana and Papas alone:

We got a new table from a friend, and David loves to climb up on top:

David turned 1:

We visited my Grandparents and got to pick cherries:

We went to a AAA baseball game:

David had his first canoe ride while we were at the Lake this summer:

Daniel and Faith got married:

Liam was Ring Bearer in a friend's wedding:

Liam started learning how to shoot a pellet gun:

The boys and I had an adventure traveling by bus and foot around Seattle:

Liam started home school:

Jon and my dad took Liam and David to a nearby corn maze:

I had a tea party for my birthday:

The boys enjoyed romps in the leaves:

We had yummy turkey dinners:

We helped decorate the tree at my inlaws house:

We ended up with our own "mini" tree:

I took Christmas pictures of the boys in their matching Christmas jammies:

Christmas at the Butchers:

Christmas at the Jandts:

2009 was a fun year for us with lots of new beginnings and all the cool things we ended up doing. Hope you had a good year.

Happy New Year!