The Year in Pictures

Ready or not, it’s time to bid farewell to 2009 and welcome 2010! It seems like just yesterday everyone was worried about Y2K; now it’s H1N1.Where did the year—let alone the decade—go? I had to look through my photos to remember it all and decided to share some of my favorites. Overall, aught-nine was a great year. Here’s to hoping that the big one-oh will be even better!

WINTER

Daddy's Little Girl --- Christmas 2009

Makenzie the Human Snowplow --- November 2009

"ZZZZ!" Hey kids, wake up!! It's a freaking winter wonderland! --- Snowshoeing Adventures, January 2009

FALL

This one just may be my favorite. . . if only I had my real camera instead of just my cell phone! ---October 2009

Enjoying ourselves at Island Lake --- Hiking Adventures, September 2009

SUMMERFuture fashionista or movie star? --- August 2009

Hiking is always funner when we do it hand in hand! --- Trail to Donut Falls, August 2009

Brayden proudly showing off his "Bronco Blue" pedicure --- One of Many Rainy Days, June 2009

Birthday Bugs Getting Grandpa Hugs! --- July 2009

Striking a pose at Ledgefork ---More Hiking Adventures, July 2009

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! --- August 2009

Never to young to learn the fundamentals of basketball! --- June 2009






SPRING
"Aaaah!" That water is a bit chilly! --- May 2009

There were so many photos I loved from our trip to Moab I had a hard time choosing just one, but this little girl's smile sums up how much fun we all had. --- April 2009

Bubbles! --- April 2009

Tulip Festival --- April 2009

If you made it all the way to the end of this post, THANK YOU for taking a trip down memory lane with me. My intent was to only post the top ten. Obviously I had a hard time picking and choosing. I am curious, however, which photo is your favorite?

Sesame Street. . .LIVE!

When I was younger, I was obsessed with all things Smurfs. Much like the twins are now obsessed with all things Sesame Street. My mom even bought me this Smurfette sweatshirt, hoping it would motivate me to want to go to kindergarten. I LOVED that sweatshirt. I would've worn it every singe day if my mom had let me.
I even got to meet the Smurfs when they were doing a mall tour. I'm pretty sure it was the highlight of that year (1984-ish). The t-shirt I was wearing was also a Smurf shirt, although you can't tell in this high quality Polaroid.

Fast forward 25 years when, to what to my wondering eyes did appear? A catalog featuring personalized Sesame Street shirts, in which my twins would look so dear! I immediately ordered them for Christmas. But then I heard that Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up was coming to the E-Center. So I called in a favor to our friend who works at the E-Center and he hooked us up with some sweet tickets (Thanks, Polk!!). Of course, then I couldn't wait until Christmas to give them their shirts. They had to wear them to the show. The were very excited!

The excitement didn't stop with their wardrobe, however. Brayden was mesmerized during the first song by the huge characters singing and dancing. Makenzie would squeal with delight and yell out each characters name when she saw them on stage. She was especially fond of Elmo and Abby. They both got up and danced and jumped and had a great time.

Andy and I didn't mind the show. It was pretty well done, although it was a little long. We had more fun watching the twins and seeing how much fun they were having. It was a sunny day!