We have been counting our blessings around here lately! God has been so good to us this year. 2009 brought so many special blessings to our family.
My brother, who was told he had MS, got a call from the Dr. one morning and they said his brain scans look FINE - no MS!
My Dad has had several issues medically this year and has just been through all kinds of junk, but seems to be doing better, got some great news, and is enjoying life! He is the smartest man I know and I don't know what we would do without him!!
My mom has had a hard time because of everything going on around her, but she is our ROCK! I hope that I am half the mother to my girls that she is to me!!!!!
My cousin, Landy (aka Merk Merk), was able to re-enter nursing school and starts in a week or so! She'll be busy, but she will make an amazing nurse when she is finished!!!
And probably the best news of 2009 is that my favorite aunt in the entire world (and one of my favorite people in the world) is now in REMISSION!!!!!!!!! Never thought I would say that, but God had another miracle up his sleeve and He's not done with her yet! (and neither are we!)
I am so thankful for such a wonderful family and all of the blessings God has given me. My husband is amazing - he does things that girls are often jealous of, just to help me out. And my girls are such wonderful kids! I love being with them, even when they are not on their best behavior. Live and learn, right?
My resolution for 2009 is very simple: to be better. Whatever I am doing right then and there, whether it be cleaning my house, teaching my girls, working, or just being a wife, daughter, grand daughter, sister, cousin, friend, or Mommy, I want to be better.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Our Year in Review
Go Colts!
Ice, Ice, Baby!!
Look out, Daddy!!
More ice at my parents' house
Neighborhood snow
My Dad rescued the girls and me from the ice and this was our view through his windshield...yikes!
Muwahaha...Ellie was passing the time in the dark, waiting for Poppa
We thought Ava would be the brave, rough one, but she didn't care much for the snow
Ava and Tishie at a small concert at Mom and Dad's church with the Easter's
Landy's birthday party - 80's style
We played the best April Fool's joke on Dave and Kathy!(decorated their new car with "Just Married"!)
Two of my favorite people
the cousins
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Ava had a sleep study done and we found out she had the high end of sleep apnea for infants...she later had her tonsils out.
Easter at Nannie's - the kids were not happy about pictures before hunting the eggs!
Playhouse Disney Live!
Ava when she had her tonsils out - she was a trooper!
this is one of my favorites of Avie
Happy Mother's Day!
My sick Avie...she had a horrible case of hand foot and mouth here - plus pink eye
Hank - 1 day oldHe ran away and we miss him so!
One of my favorites of Ellie
The girls' baby dedication
We had Easter early at Nannie's so that Tishie could be there,but we got together at Mom and Dad's on the actual day
Ya-Ya's Island
Easter in Murray
BCM Spring Retreat
BCE's kids (some of them, anyway)(Jeff's job is called a BCE - Baptist Collegiate Evangelist)
We went to visit Tishie in Arkansas and Ava walked right out of her pants!!!
Memorial Day weekend at KY Lake
Down by the river in Evansville
Hank with his eyes open!!
My Dad in one of our favorite places - KY Lake!
Ellie when she got her tonsils out - she did AMAZINGLY well recovering!(we decided 5 episodes of strep in 8 months was more than enough -
and she hasn't had it since!!)
4th of July
My kids (and me!!) love being at Nonee and Poppa's house -especially in the summer time!!!!!!!
4th of July parade in Murray
baby birds in our front tree
Landy thinks this pic of Ellie should be in a magazine!!Ellie has really started doing well swimming and is very brave
at the Y when she goes for lessons!
I know - Ava is without a swimsuit in this picture, but it's in our backyard...she had NO fear this summer swimming in our pool!!
Our little photographer took this picture (Ellie). This was at Jeff's first wedding that he preached - he did really well!
Cade playing at Nonee's
a wedding Jeff was in - some of the college students
the ice cream truck started coming to our neighborhoodfor the first time this year - SO fun!
Hank was the best cat - so funny!Protecting his toys - he had no idea that at one point, there really were birds in here. He was too young to climb that high when they lived there. He thought the insides were toys for him to pull out of the house and play with.
Rose and Luke playing in our pool
My brother is now raising chickens...no, he doesn't normally kiss them - HA!
Ellie tried SO hard to be brave!!
Our Avie turned 2 (and is a big Mickey Mouse and friends fan)!
We made several trips to the zoo and got to see this baby zebra at 1 week old!
Meet the Pirate! (aka Dizzy)
a great vacation in FL - we went with friends and visited family
Disney 2009
the Jones' at Sea World - we had such a good time!!
a typical picture - Ellie being cute and Avie being silly!!
pumpkin patch 2009
some of our best friends!
Murray State Homecoming 2009
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
the horse down the street - we walk to see him often!I have LOVED getting in to photography this year
our Dizzy (Elizabeth)
Ellie was in a program at Mother's Morning out and did SUCH great job!!
she really did wear these shoes to her snowball dance with her dress!! cute!
fall fun at the park
Ellie's new best friend, Lydia
cousins=bff's
Our Elf on the Shelf joined our home this year - his name is Clark
Thanksgiving 2009
sure missed Diz this day, but got some great pics of the little ones
JD turned 1! (my brother's boy)
another typical picture at our house!!one of my favorites!
Happy Halloween, Annie style!
Our sweet Ellie girl turned 5!
Gaither concert, December 2009
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