December 31, 2009

• Good bye 2009

  2009 is quickly passing.  Only hours now.  In looking back over the year I wonder, on one hand, where it all went, and on the other, it seemed like an eternity passing.

  Looking back…

  In January my brother and his new wife came to visit…
  
  …and we started having meetings at our home with some church families that live in our area…
  
  In February, Valerie turned 16…
  
  …and we enjoyed a day of rain with sunshine!
  
  In March Julie turned 14…
  
  …we learned how to make Hawaiian instruments…
  
  …Elizabeth performed her original song for the first time…
  
  …and Valerie danced worship hula
  
  In April Valerie got her license…
  
  …and Ellie posed for her Senior picture
  
  In May Ellie turned 18!!! and finished high school…
  
  …Ellie’s and Valerie’s dance class (they teach) had a recital…
  
  …Gracie broke her arm…
  
  …Valerie danced worship ballet…
  
  …and Steve invented a new ping pong game! ha!
  
  In June Elizabeth graduated from High School…
  
  …we went on our bi-annual camping trip with our homeschool group…
  
  …Gracie was awarded AWANA’s Girl of the Year award…
  
  …and Valerie got in a cake fight
  
  In July Gracie turned 12…
  
  …we had fun celebrating Independence day…
  
  …we went on a surf camp trip with some friends at the beach…
  
  …we witnessed amazing feats!!!…
  
  …and spun kids till they fell down
  
  In August we went to Nevada to visit my parents…
  
  …and enjoyed what was left of summer…
  
  …we also learned my sister-in-law is dying (ALS)

  In September we celebrated the last summer holiday with friends…
  
  …enjoyed a hot park day with school running through the sprinklers…
  
  …said good-bye to our bird, Roxie (we were afraid the cats would eat her!)…
  
  …I hurt myself jumping off our picnic table into the pool…
  
  …and I turned 46
   
  In October we celebrated Steve’s 52nd Birthday…
  
  …we enjoyed another bi-annual camping trip with school…
  
  …we went to real pumpkin patch about an hour and half away… in the blazing 100 degree heat…
  
  …and Gracie and I got our hair cut
  
  In November things got very financially tight and I went back to work part time…

  …Valerie danced in the Westminster’s Founder’s Day celebration and made into our local newspaper…
  
  …our dear friends, the Wakabayashi’s, moved and the kids enjoyed helping them ready the new homestead…
  
  …the kids enjoyed some movie nights with friends…
  
  …Gracie carved her first pumpkin…
  
  …Ellie made some pies!…
  
  …and we attempted to raise some money with a yard sale and live music!
   
   
  In December the girls took their Christmas card pictures…
   
  … as well as their yearly formal picture…
   
  …Steve and I were able to get away (for free) for a much needed overnight trip…
   
  …Julie and Gracie got EMO for a photo shoot at home…
     
  
  …Elizabeth and I and some friends performed at the mall for Christmas…
  
  …and we celebrated the birth of our Savior!!
  

  Praise God for a year to look back on!!! Praise God for His plans for 2010!!
  Looking forward to it… Happy New Year, everyone!!!

  
  

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