2009 in Review

JANUARY

*Drew turned 7

* Ali took a weekend trip to Utah

* Ice Fishing

*Derby car designing

FEBRUARY

* Ali turns 32

* Pinewood derby races

* Ali begins crafting with fabric

* more snow

MARCH

* Brayden turns 5

* Ella first haircut

* Morley's trophy fish

* Ali starts training for a 10k race

APRIL

* Easter in Utah

* Brayden gets Henoch-Schönlein purpura

* Matt's fishing trip

* Huge snow storm

* Scout tree plant

* 5 years in Nebraska

MAY

* Ella turns 2
* Mother's Day
* A lot more fabric crafting
* Last day of school
* Morley turns 10
* Ella "eats" a minnow
* Another fishing trip for Matt
* New dog, Red
* Matt & Ali take a get away trip to Denver



JUNE

* Kid's fishing day
* Rain storms
* Tornado's
* Ali's first race...5K
* Father's Day
* Camp outs


JULY

* Family camp outs
* 4th of July
* Lazy days at the pool
* Golf for Morley
* Baseball for all three boys
* Ella is potty trained
* Brayden rides a 2 wheeler
* Ali's 10K race
* Brayden's visit to the ER
* Scout camp for Matt



AUGUST

* Morley attends fly fishing school
* Cheyenne County Fair
* Silly pictures
* Zoo in Scottsbluff
* Matt's High Adventure hike
* Ali refinishes great grandmother's cabinet sewing machine
* Back to school...all 3 boys
* Matt turns 37
* canning
* trips to Denver


SEPTEMBER
* Matt hikes Longs Peak
* Morley & Matt's fishing trip to Walden
* Ali & Matt's 12th wedding anniversary
* School pictures by mom
* more sewing
* canning pears, salsa, spaghetti sauce
* Drew's fishing trip with dad
* Ali's riding horses again



OCTOBER


* Oktoberfest 5K race
* Pumpkin picking
* Briggs' visit
* Crazy snow storm
* Duck season opens
* Drew plays flag football
* Scouting for food
* Pumpkin carving
* Halloween



NOVEMBER

* Nana & Pa visit
* family pictures
* Deer season opens
* Matt brings home a doe & buck
* Thanksgiving
* Ali launches her new business, One Stitch at a Time




DECEMBER

* 51 pounds of deer burger in the freezer

* Decorating the Christmas tree

* TIME

* Princess date

* Santa visits

* School concerts

* Snow

* Drew's visit to the ER

* Candy & dessert making

* Class parties

* two week Christmas break

* paid off the van

* Family visits

* Christmas memories

** it is VERY hard to choose one picture per month when you take 300+, each month. May you have wonderful memories of 2009 and may we learn from our trials. Cherish your families, make TIME for the important things and let the dishes sit once in a while. Be kind to others and especially yourself. We hope 2010 brings many more blessings, memories and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!