The year is ending.

2009 wasn't too bad. It had it's downs, but luckily they were outweighed by the ups.

Some highlights.
+Jeremy got his own store.
+I started taking more time for myself.
+Moved to a new home in Daybreak.
+Made a lot of new friends (our whole family made friends).
+We had our first family camping trip (we went several times actually).
+I started teaching two new competition teams at dance.
+Izze started gymnastics.
+We found another preschool closer to home for Izze.
+I learned how to bake things not from a prepackaged mix.
+My mom and sister and I spent a few (very necessary) days in New York City.
+We finally bought a big enough kitchen table to fit more than just the three of us.
+Jer surprised me with a shiny new iMac. :)

Some lowlights.
-Jordan had some runs in with the government...
-We have very poor luck with washers and dryers.

Some inbetweeners.
+/- Izze had to have oral surgery on her front four teeth.
+/- Izze lost one front tooth
+/- My best friend moved to Portland (good for her/ sad for me)
+/- Izze lost the other front tooth
+/- We acquired a second car... that needs some work.

And here is a recap of our year in photos. Each picture is pretty significant to the year.

Happy New Year

We had a really fun New Year's Eve! Izze tried fought as hard as she could to stay up, and although she started acting like a zombie, (a cranky, tiny and cute zombie) she managed to stay up to ring in the new year. We tried to put her in a crib at Grandma and Grandpa Halliday's house, but she scaled it, when I walked in to check on her, she had both feet on top of the crib, just barely ready to fall out. And this is why we're giving a toddler bed a try! 

She finally fell asleep around 12:30 while we all played a game of Killer Bunnies. PLAY THIS GAME!!! It is so much fun! We have Kristy and Spence to thank for getting us hooked on this game. 

We have two family new year's resolution to get out and do things as a family more often and to try and encourage Isadora to sleep through the night... in her OWN bed. One step at a time! 

But before I go, I just had to share Izze having a really really messy snack. We found these fruit and gel cups that are kind of like jell-o, but they're vegan! Izze tried to eat one with a spoon, and had a little too much fun with it.