2009 - A Year In Review

Wow, this year has really gone by fast! Diane Sawyer was talking about the most memorable moments of the year on the news the other night. Some of them seemed like they happened so long ago; that they couldn't have possibly occured in '09. Others seemed like only yesterday, but were almost a year ago. When I started going through my photos for this post, I felt the same way.

It's been a good year for us. For the most part, we had really great and happy times (great vacations, new firsts for Brennan, and Jason made TechSgt), but we also had some scary moments (Jason's stay at the hospital) and frustrations (orders changing three times). We've had our bittersweet move to Utah, great to move on to new adventures, but sad to leave behind great friends, jobs and family.

So here we go, a look back at the Bal family in 2009.

JANUARY -


Brennan with his Christmas present from Nana and Papaw.


Brennan and his Rocking Horse.


Fun at the park. Nope, I don't see us at the park in t-shirts this January!


More fun at the park.






One of my all time favorite pictures of Brennan.


FEBRUARY -


Babyproofing!


Shanny's Birthday


Brennan's First Birthday!!


These next few are from Brennan's first parade.

Mardi Gras Parade with Daddy.


Mommy's Turn.


Cool baby.


Fun in the Bathtub.

MARCH -


Brennan in his tunnel.


A wagon ride around the neighborhood.


Another one from the wagon ride.


A day at the beach.


Another one of my favorites.


APRIL -


One from our Savannah vacation. You can see more of them here.


Our Yard of the Month Award.

Easter at Grandma Brenda's

All the kiddos with Grandma.


I wonder who this is?


Another shady character.


Brennan's first Easter egg hunt.


Found another one!


MAY -


Brennan in his swimming pool.

The next few are from Jason's trip to Germany.







Look out, he's walking now!


Jason's stay in the hospital.


JUNE-


Swinging at the Park.


4-Wheeler Riding with Papaw.


JULY-


Kids down for Summer vacation.


Margaritaville.


An Evening at the Beach.


Family Picture at the Beach.




A couple of Shanny's Senior Pictures. We had a lot of fun taking them!


Our Parasailing Adventure.


Jason and Andrew, Up, Up and Away!


Our Anniversary Get-Away at the West Baden Hotel. Can't wait to go back.


AUGUST-


So Big!


Little Cowboy and his Doggie.


SEPTEMBER-


Hanging out with Papaw and Dolcha.


OCTOBER-


A pit stop during our move to Utah.


View from our new back yard.


View from our new front yard.


Halloween Cowboy.


NOVEMBER-


Family Photo in the Mountains.


Just chillin'.


Helping with the laundry.


DECEMBER-


Snow, snow and more snow!


All smiles!


A memorable Christmas for everyone.

So since after copying and pasting and posting all these pictures, I am now almost out of words. So Jason has offered to take over typing now, and say a few words. :)

Jason's words-
So here we are in Utah, definitely not the place we thought we would end up, but it has been a good couple of months. We had fun at Halloween (Brennan and I dressed up as comboys)then came Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. In November we took a trip through the mountains. We went through Ogden Canyon and to an altitude of 9875 feet, we saw a lot of God's handywork, not to mention snow, and nature.(Oh, and did I mention snow?) The mountains are beautiful, but it doesn't replace the friends and family we have left behind.

As a family, we are looking to the future and the light is bright.

From my family to yours, I wish you a very happy and glorious New Year.

Love,
The Bal Family