2009 highlights.....Picture-iffic!

Pictures speak a thousand words and what better way to do a quick flashback, month by month, on the highlights of 2009, for our family?

All set to go down memory lane? I sure am!.......

January 2009

Bunny girl and I spent the start of the New Year with my Mom. We had a great time but did miss Hubby a lot especially as we also missed out on being with him for his birthday. Highlight of the month for both of us was coming back home.....it was a looooooong flight back but there's nothing like being a family.....Dada, Mama and Bunny girl!

February 2009

The month was relatively quiet except for the highlight of the month....our neighbor's 'male' dog had pups!!

March 2009

Ooooh we loved this month complete with our trip to Disney (and thus the beginning of a love for anything 'Princess')

and Bunny girl's Disney themed birthday party.

My big highlight was the birth of 'Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports'!! Remember my pilot post? We're actually 490 posts from then...Wow!

April 2009

April began with a month and a half long visit from Hubby's dad and sister. Bunny girl made the most of all the books in her library and Grandpa happily volunteered to read!

May 2009

In May we discovered Bunny girl's creative side and as the days have rolled by we've seen her drawings improve and thoroughly enjoy our little one's perspective on a whole lot of things.....just by looking at her art. Our little artist in the making!

During the month we also graduated from our baby cycle to a big girl's cycle with training wheels....woohoo!

June 2009

June's always fun as it's the month of Vacation Bible Schools....fun things to learn, snazzy songs to sing, exciting crafts to make and a time to just jump into the Word of God....the kiddies way! (and personally I feel the best way, many a time!)

In our spare time, Hubby taught Bunny girl to swim and I'm telling you she took to it like a fish to water...literally! No fear whatsoever!!

July 2009

July...a considerably quiet month...our only real highlight was the 4th of July parade and the fireworks later that night.

August 2009

August was a hard month for Hubby and self. We never thought the time would actually come for our 'baby' to go to school. Where did all that time go?

Yes we had our share of tears but mind you not a drop was shed by Bunny girl!! Thankfully she loves school and has been blessed with two of the sweetest teachers there could ever be.

September 2009

Aaaah....a very special month for our family. God answered Bunny girl's prayer (You really must read 'The prayer of a child' ....without a doubt, these are my favorite posts till date.) and

now we're a family of 4. (Even though our smallest member is yet to make an appearance into the outside world. )

October 2009

Another quiet month, Bunny girl's highlight was being able to meet the Care bears once again.

November 2009

I love November...everything about it.... and I guess in a way it's like a build up to my favorite month of all December!

In November, my mother came to visit and yes, we once again did the 'travel around' trips we did when Hubby's dad and sister were here.

We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving together and both Hubby and myself made sure we had a productive Black Friday shopping spree the next day!

December 2009

And finally the month I love the most...December. This year, unlike earlier ones, was comparatively more busy with the birthday parties (Bunny girl actually had 4 birthday parties to go to in just one weekend...that too 3 were classmates parties!), Christmas get-togethers, her first performance at school and visits to and from friends.

It was definitely a very memorable Christmas and in a way I think I'm trying to delay moving on to a new year by still leaving all our Christmas decos up! (Yes, yes...they shall come down....I hear you!)

When I sit back and reflect I'm filled with so much gratefulness for the year that was.
God has been gracious to our family and I can say today....looking back....that our family's cup overflowed this 2009 (Psalm 23:5) and yes surely goodness and mercy did follow us through the year. (Psalm 23:6)
We did have our share of downs but even through that God was faithful to bring us through those times. (Psalm 23:4)

2009 was great! I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in 2010!