Happy New Year: Part 1 of 4

A year in Pictures.

January 1, 2009

Joe leaves us for a 6 month deployment. He had already been gone for three months by this point.

February:

We are able to Skype Joe. We are all so excited.

Bryson is awarded his second award of the year.

We are 8 months pregnant with boy number 3.

March:

My sister gets married. Joe and I celebrate another year of marriage.

I took the boys to a Monster Truck Show.

April:

Chase is born. We miss his daddy terribly and are so sad he isn't here to share this moment.

Mimi comes out to visit and help with the boys. She is only able to stay a week, but we are so thankful.

Bryson gets his third award of the year, I turn 30, and we find out we are moving to JAPAN.

May:

Carter turns 4. We have a small cake for him. He says he wants to wait until daddy comes home to have a party.

I am coaching the boys T-ball team. The boys are doing so well.

Happy New Year: Part 2 of 4

June:

Bryson gets his fourth and last award of the school year.

Joe awards me with a new computer. I fall head over hills!!

Carter has a head scan.

We fly home to visit family. Chasers goes on his first plane ride and meets grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and great friends.

On the plane

I meet my nephew Daniel for the first time. Cheryl and Luis' son.

Bryson loses his third tooth.

Chase meets Papa, my dad.

My brother, Uncle Jimmy

Joseph's mother, Grammie

Joseph's father, Pop Pop

My Grandparents: Gigi and Poppy

Cheryl's Husband Uncle Luis

Joe's sister Aunt Cheryl

My sister, Aunt Sha Sha

We meet my nephew Beau for the first time. Jimmy and Amanda's son.

My niece Sarah, Cheryl and Luis' daughter

My brother Uncle George

My best friend Lindsey Lou. Who was about to deliver her second daughter Grace.

Another great friend of mine Steno. She is going to have a baby in July.

Our first shipment to Japan goes out.

Happy New Year: Part 3 of 4

July:

Daddy came home!!

We have Bryson's birthday party 2 months early and

we have Carter's 2 months late.

The movers come to pack us up.

We had our going away party at the lake.

We move into TLF (Temporary Living Facilities).

We pack up the car and head to Charleston, SC.

July 26th time to fly to JAPAN our new home.

July 27th, we finally arrive in Okinawa.

Happy New Years: Part 4 of 4

August:

It's hotter than HELL here in Okinawa.

Bryson starts the first grade.

September:

Carter starts Preschool.

Our things finally arrive.

Bryson turns 7.

October:

We love to visit the tide pools.

Happy Halloween from Star Wars.

Happy Thanksgiving

December:

Joseph turns 31.

Chase gets his first tooth.

Pictures with Santa.

Merry Christmas.