2009: Our Year in Pictures
Wouldn’t it be great if you started reading this post and it was just picture after picture of Jon & Kate, Michael Jackson, David Letterman and Tiger Woods? I guess they were big news this year. And from what I hear about Tiger, he was really BIG news, nudge nudge. (Did I really just say that in my year end recap? Why yes, yes I did.)
Really though, it has been a truly incredible year in our lives and today is the 1 year anniversary of when I started blogging (don’t call it a blogiversary…Peas & Thank You has only been around for about two months).
So rather than point you to a bunch of old posts which you are locked out of or that you would have to get on Facebook to read, I thought I’d do a quick photo recap of 2009. This one is going to hurt kids, but I promise, it has a happy ending.
I started my old blog and became vegetarian/quasi vegan. The rest of the family joined me as vegetarians later in the year.
I ran my first half marathon, the Cascade Half-Marathon in a time of 1:49:55.
We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary.
I ran the Zena Road Races 10K in 48:21.
We visited a butterfly farm.
I ran the Shamrock Run 15K in 1:20:34.
Gigi got a new tutu, proclaiming “There you are, my pretty!” and also took ballet classes.
I received a new bedside photo.
Gigi met her own hero.
Baby Lulu showed what happens when you hit the juice box a little too hard.
I saw my love, Joel McHale in concert.
I ran my second (and final) half marathon, the Race for the Roses in 1:48:37.
We had our family portraits taken the day after I ruptured a disc in my back. I had a fun visit to the ER that night.
I had back surgery, a lot of drugs and not a lot of memories.
We tried Kombucha for the first time.
We celebrated my birthday in style.
Mother’s Day proved exactly WHY I am a mother.
Gigi turned 4.
We played LOTS of Pincher Pincher, with the girls and without.
We watched my cousin win the State baseball title (photo credit, Brie Mullin).
Lulu sprained her ankle on a trampoline, making us regulars in the ER.
We celebrated Father’s Day and Daddy’s birthday and pretty much just the best dad around.
I dabbled in a high raw diet.
Mimi proved why she is the coolest grandma ever.
I ended my old blog and we escaped to the beach.
Lulu turned 2.
Gigi started preschool and loved every second of it.
We took a trip to the pumpkin patch.
I started Peas and Thank You just in time for Fall.
Gigi and Lulu dressed as a “witch” and a “shy toddler” for Halloween, and I pushed Daddy in the fish pond.
Lulu’s molars tortured her, and she tortured us, perfecting the stink eye.
I showed you my REAL hair.
We enjoyed our times with good friends.
Daddy met his idol, Bill Simmons.
Our heater broke on the coldest day of the year.
Gigi starred in her first school recital.
We celebrated an amazing Christmas together.
We played in the snow and built a new friend.
What a year. There were a lot of tears shed, but also a lot of pants peed (out of laughter, not bladder weakness). I have learned so much about being a mother, being a friend and living the life I want for myself and my family. Thank you for sharing 2009 with us. I know we’ve got a great 2010 in store!
I MADE YOUR YEAR IN PICTURES!
i feel like the coolest person EVER now
and, like you need to hear it again, your family is supah adorable.
You have such a beautiful family. Wishing you a very Happy 2010!
I can always count on Peas and Thank You to make me smile and laugh everytime I read it.
Thanks for that.
Happy New Year to the whole Pea family!
All the best
Looks like a great year!
What a year, Mama Pea! I have a prediction for 2010 – I actually dreamed last night that I met you. I don’t know what context it was that brought me to your neck of the woods, but sure enough the whole Pea family was there! I think there may even have been an Inflatable Kingdom involved.
Whatever happens, I hope you have the happiest of New Years.
Oh what a great recap. I love it, and gah Mama Pea you are FAST! Much impressed.
It’s, “Mama Pea, you WERE fast.” Definitely past tense on that one. At least now I have a written record that at one point I actually was able to run.
I busted out laughing when I got to the picture of y’all at the butterfly farm. Gigi’s pose is nothing less than AWESOME.
ooh I saw Joel McHale this year too. I totally forgot to post that in my own recap. I loved his stand up!
A ruptured disc sounds godawful. You make a hospital bed look good though!
I am so glad you started blogging again, your posts always manage to improve my mood and make me smile. Happy New Year!
Great wrap up!
The remarkable thing (besides Pea Daddy’s face post-Kombucha) is how much Lulu’s grown in a year! Wow!
But Gigi, there’s a girl after my own heart. I love her happy smug mug. I never wanted a sister – let alone an older one – but I think I’d take her (expecially now that I’m way bigger than she is).
I, too, think you’re going to have a fabulous 2010!
(The Mother’s Day mug – no words. Really)
Besides my own, you are quite possibly my most favorite family. Happy New Year!
What a wonderful year, you have so much to celebrate today
I hope the best of health, happiness, and love for your beautiful family in the New Year and beyond!
I love your blog!!! Seriously your girls are darling and you are the most hilarious (and I’m sure responsible, caring, and fun) mother ever!
fantastic – happy 2010 mama! it’s gonna be a good one!
Beautiful pictures, beautiful family. Happy New Year’s Eve!
I award thee the Best Blog Family Award.
May 2010 bring much more Pea Family awesomeness!
Awww…love this post! I would much rather see pictures of y’all than Jon + Kate
Hope you have a happy New Year’s Eve!
Cutest pea family ever! Question – what exactly is Lulu dressed up as in the picture from your birthday? A flying purple dragon?
lovely flashback, Mama Pea!
Can I blog about it in a card compilation photo? I never wanna do anything that would jeopardize identities or be tacky either 
Went thru all my mail….muah! on the holiday card
Happy 2010!!!!!
What a beautiful year, Sarah. Thank you for sharing some of life’s most memorable journeys – in pictures and in words – with us.
I totally also love the post-kombucha expression – my parents tried kombucha for the first time in Montreal, also while Dad was at the wheel. We learned not to drink and drive.
2010 is yours!
Lots of love to little and big peas, all around…
xo Aletheia
Happy New Year Pea family!!!
such a great recap of the year! I can’t wait to see what shenanigans you guys will get into this next year.
You had such a good year! I’m sure it will be cool to look over posts again and see how the little peas are growing
P.S. my real hair looks like that too
You’ve had such a fab year! I am so glad I found your blog, it is one that really makes me spirits rise everyday!
I don’t know how I found your blog, but I am glad I did! You’re too funny and you keep it short and sweet so I can get back to work! Haha thanks for the year end review, happy new year to you!
i love your family. will you adopt me? i make some mean vegan enchiladas
happy new year- thank you for all of your wonderful posts
xoxo
I just made your Shepard’s Pie and it is sitting in the fridge waiting to be baked and eaten for a New Years Eve dinner. : )
Hope the new years brings nothing but good health and wonderful things for you and your family!
okay prettiest family ever? i think yes!
hottest momma ever? another YES!!
FUNNEST family (bad grammar) ever as well?! of course!!
these pics are great!!
have an awesome new year-love your blog girl!
your family is SO ADORABLE!! You are very blessed to have two healthy little girls and a husband that loves you!! I am also very glad that you came back to blogging, because I really missed your blog when you werent blogging over the summer!! Have a GREAT NEW YEAR!!
I love this post! What a fabulous year! Happy 2010!
I always love your pictures!! have a HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Aww, I love ya Mama Pea!!!
Happy New Year!
You guys are the cutest family either. You put all families on TLC to shame. You should hit them up for a gig–I would watch you for sure, so much better than Jon and Kate..lol..
I look forward to your blog everyday–and miss when you don’t blog. You might just be my daily highlight. You put a smile on my face and make everything a little bit better–kinda of cheesey eh?. I feel like a kid. Thanks for sharing your life :O)
What a year you have had…amazing…such a beautiful family!!!
Happy New Year and best wishes to you and your family : )
Happy New Years Sarah! I wish you so much health, happiness and love in the new year! You are an incredible mother, and I only wish I had gotten to know you sooner (or found your blog). I love your family, your pictures, and mostly your witty comments/remarks! You have a wonderful sense of humor, and your pop culture references are hilarious. In a word, you are BRILLIANT!!!!
Love,Barbara
I adore your blog. I love reading it! I also love the kombucha face, which is the same one my husband made, when he realized that there was a live culture in the bottle that I WAS DRINKING. Not him, LOL! Have a fantastic New Year! Happy Blogging and 2010!
I love your adorable bob haircut–you pull it off better than anyone i know !!
And i loved the bloggie recap and am excited for anotha one with you, papa pea and the cutesttttttttt girls around! Oh, and that picture of Gigi throwing leaves in the air is probably THE cutest thing i’ve ever seen.
HAPPY NYE!!!! I should probably go get ready now…. haha
Girlfriend, you are the best. You were my inspiration to start a blog of my own – happy new year to a gal I am so honored to call my friend!
What a great year.
I remember reading about each and everyone of those adventures! Have a happy 2010!!!
Great recap! I love all the pictures. It’s so nice to remember all the happy moments…
Happy 2010!
Love the Peas!
Drama be gone, here’s to a fabbo 2010! 
I love that I read every single one of the entries recaped! What a wonderful year!!! Happy 2010!
Love your beautiful family
I love the recap! You have such a beautiful family, and I love your sense of humor. Happy 2010!!
Happy New Year to The Pea Family! I really enjoyed your year in photos
I can’t wait to see all the fun that 2010 brings to you guys! xox
Thanks for sharing all of your pictures! I hadn’t read your old blog (wish I would have – love your blog!)
I hope that 2010 is a great year for you all.
Oh the old blog, where it all started…
Looking forward to more shenanigans in 2010! Happy New Year!
YOU SAW JOEL MCHALE?!
you have no idea how jealous i am.
Great summary! Where can one meet giant Dora and toddler-sized Boots? Husband’s kombucha face is awesome. Great stuff!
too cute for words! happy 2010 pea family!!
This was such a fun post Sarah…I’m so glad you did it! You have had quite the year – I wish you a wonderful and happy 2010! Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family.
What a great recap of the year! I found myself laughing out loud through it
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading Peas and Thank You since you started it. You always are so witty and make posts enjoyable to read.
Happy New Year!
What a great year! I love how happy you and Chris look together. It’s a boooooootiful thaaaangg
I love this recap! I miss old blog SO much but I’m so happy you’re back. Thanks for some old pics and memories we can’t have access to anymore.. look forward to 2010!
Mama Pea, I’ve been reading for a while now and wanted to leave my first comment. You.are.hilarious and I hope you have a spectacular 2010! Thanks for continuing to blog! Also, I was laughing along with this post until I got to “Daddy met his idol” and SHRIEKED. Bill Simmons, be still my Red Sox loving heart.
I really enjoyed this recap and I can’t wait to see what you do in 2010. Your blog is one that I must read every day
I really enjoyed the recap, especially for someone who came across both of your blogs later on, and missed some things