As 2014 comes to a close, I thought it would be fun to share some of the highlights of our year! We were blessed in so many ways this year, and we praise God for His goodness to our family!
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January
-Vera got her first haircut
–Visited with Uncle Nate while he was home from China briefly
February
-Cordelia turned two and we had an owl party
March
-Jude turned 6 months old
-We joined our church
-I blogged a Day in Our Life, which is fun to go back and read!
April
-Met MiMi & Pops at a fun park
–Celebrated Easter
-Enjoyed a trip to the Bird Zoo
-Tad and Aliesha saw Wicked
-We visited the Richmond Zoo and saw the new baby giraffe and spent time with our family
May
-God provided a new job for Tad
-Vera was a flower girl
-Traveled to Roanoke for a few days
-Went to a “beach” for Memorial Day with my friend Kristy
June
-We celebrated Father’s Day
-Tad preached at his home church and we went to the farmer’s market
July
-Spent the 4th of July in Richmond seeing both sides of the family
August
-Vera turned four and had a pink & gold tea party with a pink ruffled cake
September
-Jude turned one and we celebrated at the Richmond Zoo
-We shared our current homeschooling philosophy
October
-Tad and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary and took a trip (without the kids) to Charleston (part 1, part 2, part 3)
November
–Gave thanks with family (and cooked a 20 lb. turkey after fixing the oven)
December
-Went to the beach to celebrate Christmas with Tad’s family
-Took the kids to a children’s museum
Keep in mind, those are just the highlights! Of course we had struggles, trials, heartbreaks, and difficulties, so don’t let the “pretty” side of our year make you think that our life is perfect. We are so thankful we have Christ who helps us through each challenge!
I’ll probably pop in next week for a Christmas greeting post, but I expect (for the most part) I will step away from the blog so I can enjoy celebrating Christ’s birth with my family!
