Christmas Letter Fun!

Every year I think that I should write a Christmas Letter to let everyone know of the wonderful things we have done for the year. Once I think it through I always decide against it because I realize that we live relatively boring lives and people probably wouldn't think our last 12 months were as exciting as I do! This year I decided that I will write about it online and if you want to relive the last year with me you can, and if not then you can ignore this! I am going to do this in a few different ways, so stay with me!




Top 10 list of 2014
10. Antonia Sprained her left hand by slipping on ice... the only patch of ice in the whole driveway.
9. Bruce turned 9 years old and Levi turned 5, we celebrated with a superhero party!
8. We got snow in NC. More importantly, we got snow for Bruce's birthday and exactly 2 weeks later we got even more snow for Levi's birthday!
7. Bruce was an Awana clubber of the year for TNT.
6. Matt hit his 13 year mark in the Army!
5. Matt coached the women's softball team at church and played men's softball. Antonia played women's softball.
4. We had our second mountain vacation in a cabin that was in the mountains this time!
3. Levi started kindergarten, Bruce started 4th grade and I started selling Tastefully Simple.
2. Antonia joined a gym in May and started training for a 1/2 marathon. Matt also trained for the 1/2 marathon (although he didn't have to try as hard) and in October we ran the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon and we both completed it!
1. We had visitors in both September and November!


The highlights from each month.
January- Traveled home from our trip to MO, OK and AR and Bruce's birthday!
February- Snow, birthday, birthday party and a lot of missed school!
March- My birthday and the awana games!
April- Spring break and our 2nd visit to the mountains.
May- Our 6th wedding anniversary and softball.
June- Matt's birthday and Bruce finished 3rd grade.
July- Independence day and Bella's birthday
August- Levi started kindergarten and Bruce went to 4th grade.
September- Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Sharon visited and Matt went to JRTC.
October- Matt got home from JRTC, we had a mini kid-free vacation/ 1/2 marathon in Myrtle Beach.
November- Matt's parents came for Thanksgiving and I ran a 10k in my fastest 10k time!
December- 1 year of pretty much pain free for me and more things to come perhaps!






Silly Memory Poem- I made this up on the spot, so don't judge too harshly!
January started oh so blurry as we headed home to North Carolina in a hurry. We rushed and we hurried to the truck and I fell on my bottom and said, "That's my luck!" We traveled the many hours to make it home, it felt as long as a trip to Rome! Shortly after we got back, well a few weeks or so, Bruce turned 9 and then we actually got snow! The boys were excited and Bella was too, but we had wet socks and no one knew what to do. No snow boots and we thought that was okay, but 2 weeks later we had more snow come our way! This time it snowed a lot more, so much more that we could barely open the door! A few days later it did melt away, which was lucky for us so the birthday party could stay! The rest of February is kind a blur, but March wasn't too bad I am sure! March was my 28th birthday you see,  we ate and we had dessert and chai tea. We had the awana games this month too and we waited to see if the sky would turn blue! April was Easter and spring break and vacation, so much to do this month I had no time for multiplication. Wisconsin we were told would be our new place, but after a week it got erased. We are staying at Bragg for as long as we know, but really where else would we go? May was our 6th anniversary of marriage, we celebrated, but not with a ride in a carriage. May was filled also with running and sports, and Matt and I played softball in fields, not courts! June was Matt's birthday and summer break, it was also VBS and a time to bake! July was Frisbees and fireworks fun, which was not a great month to go for a run. August was busy with school, the boys both went this year which was cool! September saw family come to say hi, and for a few weeks Matt had to say bye. October was Myrtle Beach! And also the 1/2 marathon goal was reached! November was chilly and turkey too, plus more family visited us for a few. December is just starting, but it will be so busy, I just hope I don't end up dizzy. This year was fun and a crazy one too, I took on some leadership things for something to do! I know that next year will be just as great because the love of our family and God helps set us straight!






That sums up our year a bit! I hope that you made it through the whole thing and be glad that you only had to read a made up poem and not have to hear me sing!


God Bless!