JANUARY
This is one of my most favorite pictures. I love that these two have become such good friends. They giggle together so much and help each other out when they get hurt. Cru has such a good heart and I am so glad he is a big brother to Zoey.
First time seeing snow! We had a storm blow through that canceled EVERYTHING for the day. It was so much fun to experience a snow day together.
Mmmmmmmm
For Serbian Christmas Zac got the quarter the little punk.
My good buddy Dawn (Leavitte) Bates was in Raleigh visiting her sister and had a layover in Charlotte. I trekked down to the airport and got to chat with her and her mom for a few hours. It was such a fun surprise!
This is pretty much how most of the winter went for us. No joke.
FEBRUARY
See.
New jammies huggin on each other.
I was SO close to buying this shirt but I feel like it needs to be worn by a true southerner. I couldn't pull it off but I hear it said occasionally here in the south.
This is Emily and is one of the young women in the ward and one of our babysitters. She is a rockstar and took Zoey in the play place at Chic fil a. Bright future for this one.
We had an 80's workout night for mutual and yes I planned it.
MARCH
Spring is a JOY here. I have missed having four seasons and have forgotten how much I love spring after winter. The seasons are pretty mild here and I really enjoy the mix up.
This guy turned 6 this year! He wanted Fruit Loops and a park party which I totally obliged to. Hope he doesn't find out about expensive parties...
These are his buddies.
I was in the bathroom and came out to this. They are such creeps and I love it.
I am a room mom this year for Cru and it has been nice to be involved in a lot of his class activities. He has such an amazing teacher and staff. I am so grateful we got in this school. He can read. WHAT? My Kindergartener can read which is crazy to me.
We were totally twinning so we took a picture.
APRIL
Zoey cracks me up. Every so often we will be eating and I look up to see this face. She knows it makes me laugh so she sneaks it in quite often.
Why yes that is Michelle. And yes we are in Charleston SC together! She took a trip with some friends to Charleston so I hopped in the car and drove 3 hours to hang with her for the weekend. It was so much fun being with one of my favorites.
This tree. Wow. The picture doesn't do it justice. If you find yourself in Charleston, go to the Angel Oak tree. Magical.
Jaitz pointing at a bird.
MAY
This is Zoey at her preschool. I can't say how much I have loved this school. She was afraid to get dirt on her hands at the beginning of the year and now look at her at the end with a pile of worms. It's been a great chance for her to develop a love for nature.
We went strawberry pickin' and got way too many. Made some jam and ate until we almost poo-ed our pants.
This is Zoey at her final dance performance. She has really enjoyed dance and has a knack for it.
Here we are with the Gardners again this time at our single A baseball game The Charlotte Knights. I had so much fun. Afterwards they shot off fireworks and we were so close that Mike got hit with some shrapnel and I found a whole thing of cotton candy under my seat that hadn't been touched. Score for sure.
A big highlight in May has been the arrival of Mack, Ashley, Odessa, and Hazel. Mack got an internship with a company here in Charlotte for the summer and so we told them to shack up with us. It has really been so much fun thus far and dinner has never been better. Ashley and I trade off and she is a good cook so it's been a good experience.
It has also been fun to see my kids interact with younger ones. Cru is a big helper and so is Zoey. She has turned into my little mother helper and is always trying to make Hazel laugh.
Since she has a September birthday, Zoey will go one more year to preschool. I am actually okay with it because she has turned into my little buddy.
JUNE
I have a garden. I am somewhat of a gardener. I grew peas!!
This is Cru's class on one of the last days of school. It has been such a good experience for him and I will be forever grateful for that.
Last day!
We live really close to a plantation and every year they do a civil war reenactment. If one lives in the south, one must go to one of these. It was something else and the cannon they shot was terrifying.
I coaxed Ashley into coming to a show with me. The band Daughter was in town all the way from over the pond in England. It was such a good show and I had so much fun with her!
I am back at it for tri season! I was hesitant to do this tri but I am so glad I did. It was at Latta Planation and I basically train the bike portion so it was good. I did really well in the bike (which is where I usually suck) and blew up on the run (which is where I usually do well). I ended up coming in 30 seconds under my goal time so I was so happy! I also had a sinus infection that I had gotten antibiotics for the day before so I was very satisfied with the time.
Mack and Ashley kicked us out and made us go on a date the other night. We went to the White Water Center which is close by and it was AMAZING. I want to go back and do everything there (raft, kayak, zip line, ropes course, paddle board).
Another year of golf camp and this kid is killin it! He has a very nice swing and LOVES getting out there. I hope he stays with it as long as he enjoys it.
This is a sad picture for me. Jaitz has a tumor in his belly and we aren't sure what to do about it. I thought he might die after this night because he was having such a hard time. He has turned around since then and seems to be doing better. We are giving him meds and trying to figure out if we want to try and get rid of the tumor with surgery. So far we are just wanting to give him a happy and pain free life so we shall see.
Alright--that is it for now. I can't let another year go by and not update so hopefully I will be more on top of it. I sure do love my family and my life. I am so blessed to live in this free country and experience new places like North Carolina. I have enjoyed it here so much!
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