January- March 2017
The early winter months were filled with little family moments, things like pizza & popcorn with t.v. for dinner or YouTube dance parties, or playing outside in the snow.
In February Brett had a minor accident with his old car and we were fortunate enough to be able to get a new one. It doesn't fit the whole family, but gets him around from place to place!
Andrew has progressed in his taekwando this year, and though he still doesn't show a lot of passion (except to the idea of being a ninja or something of that nature) or practice much at home, he does enjoy going and does want to keep getting higher belts. He got a high green belt in March.
April was the usual Easter festivities- egg decorating & Sunday morning service.
April was also the month our sweet 18 month old boy had brain surgery to remove a tumor causing seizures since he was less than a year old. We were so blessed by the outpouring of love shown to us during that scary time, and blown away by how quickly he made a full recovery and went back to being his usual silly self.
May
Andrew (and Abi, too, a little) picked up a little t-ball in May and really enjoyed the game.
As the weather got warmer, we spent more time outside and discovered a fun walking path near our house.
June
Summer, of course led to the end of school. Leah danced in her fifth dance recital, jazz and tap. She really shows talent and passion for dance and I loved to see her dance along with the adult tap class this recital.
We also had an amazing family vacation to Texas to visit Brett's Mom & Dad, with a bonus excursion to Sea World, which the kids still talk about all the time!
July
Andrew turned 7 in July and had a few friends over for a dinosaur-themed birthday party.
We also went on our 2nd annual family camping trip, this year to the Grand Isle in northern Vermont.
Later in July Andrew spent his first week at sleepover camp, and Leah went for her second, at Word of Life in New York. They both loved it!
August
In August, my mom & dad visited along with BJ, Jenipher & Elena, and we all spent a fun day at the county fair.
Another year of homeschooling started with a bang (actually it started on the day of a big solar eclipse!)-- Leah 4th grade, Andrew 2nd grade, and Abi tagging along for a 2nd year of preschool.
Leah turned 9 in August! She had her first sleepover at our house, with 4 friends over all night!
September
In September Jacob turned 2, and has not stopped talking and learning new words and charming his way into our hearts since then!
October
October is pumpkin month! We went apple picking, carved our jack-o-lanterns, and went trick-or-treating-- all fun fall family traditions!
And of course, Abigail turned five this year. She has probably shown the most growth academically and socially (and probably physically too) out of all the kids. She is really taking off in learning her letters and numbers and actually building some great friendships. She had two girls from church come over for lunch & cake the Sunday after her birthday.
This year we went trick-or-treating with some friends for church and had a lot more fun!
November
Brett turned another year older, the girls got new bunk beds (the boys got their's earlier in the year, too, so everyone's in a new bed!), and we celebrated Thanksgiving at home as a family!
December
And the end of November/ early December is always our annual Christmas festivities-- finding the tree, visiting Santa, making cookies...
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