So with everything going on this year, keeping up with a blog has been harder then ever.
What I thought would be fun would be to update everyone
with all the fun stuff we did this year!!
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James birthday is Jan 26th so lets start there!!
Adam always does such an awesome job making sure James has the best birthday party.
This years theme was The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Happy 5th birthday James!
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Adam and I went to our second military ball. They are such a fun way to enjoy some of the perks of being a military family. You feel so honored to be there. Its a romantic and wonderful feeling to be able to be apart of it. I love to dress up like a princess and be treated like royalty!!
In March we went to visit one of my favorite friend Amy in Atlanta Ga. Her family is so wonderful the kids had a blast playing together and Amy watched James so that Adam and I could got o our first Dropkick Murphys show together!
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April is Autism Awareness month. Its a special time to wear blue and spred the word about Autism.
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Adam was promoted to SGT! I am so proud of him. I wasn't able to pin him like I wanted to because he was promoted while at WLC (an Army school) When he got home I surprised him and had our favorite restaurant decorate our table and have a Black and Tan ready and waiting!
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In May Adam was asked to participate in a 21 Gun salute to the fallen for Memorial Day. It was such an honor to be there with him, and again one of the many perks of a military family.
7 men fire 3 rounds totaling 21 shots.
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Adam and I took James to a sailing event for Autism in Downtown Savannah! It was awesome, everyone there was so helpful and really knew how to treat autistic children and the various sensitivities they have. James wasn't scared at all, he loved sailing!
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We went to Jekyll Island Ga this year for the first time. I really wish we had gone the whole time we lived in Ga. Its such an awesome place...almost untouched by modern culture. Its very private and a great get away. We went twice this year, once alone and again when Adams parents came out to visit.
There is a lot of history and mystery surrounding Jekyll island. It was fun to tap into our inner conspiracy theorist and eat in the Grand Dinning Room at the Jekyll Island Hotel.
We also visited Butterducks Winery in Savannah. It was our first time at a winery and I loved it.
James enjoyed a tasting of Gatorade!! LOL!!
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Another wonderful blessing of being a military family is the opportunity to go on Marriage retreats. They are 3 day getaway for families to get to spend some time together. The adults go to Christian based marriage seminar while the kids go to an awesome play area. after you are free to go wherever you want to, so depending on where the marriage retreat is being held that can lead to a pretty fun vacation! This year we went to Atlanta! We stayed in an awesome hotel and we were able to go to the ALT Zoo. James really loves pandas so it was wonderful that he go to see them...but that did lead to him pretending to be one for the remainder of the trip!
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Another fun thing that we began doing this year was going to Sand Gnats games....I wish we had been going the whole time we were there cause its pretty fun!
James was picked out of the crowd cause of his hair, they interviewed him during the 7th inning. He won everyone in our group free hair cuts from Sports Clips!!
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The biggest event of 2012 was moving. It was harder than we thought, we had really built a life in Ga. We love and miss everyone but are enjoying our new home living in Texas. We are closer to our friends and family in AZ and now we will be able to be apart of their life more.
Its a blessing that the Army packs everything up for you and moves you...but I really think they need to ease up on the amount of packing paper they use!!!
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Since we moved to Texas we have been everywhere!! We are really enjoying exploring and we have found some spots that we are gonna enjoy for many years to come. We live down the road from a dirt race track, Waco is beautiful and so far has the best Zoo we have every been to, Glen rose is home to the Creation Museum, Dinosaur land and Dinosaur Valley State Park. Dinosaur Vally was an amazing place where you can walk in the tracks of Dinosaurs! We are gonna have many adventures to come!!
James playing at The Cameron Park Zoo
James and Adam at Dinosaur World
James and Adam at the Creation Evidence Museum
James at the Cameron Park Zoo
James swiming in the Puluxy River at Dinosaur Valley State Park
Fossilized Dinosaur Footprints at Dinosaur Valley State Park.
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Our Halloween and Christmas were so much fun. We loved decorating, having parties and spending time with our Texas friends as well as a visit from Adam parents and Nephew Alex.
Halloween
Christmas
We will ring in the new year tonight, and my only prayer is that we find a balance in of areas of life and learn to not sweat the small stuff GOD IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL!!
