2011...

What a year!?

Our lives have changed so much in just a year. It's incredible to look back and realize how far we've come.

January... Umm... I'm not sure what really went on in January... it apparently flew by.

February... Our niece, Annie, was born, as well as Abigail's friend Stella. Both are such incredible blessings!

Annie Kay

Ashley, Stella and Abigail

March... Jordan got back from Arizona and started his job at Ft. Leavenworth. This change brought our family back together and allowed Jordan and I to spend our 5 year anniversary together!

April... In April we gained a new member of the family ~ my sister got married. Abigail adores her Uncle Tim and got the privilege of  being their flower girl.

We spent lots of time outdoors with family and friends in April. We celebrated Easter in Mercer with an egg hunt for the kiddos.

Mason and Abigail hunting eggs

May... Abigail's first trip to the ER occurred in May. She fell in the bathtub (trying to get out) and bit a hole in her tongue.

Such a good sport!

The tongue

 June...We took a mini-vacation to Omaha and visited their amazing zoo, visited the Lincoln Children's Museum and Abby experienced fishing for the first time!

Abigail and the gorillas

July... We celebrated Mason's 3rd birthday in July and had a wonderful time. We also took a day trip to DeAnna Rose Children's Farmstead.

August... We spent a lot of time outdoors and at the pool (as well as in the air conditioning!!) in the month of August. We took Abigail to a movie and spent time preparing to bring Huey home.

September... What a month September was. Abigail started preschool, and is still loving it. We picked up Huey and he became a part of our family. We also learned what is meaningful in life ~ Jordan had his accident and our lives were put into perspective. We thank God for watching over him everyday and getting him through the accident.

October... Abigail turned 3 on the 20th and on her birthday we learned that she was going to be a big sister!

November... We spent time in both Nebraska and Mercer in November and had a blast each time. Huey got to go on his first hunt in Nebraska and we celebrated Thanksgiving in Mercer (as well as attending their annual craft fair earlier in the month!).

December... Jordan took over Company Command and Abigail and I were honored to be a part of the change of command ceremony. We also enjoyed spending a lot of quality time with family and friends, for Christmas and New Year's Eve!

2012... This year is off to a great start and we are looking forward to all that God has in store for us in the new year. We were so very blessed in 2011 and are anticipating all that 2012 will have to offer!

(I apologize for the lack of pictures in this post... I'm blogging from my phone and with minimal photos!)