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2014 In Review

Avery spent her first full year in big kid school! She has loved learning new things and comes home every day telling us of great things she's done. In the fall, she started at a new school and goes four days a week. We will keep her in this school until she starts kindergarten!
 
 
 
 
I got my Real Estate license and became a licensed Realtor!
 
 
It has been an entirely new experience for me and I am so glad about this new phase of life!!
 
Jason and I got to go on two trips together this year, which is a huge blessing and we are so excited to be able to spend that time together. We celebrated four years of marriage in Las Vegas and went to the beach in Fort Lauderdale!
 
 
 
As a family, we took our first long road trip to the Grand Canyon!! We had such a great week of time together.
 
 
 
I did a lot of decorating for our house this year!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
We got to spend the summer at Hawaiian Falls this year!! And mom got a great tan (which is gone, boo) Avery also learned to swim with no floaties!!
 
 
 
 
We celebrated three birthdays. We have a 12 year old, a 9 year old and a 4 year old!
 
 
 
(Jordan went paintballing, no picture to show for that!)
 
We did our last year of trick or treating with all three kids. Next year, we will have a teenager. (Sob)
 
 
We also spent the last year for a few years with all three kids for Easter. It has always fallen on our weekend, but I think next year, it won't. (Sob)
 
 
We also took lots of family pictures this year....
 
 


 
It's been a wonderful year for us and we are so thankful for all of God's blessings in our life. On to 2015!!


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