So, I know it's been almost a year since I've written on our blog. We've had a quite a busy year! Since I graduated from college, while Matt was deployed this year we made many visits to see family on both sides. Matt deployed from January to March. While he was gone the girls and I went and stayed with Mama and Daddy in GA for the month of February. We had a nice visit! My sister, Allison, had her twins in March! Twin baby girls, Adelyn Rose and Ella Claire! They are little miracle babies! Adelyn was in and out of surgery in Atlanta, so I was able to go down one weekend to see her and Allison. (They are both now doing great and growing...though still tiny.)
Matt came home for a few months and then was headed back out in June. While he was home we made a trip to Maine to see his family. It was Madison's first trip to Maine and both girls were great travelers in the car. Everybody got to meet Madison for the first time! She made quite an impression :) When Matt left, we went with Mama and Daddy in June to Michigan for a week. It was great to see the Michigan clan, since we hadn't been up since Christmas 2008. I got to take the girls up to the family farm where I remember going every time we visited! We took the girls to the park, the library, down to the river, and enjoyed the great weather! On our way back from MI we stopped in TN for a few days for Madison's doctor's appointment, then proceeded to GA with Mama for a couple of weeks. Poor Madison had ear infections on and off the whole summer, so we spent many a days at the doctor.
After spending time in GA, we spent a few days in TN before making another trip to Maine in July for Matt's uncle's wedding. The girls and I flew to Maine this time. Not my choice...not a big fan of flying! We went up for a couple of weeks. The first time we've made the trip without Matt! We really missed him on the trip. We had a great time seeing friends and family though. We even ventured out to Augusta by ourselves one day!! The wedding was beautiful! During the reception Matt called from overseas to tell his uncle congrats (a surprise for everyone!). He also had the DJ play our song, "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts. Well, you could've guessed that I was balling like a baby during the song. What an amazing husband I have!! After our trip to Maine, we stayed home until Matt got home. He returned in Aug. We celebrated Daisy's 3rd birthday with some friends! I cannot believe that she is 3! What a blessing she has been to our lives! We gave her a dollhouse for her birthday and she loves it.
Matt had to leave again in September for a 20 day trip. When he got home we were able to see some friends that came to town, the Klawinski's. In October, we went to a local farm. Daisy went in the big tube slide, the corn maze and picked out a couple of pumpkins. She also learned how to milk a cow!! Lots of fun! We also went to the Battalion Fall Fest and the church's Fall Festival. Daisy dressed up as a fairy and a cupcake. Madison dressed up as a flower. I think next year I will let her pick out her costume!
Now November has brought a couple of trips to GA. The girls and I went down for a few days at the beginning of November to see our neighbors from TN that moved. Their daughter and Daisy were great friends. We've had quite a few friends to move out of TN this year and two of Daisy's great friends. They had a great little play date. The weekend before Thanksgiving, Matt and I took Daisy to see the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular in Nashville. What an experience! I had never seen the Rockettes before and they are amazing! Daisy's favorite part was the Nutcracker scene with the little girl and dancing ballerina bears. After the show she would say, "I want to be a 'halloweena'!" I think she called it that because one of her Halloween costumes looks like a ballerina.
Then for Thanksgiving we went to GA. We headed for GA on Wednesday night. Arrived around 11:00pm. Daisy got sick with a stomach virus about an hour later and proceeded to be sick throughout the night. The next morning, Thanksgiving, Matt, Daddy, Trent (brother-in-law), and Pat (my cousin) went hunting. Matt came home with a deer!! Way to bring home the bacon! BUT later that day he became sick as well. :( We were having Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt's house, so we left Daisy and Matt at my parents. Didn't want to get anyone else sick. We had a great time eating dinner and playing with the kids outside. I had to head back to my parents early to take care of the sicky's, the rest of the clan went for a hayride around town. Friday and Saturday we had our family Christmas, one of Madison's three birthday parties and family pictures. A very busy weekend, but completely worth every moment!! On our way home Sunday, I became sick. Makes for a very long trip. Thanks to a great husband who drove the whole way so I could nap.
Now that y'all are up to date here are a few random things that happened this year:
1. Madison started walking in October at 10.5 months! She is now all over the place and chasing Daisy everywhere.
2. Daisy is now in panties all day and most of the time has a dry pull-up in the morning!
3. I will be heading back to school in the spring to do my student teaching.
4. Matt will be home until the summer!! That's longer than he's been home in a while! We look forward to making many memories!
Well that's it for now!
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