And so we wrap another year of adventuring. Boy has it been a ride!

December

We had a very long and busy month. Our first weekend was spent on a quick trip back to Tennessee for Santa photos with Bri and a visit to Nashville for Zoolumination.

We even went back to our usual Home Depot in Clarksville for workshop day so Little Man got to do his project and we didn’t even sign up. I’m thinking it’s a Lincoln HD issue…

We were all still battling chest/nose colds for most of the month so we tried to keep things pretty low-key the following week.

Little Man had his Christmas/Holiday Program at school.

That weekend, Little Man got to see Santa again, this time at church.

The next week, Little Man started his winter break and Baby Girl got her flue shot booster. Once again, she only cried when held down.

Mid-week, we drove through Crystal Springs to see the different light displays various businesses/groups put up. Unfortunately, the wind really caused trouble for a lot of the less sturdy displays.

We wrapped up the weekend with a Lowes project and had to snap some silly photos in their huge display sleigh.

And, since I didn’t buy one this year (I don’t trust Kirby/my own cats not to poison themselves), we took a few snaps in their poinsettia display.

The next week was Christmas, so naturally, we were extra busy!

Daddy and Little Man did their last minute shopping.

Then we attended Little Man’s Christmas program/candlelight service at church. Originally, Little Man wasn’t going to do it, but decided the week before that he would.

Despite not having our own tree, we still took our matching jammies photo.

We celebrated our first Christmas back in the Midwest and everyone was thoroughly spoiled. That afternoon, we had another mini Christmas my Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Darrell.

A few nights later, we went to Omaha to check out their Zoolightful lantern displays with Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Darrell. It was not as exciting as Zoolumination, but they had a few really nice displays. Hopefully, they actually look at feedback and can make some adjustments to make it better next year.

While there, Little Man worked up the courage to see the Grinch. He was excited while we stood in line but actually seeing him was a bit iffy.

The last little bit of the month was spent with a little less running around. We saw Grammys for her 91st birthday/a belated Christmas and met Lindsey for lunch.

End of Year

We have had such an eventful year. We started off as a family of 3 in Tennessee and ended with a family of 4 in Nebraska.

We had so many wonderful adventures. From finishing preschool and starting kindergarten and Cub Scouts, to bringing home Baby Girl and having her *this* close to crawling and showing off her two new teeth.

We attended some family favorites with the Great Spring Art Hop and Zoolumination and got to see the Savannah Bananas play Bananaball in Nashville.  We went to the Omaha Zoo, attended several (new) community events, and did a whole lot of Cub Scout adventuring.

We packed up our whole life and moved back to the Midwest and said our final goodbye to our Army days. We sold our house, paid off all of our debt, and started a brand new school.

We said a heartbreaking goodbye to Gramps and had a new furry friend adopt Nana and Grandad.

We are all looking forward to this new year. We’re anticipating many changes (new home/ a bigger vehicle for sure) and have high hopes for new adventures.

Until then,