Last 9 months in shorts

Well is has been some time so here is the last 9 months in shorts.

Jul 2012



Steven & I celebrated our 6th anniversary



Aug 2012



Steven & I finished our first 5K Mud Run, Fl ROC. So much fun!!!!


Oct 2012

Landen really enjoyed trick-or-treating this year. By the end he was more interested in finding out if homes had dogs more than candy.

 Nov 2012



Campouts in the living room with Grandma & the Buddies visiting



Dec 2012 - Busy Month

Eli the Elf came to visit. Our mission was the teach him about Jesus' love and grace. Boy, did he sure get into a lot of trouble. There were a few nice nights when he left treats for Landen.

Family Vaction to Sea World and a citrus farm with a monster bus tour. Very neat.

Picking oranges and limes.

G Papa went home to be with Jesus.

Eli continues to get into mischief

Eli gave Landen a great good-bye hug when Santa visited & picked up Eli to return home to the N. Pole.



Landen got his first gun from his Grandma and Grandpa Smith.



Jan 2013 - Happy New Year

We went to the circus and got back into the swing of things.

Feb 2013 - The boys went to the Monster Jam Show & Steven was baptized!

Landen tried out t-ball. It wasnt for him, so we finished that quickly.

Mar 2013

That crazy mischief making leprechaun visited. Maybe next year we will plot to catch him.

We visited the Easter Bunny



We colored eggs.



We had a great time visiting family at the GA farm.

Easter Sunday Landen was most impressed on how big the stone infront of Jesus' tomb was and that he wasnt still there. It is so neat to see Landen learn about our Lord. While we were at church the Easter bunny stopped by Nanny & Papa's & left bunny prints all over, a hello message for Landen and hid some eggs.

Other tidbits -

*We have been praying hard for God to take care of Landen in his schooling since the school in our zone is one of the worst in Duval, and we are up for orders. We feel like God has told us homeschooling Landen is the route to take. The idea has been so exciting and we have already started having fun with more learning focused play times. He is picking the letters he didnt know, learning to write his name, learning about butterflies and counting higher.

*We are still praying for God's will in getting our orders, we will go happily were He sends us. We are hoping for San Diego though, because of a wonderful new job opportunity. We are hoping to find something out at the end of the month.

*I am trying something new with my workouts and weight loss. More on that in the next post.

*We are starting to plan Landen's 4th! I know 4th birthday. We are thinking it is going to be a messy event.