2013 was a crazy, tough, fun year of growth.
Some crazy stuff:
We moved our little family across the country. This after a whirlwind 3-day visit to see the camp, find a place to live and a daycare for the girls (check, check and check!).
We poured a 3 bedroom house, garage and backyard shed into a 2 bedroom condo.
Our baby girl lived in our closet. Well, not exactly a closet. The little area next to our closet.
Three young kids keeps our life pretty crazy.
Some tough stuff:
Brayden had to change schools midway through the year and got a mouth full of metal with palate expanders and a few braces.
We moved away from the town where we lived for ten years, our work "family," and our church.
Kenny became a stay-at-home dad for two months.
Kenny and I lived in separate cities for four months. I had the kids at camp all summer while he worked in Denver and came to see us on the weekends.
Bristol was diagnosed with a speech delay and started speech therapy. We are pleased with her improvement and are looking at special preschools for her.
Bristol and I were in Estes Park during the flooding in September. The camp driveway complete washed out and there was some damage to our three properties in Estes and Glen Haven. Things could have been much worse, and we are on track to run all of our programs as scheduled in 2014.
Our house in Virginia was on the market for one year and didn't sell. We will be renting it out, but are a bit apprehensive about it.
Our finances have been a bit of a challenge juggling everything. Thankfully, we took Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University last fall and feel really good about our plans. We have gotten really good at finding free and low cost activities, couponing, and not spending money in general.
We lost Kenny's aunt Barbara and his dad, Buddy. It has been difficult to be so far away from the rest of our family.
Some fun stuff:
Brinley started Kindergarten. She loves it!
We have settled in to a new church and are making friends.
Moving from a rural suburb of a smaller town, we love having everything nearby. Gas stations, grocery stores, thrift stores, Target, Walgreens, tons of dining options.
Brayden and Brinley played t-ball and baseball for the first time.
Brinley took dance lessons for the first time.
Bristol continued to be her smiley, adorable self.
We paid off our student loans!
I finally got a sister (in law) and we have our first niece, Carlee!
A 3,150 mile Christmas road trip to Mississippi.
I love my job at Cheley Colorado Camps.
We have had a great time exploring Rocky Mountain National Park.
I saw lots of animals: bighorn sheep, bobcat, marmot, elk, black bear and moose.
I ran my first 10K- the Bolder Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.
We celebrated 10 years of marriage.
We have spent a LOT of family time together!
We're looking forward to seeing what 2014 holds!
