Without further ado, here’s a glimpse into
some of the highlights of our year:
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In
January we celebrated Betsy’s
birthday by bringing her breakfast in bed.
Photo
Credit: Roma.
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In
February we celebrated the
Superbowl with friends and LOTS of good food!
Photo
Credit: Roma.
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In
2012, Bianca
became the first fully licensed driver of the children in our family.
Watch out world! J
Now that we’re in a new state (with different requirements), she gets to jump
through all kinds of new hoops to get re-licensed. L
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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In
the early part of 2012, we spent a good deal of time fundraising
for our trip to Haiti.
Photo
Credit: Josiah.
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In
March we celebrated Josiah’s
birthday with a trip to The Midland Center for the
Arts and ice cream with friends.
Photo
Credit: Mark.
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In
April, we enjoyed a
week of cruising in the Caribbean with my Mom’s side
of the family to celebrate my Grandparents’ 50th wedding
anniversary. It was an experience that we will never forget!
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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When
we returned to Florida following our cruise, we
spent the day with our cousins who live there. It
was so great to see them, as we don’t get together often.
Photo
Credit: Mark.
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Easter
was celebrated at home as a family.
Photo
Credit: Mark.
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We
celebrated Roma
and Rubia’s birthday in May. These two are quickly
becoming young ladies!
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Ben
had a birthday
in June. He is definitely becoming a man; everyone
except Dad has to look up to him! J
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One
of the highlights of Josiah’s year was going to horse
camp for the first time. He watched us older kids
go for many years, and he was thrilled when his turn finally came.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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The
same week that Josiah was at horse camp, Ben was attending the National Youth
Leadership training camp for Boy Scouts. His week completed with a
graduation ceremony that we all attended.
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In
July we attended a
picnic and a car show at Dad’s company. Even though it was
incredibly hot out, we enjoyed our time together as a family.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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Also
in early July, we took our annual summer vacation. We went to Pennsylvania
for most of the week, and then spent a few days in Ohio
as well. It was a different sort of vacation, but it was still fun!
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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We
celebrated Mark’s
birthday in July with dinner at his favorite Mexican
restaurant.
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Bianca’s
birthday was also celebrated in July. We had a nice
dinner at home as a family and then opened gifts together.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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We
had an awesome time helping out at our church’s Vacation
Bible School themed after “The Avengers.” It was a week
filled with fun!
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At
the end of July, 6 members of our family and 16 total members from our church
went on a week-long missions
trip to Haiti. It was truly a
life-changing experience for us all.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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Josiah
became the
first child in our family to break a bone. Thankfully,
it occurred towards the end of the summer, but he still had to wear a cast for
a couple of months.
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At
the end of August we all participated in a
race festival after many months of hard training. We love
running!
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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Mark
and Ben enjoyed a
Father-Son trip to Colorado to do some sight-seeing, as well as to
attend the Hazardous Journeys Mountain Rendezvous Retreat hosted by Vision
Forum Ministries.
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In
September, we
started school again. It has been another great year of
homeschooling for us, although we have to do a bit of catching up now after
taking nearly a month off in December.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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At
the end of September, some dear friends hosted a
going-away party for us in light of our upcoming move
to Texas. It was great to fellowship with friends!
Photo
Credit: Roma.
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In
early October, Dad moved to Texas ahead of us to begin his new job. Our 7 week
separation was longer than we had expected, but it made our reunion that much
sweeter.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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Over
the course of the summer and fall, we enjoyed having several reunions
with our Haiti team. These people have truly become family
to us and we miss them dearly!
Photo
Credit: Roma.
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We
hosted Thanksgiving
at our house, and my Mom’s side of the family came up for the weekend. We had a
great time celebrating all the blessings God has showered upon us!
Photo
Credit: Mark.
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The
day after Thanksgiving, Mark and we kids went to a
friend’s house and did some target shooting. Most of the
kids had never shot a gun before, so they had a blast (pun intended.) They’re
now begging to get a pistol. J
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The
3 boys and Bianca experienced their first
NFL football game when they attended the Dallas Cowboys
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game in Dallas. They had a great time together enjoying
an incredibly well-matched game!
Photo
Credit: Mark.
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We
celebrated Christmas
early as a family at home before traveling north to spend Christmas with
family.
Photo
Credit: Betsy.
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In
Pennsylvania, we had a great time catching up with all our cousins from Florida
as well as visiting with Grandma and Grandpa! You’re looking at a fun bunch of
people. J
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In
Ohio, we were also able to visit with lots of
cousins and our other Grandparents. We are so blessed by our relatives!
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And
that was 2012! We cannot wait to see where God leads our family in 2013 and the
plans He has for us! Happy New Year from our family to yours!
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