2014 Highlights: Our Year End Review.

2014 I can't believe your almost over. It has been a good year at the Newman house. A year full of changes, adventures, lots of lessons learned and our fair share of little girl drama.

Here are a few highlights. 
January

We said goodbye to the crib, gave it away and moved Emily into a "big girl bed".

Russ turned 34!

February
I started plants for my garden from seed for the first time.

Emily turned 3!

March   In early March, this blog was re-born on a new host. I wrote my first post declaring that I was a terrible blogger and I have been blogging faithfully ever since. 

I also won a small March Madness bracket. Which is hilarious since I don't know a thing about college basketball. 

April

I set a PR on my 5K time (25:09) and placed 3rd in my age division at a race.

Celebrated Resurrection Day,

Went on my first double digit run, 10 miles, to another state.

May

Marissa finished Kindergarten.

Marissa finished her first fun run. She ran the entire mile holding my hand. I will never forget that moment with her.



The next day I completed my first half marathon.

May 22nd marked the 3 year anniversary of the Joplin Tornado and for the first time I was really able to open up and write about our journey. 

June

I ran my first of 3 summer night 10K races.

We celebrated Fathers Day.

Marissa turned 6 and lost her first tooth on the same day!

July

We took the girls to see the big fireworks for the first time.

Marissa learned to ride her bike without training wheels

I ran my 2nd 10K in my summer night series.

 

August

Marissa started First Grade.

We celebrated 7 years of marriage.

I finished my final summer night 10K

Went on our first camping trip

September

We started a new project car.

Emily started Pre-K

We ran a virtual 5K

October

We took a field trip.

Went to a corn maze.

Visited the drag strip.

Trick or treated with a beautiful butterfly and Minnie Mouse trick or treating. 

November

I ran my second half marathon

We played in the snow

Gave thanks

December

We took a day trip with friends

Had a great Christmas.

Beth turned 30!

2014 you did not disappoint.
 You were full of changes, trials, blessings and achievements that I never would have imagined. Sure there were some tough blows and more than one teary day. But at the end I look back on this year and see countless blessing after blessing. 
God has and will continue to be faithful.

Always.
What was the best part of your year?