2015 Highlights: Our Year End Review

Today is the last day of 2015!
That just seems so crazy to me. I can vividly remember 1.31.14 like it was just last week. Last year I did an end of the year review and absolutely loved looking back on a year of our life. So naturally I thought making it an annual post seemed like a great idea.   2015 Highlights!
January
Russ turned 35

I chopped my hair off

I wrote my #1 Pinterest post.

February
I announced my girl Mom Series

Emily turned 4!

March   The blog celebrated it's first birthday.

Our Church closed its doors.

Marissa worked on her first ever project fair project.

April   Russ ran his first ever 5K.


I talked about sharing our faith with our kids.

I ran the OKC half marathon and visited the OKC Memorial

May   Ran half marathon #4

Finished Homeschool year #2!


Took a trip to IKEA.

June
Redecorated the dining room!


Marissa turned 7!


We took a vacation to St. Louis.

July
We celebrated the 4th of July.

Marissa ran her first solo race.

We finished turning our bonus room into a school room.  
August

We went back to school.

Celebrated 8 years of marriage.

September
We had the best summer ever. This was a recap post.

  I shared my heart in a raw post.


October   Had family photos taken.

Ran the 2015 Pumpkin Run.


Celebrated Halloween.

November
  Shared about my newest hobby.

Had a great Thanksgiving.

December
Went on a get away.

Made an exciting blog announcement.


Shared our Holiday home in a tour.


2015 was the first solid year that I documented through blogging. A year of growth, challenges, and surprises. It is the year that I finally felt like I am figuring out this thing called "being a blogger".
I can't wait to see what is in store for 2016!

Happy New Year friends!  

New Years 2015

Out of town trips have been a rare occasion for us. Durring our 7 years of marriage we haven't been the best at making getaways a priority or a habit. In fact, this summer was the first time we went away over night without the kids since we've had them. If your a new'ish parent here is some unsolicited advice: don't wait 6 years, just don't.

When Anna asked if we would like to join them on a New Years get away a couple months ago my first thoughts were about how nice it would be. Then my thoughts immediately morphed into a list of reasons why New Years and out of town just wouldn't work. Would the grandparents really want the kids for New Years Eve? Well, it just so happened that they did. My parents graciously offered to take the girls for not only one, but two nights. We just had to go.

We went to stay at a condo in Branson, Missouri where we: ate, took photos, ate, watched movies, ate, talked photography, ate, went shopping, ate, registered for races and then we ate some more. 

Here's a brief look at our trip

We could have bought them all... seriously. We would love to have one from every state. Anyone have any extras lying around?

Live Free Or Die. This one might just be my favorite. 

*Sigh* Seriously so beautiful. 

Me taking a picture....

and the picture I was taking when she took a picture of me taking a picture.
Confused?

We love this couple so much. This was their anniversary trip marking 12 years of marriage. 

My bearded man and I.

Famous Dave's, one of my favorite places to eat. 

And of course a group photo to mark the occasion.

12.31.14
A New Years/Christmas/Anniversary/Birthday Getaway

 So thankful for refreshing time away and good friends to get away with.
It was the perfect start to 2015!

How did you start your New Year?