2013 End of Year Letter

Happy Holidays!
Here we are at the end of 2013 and it is time to review the year.
This will be our last full year in England. I have mixed feelings about our future. I am excited to begin a new adventure, but heartbroken to leave the friends we have made on this side of the Atlantic.
*2013*
School Awards. Growing. Good Friends. Meeting Family. Visiting Utah. Making Plans. Remembering Values.
Chris has started volunteering his time as an attorney on the AF base. It has gotten him back into the field and he has found it to be fun and stimulating. Most of his spare time...when not making dinner and transporting children...is spent training Phiz.
Jessi (that's me!) finally decided to settle in England. Then, it was all disrupted with a crummy contract offer. I am thinking about our future and I would like to grow roots somewhere for the kids' sake...we just aren't sure where that will be. I am practicing living in the moment.

 This is what life is all about.

Emmett finished his Reception Year this summer and has started Year 1. We were a little worried that his teacher was going to be too strict. Luckily, she is perfect. Just the right mix of firm and kind. He celebrated his 5th birthday in May with a Monster Bash. He continues to be a smart, active little boy. He has a few besties at school, namely Heidi and Fareed. He talks about wanting to be a robot maker someday. He is beginning to read and he is a math whiz!

 Augi is mature beyond her years! Once again she was awarded for her good behavior at the end of Year 3...she was given the school award for upholding the school values of caring, sharing, and daring. She celebrated her 8th birthday with a fun and sleepless sleep-over. She has a new bestie...Maria...and her other bestie Bellsie. She reads like a champ but continues to prefer art over other subjects. She is ready to begin exams in violin! 

 Phiz. Grrr. She is a great dog but I have learned why English Staffies can be such a tough breed. She is extremely friendly and outgoing, but she is a ball of energetic muscle. I am glad we have her in our lives though. 

2013 in Pictures

When we came to England I wanted to give my children a love of travel. Instead, they have a love of home. This is why...

15 Years!!

 

   

Here is to a wonderful new year!