Good Bye, 2018!

Each year when I sit down to do this post I get a little emotional thinking about how much my babies have grown and changed over the previous year. Ever since 2016 this post has also been a reminder to be thankful for good health an good luck. My Good Bye, 2015 post was the last post I wrote before Jeremy's accident and all our lives changed in large and then gradually smaller ways. Each new year I am now reminded to be thankful to have those I love still alive and here with me. We came so close to losing Jeremy that year and that taught me not to take life for granted, not even from those around me who are young, healthy, and it is easy to assume will be here next year. We never know what life has in store from minute to minute. One wrong step can change your life and the lives of all your loved ones forever. That fact was brought home to me in 2016 and that is a lesson I will never forget. So as I look back over this past year and all the moments made better by Jeremy being a part of them, I am thankful for another year on this Earth to show those I love how much I love them and to be loved in return. My photo recap from 2017 can be found  here, 2016 here, 2015 here, 2014 here, and 2013 here.

January

We celebrated the new year with fondue.

Carter broke his arm at school and ended up in a cast.

February

We celebrated Valentine's Day.

March

Carter played soccer for the first time.

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day.

Elise celebrated her 3rd birthday!

The kids and  I went on a Spring Break trip to some State Parks.

April

We celebrated Easter.

The kids and I rallied for education at the State Capitol.

We went on a day trip to Woolaroc and Osage Hills State Park.

Carter went to Kindergarten Orientation.

May

We celebrated Mother's Day at Natural Falls State Park.

Carter had Preschool Graduation.

Carter had his last day of school at the church preschool.

Carter had an adenectomy, tonsillectomy, and ear tubes place.

June

Paul, Amanda, and Wyatt came to Kansas for a visit.

We celebrated Father's Day at Osage Hills State Park.

Elise started gymnastics.

July

We celebrated Independence Day.

Ty and I celebrated 7 years of marriage.

We celebrated my birthday with a hike.

August

We visited family in St. Louis.

We found a lump on Harper and took her to the vet. She was diagnosed with lymphoma. We were told she had months at most to live.

Carter had his first day of kindergarten.

September

Elise had her first day of school and I had my first day of work!

Harper's illness progressed really quickly. She died just 5 weeks after her diagnosis.

Carter had his first field trip ever, we went to an apple orchard!

October

We visited the pumpkin patch.

We went on a family fall break trip to Pawhuska.

Tesla joined our family.

We celebrated Halloween and went trick or treating.

November

We got some snow!

Elise had a Thanksgiving Feast at school.

We celebrated Thanksgiving.

December

Carter had his 6th Birthday Party at the Air and Space Museum.

We visited Santa at Bass Pro.

Carter had his 6th birthday at school.

Elise had her Christmas Program at school.

Carter had his program at school.

We celebrated Christmas.