Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!

To celebrate the new year, we headed out to a friend's house, baby in tow, with plans of putting him to bed in his pack-n-play in one of the bedrooms.  No such luck, of course.  All Barrett wanted to do was be where the party was, watch the New Year's Eve specials on TV, and smile at all the girls.  After multiple attempts to put him to bed, I gave up and let him join the party. We stayed until about 10:45 when he got cranky and irritable.  He screamed his lungs out when we put him in the carseat to take him home, but within 30 seconds of driving in the car, he was sound asleep.  He was so asleep, in fact, that after the five minute drive home, I was able to take him out of his carseat and transfer him to bed without waking him up.  He slept straight through the new year until 8:30am the next morning!!

So, Travis and I spent the last hour of 2011 watching a country music special on the couch and sipping on champagne while watching the ball drop in Times Square.  It was a great way to end the year!! :-)

As 2012 approached, we took a moment to reflect on 2011 and all the wonderful things that happened to us throughout the year.  Here's what we came up with (in no particular order)...

1. Barrett Stephen was born September 2nd and was probably the most exciting thing to happen to us in 2011.  I spent pretty much the entire year pregnant, and then we spent the remaining four months of the year getting to know our sweet baby.  He is such a blessing, and we are so grateful that he is a part of our lives!

2. We found out Travis' new assignment - AC-130s to Hurlburt AFB in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Although we won't actually arrive in Florida until almost the end of next year, we were pretty excited to find out what is next for us!

3. Travis was promoted to Flight Commander of Aces flight in March and has been a very successful leader.  He has been so successful, in fact, that he will remain in his position as flight commander until about two months before we leave Del Rio in May!  He also accumulated over 1000 of flight time in the T-6, a feat which earned him a patch and a pat on the back. :-)

4. I finished my Master's degree!  I also finished my second year of teaching at Del Rio HS and my sixth year of teaching overall. I'm taking some time off (...for several years...) to be a mommy!

5. We visited Harry Potter world in Orlando, Florida!

6. The puppies turned two, and we celebrated with a hearty steak dinner, complete with birthday signs and cone hats. :-)

Overall, 2011 was a very successful year, but we are happy to welcome 2012 as we look forward to enjoying the new adventures we will have with the Air Force, as well as watching our baby boy grow and learn about the world around him.

So, goodbye 2011, and hello 2012! To everyone, happy new year!! May God's blessings continue to abound for all of you and may your new year be filled with happiness, hope, and peace.

 

With love from the three of us :-)