This past year has been a great year. One that our family is very thankful for. We have been blessed in so many ways and are grateful to have such wonderful family and friends. The year started with our family in Chicago, where it was very cold and a lot of snow. All the snow was fun the first couple of times but when it seemed like it was never going to go away it wasn't as exciting to see. The boys really enjoyed going out into the snow to play. In the spring Shawn started looking for his permanent position within International Truck and Engine Corp. For a while we thought we were going to stay in the Chicago area. When we realized that trying to buy a home in Chicago was out of our price range and the commute to Shawn's work would have been an hour each way, we decided to see what other options were available for Shawn. He talked to his boss and things fell into place that Shawn could go work down in the Dallas area. This has been a great blessing to our family. It was hard to leave friends in Chicago and also leaving family that was so close to us, but we realized this was going to be the best thing for our family.
So in May, on Mother's day weekend, Shawn, Becky, and Celeste took a trip to Dallas to find a home. We had one day to look at houses and that same night to decide if we wanted to make an offer on a house. We looked at about 15 houses and when we came to one of the houses, we walked in and saw our house. We loved the layout of the house, the yard was a decent size, and it was easy to see ourselves living in the house. That same day we made an offer then the next morning we flew home and found out that they had counter offered. So, we made another offer and they accepted.
In June we had a lot going on. For starters we drove out of Utah for the Hammond family reunion. We were able to see Becky's family in the Salt Lake area and spend some time with them before driving down to St. George to see Shawn's family and have the reunion. It was very fun to see family and friends. It was really fun for Treyton and Wade to meet cousins that they had never met before. Everyone had a great time.
The end of June was a hectic time. We had the movers come and pack all of our stuff and then we started our drive down to Texas. It was a long drive and we were all excited to be moving into a house and out of the small apartment that we were living in.
Since we have moved to Texas we have been able to take a trip Branson, Missouri, celebrate Celeste's one year birthday, have Becky's mom for Thanksgiving, go to a Sarah Brightman concert, celebrate Wade's 4 year birthday go to Dallas Mavericks game, and travel to Becky's mom's house for Christmas. We really enjoyed going back to Illinois to visit family and for the kids to play with their cousins. The weather even cooperated with us.
Santa Claus was very nice to the kids and our family. The kids got a trampoline for Christmas and since we have gotten back from Illinois the boys have really enjoyed going out and jumping on the trampoline.
Treyton has started Kindergarten this year and really loves school. He is learning to read, write, and do many other things. He enjoys playing with his brother Wade and he helps mom with Celeste.
Wade has started preschool with three other kids. He enoys going to preschool and does very well with learning his letters, coloring, drawing, and all the other fun activities in preschool. He loves to play with his brother and to tease his little sister.
Celeste is such a wonderful baby. She learns to do new things almost everyday. She has recently started standing up in the middle of the floor and we suspect will start walking soon. She just got her top two teeth and she loves to play with her brothers even though they don't like her getting into their toys.
We want to thank everyone for blessing our family in so many ways. Thank you and we love you.
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