So, anyway, here is a look back at our year.
Thomas Family 2011
January started off the year with a bang...Bud graduated from EOD school and we (well, the movers) packed up and moved back to North Carolina. We enjoyed re-connecting with friends and beginning the search for our home.
February was filled with house hunting...our poor realtor! I lost track of how many houses we looked at until we finally found the one that was ours. We moved in, and house projects haven't stopped yet! The month spent living in the hotel was NOT fun, and I hope to not have to do that again for a while.
In March, we had our first visitor to our new house! My dad came our for a week to hang out. We also closed on our house and we were finally able to make a few big purchases and start making our house a home.
April was an exciting month for Claire--she went on her first airplane ride! We flew home for my sister's baby shower, and had a great weekend! Claire was (and still is) an excellent traveler. We also spent a lot of time outside, and Claire was able to play at the beach for the first time!
In May, we made another trip to MN, this time for Kelly's bridal shower. While we were there, we made a quick trip to Iowa so Claire could visit Mrs. Johnson (my sister) in 5th grade! Bud was also able to join for a few days (thanks to a convenient lay over in MSP after a work trip to CO) to attend his brothers graduation party! We got our front landscaping finished (thanks to my wonderful husband), we celebrated our 3rd anniversary, and Claire started to crawl!
After two crazy months, June and July were pretty low key at our house. We spent a lot of time together at a family enjoying our crazy little girl. Bud's dad and brothers came over the 4th of July, and then his mom came at the end of the month to help me drive to MN for a really exciting August!
August was quite the month. Bud and I were honored to stand up with our best friends, Kelly and Drew while they were married. Bud literally was in town for less than 48 hours...that's how much we love them. :) Then, on the 12th--sweet Lainey Charlotte was born, and we officially became Auntie Em and Uncle Bud! We got to meet her the morning after she was born, and we completely fell in love!
September was a very fun month as well. With the deployment rapidly approaching, Bud's days at work were short and we got to spend A LOT of time together as a family which was an amazing blessing. My parents were nice enough to come for a weekend so Bud and I could spend some time just the two of us before he left, and it was an awesome weekend. We also celebrated Claire's birthday a few weeks early so Daddy could be there to celebrate.
October was the month I had been dreading for quite some time...just 3 days into the month we had to say good bye to our favorite guy. The rest of October was spent figuring out our new normal, spending lots of time with wonderful friends, and Claire turned one! Her and I spent the day together doing all her favorite things, and really wishing that Bud was with us!
November and December have been crazy--starting with getting ready to travel (packing for 6 weeks is not an easy task), then traveling to MN, then to IA, then to CA, and now we have landed for a few weeks before we travel back to NC! It has been nice to be here with help WHENEVER I need/want it! But, I do miss our house!
Celebrating Christmas before Bud left!We hope you all are enjoying the season with your loved ones! May 2012 bring joy and happiness!
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