Happy Tuesday! I hope you are doing well. It’s been hard to get back into the swing of things since Christmas break!
Our community lost a High School student in a tragic car accident this weekend, so it’s been a solemn week so far dealing with that. The boy that passed had a younger brother who is in the grade I teach, and my heart just hurts for this family.
Definitely a reminder of how fleeting this life is and to enjoy every minute you are given!
Today, I am finally sharing our year in review with y’all. I always love putting this post together and recapping our year.
January
- Emily played a lot of travel basketball

- Elizabeth played a lot of travel volleyball

- Both girls went to our church’s DNOW weekend and loved every minute of it


- I was the proud new owner of a mini van, after totaling my SUV back in December.

February
- Chris was able to pick up his brand new boat he ordered and was like a little kid with his excitement level!

- Both girls attended their MS Winter Dance (Emily’s first) and looked gorgeous as ever!


- Chris and I went away for the weekend for Valentine’s Day while my mom stayed here with the girls

- Elizabeth made the Middle School volleyball team

- Emily started her volleyball season with the County League

March
- The girls were both able to play 2 volleyball games before our world shut down on March 17 due to COVID
- We were able to enjoy many adventures together while being on lock down and enjoyed the fresh air

April
- Still stuck at home, but made the most of it with a lot of river trips

- Celebrated Easter together at home

- Did a lot of organizing and decorating at the house, including this cute Scrabble wall with our names

May
- Celebrated Mother’s Day with a small get together at my Aunt’s House- this was the first time I had really seen my family since March

- Bought a couch for outside our master bedroom door and we all spent tons of time outside on it together

- Opened the pool and had lots of pool days

- Celebrated Emily Grace turning 12

- Bought a golf cart for the girls and it was the best purchase ever for the summer and being stuck at home so much

June
- Remembered my dad on the anniversary of his death by getting together with family and visiting his grave

- Celebrated Chris turning 37!

- Chris and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary with a day date to my favorite adventure place, Alley Spring

- June 14 marked 1 year of losing Chris’s mom to colon cancer

- Things started opening back up, so we made a quick trip down to FL since our cruise was canceled

July
- Celebrated 4th of July

- Enjoyed lots of river days with family and friends

- Chris caught a giant smallmouth bass and it’s all he talked about for days and days HA

August
- Stayed in a cabin on Current River for a few days

- Had our Annual Back to School Bash

- First day of school; so thankful we were able to go face to face!

- I turned 36! I share a birthday with my mom and she turned 57

September
- Both girls made the MS Cheer team and cheered at football games

- We had family pictures done that were long overdue

- We had our first annual girls only weekend with my side of the family and stayed in a cabin on Current River

October
- Made our own fire pit in our backyard and had lots of bonfires

- Went to lots of haunted houses

- The girls brought a stray dog home on the golf cart and he became a permanent member of our family~ Ripley Reed Bolin

- Celebrated Halloween


November
- I took and passed my Principal’s test and am now officially certified to be a principal!
- I was positive for COVID on November 9 and my whole family was quarantined for 2 weeks. I am so thankful I only had mild symptoms and felt fine the whole time I had it!
- Was out of quarantine just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with family

- The girls ended their MS cheer season

December
- Celebrated Lizzie turning 14!

- Survived our first semester of the school year and was so thankful we were always able to stay in person during the COVID pandemic
- Both girls had their first travel volleyball tournament


- Celebrated Liz’s 3rd Diaversary with a nice dinner out with friends

- Celebrated Christmas

- Went on a quick trip to Branson with my sister and nephews

- Rang in the New Year with friends


Lots of memories flooded back to me as I was making this post. It was a strange, weird year but it also had so many opportunities for quality family time!
So thankful for my family and can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2021!

Lots of great memories of the year!
What a year full of adventure and lots of smiles!!!
Such wonderful memories. I missed that part about y’all adopting a new dog. So sorry to hear about the accident of the high school student. Have a wonderful week!
Thank you! Yes, our new dog is an outside dog and such a sweetheart.