Each year I like doing a recap to look back at the ten highlights of our year, in no particular order. It's a fun way to get everything in one post. To reminisce on all the fun. To see what we've accomplished! 2016 was another year of a lot of "firsts", more heartache but mostly a lot of BLESSINGS! Here's how it shaped up...
:: one ::
We hosted a huge fun birthday party/Superbowl party for Cade's fourth birthday in February!
:: two ::
We celebrated Charlie's first Easter and on that day found out my sister & bro-in-law were EXPECTING!!!!!! Eeeeek!
:: three ::
Cade's first year playing t-ball and Chad helped coach!
:: four ::
We took Grami, Charles and Aunt Coco to Fripp Island for the first time for a fun beach trip in May!
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| quite possibly my most favorite photo of 2016!!! |
:: five ::
In June we found out my sister & bro-in-law were having a baby GIRL!!!
:: six ::
We celebrated Charlie's FIRST birthday on July 2nd with a small low-country boil/dinner party just for family!
:: seven ::
We took the boys to SkyTop apple orchard for the first time this Fall...
:: eight ::
Home Sweet Home accomplishments! On the "house front", huge highlights of the year would be...
1. selling our old home (bittersweet!)
2. building a shop
3. finally getting curtains for our master bedroom
4. DIY mudroom lockers in our garage
Whew! These were four things we definitely wanted to accomplish in 2016 and I'm so glad we did. Burdens have been lifted and we've gotten our money's worth out of our new investments. We have really enjoyed!
:: nine ::
I hosted a baby shower at our home for the first time, for my sister of course. May not seem like an accomplishment to most but for me it was something I had dreamed of doing for years and had the best time planning and hosting!
:: ten ::
Finally, our BEST gift of 2016 arrived in November. A a new niece, Macy Joy Hite. She has definitely added a whole lot of JOY and sunshine to our lives just in the past six weeks she's been here and we can't wait to do a whole lot more spoiling in 2017!!! Being in the hospital room and witnessing my sister give birth / capturing those priceless moments will be an experience I will never forget. Definitely goes on my top five best days of my entire life!!!!!!!!!! So honored to be a part of such an amazing, miraculous day...
Our cup runneth over. I get a little teary eyed thinking about this year. God is so good and we are so thankful, but I also well up thinking about our loss & heaven's gain. We lost Chad's papa Jack in July and we still miss him oh-so-much. Christmas just wasn't the same. I pray for everyone's health in 2017 because it seems like there isn't a year that goes by that we do not lose another loved one and it never gets easier. I want everyone to stay safe and healthy. That's my biggest prayer for 2017.
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Other fun highlights of 2016 worth noting would be...
fun birthday weekend in ATL with my besties
Charlie's first SNOW
my buying trip to Lillyland with my bff Cameron
another fun Fripp trip with friends
two more concert bucket list check offs
(we try to plan a fun concert every year!)
(1) Chris Stapleton in Charlotte for Chad's birthday
(2) Garth Brooks in Greenville with friends
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Chad just got back from a hunting trip in Alabama since Wednesday and we are enjoying a night at home, just us four. Chicken tortilla soup in the crockpot, brownie sundaes, Clemson football and our neighbors shoot fireworks. We definitely need some family time and we are looking forward to a great 2017. Already have some fun trips planned and a few goals we'd like to accomplish (which I will share next post) so I'm really looking forward to even more quality time with all my boys, a little less stress/more laid back and just ENJOYING every single minute. As we've seen from this year it surely goes by entirely too fast.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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