The past year!!

What a wonderful past year!! There have been so many things happen in the past year!! It started off with meeting John. What a wonderful man he is and what a blessing he has been in the lives of me and my kids. We met him the first time in January and he and I knew right away, even before we actually met face to face, that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives with eachother!! We drove many many miles to see and be with eachother and each time was well worth it!!
In February, John turned 38!!!! Yes he is getting old. And his health keeps showing that. We have nicknamed Old Man, amongst other things!! In March, Marlee turned 11. What a beautiful girl and what a help she has always been to her mama!! She is one of my best friends, I have always talked to her about everything. She is such a smart girl and shows that all the time!!That same day, Michael turned 4. He is a mama's boy!! I cant imagine my life without him. He is not the typical little boy. He is such a joy to all of us. And brings many tears to mine and Johns eyes, by the sweet things he says and does. He is so sweet and has one of the biggest hearts that I know!! My sweet little Maleah, she turned 7 the next day!! She can be quite the handful!! She is sugar and spice and everything nice and the little devil all wrapped in one!! She makes life quite interesting and keeps us on our toes!! But shes the sweetest little girl in the world when shes sweet!! Lexi turned 14 in May. Everybody loves their big sister!! She brings so much laughter to our house when she comes and visits. The kids have the best time with her . In May, we also made the move from Harkers Island to Griffin. What a BIG change this has been for all of us!! Being away from our family has been hard on us all but we do love where we are!! The kids finished out school here, the last 3 weeks and have all adjusted very well. In June I turned 31. I remember when I thought that someone 31 was OLD. But now that doesnt see so old anymore!! In July, John and I got married!!! It was just he and I and the kids. We had a quick ceremony and said our "I do's" We plan on honeymooning one day!! In August the kids started school again and have made many many friends. In September Makenna turned 10, double digits now. My other baby is growing up too!! She is also so very smart and beautiful and such a big help to us!! Makenna is one of the sweetest little girls that any could ever meet, with the prettiest smile in the world!! And now we are at the very end of the year!! Like I said, many changes have happened over this past year. We have lost several loved ones and also gained some new sweet spirits in our family. We are truly blessed with all that we have and hope that the New Year to come brings us just as many blessings as this past year.