Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015 Favorites...A Year In Review

Happy Thursday Ladies!
 
Happy New Year's Eve!
 
 
Today I am linking up with Andrea , Narci , and  Erika and sharing "2015 Favorites"...grab the graphic and link up too!
 
I still can't believe today is the last day of 2015..this year has FLOWN by!  But I have to tell you...I am SO ready for 2016!  This year has been full of ups and downs for us..and though it wasn't all bad, I am ready to kiss 2015 goodbye!
 
So here is my "year in review" with some of my favorite moments!
 
 
JANUARY
 
We started off 2015 together, drinking coffee!
 
 
We had lots of "love" notes between the kiddos....
 
 
January had some down right COLD days!
 
 
We ended the month with a ton of cuddles and love.
 
FEBRUARY
Somehow AJ managed to get poison ivy in the DEAD of winter....
 
 
Olivia discovered Shopkins, and her life is now forever changed.
 
 
 
We had lots of crazy dress up days!
 
 
We purged a ton of crap
 
Olivia tried karate...
 
 
We went to the circus and LOVED it.
 
 
 
Olivia had some artwork displayed at school
 
 
We ate lots of sweets with friends.
 
 
 
Mark and I had a little Valentine's getaway to the mountains.
 
 
And we had a dusting of snow!
 
MARCH
I started the month off with a Shamrock Shake!
 
 
 
We celebrated Jack turning 13!
 
 
 
I celebrated turning 41 with a few cakes!
 
 
 
 
We celebrated our sweet girl turning 7.
 
 
Another baseball started!
 
APRIL
 
 
We celebrated Easter coloring eggs and going to Grandma's house.
 
 
 
We had lots of hot days during spring break.
 
 
 
AJ went on his very first overnight field trip...and he LOVED it!
 
 
Mark got to hang out with some NASCAR drivers!
 
MAY
 
The kids had their fun run...and it was fun
 
 
We had lots of long weekends at the ball field.
 
 
We broke out swimsuits and started swimming!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We had two jam packed, super fun weekends of NASCAR racing, partying and friends!
 
JUNE
AJ had his first dance and graduated 5th grade.
 
 
We had a great visit with my step-son
 
 
And AJ perfected his sniper skills
 
JULY
The kids spent almost the entire month of July with their dad, so Mark and I definitely took advantage of all our free time!
 
We spent 4th of July weekend at the beach...
 
 
 
We sat on the lawn and listened to Tim McGraw
 
 
 
We took a little trip up to the mountains, and it was beautiful.
 
 
 
 
Our kiddos came back home!
 
 
 
 
 
We ended July with an awesome family vacation to Michigan!  July was a GREAT month for us!
 
AUGUST
 
August started out HOT!
 
 
The boys enjoyed Panther's training camp...
 
 
And Jack helped with some chores...
 
 
 Olivia was ready for 2nd grade!
 
 
 
 
We had a BLAST with my family at the Toby Keith concert!
 
 
 
 
Mark and I headed to Bristol for the race..it was AWESOME!
 
 
 
 
The kiddos started school...2nd, 6th and 8th grade!
 
SEPTEMBER

We were excited and ready for football season!
 



We saw Jason Aldean and once again he didn't disappoint!
 

Olivia's Shopkin obsession only intensified throughout the year.
 

My favorite time of year....start of the NFL season!
 

The boys enjoyed the drag races
 

I enjoyed fun fall cups from Starbucks.
 



We saw Luke Bryan, in the rain again...but it was awesome and so glad my mom was there with us!
 
OCTOBER
October was probably the biggest month of the year for us...we packed up our life in NC and made the move to Florida!  The entire month was a roller coaster ride of emotions for me! 
 

AJ played his last football game in Charlotte...it was emotional for all of us!
 

We celebrated my niece turning 2 a few days before we moved..saying goodbye to my mom, brother, sister - in -law , nephew and niece was TOUGH....
 

This night right here, October 21, probably the hardest night of my entire life...the last night Harrison would spend living with us...saying goodbye to him...sucked...it totally SUCKED!!!  I miss him so much!!!





On October 22 we arrived at our new home in Florida...it hasn't been easy...but I mean the views in my backyard are just breathtaking...it has definitely helped with me feeling so down.
 

We celebrated Halloween as Cam Newton, a witch and a hobo!
 
NOVEMBER
Lots of fishing was done in November
 

This girl started her new school and she LOVES school...finally!
 

WE caught lots of fun fish in November.
 

I got lots of pics from back home of Harrison!
 

November was HOT

We spent Thanksgiving swimming!!!
 

We got an artificial tree for the first time!
 

We celebrated AJ turning 12...
 

And Buddy came back for the holidays in November!
 
DECEMBER
Olivia's passion for crazy dress up continued through the year.
 

We enjoyed the weather here in FL and spent lots of time outdoors.
 

Somehow this sweet boy turned 20!!!
 


My PJ obsession was in full force and I was loving my new jammies in December.
 


Had a fun lunch date with my crews.
 

Enjoyed a night with my man making new friends.
 

We found "our" church in December! 
 

Santa came!
 

Christmas morning with my crew
 


Pictures of my peeps back home was very welcome in December!
 

December continued to be WARM!
 

I spent many December mornings enjoying quiet time, coffee and my tree.
 

I ended 2015 getting ready for 2016!
 
Thank you to everyone who takes the time each day to come and visit my little ol' blog!  I am so thankful for each of you, and for the friendships I have made through this crazy blogging world!  I am super excited to go through 2016 with all of you!
 
Happy New Year!!!