December Happenings

I cannot believe that 2009 is almost over...what a year this has been!! So much has happened this year, Aaron and I got married in July, I joined and left for the Army in August, and quickly found out we were pregnant! I left the Army in September, and we moved to Niceville in October. So much has happened this year, and through it all I can see God's hand so clearly directing and blessing our lives. We have so much to be thankful for, as we were both reminded this past week, we are blessed to have so many good friends and loving family members.
December has definitely been a whirlwind, my grandfather had a heart attack and had to get two stints put in, so I spent a couple days in Pensacola. Thankfully he came through everything okay, and was back to his normal self for Christmas!
This month we found out that we will be having a boy, which was so exciting! Aaron got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time at this appointment, and we both got to watch as the ultrasound tech fought with our little guy to determine that he was, in fact, a little guy.

Christmas rolled around quickly, and my sister Elizabeth came and spent a couple days with Aaron and I here in Niceville. Unfortunately we are both bad at remembering to take pictures, but we had a great time shopping and hanging out. Who knew Elizabeth was so good at video games? She definitely made me look bad :-)
My friend Bethany came down with her family, and we got to spend a lot of time together in Fairhope, which was great. Bethany lives in NYC, so we don't get to see each other very often. It is always so great to catch up and reconnect!

Aaron and I spent Christmas morning together at our house, then headed out to spend the rest of the day with my family and his family. We had a great time seeing everyone, and ate (too much) wonderful food!! I got a digital camera for Christmas, so hopefully having it will help encourage me to take more pictures.

I hope everyone has had a very Merry Christmas, and I wish you all a Happy New Year!! It looks like 2010 is going to be just as exciting as 2009 has been, and I can't wait!