At the start of this year, we were talking about things to do as a family that we could stick to. We thought it would be fun to take family pictures every month. This is the last photo of us together for the year 2017. I am not sure if we will keep what we have started but I thought would be a fun thing to look back to after the year has passed.
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| December 2017 |
In November, we decided to go to Sugarcreek Ohio to see how it looks like in the Fall. On our way home, we dropped by at Tappan Lake totake our family picture. I came prepared, I took our tripod on our trip. I love the birds on the background.
October was fun, we attended my son's Football Banquet over at William Golf and Country Club in Marland Heights. I will miss this event next year if my son does not play. He said he will take a break so we will see what he decide. We don't want to force him to play if he does not want to play.
September was full of school activities so I was always out of the house and attending their events in school. I am so blessed to be able to witnessed every event that my kids have. Being a work at home mom, I can say that it has so many advantages. I can't thank my husband enough for letting me
August was my favorite. We went on a vacation in Las Vegas and also had a road trip from Vegas to Arizona and saw Grand Canyon. It was the most exciting wedding anniversary we had, great way to celebrate our 14th year!
We also had an upset moment on this month as we lost a dear friend to a cancer.
Our daughter turned 12 in July. This month was full of outdoor activities for us all. We normally celebrate her birthday on a vacation but this was different because of conflict in schedule. Nevertheless, we had fun during her birthday at home.
June is my birth month, I turned 44. Although my mind still thinks I am in my younger 20s but my body says otherwise lol. Oh the fun of getting old!
May is special, celebrating mother's day always makes me appreciate the sacrifices my Mom did for us growing up. So even if I have tough time with my own motherhood experience sometimes, I always remember that my Mom had it worse than what I have. If I would compare my experience to her, I can totally say I am super blessed!
April was the first Easter that we realized, my FIL was no longer with us. We normally visit him but this time, he was gone.
March was a tough month for us, we lost my husband's Dad. He was a great father-in-law, he treated me like his own daughter so it was so tough for me and my kids. But as hard as it was losing him, we were relieved that he finally rest in peace. He lived a great life and left us great memories.
Hubby turned 48 on this month. He said, he has a couple of years to enjoy his 40s before he turn golden lol. I am so proud of this guy, he never gave up on continuing his education. He is now on his last two subjects for his master's degree. He will graduating next Spring.
This was the conceptualization of our goal of taking monthly family picture. It was a fun experience. The kids are not up to it all the time but I am sure, when they are all grown, they would appreciate these photos that they can look back to. Speaking of which, I have yet to print some of the highlights of our year. I have been slacking of printing photos, hopefully I can do it before the end of the year. I have two more weeks to do it, we will see.
Anyway, I wish you all a Merry Christmas. May the new year brings you all so much happiness, good luck and prosperity, and great slate of health. God bless us all and thank you for being part of my online adventure.
