Two Thousand Sixteen

This year has flown. by.

Not sure how every year keeps getting faster, but it does and I can't stop it although many times I wish I could freeze frame time *starts singing "its a beautifuuull morrrnin'..." *

So this weekend as we embark upon 2017, I just wanted to reflect and not miss all the incredible things that happened for our family in 2016.

We kicked off the year by celebrating Casey's best friends wedding while hanging out with family and sweet friends in Houston. It wasn't but shortly after that we found out that we were pregnant with sweet baby Deacon.

That spring we had some fun adventures which included:
free tickets to a Cowboys game given to us randomly by a guy at Einsteins | photography classes | going to Vegas with the family | getting to announce we were pregnant with a little baby boy!

During this time we also got plugged into our church and were starting to form awesome new relationships with couples in our community. What a sweet blessing they are.

From Spring to Summer I finished my fourth year teaching and we moved into our new home. And of course LOTS of celebrating.

3rd Anniversary with my amazing hubby | sister graduating from OU | new home | sweet baby schaefer

The summer was of course SO HOT but held all kinds of wonderful things:

decorating and nesting in our new home | getting together with all 4 roomies for the first time in 3.5 years | celebrating 4th of July with baby bump friends | more celebrating the coming of baby schaefer

Then came September!!

My sweet baby made his appearance into the world and we have all fallen head over heels in love with him. As you can imagine taking care of this little fella has taken up the rest of this year. Here are the highlights:

We are so grateful for 2016 and all the new it has brought our family. We have learned a ton, slept less, and loved more than we ever have before. 

There is still a lot to learn in 2017 and we are excited for what it holds for our family. Even if this year hasn't been your favorite I challenge you to find the good. Take a moment and reflect on the blessings that have been brought to you this year, even if it has been disguised in something hard. 

Love you all! Have an amazing new year!