2022

It's not officially over yet so may be more to come… but if I could sum up a year with a photo it would be this one… laughing thru the rain… 

There has been a lot of "rain" this year. For me it was frustrating to throw my back out, with first a bulging disc, then a herniated disc. spend months in pt and then an epidural injection and finally feel like I could trust my body not to break.   But it was also a time I finally focused on myself. I got my nutrition coaching certification from NASM and have been trying to implement my learning in our home and will start branching out in 2023. It's been interesting! Haha.  

For talia it began her senior year. Lots of stress and anticipation. Heart ache, friendships formed, moving forward and looking to the future. She's been accepted to byui and while it's exciting, it's also scary as she thinks of losing her room at our home, starting over with friends, earning money, and so much more. She has made it through a lot of storms this year and I am so grateful for her example. 

For Bergen I think he has not even noticed the rain. He is whitty and fun to be around. He has silently stressed but has worked hard. I think his summer was great with challenges and wiffleball. He tried tennis and did great and excelled in basketball. He survived his freshman year and started his sophomore year in mostly honors/AP classes. He still flies under the radar in school but I have been lucky enough to hear good things about him from teachers as friends

Tabitha started the year with her first club volleyball season. She hated it and we pushed her…and then she discovered a real love for it. She started with a new team this year and is super excited to keep learning. She has maintained first chair in trombones and low brass…and refuses to let anyone take her spot. She made her Uil play and did so great. We are all fans ! Tabitha has a large circle of friends and tries to please others. 7th grade has been a lot less stressful and we are grateful! 

Brooklyn also started the year playing club volleyball. She is playing with the same team this year and is getting pushed in her abilities. She improves every day and has big goals that include volleyball. She started middle school this year and has been able to find the sunshine when the clouds hang over. She is doing percussion like talia and works very hard to get better. She loves shoes and wishes she had a million dollars to buy them all. 

Anders started this year with baseball. He played football in the fall and had a great season. He just made a select baseball team in the area. If you ask him if he's any good at sports he will still shrug his shoulders and say "I don't know."  He works hard at everything he's asked to do. He gives it all. He recently made a part in his choir musical and we are excited to watch that in the spring. 

Svend continues to work so hard for our family! He continues to make time to attend all games he can and even some practices. He has been working on getting his speed and agility certification and uses the kids as Guinea pigs .he helped coach anders football team this year and survived the Texas heat for another torturous summer.  

This year has been a lot of sports, physical therapy, band, church, craziness and so much more. 

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Jessica