2016 Year in Review

A year full of smiles, new relationships, and lots of flowers! We had highs and lows, good and bad..but this year, more than ever, I am so thankful for the friends and family closest to me to enjoy the good, and get through the rough.

FEBRUARY

 

My first bouquet of flowers from Philip:) They came as a surprise budded and ready to bloom and became this!

Our boat launch visit!

MARCH

TBC Women's Conference

Momma, Kayla, and I had a great trip to Austin and Waco over our Spring Break:)

Tagged along with Kayla and Lance for a pretty day of fishing at MawMaw's

My poor Jager got hit out on the road and we spent lots of time recovering together:)

APRIL

This day. This day was the best. We flew kites, had a Sundae party AND got off half a day for the Railroad Festival.

Mail from Mel made my day:)

Philip moved home the weekend of Railroad Festival. What more could I ask for? ;)

An ordinary Thursday that turned into dinner and a sunset view from the rooftop of L'auberge.

Heather & Chet's Wedding!

Man I love pretty flowers. It had rained all week so this was a huge bright spot!

MAY

"I hope we always stop to cut flowers on the way."

McNeese softball game with Laik:)

At the movies together to see "Mother's Day"

Sweet Teacher Appreciation gifts from my amazing kids.

I was reading "The Castaways" and I never want to forget this sentence. It made me think of me and Mel as soon as I read it. "..they were eight individuals allowing one another to be individuals, and yet coming together as a whole that was greater than the sum of its parts." That's us.

The day we got the side by side:)

Man oh man. Crawfish season.

I love when they come out:) To play and eat!!

Fishing:)

SUMMER. YES!

Momma's Birthday:)

and Mother's Day:)

I love Magnolias.

JUNE

Lots of days spent at the pond:)

ahh the beach trip did not disappoint:)

Peepaw. We love everything about you. I'm remembering these days while sitting in your hospital room. I love you! and I can't wait to hear you talk.

This was a good day:)

The sunset in front of me and the man behind me made the ride home from church much more interesting.

Weekend in Thibodaux, LA with the Castin' Cajun! (aka Uncle Tony)

Just a buncha teachers thankful for summer:)

 JULY

He hosted our Annual Church Fish Fry!

The firework above was sadly the only one we saw on the Fourth! haha Apparently you can't see them from Prien Lake Park..now we know;) Frisbee was fun though!

Kayla's 27th!

Party by the Pool to see Chris Young!

Crabbing trip and the reward later that day:)

Out for Katie's Birthday!!

 Days of Summer I don't want to forget:)

and thennnnn.... preparing for SCHOOL!

AUGUST

Back to school bag from Momma! 1st Day!

:) 

"No officers, we're just picking flowers.." *raises flowers* Them: Oh y'all really are. ;)

August was the month of date nights apparently because I have lots of pictures of some great food;)

and also the month of lots of cute kid pictures that I can't share:/

SEPTEMBER

Ohhh September..I'll never forget you!

 We celebrated Peepaw's 80th!

 We celebrated Mel getting married!

We got SO excited for Fall!!

and we celebrated THIS!! This day was amazing:)

My favorites:)

We started some serious planning:)

and we went on our first date as future husband and wife!

OCTOBER

We hit THREE weddings!

We chose our wedding venue!

Celebrated my 24th Birthday! ..and Five year High School reunion!

This came in just in time for planning the fun!

and had a pumpkin carving night:)

What a great and BUSY month!

NOVEMBER

 What November 1st looked like:)

LSU vs. Alabama..we were more pumped for the food;)

#theyvoted

'tis the season for Operation Christmas Child:)

and sausage making!

Philip surprised me with flowers to make me feel better..and they did! They also were great for our Thanksgiving lunch:)

We ended the month with engagements:)

DECEMBER

 December 1st was great! Momma surprised us with lunch, Daddy surprised us with ducks, we had a wrapping party and it was "Deck the Halls" at school:)

It was a rainy weekend, so I sat down the first part of the day with pretty wedding magazines and braved the rain for Parade of Homes that night:)

 A Christmas craft and Hot Chocolate in PJs:)

School Christmas Party:)

THIS to kick off our break! Yayy!

SO. GOOD.

and... WE HAVE AN ADDRESS!

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Looking back, it was a great year. Full of family, flowers, and fun:) 

Our year ended at a low point, but through lots of prayer we got through a really rough time. Peepaw is getting better every day! He is so strong, funny, and loves his life enough to fight for his health! Today, January 4th, he was able to get out of bed and walk around his hospital room. Now we just can't wait for him to be HOME! and he can't either.