Hello. It was a busy fall for us....as always.
Abby is off to good start in 8th grade. Here is her school photo
Abby had a successful 8th grade Middle School Field Hockey season. A high school student took pictures to share that turned out pretty good!
Here is her official photo.
We were able to see Andrew run his last regular season cross country race at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University. It has been a good run....10 years!
That same weekend, Madi finished her first sprint tri athalon in Baltimore. She spent time training for it and was happy with the result.
Abby, once again, had some friends over for Trick or Treat
We had a good Thanksgiving with family. We took our traditional after Thanksgiving walk after Thanksgiving on the battlefield.
Upon returning to school, Andrew had his long awaited ROTC Branch Night, this is the night that we all found out what branch of the Army that Andrew will be serving as an Active Duty officer for the foreseeable future.....
He got Military Intelligence, branch detail Field Artillery! This means he will start as a Field Artillery officer and then transition to Military Intelligence in 3-4 years. This is a huge accomplishment and represents a 4 year journey to get here...we are all excited for this opportunity for him.
Abby had her annual Christmas concert. Pic are always tough to come by, but here are two of her with her cello. The orchestra did a great job and sounded great.
Abby has transitioned to swimming in November. We are glad to see her back in the pool. She practices 3-4 nights a week. She had her first meet in December. Also, tough to get pics, but here are a few.
We had a very good Christmas. We had everyone together. Here are some pics of our adventures and activities over the Holidays. We visited Madi and Clark at their new place in Washington DC. My in-laws stayed with us for 2 weeks over the holidays. We celebrated at home and with my brother and his family in Greencastle.
Looking forward, Abby will turn 14 in Jan and continue swimming through the winter, and then plans on running track in the spring. Andrew will be competing in his last indoor and outdoor track seasons and then he will commision as a 2LT in the Army and Graduate in May 2024.
We hope you had a great fall and great holiday season. Until next time....
