Hello. Hope you are having a good start to winter. Here, we had our first traditional snow and cold snap in a while. We have been incased in snow for weeks. We had a busy December and January.
The cold did mean that we were able to get out skiing a few more times this year. A friend from Field Hockey skis and was able to take Abby a few additional times.
Abby played club field hockey this winter. It was a good experience for her. We had a few tournaments at Spooky Nook, York College, and United Sports. The season finished with a tournament in Virgina Beach. Here are a few pics from the games.
Virginia Beach
Abby turned 16 at the end of January. She went and passed her permit test on her birthday....and drove home (a tradition from the other kids, probably on this blog!). We were able to get a used car and she is doing really well driving to start off.
We celebrated Abby's birthday with multiple events. We made her favorite meal on her birthday, Gramp's Taco Salad and had a blizzard cake. We also had her friends over and we took them to our favorite pizza place, Coal Fire in Frederick, MD. Then, Rebekah took Madi and Abby to NYC to shop and see Wicked.
NYC
Abby had a good academic semester in the fall, and has a challenging schedule with spring with 2 AP claesses - excited for her growth. She will play varsity lacrosse in the spring.
Andrew has settled into his role at Fort Bragg, NC. He passed his safety and knowledge tests and was given a platoon leader position, 3rd PLT, C Btry "Chaos", 3-27 FAR, 18th FAB, XVIII Airborne Corps. This is what he has been working toward, and we are excited for him.
Madi finished out a very tough semester in grad school. It was very busy and challenging, but she was able to lead the projects to conclusion. She has been recognized and presented opportunities to participate in film shoots this spring, she is excited about that. Here is a pic of Madi and Clark from Christmas...
Hope you have a good rest of a winter and start to spring....until next time....
