2013 Year in Review

Here's a 2013 year in review David Letterman style for the highlights of the Feyes Family.  Some events have already been previously mentioned, others happened during Amanda's dormant blogging period.  Enjoy!

10.  We had our annual summer trip to Alpena.  This year, not only were both sets of grandparents present, but also, Aunt Jennifer and Robert, Aunt Doris and Gary, and Great Grandma.


Not much was completed on the barn besides windows and a garage door, but fun times were had.

The highlight of the trip was a visit to Ocqueoc Falls.

9.  A racing family was made.

Along with some Smith family members Amanda, Andy, and Olivia ran in Kalamazoo's Mud Run.

Olivia and some of her cousins also were in the Sturgis Youth Triathlon.

Amanda and Olivia completed the Dream in Color 5K!

8.  The Cowboys and Indians (Native Americans for all my politically correct friends) made peace.

Mia was a cowgirl, Olivia Sacagewea, and our friend Lukas joined us as a cowboy for trick-or-treating on Halloween.

They quickly learned our new neighborhood was not the best to hunt for candy, and Andy drove them to our old neighborhood.

7.  Olivia performed with her class in the 2nd grader's Cocoa Cabaret concert and Congress school.  All the students did a terrific job serenading us with Christmas carols.

6.  The girls played spring soccer.

Both girls enjoyed their soccer season and want to play again next spring.  Olivia surprised us at being quite the athlete.


5.  Mia learned to ride a two wheeler!

Sadly, while creating our top 10 list and finding pictures, I realized we were bad parents and got no photos of this special event.  She learned in late July or early August, and has been terrorizing our cul de sac ever since.

4.  Mia battled Milk Anemia

After numerous sicknesses and a tired, cranky Mia, we learned she was anemic.  She HATED the iron she had to take, but after three months she was her perky, energetic self again, and was taken off the iron.  We're hoping it lasts.

3.  We had to say goodbye to some dear friends.  

Mia's best friend Abram, Olivia's good friend Emma, and one of my most dear friends, Tina and their family moved to South Carolina.  While they might be far away, they visit often and Face Time keeps us in contact.  It was hardest on Mia seeing that her circle of friends is limited at four years of age.

We were thrilled they were able to spend New Years' Eve with us again.

2.  Andy took a new job, or two.
So, no photo here.  I haven't been showing up at his job taking pictures of him in action, but he made the big decision to become the assistant for the Building Trades program at Sturgis High School.  It's been an adjustment, but I think what is best for our family.  It's less stressful and allows for more family time.  He also got to drive a tractor and dump cart for a friend of mine's farm during harvest season.  It meant for many late nights and his being gone for a few weekends at a time, but Andy LOVED it!  He hopes he gets to do so again next fall.

AND NOW, THE NUMBER 1 BIG EVENT IN OUR LIFE DURING 2013

A NEW HOUSE!

Isn't it so cute you could eat it up?  Okay, so this is the girls' gingerbread house we just built the other day.

Here is the first actual photo I have posted of our new house at 1321 Carlton Rd. in Sturgis.  It's our new home and it's been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (I mean that literally), but we are truly happy with our move.

Now we hope to be able to post that we sold our other house in the 2014 year in review, but only time will tell.

Happy New Year everyone!