Highlights: 2013 in Review

January:

* Transitions for Sophie: Moved her from a crib to a twin-size bed and took away her paci

* Spoke with churches and individuals about our incredible trip to Papua New Guinea

* Ben started working again at a construction company he had previously worked at

* I babysat

* Our Life Group threw me a beautiful baby shower

* We added sweet baby Brielle to our family on January 25

February:

* We adjusted to being a family of 4 while Sophie adjusted to being a big sister

* We were so, so blessed by friends and family who brought us many meals

* Sophie enjoyed the snow

* Sophie potty trained!

March:
* My grandma came to visit from Vermont!
* I resumed babysitting
* We took a weekend trip to Jackson, MI to visit Bible school friends
* Jason and Laken made a last minute trip to visit us over Easter
* We spent Easter break in Gull Lake, MI with the Miller family and Jason and Laken
* Sophie had her first Easter egg hunt
* Ben and I celebrated our 25th birthdays and Sophie turned 2!
* Ben started working at the RV factory again

April:
* We had Sophie's 2nd birthday party, Minnie Mouse style!
* Sophie puked for the first time on the way to her birthday party (should this be a highlight? haha)
* We celebrated my mom's birthday with the Walton family
* Enjoyed meeting weekly with Jessie to go through a book together
* We got our acceptance letter from New Tribe's MTC

May:
* We celebrated my sister Nikki's pregnancy with a baby shower
* Aunt Nanna came to visit lots
* It finally started warming up, so the girls and I and the boy I babysat spent lots of time outside!
* I enjoyed learning how to use my camera by taking outside pictures
* I was sad to say good-bye to friends from the two Mom's groups I was in
* We went camping over Memorial Day weekend with the Walton family and friends from church

June:

* I took a trip with my mom and the kiddos to the zoo

* We took a weekend trip to Columbus, OH so Ben could help my Uncle with work on his house

* We enjoyed fun summer things, like festivals and parades

* My best friend Abbey came to visit from California with her son, Wes!

* We did a fun pamper outing (nails, Granite City, and Debrands chocolate) with my Life Group ladies

* I got my wisdom teeth out

July:

* Brielle turned 6 months

* We had Walton family pictures taken by Carrie Weaver Photography

* We celebrated July 4 by honoring Ben's grandpa who is a war veteran

* My sister had her baby boy, Blake, and I got to her with her while she did!

* We went to the Whitley County 4H fair

* We had a day at the pool at our annual Moser-Walton pool party

* We said good-bye (and see you soon!) to our beloved Life Group

* My friend Jessica from NTBI came to visit!

* We did LOTS of packing!!

August:

* Spent a week with the Millers at Gull Lake Family Camp

* Moved to Roach, MO to begin our training at New Tribes Mission's MTC

* Enjoyed living by a lake (Sophie loves the water!)

* Started classes- SUCH good classes!

* Enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones

* Went camping with friends from school over Labor Day weekend

September:
* We enjoyed several campfires with good friends
* We grilled out lots! And had lots of people over for dinner
* Sophie and Brielle went to childcare- Sophie loved it; Brielle endured it
* Celebrated my new friend Asmara's newest baby with a baby shower
* Enjoyed free food from our food pantry and made Brielle some baby food!

October:
* We found out we were pregnant with BabyMill3!
* Dad and Mom Miller came to visit
* My mom and sisters came to visit
* For Halloween, the girls went Trick or Treating around campus
* We enjoyed starting to meet with two other couples for a Bible study each week

November:

* I had fun at a Ladies Retreat with women from my school

* I helped with my good friend, Laken's baby shower

* I enjoyed meeting with friends on Tuesday afternoon for a fellowship group

* Ben did plumbing each week on a new building at our school (this is his campus job)

* We attended Kyle and Val's beautiful wedding

* We enjoyed Thanksgiving with our families in Indiana

December:

* We got a dusting of snow and have a great hill outside our home

* We had lots of Christmas fun!

* I had a fun girls night out with my friends Rachel and Jill

* We said hard good-byes to friends we might never see again this side of heaven

* We were excited to meet baby Thatcher, Jason and Laken's son

* We enjoyed fun times with our e-linc (small group) at school

* We had good times with family in Indiana

* Christmas party with our Life Group in Indiana

* We celebrated Ben's sister Katie's pregnancy

* We had a scare with a threatened miscarriage but were so thankful to see a heartbeat