JANUARY: soups, hot chocolate, play-doh, Clemson football, zoo trips, Bowen turns 1, snow day, colds, friends, smoothies, small group, game nights, park time, Fixer Upper, avocados

MARCH: 30th birthday, Bluffton get-a-way, find out we're expecting, daffodils, Easter egg hunts, digging in the dirt, Clemson baseball games, parks everyday, lots of walks, pollen, India, Durham
APRIL: traveling, snacks on the patio, miscarriage, outside time, friends visit, cantaloupe, family wedding, last small group, garden planting, college student goodbyes, mountains, strawberry picking
MAY: staff retreat, farmers market, watermelon + blueberries, English classes, grilling out, Mother's day, Starbucks happy hour, botanical gardens, staycation, garden growing, Ferrells visit, Memorial day
JUNE: zucchini + squash, Chad turns 31, fishing tournament champ, hot days, Durham trips, spiralizer, time with family, summer haircuts, 8 year anniversary, Ocean Isle beach, Father's day, Uganda, backyard sprinkler + pools, VBS, watching the garden grow
JULY: lake days, 4th of July, ants, Sunset beach, bedtime battles, hot days, Hope for Clemson, ice cream, watermelon, new nephew, sunflowers
AUGUST: watermelon day, parents visit, wedding weekend, college students return, lake mornings, welcome back events and kick offs, new small group, Durham, IMB send off celebration, expecting again, start of "preschool"
SEPTEMBER: farmers market Saturdays, apple picking, apple recipes, park picnics, G enjoying drawing and mailing letters, preschool, quick Durham trip, international student events, some cooler mornings
OCTOBER: pumpkins, staff cookout, wedding weekend, flu vaccines, bought a van, Fall for Greenville, Unite conference, Durham for 10 days, a due date with no baby, Prague, Fall festivals
NOVEMBER: mountain weekend with friends, leaves in the yard, family pictures, Grayson turned 4, decorated for Christmas, Thanksgiving in Durham, time with extended family, Tanglewood Festival of Lights, announced a new baby
DECEMBER: Christmas parties, holiday baking, washer leaking, Gs first time singing in church, new phones, Chad had a bear under his deer stand, Christmas at DPAC, seemingly never-ending coughs/colds, lots of family time in Durham, celebrating the gift of Jesus, Clemson in Fiesta Bowl
Bring on 2017!