Christmas Wishes 2018

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

2018 is quickly coming to a close.  Again, I can not believe it.  Can you!?  

Reviewing the year that will soon be behind us, I can say nothing, but goodness.

Our worlds still revolve around our guy Archer who just turned 2 on December 1st.  Him and I have gotten into much more a of a routine.  Staying at home is harder than I ever expected it to be, but it's something I would never trade or I will ever be sorry about.  I try to fill his schedule as best I could, he loves story time at the library, and we attend a weekly music class, where he gets to dance and bang on instruments.  Our days consisted of getting to every single park we could find, the zoo, swimming pools, lunch dates, events at church, nature centers, nature walks, standing outside looking at the moon at night, splash pads, obscene amounts of time spent at Target, mourning the going out of business of Toys R Us, going to farms, pumpkin patches, baseball games, children's museums... the list goes on, we are up for anything, and guess what, we are ready to do it all over again in 2019!  Who's in?

Most importantly, he's a busy, growing, thriving, healthy boy and we couldn't be happier with how much fun he is, how funny he is, and what he presents us with each day.  Both tantrums and smiles.

Adam continues to work downtown and make the long commute, but is able to spend a couple days each month working from home when possible.  He and Archer make an incredibly cute pair.  Their hobbies together include going to the local donut shop, causing chaos at Cabella's, car shows, and kicking balls around.  Archer has even excelled at making contact with golf ball and club.  

We took two trips as a family this year.  The first was in May when Adam and I broke all our initial rules in not taking our child to Disney World before he turned 40 inches tall.  We did it anyway.  It was definitely a different experience.  We did two Disney days, and the rest we just met up with friends and lounged at the pool.

In September, we went to North Carolina to have our Jaco/Bridges family reunion we have all grown fond of.  Golfing, relaxing at the pool, many spins on Grandpa's golf cart, and one beach trip was made while we were there.  

Perhaps our biggest, most exciting news of the year is that we will be turning our family of 3 into a family of 4.  Baby Boy Jaco is due April 13th. 2019.  We are excited about the changes ahead.  Hoping we will be (ok, I will be) a much calmer mom this time around.  Many plans are in the works of moving Archer into a bigger, more sophisticated room, and getting ready for Baby Bro to move in.  My pregnancy has been chugging along and is going weirdly, exactly the same as how it did with Archer.  

I have taken a side job as a consultant with Usborne Books and More.  This is a children's books company that I have learned about in the last couple years.  It's 100 percent computer work, throwing virtual parties, and something I am able to do when Archer sleeps.  I'm not a millionaire with it, but that is not my intention.  It's fun discovering something totally new.  

We hope that 2018 was a good year for you, and that 2019 is a better one yet.  We have much to look forward too and are hopeful for a splendid new year.

 To those we don't see nearly as often as we like, and those we see often..
Merry Christmas.
We love you.
And we hope you remember that He is the reason for the Season.
-Adam, Erica, and Archer-

P.S.  Lucas would also like to include he's 9 now, and keeps us all in check.