2013 was a big year of change and growth for our family. Both David and I have had exciting new challenges professionally -- me with my new job ventures, David with his ever-evolving responsibilities in campus ministry. Sophia continues to grow and change in leaps and bounds every day, adding new words and new motor skills seemingly by the minute.
But perhaps the biggest, most obvious change to our family rhythms this year was the introduction of formal school for Joshua. Starting preschool has brought so many exciting and wonderful changes in our little guy's life. He's grown so much in vocabulary and art skills and other immediately obvious "learning" skills. But it's also been amazing to watch him grow in understanding in so many different ways -- from complex sentence structures, to empathy for other children, to remembering what he's done during the day and being excited to relate extended stories about what he did, it's all been such a joy to watch!
And having Joshua in school three mornings a week has opened up a lot of time for the rest of us. It *is* a bit of a scramble on school mornings to get Joshua fed, dressed, and out the door by 8:15. But once he's there, I've had some really sweet one-on-one times with Sophia. And when she's taking her morning nap, I suddenly have decent stretches of time to catch up on life. :)
So we thought that it would be fitting to get a little school-themed ornament this year, to remember the beginning of this new season in our family's life. We're so thankful that Joshua's first experiences of school have been predominantly positive, and we pray that he'll continue to enjoy his time learning and exploring and growing through his entire school career!
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