We finally bought a house! In July we purchased a house in Parnell, MO. It's beautiful and we can't wait to start fixing it up to make it our own.
As a whole, the last couple of months has been a little rough on us all. Matt has left for Basic Training and Matthew and I have moved temporarily to Arizona to stay with my family. About 2 weeks after Matt left, I discovered that I am pregnant. We have waited over 4 years for this so we are super thrilled to welcome the newest addition to our family sometime around mid-May 2008. Here's what we've all been up to this year in a nutshell.
Matt: The past couple of months he has been busy with the Army. He left in August for his Basic Training at Ft. Knox, KY. He graduated 9 weeks later in early November. He said it was one of the hardest things he has ever had to do, but he is glad that it is finally over. He is now at Ft. Gordon, GA to complete his A.I.T. He is looking forward to coming home for the holidays to visit us for 2 weeks. Then he will get back to school and finish sometime in early May.
Matthew: He is now 7 years old and getting taller by the minute. He is still adjusting to not having his daddy around, but enjoys being with his family. He loves playing with his cousins and being the silly little boy he always is. He is now in the 1st grade and enjoys going to his new school. He has been quite the lady-killer lately, coming home from school and telling us about his new "girlfriend", which to be honest, makes Matt and I a little nervous.
Amber: As of lately, I have been busy growing a baby!! It's still a shock to me that I am finally pregnant. Although we've been trying for over 4 years, we were completely blind-sided by it. On December 22nd we are finally going to find out what we are having. The timing of the ultrasound couldn't be any better since Matt flies in on the 20th. So although he will miss the entire pregnancy, at least he gets to be there for the ultrasound. I miss him terribly, but I am enjoying being able to spend time with my parents.
Well, that's all for now. We'll try to keep everyone in tough with the upcoming events.
Hope you all are safe, happy and healthy!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
The Shoemakers
Matt
Amber
Matthew
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