North Dakota, Canada, and so much more!

We were given the opportunity to leave our brand new home in VA for the opportunity to work at Minot AFB, ND!  We took it in hopes of making our way to Germany.  As life is sometimes, it all didn't work that way, but God has a plan for our life and we pressed on with blind faith.  We certainly had fun and met some great people in Minot. Thankful for the time, but it was a quick learning experience to say the least.  Nate also became an Eagle Scout in Minot.  Here are some photos to remind us of our time in Minot from August 2011 until November 2012.  We then hit the long road to San Antonio, TX and hope to stay put for our next chapter of our lives together.  Nate and Drew going off to college, Lily getting even bigger and smarter, Scott being promoted and Jean getting a new little person in her classroom.  So excited about going to China once again!

She couldn't take the long trip!

 Our house on Roaming Rd, Minot AFB, ND.

They growled like dinosaurs!

Geographic center of North America, Rugby, ND

Our new home in San Antonio!!

Puerto Rico or bust, January 2011!

We had a great break from reality when we landed in San Juan, PR and spent a couple of weeks on this great island.  Scott's parents were able to spend most of the time with our family and we had a great time.  We rented a large home right on the coast and spent sometime in the beautiful rainforest.

Old San Juan was awesome, except for the small little alleys that we were supposed to be able to navigate our 7 person van through.

 Bacardi Rum factory and then our all time favorite appetizer...Risotto Balls!!

Lily celebrated her 4th birthday just like the princess that she is.

Christmas 2012, Washington, DC style.

 We had a great first year in our new home in South Riding, VA! The house was awesome, but we also found our way to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. After the Christmas season we made our way to San Juan, Puerto Rico!

Great time at Great Wolfe Lodge in Williamsburg, VA

Dinner in our new house!

Scott made it home safe and sound! December 6th 2010...sorry for the break in the action.

Go Bucks!

Downtown Doha, Qatar, what a place.

Scott had the opportunity to serve this great country for 6 months during 2010.  His time as you can see varied from the hotter than hot (143 degree) desert to the plush city of Doha, Qatar.  We were all so happy to come back together as a family just before Christmas!

What an awesome homecoming...okay I'll admit it brought tears to my eyes.

 After his time in the "sandbox", Scott took several long flights to end his 6 month deployment and made the perfect Christmas season complete.