Here's a portrait of our family by Claire, then 9 years old:
(L-R) Dad, Jackson, Mom, Nathan, Claire, Lily, Eli, Stella, Koda
(Eli, Stella, and Koda are dogs!)
This is what we really look like:
(L-R) Claire, Tracy, Lily, James, Nathan, Jackson
taken 11/2010
TIMELINE OF DEAR FAMILY
November 1995: James and Tracy meet in Austin, TX when they were 16 and 17.
September 1997: spend 6 weeks living in Arteaga, Mexico
September 1997: spend 6 weeks living in Arteaga, Mexico
July 1998: They got married in Austin Texas and honeymooned 3 weeks in Costa Rica
January 1999: month-long road trip TX-CT-FL-TX
February 1999: joined the Air Force as Russian Linguists
March 1999: stationed at DLI FLC, Fort Ord, Monterey, CA
June 1999: we get our Boxer mix, Eli
June 2000: stationed in San Angelo, TX
February 2001: stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland
July 20001: Claire was born in Annapolis, MD
May 2003: Jackson was born in Arnold, MD
January 2005: get out of Air Force and move to Seguin, Texas
November 2005: Lily born in Round Rock, Texas
January 2006: move to Round Rock, Texas
September 2006: begin homeschooling
September 2006: begin homeschooling
August 2007: James and Tracy end 18-month separation
December 2007: Nathan born in Round Rock, Texas
July 2008: 10 year anniversary!
March 2009: Tracy started blogging
February 2010: got chickens and started a vegetable garden
September 2010: House flooded in Tropical Storm Hermine
On our way to Louisiana for Thanksgiving 2010


