We hope this post finds you and your family doing well. The Hamilton’s have had quite an eventful year and have so much to rejoice for.
We are still living in Carmel, Indiana (on the north-side of Indianapolis). We have been here for almost 6 years now and absolutely LOVE IT! We now call Indianapolis, HOME!
Jared continues to work as an IT Security Consultant. He had trials this year to overcome, medically, having 4 surgeries in a month period to correct a skin condition. We are so happy to report he is completely healed and doing great! He participated in the church softball league in the early fall and is looking at joining a basketball league for the winter. He still enjoys his fishing and began mountain biking this year. A joy in Jared’s life is our new family dog, Boiler! She is a black and tan dachshund.
Ashley is working two 12-hour night shifts, per week, in the Neonatal ICU and could not be happier to be back working with babies! The part-time schedule allows her to tend to all the kids school and extra-curricular activities. In her spare time, ha, she has managed to go back to school…completing her bachelors’ degree from Purdue University! Sometimes she is not sure if she is coming or going, if it’s night or day, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Bryce will be 6 years old in January, yikes! He is such a fun, loving, and active boy. He started kindergarten this year, going full-day five days a week and is LOVING it! Bryce is our super sports star. This year, he participated in swimming, gymnastics, baseball, flag-football, and basketball. He also learned how to ride a bike, without training wheels this year!
Sadie, our social butterfly, will turn 4 years old in January. She is taking an active roll in planning her birthday party this year, she has “specifics” that she wants for her party! She attends preschool two days a week from 9-1. She is always eager to go, mainly to see her little friends! She took swim lessons this year and really enjoyed it. She continues to do ballet and tap. This girl sways to the sound of music all day long! Sadie had 2 surgeries this year as well, earlier in the year for a new set of ear tubes and the second, just recently for sinus surgery and a fourth set of ear tubes. We had a bit of scare during surgery but happy to report ALL IS WELL!
With all the trials and chaos our family endured this year we found many things to be thankful for. We celebrated Bryce’s 5th birthday in Disney World! Jared and I were able to spend a week in Hawaii, with my brother Eric. We escaped to Brown County for 2 long weekends this year and thoroughly enjoyed just being a family! Of course, we are still die-hard Purdue football games, attending both football and basketball games.
We are so thankful to our loving family and friends (near and far) who have helped us through all our despair this year. The prayers, emails, calls, food, gifts and kind thoughts were much appreciated. We are beyond blessed!
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