What a year!!

As I sit here reflecting over the past year I am continually amazed by the love that our Heavenly Father has shown my family. A year ago this weekend was when Tim went to officially enlist in the Army again! 3 very short weeks later he left us to head to Oklahoma for WTC, then on to Alabama for AIT and in October he came here to Korea. The time has flown but we have had many bumps and bruises along the way.
He missed all of the kids birthdays in that year, which was good because no one could ever come back to say that they got to be with Dad for their birthday when the others did not! TJ & Emily are preparing for the end of another school year. TJ has managed to soar through 2nd grade and excelled the whole way! He is an excellent reader and kicks some math butt:-) Emily has aced kindergarten! She is now reading and doing pretty well in math herself! They truly loved their classes back in Geneva but have adapted well to their new classes here in Korea. They are slowly making new friends but will never forget the ones they left behind. Elijah & Tammy are making new friends all the time but also talk about their friends at home(Aaron, Lily, Vicky, Sophie & Henry) are mentioned on a daily basis!
Mommy is adjusting to all of her changes as well. I am making some new friends while missing my ones back home very much. I am praying for God to show me His will for me during our time here in Korea. I have gotten a new hair do since arriving because my beautiful curly hair and Korea's outrageous humidity do not mix very well:-) I had a few inches chopped off and alot of layers and thinning done! I have found a hair dresser who knows what I need:-)
As for Tim he has been pretty busy this year. Since coming to Korea he has taken 4 college classes! He is now on summer break from school, which came at just the right time since he got a new job at work. He was promoted to E5 or Sargeant at the beginning of March and is now looking to go to the board for his E6 in October. He started a new job with more responsibilities this past week. He has been very busy trying to fix the mess that the last person in the job created. We get to see Tim every weekend, he comes home Friday night and heads back on Sunday or Monday.
This coming week will be very exciting for the Utter's. Emily graduates from Kindergarten on Monday morning and then school ends officially on Thursday at 11am. So summer vacation here we come. Mommy is busy trying to plan out our summer so we don't get bored:-)
We hope that all of you at home are well! We think of everyone often and look forward to hearing from you.
Love and Prayers-Steph