2024 in Review

 Looking back at 2024 around the world...

• Leap Day!!
• Panel on Alaska Airlines blew off during flight
• Bridge collapse in Baltimore
• Hurricane Helene and Milton wreak havoc on the east coast
• Two astronauts stranded at International Space Station
• Paris Summer Olympics
• Russian invasion in Ukraine continues
• Israel retaliation against Hamas in Gaza (and Lebanon) continues
• Assad's 40 year rule in Syria is ended by take-over
• School mass shootings in Iowa, Georgia (2) and Wisconsin 
• United Healthcare CEO is murdered outside hotel by man disgruntled by US health system

Check out 2024 here in 4 minutes.

Looking back at our little world over the last 12 months...

• Naomi attended senior prom, graduated from high school as #12 and completed her first semester as a Texas A&M Aggie
  
• Danielle headed into high school in the Collegiate Academy and on the 9th grade volleyball team and got her driver's permit
• Jenny and Jeff completed a 26.1 mile marathon ruck with friends
• Jenny attempted to become a Stoic
• Jeff completed an 80s concert tour and got a visit from a monkey for his birthday
• Spring Break'd at South Padre Island and surrounding areas (including a walk across border into Mexico)
• Framily volunteered at Special Olympics
• Experienced a total solar eclipse
• Visited Vegas (and OmegaMart!) for Naomi's high school trip
• Naomi and Danielle headed to OKC for a mission trip while Jeff and Jenny visited Ohio
• Ava and Kade got married
• The Colony celebrated 50 years
• Trixie turned 11 and started showing signs of grey on her face
• Hornucopia Christmas went on the road at Angel Fire, NM

And well, at the end of the year, Jenny tested positive for Covid for the first time ever, thinking she simply had a typical winter cold. Here's to closing out 2024 and starting 2025 with strong immunity! Thrive in 2025!