Let me tell you a little about the making of our family!
John and Patricia both grew up in North Dakota. They met in 9th grade at Sawyer High School, and it so begins!
They dated throughout their high school years!
After high school, John started attending NDSU(North Dakota State University) to get a degree in pharmacy!
Patty wasn't sure what to do after high school in the area of college so she decided to join the military. (Army National Guard)
In 1988 she went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for Basic Training. Right after, she went to AIT(Advanced Individual Training) in Fort Lee, Virginia!
In 1989 she came back home and went to college. One weekend a month she spent training with the National Guard.
In September of 1990 she was called to war in Desert Shield/Desert Storm and was deployed to Saudi Arabia. Right before she was called, John proposed!
War broke out on January 16, 1991.(read all about it here: http://www.u-s-history.com
She was able to head back home in March of '91.
John and Patricia were married on June 21, 1991!!
They went to Myrtle Beach for their honeymoon. John's family was having a family reunion in Kentucky, so they headed there after their honeymoon! After the reunion, they headed back to North Dakota and made their home comfortably in Fargo, North Dakota.
On December 7, 1992 their firstborn, Taylor Brooke was born!
Shortly after(16 months to be exact) their second child, Tori Amidon was born on April 30, 1994.
In May of 1996 John graduated from NDSU!! Right after he graduated, the four of us packed up and moved to Boise where John started a one year residency on July 1st!
After his residency, in 1997, John got a job as a pharmacist at Saint Alphonsus.
In the summer of 1998, we moved into our new and current house!
On June 16, 1999, Shea Elizabeth was born!
On May 11, 2001, Nolan Michael was born!
Patty homeschooled Taylor until 2nd grade, then sent her to Joplin Elementary School. Tori stayed home for one more year, then for her second year she followed Taylor. They stayed there for another year, then Patty took them out and started homeschooling again!
On February 13, 2004, Samantha Rae was born!
Then, on April 14, 2007, Jadyn Marie was born!
And finally... On July 20, 2009, Challis Kristine was born!
Now, we're up to the present!
One more very important thing you need to know about us is that we are Reformed Christians. We believe that God has paid for all of our sins through His precious Son, Jesus Christ and without Him, we are hopeless! There is NOTHING we can do to save ourselves! Also, that "Not even a hair can fall from my head without the will of My Heavenly Father."(Heidelberg Catechism Q. & A. 1) Meaning, God has predestined us and is all knowing.
Well, here's the first post! I hope you've enjoyed this and I hope you come back to read(and look at all our pictures) to learn more about our beautiful, amazing, wonderful, blessed, and sometimes crazy life! =)
