Year In Review

2014 is over. The big event of the year for us was that we bought a house in March, and we spent the rest of the year working on it. We are loving our new place. There is enough room for everyone. The yard is big, and Nate and the kids enjoy the riding lawn mower. In the last couple of months we finished my office and started on the playroom. We are still waiting for the couch to be delivered that will cozy up the family room. The basement is unfinished and the kids like to ride their bikes around down there. Beckett, when asked what his favorite part of the house is, will often declare that he likes that the basement is underground or that he is glad we have a garage. We also went to California in January and had visits from the grandmas in April and May.

Individual reports:
Nate worked like crazy this year. He got a promotion. He went on business to Connecticut and spent two weeks in China at the offices there. He would describe his life as "work and kids."

I also worked a lot. I taught a 5-week summer course that was a bit of a whirlwind. I went to an Art History conference in Florida in October. My sister and I really grew our book blog this year. And, of course, I spent a ton of time with the kids.

Beckett signed up for another year of preschool. He grew bigger and brighter. He is really curious about how things work. He's learning to read. He feel in love with LEGOs this year.

Felix's big accomplishment is that he learned to talk. He loves doing anything his brother does, and he has a great sense of humor.