Newsletter

2012 was a big year for the entire family.  The biggest first was a first day, for Cora Elizabeth, who was born on October 12, 2012.  This was also Maya's first day as a big sister, a role she has loved filling from day one.

Cora doesn't have much news of her own; she's done a lot of eating, pooping, and sleeping. And being adorable.

Even outside of becoming a big sister, Maya had a big year.  She graduated from pre-k, started kindergarten, played soccer, became a Daisy Girl Scout, broke her arm, learned to ride a bike (unrelated to the broken arm), learned that she loved riding a jet ski (also unrelated to the broken arm), and much more.

 

Tim and I are still pretty much the same.  Tim had more basketball injuries this year; this time they required extensive dental work to repair.  He has two new front teeth (I've been teasing him that they're his Christmas present). I've been mostly "off" this semester, at least from teaching obligations.  That all starts back up with the Spring semester, when Cora will also start daycare. On most days, I can manage to sneak in a couple of hours of work while Cora takes her morning nap; that's been used for keeping on top of my email and a few research related tasks.

We did find time to take a couple of trips and we had a few visitors.  Tim's parents made the trip down a couple of times (for Maya's birthday, for Thanksgiving, and for a construction project in between), and some good friends visited over Memorial Day.  Maya and I went to visit her cousins (and my brother and sister in law) in Chicago in March.  This was complete with a trip to the American Girl Store on Michigan Avenue.  I went on from there to Lugano, Switzerland for a conference (Maya went home with my mom).  Maya went on a trip with my mom (just the two of them) to Florida in May, and Tim and I went to Zurich (for another conference in June).  Tim went to a conference in San Francisco in July and also had the chance to spend some time with some friends out there.  We found time in August for a quick trip up to the Great Wolf Lodge (a last hurrah before Cora joined us).  Cora got her first airplane trip in early December, when she accompanied me (and my mom) on a work-related trip.  Cora loved the airplane and hated the hotel crib.  Hopefully she warms up to traveling more; we have some big travel plans for the coming year.

We hope the new year brings joys to you and your family and friends.  And we hope to see a good many of you this coming year!