2015 year in review

Here are a few of the highlights from 2015:

• The tooth fairy came to visit 6 times; Reggie tops the pack with 3 lost teeth this year.
• Kids activities included swimming (Lydia and Brett), gymnastics (Reggie and Lydia), t-ball (Reggie and Lydia), baseball (Brett), and sports club (Brett).
• We transitioned from preschool to all kids in elementary school.
• I completed my continuing education to renew my school counseling licensed in the spring and doubled my contract in the fall (to 2 days a week).
• Bryan went on at least 8 business trips.  That's how many made the calendar.  It seems like more than that! A couple years ago his position at his company changed from "east coast" to "west coast", so now he always travels to California.
• Bryan has served on the MICAH Fund (adoption grants) committee for 7(?) years. The MICAH fund committee recently decided to end it's ministry.
• Bryan returned to an old hobby: ice fishing. In addition, he continued to enjoy golfing, concerts,and his Packer's season tickets.
• I joined a ladies Bible study group - from a different church!  After volunteering in our children's ministry as a "special needs buddy" for the last few years, I agreed to fill a leadership position with the Kindergarten class, and started in December. 
• The kids and I still prepare and serve a meal once a month at the children's after-school program in St. Paul. 
• Lydia loves to read!  It is only appropriate that she has won tickets through the library summer reading program for 3 years in a row! (twice Twin's tickets, this year, state fair tickets)
• Brett loves to create!  He writes a letter to his teacher almost every day.
• Reggie is in the 99.9th percentile for height and has passed Brett up at the same age.
• Bryan and I went to a game at Wrigley Field to celebrate our 12th anniversary.
• We had zero ER visits or hospital stays, but had our share of medical expenses from two pairs of glasses for Brett to ringworm to scary-looking bug bites, a cyst and scar tissue removal, and physical therapy.  All that aside, we are in good health!
• I gardened 11 out of 12 months in 2015!