2007 in a Nutshell
Since it's been so long since my last update, I'll just post my family's 2007 Christmas Letter for those of you that aren't on our mailing list.
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Merry Christmas! If we had to choose one word to summarize 2007 in the Adolphs home, it would be “change.” This past year has been full of changes, and we want to share some of the highlights.
Just before Christmas 2006, we found out that we were expecting our first child. So, our year began with us breaking the news to a small group of friends during our New Year’s party. In the following months, the preparations to bring a baby into our world seemed endless!
Steve completed his last semester of grad school at the University of Iowa in May. After two years and eight months of taking evening classes and spending all of his free time with homework and group meetings, he has his Master of Business Administration degree in hand. What a relief it is (for both of us) to have this done!
We were able to take an awesome vacation to the West Coast soon after graduation. We drove from Seattle down the entire Oregon coastal highway, stopping in several towns along the way. After a drive through the redwood forest in northern California, we made a stop at Crater Lake on our way back to Portland and the flight home. Ten days and about 1500 miles of beautiful scenery later, this was a perfect way to celebrate the end of grad school and to have one last vacation before our family expanded.
In June, Heather stopped working at Miyazawa Flutes in Coralville in preparation for staying home with the little one. It was difficult because she had such strong friendships with her coworkers, but we know this was the right choice. The summer marked her fifth season playing flute with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band. She also spent the summer working as Nursery Coordinator at our church.
Our biggest news of the year, of course, was that Ella Lorraine came into the world on September 2nd. We remember driving away from the hospital for the first time and thinking, “they just trust us with this living thing??” It took a while to adjust to this new stage of life, but now there is no way we can imagine life without her. She is an absolute delight (most of the time) and every week it seems like she is doing something new… smiling, “talking,” laughing, etc.
And, as if enough life changes weren’t in the works, Steve took a new position at Rockwell Collins in mid-September. He said goodbye to engineering and became a Senior Program Manager in the commercial side of the business. He now oversees retrofit upgrade programs for business and regional aircraft. It has proven to be a perfect fit for his personality, and he has a lot of passion for his new line of work.
With all that’s happened in 2007, we’re excited to see what is in store for us in 2008. May God bless you throughout the next year!
-Steve, Heather, & Ella
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Merry Christmas! If we had to choose one word to summarize 2007 in the Adolphs home, it would be “change.” This past year has been full of changes, and we want to share some of the highlights.
Just before Christmas 2006, we found out that we were expecting our first child. So, our year began with us breaking the news to a small group of friends during our New Year’s party. In the following months, the preparations to bring a baby into our world seemed endless!
Steve completed his last semester of grad school at the University of Iowa in May. After two years and eight months of taking evening classes and spending all of his free time with homework and group meetings, he has his Master of Business Administration degree in hand. What a relief it is (for both of us) to have this done!
We were able to take an awesome vacation to the West Coast soon after graduation. We drove from Seattle down the entire Oregon coastal highway, stopping in several towns along the way. After a drive through the redwood forest in northern California, we made a stop at Crater Lake on our way back to Portland and the flight home. Ten days and about 1500 miles of beautiful scenery later, this was a perfect way to celebrate the end of grad school and to have one last vacation before our family expanded.
In June, Heather stopped working at Miyazawa Flutes in Coralville in preparation for staying home with the little one. It was difficult because she had such strong friendships with her coworkers, but we know this was the right choice. The summer marked her fifth season playing flute with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band. She also spent the summer working as Nursery Coordinator at our church.
Our biggest news of the year, of course, was that Ella Lorraine came into the world on September 2nd. We remember driving away from the hospital for the first time and thinking, “they just trust us with this living thing??” It took a while to adjust to this new stage of life, but now there is no way we can imagine life without her. She is an absolute delight (most of the time) and every week it seems like she is doing something new… smiling, “talking,” laughing, etc.
And, as if enough life changes weren’t in the works, Steve took a new position at Rockwell Collins in mid-September. He said goodbye to engineering and became a Senior Program Manager in the commercial side of the business. He now oversees retrofit upgrade programs for business and regional aircraft. It has proven to be a perfect fit for his personality, and he has a lot of passion for his new line of work.
With all that’s happened in 2007, we’re excited to see what is in store for us in 2008. May God bless you throughout the next year!
-Steve, Heather, & Ella
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