Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Rohwers!

We wish all our friends and family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Here are some of the things that happened in our family this past year:

• We took a family vacation to Universal Studios and visited Harry Potter Wizarding World
• Emily turned 18 and graduated from high school Summa Cum Laude
• Avritt turned 13 which means we now have 2 teenagers
  
• We completed a long overdue landscaping project around our main entry
• Isaac started middle school (5th grade) which ended my career as a classroom parent (yay!)
• We went camping as a family for the 11th year in a row
• Emily spent 15 days in Europe as part of a band trip
• Isaac turned 11 on the same weekend that we brought Emily to college
• Mike and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary
• Avritt was selected for the middle school all-state band (only 6 were selected in the state)
• Emily successfully made it through her first semester in college (with 2 roommates!)
• Ginger accepted a full-time teaching job for Fall 2012 and will also start grad school then
• Mike completed his 5th year in his current job as Director of Technology at a local Intermediate School District
• We have been blessed as a family and want to express thanks to God this Christmas!
  

Emily's Europe Trip

Emily spent 15 days in Europe this past summer as part of a band trip. They toured through several countries in addition to performing in 5 concerts.

Avritt at a Pre-Jib Snowboarding Contest

Avritt participated in an amateur jibulation at our local snowboarding/ski hill. He made the cut into the second. For anyone wondering, here is the definition of "jib" from the urban dictionary:

jib
Verb. To jib. Jibbing. The act of manuvering a bicycle, skateboard, snowboard or skis in tricky manner on top of and around a structure such as a stump, rocks, stairs, railigs, rooftops, etc. When you are playing around, showing off, jumping, flipping, hopping, etc you are jibbing.

Emily and her College Roommates

Emily has a triple room at college this year, and has 2 great roommates! They put together this Christmas card for their college friends. They were having fun being retro!

State Band Competition

Avritt played in the high school marching band this year along with a few other eighth graders. He was part of the pit. The band got 5th place in the state competition.