Merry Christmas from the Rohwers!
This picture show just how much the boys have grown in the last year (Emily has pretty much stayed the same). Avritt has now overtaken Emily, and Isaac is now taller than me. Emily is 20 years old, Avritt (on the right) is 15, and Isaac (on the left) is 13. The kids are all doing well. Emily is a junior at Hope College. She is majoring in Special Education, and enjoying her upper level education classes. Avritt is a sophomore in high school. He was the lead snare on the drumline in marching band this past season, and did a great job in that leadership position. Isaac is in 7th grade. This past year he played lacrosse and football, and also is a percussionist in the band. The boys helped Mike start a tree house in the back yard this fall. It is really going to be more of a man cave than a tree house. It will have six windows, a front door, and will be sided and roofed. It isn't done yet, but next spring they will resume their work.
Mike and I are staying busy with our respective jobs. I am a full time math professor at a small, private college. I teach four classes each semester (about 110 students total), advise about 20 students, and serve on a committee. I am also a graduate student at Western Michigan University in the Masters of Mathematics Education program. I have taken 4 classes so far out of a total of 10, and hope to be finished by spring of 2015. Mike is the CIO of an intermediate school district based in Holland. His commute is normally 40 minutes, but the recent snowy weather has made for some long trips home. As more districts in the area have consolidated their technology services with the ISD, Mike's scope of responsibility has increased.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
-Ginger
