Well it has been quite a year for us! Since the last update of this blog, so much has occurred. We moved much closer to work, exactly 8.8 miles from door to door to be exact. Also, Michaeline has taken a job with Microsoft in the research division. We have been spending much of our spare time working on updating our very outdated house since moving in about 5 months ago. We have both celebrated birthdays, an anniversary (marriage rocks!), and have worked hard to get our Oregon property together. We've posted a lot of new photos, including Justin's motorcycle lessons, our happy beasts growing up, and some stunning pics from a holiday trip to Oregon building. Our tenants are awesome, and we are not just saying that because we know they might read this. Look for more updates soon, hopefully some pictures of the house in its final stage of "Phase 1."