Merry Christmas!

The Christmas letter, in case you didn't get it another way... soon to come, complete 2nd year photo album!

Vogels- 2015 synopsis

After much time with two babies and two full time jobs, Laura and Andrew felt it would behoove the family to check around for jobs near grandparents and other family. Doesn’t solve everything, but is certainly helpful. This meant looking for jobs in Minnesota (Laura’s family, parents eventually to move there) and Philadelphia (Andrew’s family). This fall, Laura applied for the position of Adult Education Manager at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and got the job just before Thanksgiving. It’s a fantastic opportunity- it would take a fantastic opportunity to uproot this family and move seventeen hours up north in the dead of winter:-). The Vogels are moving to Minnesota at the end of January, 2016! Andrew continues as consultant at True Tandem and will take his job with him up north. He’s not shedding many tears over the loss of time with clients, but will fly back a few times a year to meet with his team. Micah and Phineas turned one this spring, and have been growing by leaps and bounds. Micah is independent, adventurous, and talkative. Phineas is still a cuddler, very thoughtful about his actions, but likes to be goofy too. They have both been walking since spring, and we’re working on vocabulary- mamam, dada, gat (cat) are solid, but we’ve been working on tons of words in the last month or so… they are getting very observant and clever about copying what we say. Susanne Bergen sadly went back to Germany in early August to begin University, and we were joined by Sarah Jonas, also from Germany. She will be moving with us to Minnesota, and does a great job with the boys- lots of crafts and outdoor playtime. Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the Vogel household- Andrew, Laura, Sarah, Micah, Phineas, and the cats!