Rebecca's Birthday
Janie made Rebecca a soccer ball birthday cake and Becca had some of her friends come over for the day.
Fine Arts Festival
Thomas and his cello and Alex and his trombone each played with the respective classes at the annual Southside Fine Arts Festival at Neuqua Valley.
Neuqua Valley Prom
Alex and his girlfriend Annie celebrated the end of the time at Neuqua Valley at prom.
Graduation
Alex graduated from Neuqua Valley High School in 2012 with plans to attend the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Thomas' Birthday
For Thomas' birthday, we flew down to Atlanta to visit Janie's dad.
Halloween
For Halloween, Rebecca wanted to be a gothic witch.
University of Illinois
Thomas and the family drove down to Urbana-Champaign to visit the University of Illinois, one of the schools he may apply to.
Christmas
Janie and J. R. celebrated their anniversary downtown Chicago at Girl and the Goat and did some window shopping. Alex came back from Scotland and made some Saltire-inspired Christmas cookies.
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