Merry Christmas from the Potter clan!
As we reflect upon another year, we are as always amazed at how quickly time flies but very grateful for the wonderful year it has been. As you probably know, we are also especially excited for the advent of a new year this time around as come March we will also be welcoming our first little Potter to the family!
We recently returned from a wonderful trip to the California coast which was a real treat for us as we drove up the coast from L.A. to San Francisco where Brett attended a conference and presented a paper. Our trip began in Los Angeles with a tour of the Warner Brothers Studio, and a great visit with our hospitable expatriate friends the Anizor family. We then headed north and spent a fantastic few days in the small beachside town of Cambria, exploring Hearst Castle, checking out the beautiful and massive elephant seals and combing the stretch of beach along the Pacific Coast highway. Finally we wrapped up our trip and spent four days in San Francisco exploring this unique (and very hilly, especially for a pregnant woman!) city from top to bottom. As of December 8th Brett completed his course work of his PhD program at the University of Toronto and in January will be moving into his comprehensive exams which is about 8 months of studying and test taking. We are quite excited about this transition as it means Brett’s schedule will be very flexible and he will have the unique opportunity of being home with Andrea and the baby over the course of the year. This also means he is very close to entering his thesis stage which he is very excited about!
This year Andrea has been busy in the world of external relations at Tyndale planning many events and is now preparing for her maternity leave in February. Her little family at Tyndale has been a wonderful support through the many days of morning sickness and doctor visits. Baby Potter has become the center of Andrea’s attention for the past seven months but she has still be busy with her many custom orders of jewelry and other accessories, and she is excited about where the world of motherhood may take her over the next year.
And of course we can’t forget our Boston Terrier pups Lily and Sprout who are as energetic and hilarious as always. We are eager to see how they transition when the baby arrives and are looking forward to many more beach walks with a stroller in tow.This Christmas we are so grateful for the little life growing inside Andrea and look forward to the new adventures which are to come in 2012!
Peace to you this Christmas season and all the best in the year to come!
Love,
Brett, Andrea & Baby Potter
(Lily & Sprout)
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