April 2004

Two for two

Abby and Emma turn two years old. Once again, family and friends show up to celebrate.
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March 2004

Closer to the grandparents

Living in Michigan does have its perks. The grandparents now live just a short drive away, so this means frequent weekend excursions to visit and best of all...free babysitting!
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February 2004

...hello apartment.

After a successful move, the Kauppila family settles into a new temporary home. They will be living there for the next 18 months. One thing they realized right away was that when you downsize from a full-size house, space becomes very valuable.
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Goodbye house...

As the Kauppila family prepares for the big move, they say goodbye to their first house. It will be missed. Take a look at some of the things that made the house special.
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A 5th birthday/farewell event

Jake got the chance to have one more party with his friends and family before moving to Michigan. Take a look at some of the people who were there.
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January 2004

Michelle gets a job offer!

All of that hard work in law school finally pays off as she gets a job offer from a small firm in Ann Arbor and accepts the position of ERISA/Employee Benefits attorney. As a result, the whole family begins to make plans for packing up and moving to Michigan near the end of February.

It's spreading...

Jake's obsession with building cities grows as he begins to take over entire rooms in the house - incorporating everything but the kitchen sink into his creations.
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What was new not too long ago...

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• January through early April 2004 - Michelle accepts a job at a small law firm, the whole family packs up and moves to Michigan, Jake turns five and the girls turn two
• September through December 2003 - The kids dress up again for Halloween, dance in colored light, and Jake is inspired by the buildings in Chicago
• July and August 2003 - It's a good time of year for a dip in the kiddie pool...also, Abby and Emma climb the stairs, Jake rides the train, and the driveway is drawn on
• April, May, and June 2003 - The kids are swinging, Michelle graduates from law school, Abby and Emma turn one, Eric is written up in a local newspaper
• January, February, and March 2003 - Eric is quoted in American Baby, Jake plays dressup, Emma and Abby are crawling (see a video clip), Jake celebrates his 4th birthday
• October, November, and December 2002 - Buzz Lightyear rescues two peapods on Halloween, Abby speaks for the first time on video, and Jake makes an observation about one of his Christmas gifts
• August and September 2002 - See photos from a trip to Toronto for a family wedding, and video clips of Emma laughing
• June and July 2002 - See what the Kauppila Family looks like in the morning, and the Post family (Chris, Maria and Ben) visits
• April and May 2002 - Read the story of how Emma and Abigail were born and see photos from the first two months of their life