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2017 was an amazing year for me.  Without a doubt, the #1 highlight for me was the adoption of our beautiful baby girl, Kendra.  What an amazing blessing!!!  Here is the post I made about the adoption if you missed it: https://steemit.com/family/@brian.rrr/huge-news-we-adopted-a-baby-girl

Watching Jacob grow has been a highlight as well - he is getting so smart and is so fun to hang out with!  My awesome wife has excelled with the added work of a second kid, and we made a great team this last year.  My work life has gone very well too, with years of hard work now paying great dividends by allowing me to get home in time for dinner most every night, as well as result in promotions/new responsibilities.  

We had a lot of fun during the year as well with beach days, a Hawaii trip, theme park visits, and lots of other family outings.  I didn't do as much fishing or golfing this year, but those days will come again soon as I can tell Jacob will get into those hobbies of mine as well!

I also was introduced to the Steemit community in 2017.  I have really enjoyed investing my time and resources into this platform, and appreciate the support I have received!

Happy New Year to you all, and best in 2018!

Brian