Just call him "Daddy, EI"

We got a belated Christmas present in the mail today from the NC Board of Engineers and Surveyors. Nate passed the Engineering in Training (Engineering Intern) exam that he took back in October! The large envelope came addressed to "Nathan Joseph Slavik, EI" and contained a nice certificate. Now that Nate has this certification, he can officially take the professional engineering (PE) exam, which is the highest level of certification for someone in his field.



Most college engineering students take this exam around the same time as they graduate with their bachelors degree. For whatever reason at the time (out late the night before, perhaps?), Nate opted not to take it back in 1999. Over the past couple of years, it has become obvious to us that it would be a good career move for Nate to get his EI and ultimately his PE. So he started studying for the EI exam and took it the first time in April of this year. Though he didn't pass in April, the actual test taking experience was good for him, and he studied through the summer to prepare for the October test.

The late nights studying, skipping PlayStation evenings (sorry Chris), internal drive , and sacrifice of this daddy of two and a half really paid off! The boys and I are so proud of you "Daddy, EI"!!!

Holiday photos

Sometimes its tough to get two 2 year olds to sit still for Christmas photos. We're lucky that our photographer is my cousin Steph, who also has an almost-2 year old of her own! You can check out some of her other work at www.323photography.com. If you look closely, you'll see that we're frequent subjects... Otis too!

Here are some of this year's photos, a little late but better than never! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed some special times with your families.