new contract structure with a longtime Chinese partner (which resulted in Milestones having their first “own Chinese employee”). A highlight of Jason’s year was his first trip to China in 6 years. It is hard to describe the unique feeling of being in the midst of the oldest civilization on earth, which at the same time is growing faster than any other.IAN. Ian probably gets the award for “Most Exciting Wilyums” in 2007. After graduating from Bellevue High School in June, he spent a few weeks in the summer with some friends in China . He visited Kunming , took a 1,000 mile train trip from there to Beijing , and finally ended with a few days in Taipei . He was glad to be with friends who could speak Chinese, and who had relatives there who could also show them around. Some of his stronger impressions of China were how cheap things were to buy, and how crazy the drivers are there. Ian started University of Washington this fall (shown moving into the dorms in the photo at left) and loves it. He is heading toward a degree in Computer Science/Engineering. He has a great on-campus job working at the Department of Education maintaining computers and other electronic equipment. When Ian is not busy with school or girlfriend, you can bet he’ll be playing with his tech toys. Latest favorites are his iPhone and a very powerful computer.
JOSH. Josh, now 15 going on 16, continued his direction of musical involvement this year, performing in a couple of rock bands connected to some classes and camps he’s been part of. He is shown at right performing guitar and lead vocals for a rock band camp he attended at the Experience Music Project in Seattle this summer. 
He also was able to make the Belle Aires, a jazz choral musical group at Bellevue High School . Perhaps because of his musical prowess or just his low-key, easygoing, friendly nature, Josh seems to have lots of friends and especially girlfriends these days. Josh continues to earn money through a couple of seasonal opportunities, baseball umpiring in the spring, and being a drummer/stiltwalker/candy-cane-hander-outer at the nightly “Snowflake Lane” Christmas show in downtown Bellevue through the winter holiday season. Josh took driver training this past summer and is looking forward to getting his license in April.
TAYLOR. At age 12, almost 13, Taylor is our last true “kid”, still light-hearted without all the cares and complications of young adulthood. The pic at left shows Taylor clowning around with a label maker. Continues to get good grades and never needs prodding in that area. Taylor had a good season of baseball this spring, but over time, golf has become the real passion. He takes lessons every week now, and never stops talking about it. He joined his first real competitive tournament in fall and finished dead last out of 100+ players, but is the new guy on the block and undaunted by that tough start. Taylor is following Josh’s steps by singing in advanced choir,
and also really loves that. While it has been a really good year for this great-attitude kid, there was also some drama. In the winter during basketball season, Taylor developed PSVT, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, which basically means that the electrical impulses controlling your heartbeat get out of whack and your heart beats 200+ times per minute! After a couple of trips to the emergency room, we were able to get the right treatment and now Taylor takes a beta blocker to control the problem. Fortunately, though it is dramatic (as is the cure in the emergency room, where they literally stop your heart for a couple of seconds to let it ‘reboot’), it is not life threatening, so he will be just fine.
And so was life for The Wilyums in 2007 . . .
He also was able to make the Belle Aires, a jazz choral musical group at Bellevue High School . Perhaps because of his musical prowess or just his low-key, easygoing, friendly nature, Josh seems to have lots of friends and especially girlfriends these days. Josh continues to earn money through a couple of seasonal opportunities, baseball umpiring in the spring, and being a drummer/stiltwalker/candy-cane-hander-outer at the nightly “Snowflake Lane” Christmas show in downtown Bellevue through the winter holiday season. Josh took driver training this past summer and is looking forward to getting his license in April.TAYLOR. At age 12, almost 13, Taylor is our last true “kid”, still light-hearted without all the cares and complications of young adulthood. The pic at left shows Taylor clowning around with a label maker. Continues to get good grades and never needs prodding in that area. Taylor had a good season of baseball this spring, but over time, golf has become the real passion. He takes lessons every week now, and never stops talking about it. He joined his first real competitive tournament in fall and finished dead last out of 100+ players, but is the new guy on the block and undaunted by that tough start. Taylor is following Josh’s steps by singing in advanced choir,
and also really loves that. While it has been a really good year for this great-attitude kid, there was also some drama. In the winter during basketball season, Taylor developed PSVT, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, which basically means that the electrical impulses controlling your heartbeat get out of whack and your heart beats 200+ times per minute! After a couple of trips to the emergency room, we were able to get the right treatment and now Taylor takes a beta blocker to control the problem. Fortunately, though it is dramatic (as is the cure in the emergency room, where they literally stop your heart for a couple of seconds to let it ‘reboot’), it is not life threatening, so he will be just fine.And so was life for The Wilyums in 2007 . . .
