Father’s Day Fun
The kids surprised me with a nice, homemade card for Father’s Day. They also gave me a nice candy jar that they had personalized with their handprints and names. And they also got me a soldering iron so I could … Continue reading →
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Grant’s 8th Birthday
Friday Night (Actual birthday): Grant turned 8 years old on May 20th. He was very excited to open presents. So much so that he had convinced Mama to let him open one before I even got home from work. When … Continue reading →
Easter 2016
We made it home from the Keys just in time for Easter. We started with Easter baskets at home and a little Easter egg hunt on the back porch. At church, they had a huge Easter egg hunt for all … Continue reading →
Spring Break 2016
The kid’s Spring Break fell closer to the end of March this year. We headed down Florida’s Turnpike for what has become our annual Spring Break trip to “Nana’s Florida House”. We left on the Saturday before the start of … Continue reading →
Pics of the Kids
We recently got professional pictures taken of the kids for Jenna’s third birthday. We normally would have gone to the mall, but the Olan Mills in Belk closed. So Carol decided to use a studio photographer who was highly recommended. … Continue reading →
New Wheels
I got my 1999 Pontiac Sunfire in 2003 (before Carol and I were even married) with around 20,000 miles and put over another 110,000 miles on her. We decided recently that it was time to trade in the Pontiac while … Continue reading →
Christmas 2015 – Part 2
Gramma and Pa Dungan also came for a visit during the holiday season. They drove from Nebraska a few days after Christmas and stayed to celebrate the New Year with us. During that time we got to have lots of … Continue reading →
Christmas 2015 – Part 1
We enjoyed having Nana Reid with us for Christmas day this year. We all really enjoyed the Christmas Eve service at Trinity United Methodist Church. This year we went to the candlelight service and it was very beautiful. We got … Continue reading →
Jenna’s 3rd Birthday
Jenna turned 3 today! We celebrated a day early so that we could all spend the day together. Here are some pictures and a video of the celebration.
Continue reading →Kid’s Programs
Both Grant and Jenna participated in their class holiday programs. Grant’s second grade class put on a Thanksgiving program and Jenna’s Preschool did a Christmas program. Here are some video clips of those. Grant (back row in light blue shirt): … Continue reading →
November 2015
November was an exciting time because Nana came into town on her way down to the Keys. The weather was nice and we were able to go to the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. We had a great Thanksgiving. The weekend after … Continue reading →
October 2015
There were several fun activities in October. There was the pumpkin patch at our church. There was a trip to Coon Hollo Farm to go through the corn maze (or should that be maize? ha!). Science Night at Norton Elementary … Continue reading →
September 2015 Fun
We decided to drive over to our local Zoo on the campus of Santa Fe College. The kids seemed to really enjoy it and we were excited to find that they had added a couple of new exhibits and a … Continue reading →
Tampa Bay trip – August 2015
Every year we try to take a weekend trip to someplace fun before school starts. This year we decided to travel down to Tampa, FL. We checked into the same Embassy Suites that we stayed in a few years ago, … Continue reading →
Florida Keys Trip 2015
We were able to get away from Gainesville during Grant’s spring break this year and head down to Long Key to see Nana Reid. We started down to the keys on Monday, March 23rd and were able to stay until … Continue reading →
Christmas 2014
We were pleased to have Gramma and Pa Dungan join us for Christmas week this year. They got in the Sunday night before Christmas and were able to stay with us until the following Saturday morning. Grant really enjoyed the … Continue reading →
Jenna’s 2nd Birthday
Jenna turned 2 on December 14th. Her Aunt Laura traveled from Kansas to spend the weekend with her. Even though Jenna was a bit under the weather, we were still able to fit in the birthday activities over the course … Continue reading →
Family Visit – Nana and Bill
We were happy to have Nana stay with us for a bit on her way down to the Keys for the winter. And she brought the kids new warm pajamas! The weather was nice enough to go for a walk … Continue reading →
November 2014
Here are some pictures from November 2014.
Continue reading →Halloween 2014
Halloween was fun this year with Jenna able to participate. Jenna was a frog this year and Grant had two costumes: a karate ninja and a dog. Here are some pictures of the kids in their costumes. And also some … Continue reading →
Pumpkin Patch
Our church always has a fantastic pumpkin patch in the days leading up to Halloween.
Continue reading →Family Visit – Aunt Sharon
It was nice to have Aunt Sharon come for a visit in October. She stayed for a week helping Carol after her surgery. Bless her!
Continue reading →September 2014
Grant lost his first tooth in September. And a cute picture of Jenna grinning for the camera.
Continue reading →St. Augustine Trip
We decided to take a long weekend and go to St. Augustine before school started. We had a lot of fun at the beach and touring the lighthouse. We also enjoyed our time at the pool at our hotel. Beach: … Continue reading →
August 2014
In August, the kids were invited to a friend’s birthday party at a local pool with a water park. Jenna wasn’t walking yet but she enjoyed herself anyway. Interesting memory of that day – apparently Jenna is not a fan … Continue reading →