Carol continues to perform with the Gainesville Civic Choristers. The group practices once a week leading up to a series of concerts at local retirement homes and other community centers. Today was the final concert of the summer concert series … Continue reading →
Tonight, I showed Grant another thing that balloons can be used for. After an initial failure, I wasn’t sure that Grant would want to continue the activity, but in the end I think he enjoyed it.
Continue reading →Easter was a relatively low-key affair this year. We didn’t go over to the big Easter egg hunt at our church this year and opted instead to just search for eggs in our backyard. Grant also got to dye some … Continue reading →
We traveled down to Long Key, FL recently to visit Nana Reid. We left on a Saturday morning and didn’t get off to a great start. About 10 minutes after getting on the Interstate we ran into a major traffic … Continue reading →
Recently my niece and nephew, Alyssa and Mason, took a school trip to Disney World in Orlando to perform in some band competitions. My sister and brother in law, Laura and Charles, met up with them there. So Grant and … Continue reading →
As you may know, Grant loves to pretend he is a dog. Tonight, Grant-dog started howling and Lucy joined in. I quickly got the camera and asked them to do it again. Of course, the howling by Lucy NOT caught … Continue reading →
Here are a couple of videos taken recently. The first is of Grant and Lucy playing together and the second is Grant learning to play a new instrument.
Continue reading →Here is a conversation that Grant and I had the other night.
Continue reading →Carol has taken tonight off for an early birthday celebration. She attempted to keep the plans a secret but I figured out what was going on (she rarely can keep secrets from me). Several weeks ago, while over on the … Continue reading →
This year we traveled for the Christmas holiday to see our family in the Midwest. Two years ago when we traveled at Christmas we got snowed in at my Grandma Burton’s house for an extra couple of days, so we … Continue reading →
For those of you following the progress of my moustache for Movember, here are a couple of new pictures. This is a picture of my moustache after 2 weeks of growth. Here is a picture taken today of my moustache … Continue reading →
My brother, Andrew, celebrated his 30th birthday on November 19th. In celebration of his birthday, which fell on a Husker gameday, I put together a Husker themed video for Andrew which featured Grant. Hope you enjoy watching it as much … Continue reading →
I don’t typically sport a moustache. Why? Because they aren’t as “in style” as they once were. But mostly because my wife doesn’t like how I look with one. But this month, I am joining famous men in history by … Continue reading →
Well, the year is flying by. Halloween has already passed. Thanksgiving and Christmas are quickly approaching. The holidays always provide ample opportunities for blogging. Here are some pictures from Halloween. One Sunday after church we decided to stop by the … Continue reading →
I was getting my backpack together one day last week in preparation of playing football with coworkers over the lunch hour and Grant saw my knee brace and wanted to wear it. He remembered that I also had a headband … Continue reading →
If you are a homeowner I am sure you understand that home improvement projects seem to be never-ending. Our house was built in 1980 so there are some things that are needing an upgrade. One of the major issues with … Continue reading →
I came home from work this evening to find Grant sitting at the piano playing some songs. I went and got the video camera and he was nice enough to continue playing while I took the following. Enjoy! [hdplay id=15 … Continue reading →
I don’t usually share too personal of information on this blog – especially when it pertains to my medical history, but I am going to make an exception in this post. When I was 15, I had an experience of … Continue reading →
Grant spends a lot of time singing or humming to himself these days. I think he is going to be musically inclined like his Momma. Sometimes in the midst of singing or humming he will say, “Grant needs to go … Continue reading →
We’ve established a bit of a Labor Day weekend tradition, which I really quite enjoy and I hope we can keep it going. Over Labor Day weekend we take a trip to someplace in Florida for the weekend and spend … Continue reading →
It is fantasy football time again. For a while it looked like there wasn’t going to be an NFL football season with the owners and players fighting over a new contract. But they finally resolved that and now they are … Continue reading →
Grant’s friend Taylor came over recently for a play date while Taylor’s Mom and Dad went on a date. Grant and Taylor enjoyed playing together in our backyard. [hdplay id=12 ]
Continue reading →We recently had Grant’s picture taken at Olan Mills. There were a lot of poses to choose from…. some happy, some not. Grant wasn’t thrilled to do pictures this year, so he sat in my lap for the majority of … Continue reading →
My parents came for a visit from Nebraska for July 4th. Grant really enjoyed playing with Gramma and Pa Dungan. We spent a lot of time playing in the office, which serves as Grant’s play room. When we weren’t playing … Continue reading →
Uncle Andrew recently sent Grant a book called“It’s You and Me Against the PEE… and the POOP Too!” by Julia Cook and Dr. Laura Jana. In it, a boy named Stanley explains to his friends how he became a Potty … Continue reading →