Catching up…
Note to Readers: It has been brought to my attention that I have not posted anything in the blog in many, many months. So….here is what we’ve been up to for the last 6 months. It will be mostly pictures … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Family
Christmas 2016
This Christmas we were happy to have Gramma and Pa join us once again from Nebraska. We all had lots of fun together. The kids especially enjoyed playing with Gramma and Pa and climbing into bed with them each morning. … Continue reading →
Summer Trip 2016
I was able to get some time off from work this summer to travel back to the Midwest to see family. We divided our trip this year into three parts; Nana’s House, Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Bob’s House, and Gramma … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →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 →
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 →Carol’s birthday
Carol celebrated her 40th birthday on April 18th. Her mom was able to come into town for the weekend since it also happened to be Easter weekend. There was quite the shindig. There were decorations, cake, a special birthday dinner … Continue reading →
Kids together
Here are a few pictures of the kids together in March 2014, at the park and in the bath.
Continue reading →Christmas 2013
We stayed home for Christmas this year instead of traveling to the Midwest. This was the first year that we hosted anyone for the holiday as Nana and her friend Bill drove up from the Keys to spend Christmas Eve … Continue reading →
Keys Trip – November 2013
We spent Thanksgiving in the Keys this year with Nana. We weren’t sure if we were going to make it because Grant came down with an ear infection the day before we were planning on leaving, and Jenna was catching … Continue reading →