November (the 2nd part): Visit from Nana Nana stopped at our house on the way down to her place in the Keys and stayed with us for a week at Thanksgiving. The weather was nice and the kids enjoyed spending … Continue reading →
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 →
Grant received his fidget spinner in the mail today. It was a birthday present from Uncle Andrew and Aunt Alicyn that got delayed in arrival and had to be re-ordered. The original fidget spinner was apparently coming directly from China … Continue reading →
Grant finally decided he was ready for a new pet after the passing of his fish, Leonard, a while back. Here is a 10 minute video that shows some of the preparations that he made for his new pet. And … Continue reading →
We decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather on the first day of the New Year by going out to Paynes Prairie for a bit of hiking. Grant did great; Jenna is not much into hiking at this point. … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Here are some pictures from November 2014.
Continue reading →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 →
Our church always has a fantastic pumpkin patch in the days leading up to Halloween.
Continue reading →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!
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