September 2014
Grant lost his first tooth in September. And a cute picture of Jenna grinning for the camera.
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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 →
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 →
Pumpkin Patch and Halloween
We always like to go to the Trinity United Methodist pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins and gourds for Halloween. This year, Grant told us he wanted to be a ghost for Halloween so we found him a ghost costume … Continue reading →
Jenna’s Baptism
We had Jenna baptized on October 20th while Nana was in town. Jenna was baptized in the gown that Nana made 20 years ago for Alyssa to wear. Each of her four grandchildren have now been baptized in it. The … Continue reading →
City Pool
We recently went to a birthday party at one of the local pools. It was great to see that Grant is learning new things in the swimming lessons that he has been taking for the last few weeks. He is … Continue reading →
July 6th Beach Trip
We decided to take a trip to the beach yesterday since the forecast only called for a 30% chance of afternoon showers. That was the lowest chance of rain that we’d had in several days so we thought it was … Continue reading →
May Trip to the Midwest
We recently completed our first major trip as a family of four. Major trip = requiring air travel. We traveled from Gainesville, FL to Atlanta, GA to Kansas City, MO by air. Then we rented a minivan (I never thought … Continue reading →
Nana’s 2nd Visit
It was so nice to have Nana visit us this last weekend on her way back to Kansas from the Keys. We weren’t able to make a trip down to see her in Long Key this year, so this is … Continue reading →
Easter 2013
The weather for Easter was beautiful this year. We went to church at Trinity and had our picture taken in front of the flower cross. After the service they had a short outdoor service for the kids and then organized … Continue reading →
Sister Weekend
We were pleased that both of Carol’s sisters were able to come for a visit this last weekend to meet Jenna and hang out with Grant. We really enjoyed being able to spend Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning with … Continue reading →
Christmas 2012
Sorry folks. With Jenna arriving just before Christmas I totally forgot a post with Christmas pictures in it. Thanks Mom Reid for reminding me! Christmas program at Pre-School: Lighting of Christmas lights at North Florida hospital: Family Pictures: Christmas Day: … Continue reading →
Halloween
Here are some pictures from Halloween 2012. Grant decided he wanted to be a dog for Halloween so Carol made him a costume. He also enjoyed making a jack-o-lantern. We went to our church’s trunk-or-treat again this year and also … Continue reading →
School Pictures
Ms. Davies, one of Grant’s teachers, sent us some great pictures of Grant at school. She says he is more comfortable and is doing great!
Continue reading →First Day of School
Grant started Pre-Kindergarten today at Stepping Stones. He will be going to school 5 days a week now, from 9 am to Noon. He was slightly less than excited to go today as he didn’t think it would be very … Continue reading →
Labor Day (Part 2)
On Sunday after breakfast, we drove over to St. Augustine and went through the Alligator Farm Zoological Park. It was quite a nice display of alligators and crocodiles from all over the world. They also had other kinds of reptiles … Continue reading →
St. Augustine Beach
In July, we made a trip over to St. Augustine beach. As always, Grant enjoyed splashing in the waves and playing in the sand.
Continue reading →Swimming Lessons
Grant took swimming lessons again this summer. He is much more comfortable in the water now and did a great job doing all the things that his teacher told him to do.
Continue reading →July 4th
Grant really enjoys going to one of our city pools that has a splash park. On July 4th, we headed over to the pool for a couple of hours before heading home to throw some meat on the grill. After … Continue reading →
Family Visit
In late June and early July, Gramma and Pa visited from Nebraska. They brought along fun things to do, like a large cardboard house to color and a wood bird feeder to paint. Grant also enjoyed helping Pa assemble a … Continue reading →
Devil’s Millhopper
Devil’s Millhopper is a large sinkhole in Gainesville which is a park. In June, we decided to go hiking in the park with Lucy. Grant wanted to go to the bottom of the sinkhole so we went down the roughly … Continue reading →
Grant’s 4th Birthday
This year Grant’s birthday fell on a weekend so we turned the entire weekend into a birthday celebration. On Friday night, when I got home, Grant and I took apart his crib and moved his new “big boy bed” into … Continue reading →