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 →

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 →
We recently started taking Jenna and Grant to gymnastics class at Balance 180 and they seem to really love it. It really is a great class with personalized attention. It should be a good way to help them build strength … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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!
Continue reading →Grant lost his first tooth in September. And a cute picture of Jenna grinning for the camera.
Continue reading →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 →
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 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 →
Here are a few pictures of the kids together in March 2014, at the park and in the bath.
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