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 →
Category Archives: Photos
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 →
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 →
Jenna update
Here are some recent pictures of Jenna… With Mama and Dada: Sitting up and playing: Sitting in her high chair for the first time and her first “solid” meal (very wet cereal):
Continue reading →Olan Mills pictures
At 3.5 months old, we got Jenna’s picture taken at Olan Mills. Here are some of the pictures:
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →