Jarrod's 5th Birthday

We have celebrated Jarrod' s birthday for the last two weeks. While we were with my parents in VA, we had birthday cake(a Police car cake) thanks to my Aunt Kit and a small party with family.

It snowed several times while we were there. Obviously, Grammy got the hard part. I don't know how he talked her into pulling him UP the hill!





When we got back to Ohio, we had another birthday party with Jase's family. The kids made homemade pizza, played games, had brownies and icecream, and watched a movie.





It's hard to believe Jarrod is already five! Time really does go by so fast! Happy Birthday, Jarrod!

Back in the 21st Century

Welcome back! Well, to us. We have been out of town and out of touch for almost 1 month.

We were able to spend several weeks with Jeanene's parents in Southwestern Virginia. It is beautiful country, especially when the snow is on the mountains. I was able to do some work with Jeanene's Uncle Sam on a well-drilling crew. It was a neat learning experience.

We had the chance to help Jeanene's mom and dad redo their kitchen. There was plenty of work so everyone got in the action. It was a lot of work, but turned out beautifully. I wanted to say a big "Thanks" to Mr. Keith Smith, a good friend of mine from Richmond who came over to help us set the cabinets and countertop.

We've got a lot to tell you so hopefully we'll be posting again soon. Thanks for stopping in!

Jase

P.S. Here are some of the before and after pics.

Happy New Year!

It's hard to believe it is 2008! May God's blessings be upon you in this new year!

Today is Wednesday, January 2. Tomorrow afternoon, Jeanene has her first doctor's appointment in Ohio. After her appointment, we are leaving to go to Jamin and Joy's house to see their newborn baby, Jackson Boyer.

Friday we are driving down to Virginia to spend 3 weeks with Jeanene's parents. We are definitely looking forward to that!

We've been really sporadic on our posts, but thanks for stopping in!

Jase

To Catch You Up

We have been in Ohio for almost two weeks now. We have had nearly 9 inches of snow since our arrival. The snow is so beautiful and it reminds me (Jase) of growing up here and white Christmases.


I wanted to post a couple pictures to catch you up on some of the things you've not heard about.

Before we moved up we were able to take Jarrod to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. It was such a huge place. The Lodge is a beautiful hotel with a complete indoor water park: slides, wave pool, water fort, surfing station, lazy river and more. We had so much fun with Jarrod. When it was time to leave, he cried for almost 20 minutes.

We're Here

I wanted to post quickly, and give an update. We moved to snowy OHIO last Friday, and have had quite a time at trying to get settled. I'm still not done. Christmas is coming quickly, & I hope I am ready by then. We are going to get the Christmas tree this evening hopefully. I did some of my shopping before the move, so I'm not as behind as I could be.
We have moved into the same town as Jase's family, and have already enjoyed being with them. They have been HUGE help!
I'm afraid I'll be pretty sporadic the next few weeks and months with my blog. We are going to be doing some traveling to see family and friends before settling down. Just wanted to warn you in advance. I will be back!