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Easter

Easter was a beautiful day here in Gainesville. The Lord was very faithful to our family and the services at church went wonderfully. Then we went to spend time with friends and the kids had a chance to play and hunt for eggs (still not really sure how eggs and a bunny got stuck with the resurrection of Jesus Christ).

Kids and the Gator

I finally decided to give the kids a bit more of a treat on their car--I enabled it to use the second speed and man is it a difference. Finally Meredith enjoyed the time in the car--and even took a quick try at driving on her own. Reed is getting better at driving and they have fun riding together. Reed's neighbor friend Jillia even took a turn driving.

It's impossible to say how much I love my wife!

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It was simply time to post again

It had been too long since the last post. Life is changing, but family is always a great joy. Meredith went pee for the first time on the potty--I can't post a picture, but believe me it is really cute. Reed is a child who loves to help...he simply wants to do anything we are doing. The other night he wanted to help me grill. It was great because I had an extra apron that matched mine from Starbucks. He loved it and looked really cute. Then the next day the kids were playing in leaves they had helped rake. It's crazy we are still raking leaves in January!

A Good Day

January 1st--a good day to be a Wolverine fan...even my daughter got into it. Though this may not win me friends when I live in Gainesville...oh well.

Christmas celebration

Christmas with family has been good. Life has been a bit crazy as the kids have a bit too much to play with and early signs of ADD are showing up. However, the generosity of family is wonderful and we all received things we loved. Most of all we have been given the gift of Jesus Christ--the greatest we could ever hope for and one that never wears out.

Exercise...never too early to start

Yesterday the kids joined some other kids from the church (as well as many from the community) in a Diaper Dash (50 yard run for Meredith) and a Tot Trot (100 yard run for Reed). They had fun...it is amazing that it was December 8th and in the 80's. Not quite the feeling of Christmas.

Clean & Dirty

Our kids do love to make a mess, but surprisingly they also enjoy cleaning up.

A taste of Thanksgiving

We traveled up to Cleveland (properly Bay Village) for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed time with family and watching the Packers beat the Lions. Our flight up ended up being really nice--Erin and Meredith, and Chad and Reed each had their own row and it really was helpful in allowing the kids to sleep (hopefully the trip back will be much the same). We got all our Christmas shopping done for our Cleveland family so we don't have to ship anything (a key thing to which I am very grateful to Erin for pushing us towards).

Makin' cookies

Reed had a good time making cookies this morning with Erin. He sure does love to help out any way he can around the house.

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I haven't felt well....

Here are a couple videos and pictures on Meredith hopefully on the mend. She has been running a high fever since Sunday and is fighting some kind of nasty virus. This is the first time she has really eaten anything halfway substantial in days.

Kid videos

Here are some videos to enjoy of the kids dancing and singing. They are a lot of fun--and they love the "dance party."

Hawthorne Trail Bike Ride

The weather was great today and we were able to take advantage of it since we just got some fork mount bike racks. We went down to the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail and rode for about 2 hours today. It was great, and at one point Meredith even fell asleep. We got back to the trailhead and had a picnic and kicked the soccer ball around before heading home.

Bob the Builder & Holly Hobbie

Wednesday night we went to over to some friends' from church house. We had chili and then went out "Trick-or-Treating" with the kids. The neighborhood was a great environment and the people loved seeing 6 little kids dressed up as princesses and princes--and then Bob the Builder and Holly Hobbie. Here are few pictures.

Meredith

Just a few pictures of Meredith--it's nice to see Packer's fans start young!

Fall Festival & other pictures

Yesterday our church had a Fall Festival. It was an amazingly busy day, but it was a lot of fun. Reed and Meredith played and jumped in the Bounce House as well as running with eggs and throwing footballs. The day before we went to a pumpkin patch and had a blast running around a hay stack maze (sorry no pictures of that right now).