Good time at Court of Honor

I enjoyed going to the troop's Court of Honor/Christmas party with the boys tonight.  Kevin earned his Backpacking merit badge and Stephen earned his Emergency Preparedness merit badge.  Both are pursuing their Eagle rank. 

New addition to the family

We have been thinking about getting a dog for a while but wasn't sure what we wanted.  Earlier this year we dog-sat Mickey for some friends and really enjoyed him.  Our friends have 3 small children and a couple of bigger dogs and decided to reduce their workload by getting rid of Mickey so they offered him to us!

Sue is very excited,  as is Kevin.  Stephen and I are OK and Mickey is growing on us.  He's a lot of fun but also very chill.  Welcome,  Mickey!

Having fun this season

We're looking forward to an action-packed holiday season, with the kids coming home for Thanksgiving and doing some fun stuff leading up to Christmas.  Hope you're doing well and celebrating the birth of our Savior in a big way! 

Happy birthday, Megan!

We had a good time celebrating Megan's birthday with her.  We drove up to Dalton and stayed near her place the night before, then got up and surprised her at her church with cupcakes for her and her Sunday school class of teenagers!  It was fun hanging out with her after church, then she had to buckle down and get more homework done.  She's doing well in school and is looking forward to graduating in May.  Good job, Megan! 

Had a good time at Six Flags

We try to go each year, and this time we squeezed it in on the day before I go back to work.  We had a blast riding the coasters and water rides at Six Flags with Kevin, Stephen, Elijah, and Nicole.  One word of caution: The new Blue Hawk coaster is just the Ninja repainted and not very smoothed out.  Still gave me a neck ache! Otherwise we had a great time!

David and the boys made it back!

Stephen, Kevin, and David went on a Philmont hiking trek with David's brother Michael and his boys and a couple of other scouts.  It was an awesome experience for them, though a lot of hard work.  They hiked over 60 miles in the back country of northern New Mexico! Everyone made it back safe and healthy, which is good.  Be sure and ask them about their experience when you get a chance!

Happy birthday, Jacob!

Our first-born son is 24 today - woohoo!  He is doing well up in the city, working hard and making things happen.  We're proud of you, Jacob! Hope you have a great celebration today!