Starting to Build Again!

We are beginning another great adventure in our life. After living in town for roughly five and a half years, I think we are ready to try the country life again. So what is the plan? How about we live in a small cabin for a while and see where that life takes us!

My Birthday, and 50 Years Ago Today

I'm proud to celebrate my birthday on the 50th Anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight into space. Few people today can be called real American heroes, but John Glenn certainly fits that title. WWII and Korean Veteran, first American to orbit the Earth, U.S. Senator, married for 69 years, and oldest person ever to go to space (he was 77 when he visited the space station in 1998).



Today has been a really good day. Because it was President's Day, I had the day off and was able to spend some time outside and some time with my family. Those are two of my favorite things in life to to do.

I plan to teach my girls about people like John Glen, and other American Heroes. We still need people to look up to today. Of all his accomplishments, his lasting marriage is to me one of his greatest. I wasn't there 50 years ago, so I'll say it now, "God Speed John Glenn!"

New Blog Site

We have a friend and former neighbor who has started a blog. I put a link on here, but I thought it deserved a post of it's own. The blog is called "Craftin' With Suz," and you can find it

HERE

She plans to post neat craft ideas. Sounds pretty cool! :)

Ending 2011, Starting 2012

Well, the Christmas break is coming to an end. All in all, I think it was a good break. Not only did we have a great Christmas, but we spent some time with our friends from Texas Carry and Stephanie. I didn't get a picture of it, but we also took the girls out to Amy's parent's pond and Cassidy caught a big bass on Saturday. Then, we went to a wonderful New Year's Eve party on Saturday night. Amy snapped this picture of the girls earlier today! Good start to 2012!

First Snow

A few days ago we had our first snow. It wasn't much, and it didn't last long, but the kids got to play in it a little (and Amy, those are her bare feet in the snow, lol). I think we had a lot more snow last year---we built a snowman on Christmas last year. Maybe after the first of the year we will get a big snow. That would be nice, but to be honest, I think I'm ready for Spring to get here. Sometimes Amy and I dream of living close to the beach!

Christmas 2011

Here are some pictures from Christmas this year. This year just went by incredibly fast. I always say I'm going to post more on this blog but it seems like there is just no time.

New Pictures

I posted a few new pictures in our Flickr account. This is a great program for showcasing pictures. Unfortunately, it only allows 200 images, so I can only add so many. I use this account mainly to show people what kind of pictures we can take in hopes of getting a few photo sessions. It's a hobby, and I consider myself a "hobby photographer." In other words, I don't charge the hundreds of dollars that the professional places do, but I'm not quite to their level yet either. Maybe someday. Anyway, HERE is the link to some pictures I took of the girls yesterday at the museum.

UPDATE: The link no longer works. Here is one of those pictures.


This year is going by so fast. It's been the most difficult year for me (Ryan) at school I have had since my first year of teaching. So, for that part, I'm thankful it is going by quickly, but the girls are growing up so very fast. Amy and I try our best to appreciate the moments we have with them. We are so blessed to have these three little ones.

My Little Rock Star

Holiday World

We took the girls to Holiday World yesterday. They had a great time! Here are a few pictures.

Taking Pictures

HERE is a link to some pictures I took today of Chloe. I'm using a lens I borrowed from a friend at church. It is a 50mm f1.4 lens. It's probably the best lens I've used. That doesn't necessarily mean I can take good pictures with it, but for just messing with it I'm pretty happy with the way these turned out.

HERE are some other sets I've taken recently.