Posted in News on Dec 25th, 2008
.."Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a babe wrapped in [...]
Posted in News on Dec 25th, 2008
This evening we visited Element Church to attend their Christmas Eve service. Amy's brother is the head pastor at Element, and we had an incredible time. We were able to dress Ava up in the dress Grandma Ross bought her for Christmas. She looked absolutely beautiful. It was kind of hard, she's just growing up, and [...]
This Sunday we had an opportunity to visit a live nativity displayed at a local church. John, Melinda, and Phoenix joined us and we all had a great time. Ava loved petting the animals, and loved watching "Jeeze" (Jesus), Mary, and Jophus (Joseph), too. We have a little nativity in the house that she loves [...]
Posted in News on Dec 23rd, 2008
This year has been a very busy year for Amy and I, but I am so happy that we have been able to set time aside to spend as a family. One of the things I have truly enjoyed this year is Christmas light hunting. Ava and I were at Dairy Queen splitting a peanut [...]
Posted in News on Dec 21st, 2008
Last month, I found out about an off-site meeting I was going to have to attend in Reston, VA for work. The meeting was to take place from Tuesday - Thurs, and we thought it would be fun for Amy to fly up on Friday the 6th and spend the weekend together in Washington, DC. [...]
Posted in News on Dec 21st, 2008
The last weekend in November we went Christmas shopping at Citrus Park Mall. Neither Amy and I are big on malls, so we planned on a quick strategic strike. We ended up having a great time, and Ava was excellent. The Citrus Park Mall had a Carousel in the mall, and Ava absolutely loved riding [...]
These past 3 to 4 weeks have been some of the most memorable of Amy and I's life. Ava is talking, interacting, and running around playing like a little indian. It brings such incredible joy for us to hear the little pitter patter of bare feet running around the house, along with squealing, singing, and talking. Since [...]