It is hard to believe that Eli has turned 1 today!! It seems like yesterday that Jackie and I were jumping into the car and driving to the hospital to see the little guy. It has been such a fun year and we are looking forward to all the fun things that he will do in the years to come. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!!!

Love,
Jackie and Scott

Happy Birthday Jackson! We hope you have a great day!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Jackie,
Happy birthday to you!!

Happy Jacksmas Baby! I hope you have a great birthday and enjoy these fun and slightly embarassing pictures. We all miss you and wish you could be here to celebrate. I love you!!

It’s been quite awhile since I last updated everyone on what is going on around the house. Over Christmas break Jackson, Kevin, and Jeet came to the house to help me with our latest project, the foyer. Just to refresh your memory here are a couple pictures of what it used to look like (and it is an opportunity for those who have never been to the house to see what it looked like).

To all of our surprise it took much longer than expected to lay the slate. Here is a tip for those thinking to lay slate…hire someone. The tiles are never square so you want to kill yourself after several hours of trying to keep things on a straight line. But, after a good 12 hours of work we finished laying the slate.


But, as you can see from the finished product (well about 95% finished) it turned out great. The pictures have been emailed to Jackie and she gave it her stamp of approval. So, I will take a couple of weeks off before I take on my next task which I believe will be the office. Until then, enjoy the pictures.

CPT Sean Lyerly was killed on January 20th when the Blackhawk helicopter he was flying was shot down. Scott and I got to know Sean in flight school along with his wife and young son. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and son and the families of all of the soldiers who lost their lives that day. Please keep CPT Lyerly’s family in your thoughts and prayers.