If there is mud or dirt to be found, Isaac is your man for the job!

He may even custom craft a new pair of garbage bag pants to cover up the evidence, if necessary...!
Good laughs!

Isaac always add the life, and sometimes the lights, to the party!

I love all the random fun of our Christmas get togethers. You can see it on each face here.

I always look forward to the time with family over the holidays.

This moment only lasted for about 60 seconds this morning, but was beautiful while it did!

Julie has quite a collection for her tiny shelf.

It ranges from Tabasco sauce to cannons! Only my house... ;)

Celebrating Julie’s Birthday. Jungle Jim’s and Marions. Our yearly traditions. :)

Fun times with family! I have some new coffee to try and will venture into the world of Scrapple shortly...

Now the tree is all ready for Julie’s BIG birthday. :)

Date night with Julie before her birthday.

She even rearranged our date so I could see the Buckeye game. What a great wife!!!

Heading to Chick-fil-A with the boys yesterday. I lost shotgun...! :)

The cousins enjoy playing Family Style together!

Makes for lots of yelling and laughter. Always fun to get together.

Susan made Laura a great silly sock Monet gift. :)

It was fun to celebrate Larry’s birthday for two minutes before our Christmas fun...

He and Julie both get shorted with their Christmas birthdays. We try to make them feel a little special anyhow. ;)

60° and a white Christmas... That’s ohio weather for you...!

This is the right way to start the morning!

I got a kettle and pour over coffee pot for Christmas. A fun process on days I have time to relax.

The boys always look forward to what’s in their stockings on Christmas morning.

And apparently Johnny drinks coffee two cups at a time...!? :)

Andy and I started Christmas morning off right!

We shared Waffle House breakfast with about fifty other people in the building at the same time...! It was REALLY busy.

We enjoyed our Christmas Eve with Julie’s side of the family. Lots of music and laughter.

Prayers for Janice and us as she undergoes her biopsies today.

Andy’s favorite Christmas present was these pants... That’s my boy! :)

Cargo pants are my superpower. I guess he inherited it...?!

Don’t forget to take time out for Jesus at Christmas and the chance to share Him with others!

Whatever you try and replace Jesus with just won't last!

A nice shot of my boys all ready to start celebrating Christmas early yesterday morning.

They boys and I went to Breakfast only to find that they had spelled OHIO wrong...

Or maybe it was Ho, Ho Ho, they were going for. I guess they decided on Oh, Oh, O. Maybe that's what you're supposed to think about their breakfast...? ;)

It was a foggy Christmas Eve...!

These were waiting to greet the boys on Christmas Eve morning before we started sharing our gifts.

Gracie was excited to help my mom with her Christmas letter!

Especially when we got the printer working again!

I enjoyed the sunrise with the Christmas tree lights reflecting off the window.

The tree’s all trimmed and ready for the activities of the week.

Lunch with the boys courtesy of work.

They send us a yearly Christmas and gift card. It's one of the little things they use to make us feel valued.

Good morning winter

We enjoyed hearing Andy play at his recital this week.

He put a lot of effort into his preparation and it showed.

Pepper follows Julie around like a little puppy, even when Julie’s wrapping presents.

Trust me, this is Pepper's "happy to see you" face... :)

Andy and I are Border Bound... Looking forward to hanging out for the weekend AND Pegleg Porker!

Can you find Andy or me in last year’s photo?

You know you’re shopping for clothes at the right place when...

But if they Need a "do not lean" sign on the shelf, but allow me to put all my EDC items on it, they have Underestimated the extent of my "EDC items"... ;)

Andy’s been working really hard on his violin skills. It showed at his recent recital!

Julie’s terrarium suddenly sprouted THIS the other day.

When I say day, I mean it grew this full formation in less than a day!

It was a cool fractal. It seemed to move along the glass rather than just grow...

These two look like they’re plotting something to me…

Johnny was sitting working on school and all of a sudden remarked, “Hey, the couch has a trifecta!” :)

Some of the architecture inside the state capitol building.

Andy’s trying to “x-ray” his presents to get hints as to their contents...

Andy sure loves kendama! I thought this made a good picture...

Pepper can’t resist the little green laser dot...!

Uh oh... The best part is Johnny takes it all in stride.

Andy has always been about an inch ahead of Johnny at any given age. Now at almost six feet tall, Andy has officially surpassed his brother in height.

A quick stop for a picture on our date night this weekend.

This is near the Yankee Trace golf course. I have wanted to stop and capture it for many years and finally made time for it!

I think the tree is all trimmed and ready to go!

It looks like Pepper left a pair of cat pants lying on the floor...

Julie finished getting her tree all dressed up. :)

This is where Pepper sits, waiting for me to turn out the lights and go to bed.

She sometimes plays with her Glowfish to pass the time.

Spontaneous date night with my wife, this weekend.

I think the cats are all becoming friends...!

I doctored a croissant with Julie’s homage apple butter and Susan’s homemade frosting!

Made a really nice breakfast!

I decided this is what you all should get me for Christmas this year...!

Not serious, but it would be fun to take this for a spin! I'd probably do just that, spin OUT!

I just thought it was a cool looking piece of machinery...

I realized I can capture moon rises now!

Here's a good example. This was 6p, and dark Wednesday night as I was heading to Awana.

Everybody needs a friend that will tell you when you have something on your face...!

And even clean it off for you if necessary.