Jacob's Last Pinewood Derby

Jacob participated in his last pinewood derby as a Cub Scout. As a Webelos II, he will be crossing over into Boy Scouts in March. He finished in 1st place in the Webelos II category, but didn't place in the pack overall. It was a fun day.

Christmas 2008

We had a quiet Christmas celebrating the day with just our family. Jonathan and Jacob took their time opening gifts, jumping up and down with joy, and thanking everyone for the great gifts. The most challenging gift was from Uncle Ted and Aunt Darlene. They sent gift cards within a pinball puzzle. Getting those little medal balls in the small hole was tough, but the guys persevered until they claimed their prizes!

It's Christmas Day!!!

Kia shows off her gift from Grammy - a Carolina sweater! She looks extra cute in her new attire. The sweater was needed as it snowed the day after Christmas and it was cold all week.

Jacob's 11th Birthday

Jacob's 11th birthday was a day of laughs! He started the day with the only present he asked for - a Nerf Vulcan! As you can tell by his face, he was pretty happy!

Jacob's 11th party included 11 invited guests and started at 11am. The Nerf party included several brutal rounds of dodge ball, target games, and an all-out Nerf battle. With everyone having a Nerf gun, bullets were flying everywhere! David and Angel were glad for the pizza break! You can see some of the arsenal of weapons in the foreground of the picture.

Jacob's cake featured two Nerf bullets highlighting his 11th birthday.

Fun with his friends!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!

More Pictures of Grandpa's Visit

Grandpa Bill Visits!

We spent a fun day with Granda Bill at the aquarium in Albuquerque.

We had a picnic lunch at our car and were joined by an unexpected visitor. This roadrunner ate chips and bread right next to us.

What an amazing bird!

When a car flew by, the roadrunner jumped in a nearby tree.

Family Reintegration Retreat

The Chapel hosted a reintegration retreat for families facing the return of a deployed family member or the upcoming deployment of a family member. David facilitated the retreat. We all enjoyed the weekend away in the southern mountains of New Mexico at Bonita Park.

The Linus Project provides homemade quilts and blankets to children of deployed military families.

David and Jonathan rode the zip line! It was tough to take the first step, but the ride was worth it according to them.

Jacob and Jonathan enjoy smores by the fireplace!

The facility had indoor and outdoor rock walls. Jonathan and Jacob had fun climbing!