Saturday, November 19, 2011

Christmas Exchange

Adults List
Person---> Buys for
Josh--> Zack
Deborah--> Mindy
Jen--> Jenny
Jason--> Will
Jonny--> Jason
Jenny--> Natalie
Will--> Jonny
Jake--> Josh
Sam--> Jacob
Zack--> Jen
Natalie--> Deborah
Mindy--> Sam

Kid's Exchange List
Jeffy--> Elijah
Jessa-->Maddie
Jack--> Jonas
Jonas--> Destiny
Maddie--> Jessa
Eliza--> Jack
Wyatt--> Jeffy
Destiny--> Eliza
Elijah--> Wyatt

Monday, April 26, 2010

Jonas's Baptism

I thought I'd share for those that couldn't make it, some pictures from Jonas's baptism. It was a wonderful meeting, and we're so proud of Jonas and his decision to get baptized! He is growing up so fast!




Saturday, March 13, 2010

Blowin' in the wind

Hello there. This is Jake. Just wanted to update everyone on what's going on with me. I have one more week left of me staying in Tennessee with Jon, Jenny and Destiny. They have been great hosts to me this last year. I'll be headed down to Florida next week so if you're down there hit me up and we'll do something. Other than that nothing much going on. I did get a nice raise this year, so woohoo!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Mom Crushes All

Congrats to mom on her Championship win. She went Jimmy "Superfly" Sunka off the top rope on Jeffy this weekend, gaining Fantasy Football immortality in the process.

Great season all- can't wait for next year!

Monday, November 23, 2009

New Pet



We found this critter living under the floorboards of our tent today.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Tomfoolery on Halloween!






Jenny & Destiny stayed in Milton so Destiny could go Halloweening with her cousins, Jeffrey, Jessa, & Jack. We began the evening by meeting Zack & Natalie at CiCi's Pizza. Ha! We were tricked, cause we were told if we showed up in costume we ate for free. Aw... but we paid, and enjoyed being together. Natalie didn't wear a costume but she made an pretty cool turtle outfit for Zack! Some how we made it out of there without getting a picture of him, but he made a pretty awesome turtle (especially with his skinny kegs and all.) Jack had his costume messed up before we left there with Pizza, soda and all, but then sharks are probably not known for their tidy eating habits!
We decided to go over to base housing to trick or treat. Cute as can be... Destiny was a pink unicorn, Jessa was a princess, Jack was a shark, and Jeffy was a pirate. This was Destiny's 2nd Halloween, but it all was new to her. She seemed fascinated by the costumes and the decorations. She would stop and stare and just watch people walking by. At one house, Jeffy was a bit freaked out because they had several adults dressed up, one looking like a dummy was sitting in a chair then suddenly hops up when Jeffy was trying to figure out if he was real! He totally startled Jeffrey, but Destiny just stood there watching... like "what a silly cousin!" Jessa found out where a couple of her friends lived along the way too. The lighted pumpkins and decorations were fascinating to Jack and Destiny. At one house the porch light was on, but no one answered the door. The 3 older kids scampered on to the next house, but Destiny found a Bob the Builder chair sitting on the porch and went and sat down like it was the perfect place for a little break! Lol! Yes, they all collected plenty of candy and Grandma collected her share of bounty for taking them! Yummy!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Wielding an AK-47



This week I had the chance to fire an AK-47 for the first time. It was great fun. I fired about 600 rounds and my shoulder is black and blue today. It is a really impressive weapon. There are only 4 pieces to the whole thing, making it one of the simplest inventions in the history of warfare. By comparison the M-16 has 16 pieces. That simplicity makes it very forgiving. It rarely jams, even on full automatic, and tolerates the sand and dust very well. There was a sandstorm going on while we shot and mine did not fail at all. That's more than I can say for the M-16, which simply won't fire if it gets sand in it. It is amazing to think that Mikhail Kalishnikov's design is 62 years old and hasn't been changed at all. It is also the most widely proliferated weapon in the world with over 200 million having been produced. By comparison, 16 million M-16s have been produced. It is easy to see why it is the preferred firearm for dictators and terrorists around the world: it requires virtually no maintenance, can put a lot of rounds downrange quickly, and costs very little ($25-$130 apiece in 3rd world countries.) It was fairly accurate at the 25 meter distance we fired from.