Catch up!

Greetings!

I cannot believe it has been so long since I last posted to our blog. The time has been busy, to say the least.

As I write this, Jason is currently deployed. He left two weeks ago for South America where he is doing counterdrug operations for the summer. We miss him and hope that he stays safe wherever he is in the world. Michael is doing very well. Everyday he does more and more to the point where I wonder where he learns some of the things that come out of his little mouth. He is still going to school, and just loves it. He has been my little buddy since Jason has been gone. I have been really busy with my real estate career. Whoever said that it is a down market, because I have been really success this year. Between Michael, work and then taking care of the house I have been pretty busy. It helps the time go by quickly, and the faster it goes the closer we will be to Jason's return.

Enjoy the photos. Take care and please write when you can.

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a blessed holiday season and a joyous new year. We had the pleasure of spending this Christmas at our home in Jacksonville. Jason's mom and grandparents joined us, and we had a wonderful time.

Since it was 82 degrees, it was a little too warm for us to get real snow this year. Therefore we decided to venture to Disney World for a day to at least see Disney's verion of "snow."

Almost an entire month later, Michael is still saying to us "Merry Christmas". He still has a daily desire to watch Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. Neither Jason or me have the heart to tell him that Christmas is over, so we will probably carry on Christmas for most of the year in our household.

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael

Thanksgiving with the Bucks!

Greetings,

Here are a few photos of our wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with Jason's mom's family the Buckenheimers. Not only did we see all of the family, we were blessed that Jessie and Ryan (Jason's sister and brother-in-law) were there as well. It was hard to believe that it was close to 80 degrees in November. A lot different than our previous Thanksgiving.

We had a lot to be thankful for this year. The number one reason, that Jason returned to us after being in Japan for 19 months. The second is that we have a beautiful little boy is just growing up on us before our eyes, and the third is our friends and family that bless us throughout the year.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael

Happy Halloweeeeeen!

Greetings!

I apologize for not writing sooner, but things here have been a bit crazy. We are all settling into our new lives here in Jacksonville. We just love it here, and most importantly we love being reunited as a family again.

Michael is getting bigger and bigger. He started school in September and really loves it! He is talking up a storm now. He knows all his letters, numbers, colors and shapes. We went on our first of many trips this summer to Disney World. Of course the week we were there it was a bit hot, but we all had a wonderful time.

Jason is settling into his job and loves being a pilot again. I too am working selling real estate. Even in an off market, I have already been able to sell a few properties here in Jacksonville.

We hope you are all doing well. Please email when you get the chance.

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael

Exploring our Surroundings!

Greetings!

Well, we finally unpacked the last box (we just received the last shipment from Japan last week), and the house is finally together. Now we can relax a little and explore our new environment here in Florida. We just love it here! There is so much to do! We have been busy learning our new jobs and adjusting to our new schedules. Michael is now in daycare four mornings a week, and even though it was tough saying goodbye to him each morning, it is slowly getting easier and easier.

We hope you are all doing well. Take care and please write when you get a chance.

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael

Michael's Second Birthday

Greetings,

Well, Michael's second birthday was kind of bitter sweet this year. It was wonderful because Jason came home just days before, for good this time, just in time to help us celebrate. It was sad though because we had to say goodbye to so many wonderful friends and family. In honor of Michael's love for trains, and love for Thomas, we had a "Thomas" birthday party. It was adorable watching the kids interact with each other, as well as, the games and anything else they wanted to get into to.

We had a wonderful time in Maryland, and I cannot thank my parents enough for letting us overtake their lives for the last year and a half. However, it is so nice to be reunited with Jason again. We have been here in Jacksonville, FL for a month now, and we are still getting settled into our new home and new routine. The boxes are unpacked, but we are still waiting on our furniture shipment from Japan, which hopefully we will have anyday now.

Take care, and we hope to hear from all of you soon!

Love,

Jen, Jason and Michael