Snow Day!

A rare thing happened today...work was closed! First time in at least three years for winter weather! I have thoroughly enjoyed being at home and lazy all day; however, I am getting bored and will be ready to go back tomorrow :) Here are a few pictures that I took from our balcony.

This one is actually from last year. I would have taken a new one of Jax but I took him out w/out his leash on and he ran around the back of the building. I was worried that he would try to chase the ducks and fall through the ice into the pond so I didn't get any of him :)

One of the many pine trees around here

You can't even tell where the pond begins!

If you look closely you can see the ducks in the small part of the pond that isn't frozen :)

Dad's Birthday

...was last Wednesday and we celebrated on Saturday with breakfast at the Original Pancake House...I've heard the have the best maple syrup around :) Saturday evening we had dinner, cake & ice cream and gave him his gift. We all went together and got him tickets to the Gaither Homecoming that is in March. Instead of giving him them in a card...

looking like something is going to jump out and bite him :)

...we made "The Ultimate Concert-Goers Practice Kit"

Complete with microphone and lighter!

a closer look...candy, popcorn, peanuts, soda, glow bracelets, mic, harmonica, kazoo, lighter and of course a Gaither DVD w/ the tickets inside :)

with an information label :)

On to dinner...we had wings from Buffalo Wild Wings...yummy!! along w/ pasta salad, cheeseball, green beens and veggies

Finished off with a yummy cake that Ashlee made and Erika decorated...I posted a side shot so you could see the wonderful job she did...all the way down to around the plate!

Trying to help Papaw blow out the candles

Not really liking the icing on her finger :)

Hockey!!

I went to the Cincinnati Cyclones vs. Dayton Bombers game on Friday...first hockey game I've ever been to. It was so much fun and they (cincy) won 7 - 1! Here are a few pictures that I took...sorry for the flash in some of them :)

the goalie...yes they were wearing pink jerseys :)

A few action shots

the mascot...his name is Twister and his number is F5 :)

A Fun Filled Day!

I finally got to have a flying lesson today that I had received as a birthday gift last year! It was so much fun...hopefully dad will let me go w/him when he uses his!

Here is the plane we flew in. I wish I would've gotten a picture of Dad & Matt in the backseat! They were quite cozy :)

This is the road that Mom & Dad live on. I put a red box around their house.

We took off from the Dayton Wright Brothers Airport, flew over my parents house and headed to Kings Island. I also saw the Burger King that I occasionally work at. We circled over Kings Island a few times then headed back. I actually got to fly the plane on the way there and back...loved it! Strangely enough I wasn't near as nervous in that tiny little plane as I am in bigger planes!

This evening my whole family went to Longhorn for dinner. After waiting for more than two hours we finally got to sit down and eat...I guess tonight was the night for big groups there!

Hannah sitting with Uncle Josh.


Jimmy enjoying Hannah's kids menu :)