Saxophone

January 5 - Jasen is now 22 years old. His birthday has been celebrated this year over many days. Today Deron returned home after Passion 2012 and presented Jasen with a gift...

 Rolls of pennies! Something very special to Jasen!!!

 Deron spent the first days of this year with some 45,000 other college aged folks worshiping together at the Atlanta Dome. He returned home tired but pumped up. AND discovering his new saxophone had arrived!

 Opening...

 Inspecting...

 Dreaming! Deron used to play both the alto and soprano saxophones while growing up in Australia. It's time to step back into it at a new level!!!

Birthday Time

January 01, 2012 - Returning from our week away in a cabin in Blairsville, GA, we stopped to have a party for Steve & Jasen at Ken & Pam's (and pick up grandma).

 Jasen blowing his sole candle out!

Steve doing it by finger instead! 

 Yummy!

 The gang enjoying the tasty treats!

 Jasen getting some Starbucks peppermint cocoa!

 And a Bulldogs shirt!

 Steve...

 getting an HK cap!

 Everybody party now!

Blairsville, GA

December 27 - January 1, 2012 - We got the opportunity to get away for a week. Everything converged to allow this to happen.... Deron & Prestin out of school, Steve had a week off, and Ken & Pam could watch grandma!!! So we headed to a mountain cabin in North Georgia. 

 Jasen enjoying lounging on his bed in the front room.

 Shellie kicking back with a book!

 The guys pre-occupied!

 One day we took a ride looking for Brasstown Bald, the tallest spot in Georgia. Our GPS mislead us so we decided to go to North Carolina instead! We found Shellie's now favorite shop, Moose Hollow!

 Shellie with a moose. Actually for those of you who couldn't tell it's not alive and it is only the head!

 Jasen and his bear friend!

 Driving back to Blairsville.

 Prestin learned a new skill!

 A short look at the cabin.

 Jasen doing some weed control!

Afterwards! 

 On Steve's birthday (December 31) we ventured out to eat at Fatz.

 Yummy ribs!

Jasen got the pot pie, and loved it! 

 Prestin!

 Deron!

 Prestin again!

 At midnight the fireworks exploded nearly overhead AND we nearly froze checking it out!

 Welcome to 2012.

It's going to be an awesome year!!!

Day After Christmas

December 26 - Christmas celebration at Ken & Pam's! 

 Stef

 Jimmy

 Haley

Grandma 

 Wanda & Gene

 Shellie & Steve

 Ken & Pam

 Pam & Jonah

 Lucy, Sophie and Bella

 Jasen having a close read of his new action Bible!

 Prestin & Deron enjoying the pressie time!

 And on to siesta time!