Just Arrived

The family finally arrived in Virginia for good on 29 June. Jen had been in town since the 25th to close on the house and begin preparing the house for Alex & Joe's arrival. Joe stayed back in Dayton to get the house packed up & check out of housing. Of course, we jumped right back into our old routine by hanging out with the Gelos.



Alex admires her purple room.



'Thanks Mom!'



That is a lot of purple - Gma Nance would love it.



Jen found out what happens when you mix jets & bubble bath.



Touchdown Maggie



Alex, Ellie, and Maggie hide in the bubbles.



Alex had never been cleaner.



Alex, Maggie, and Audrey settle in for a movie.

Completed House

On 20 June, we walked through our completed house. Needless to say, we were thrilled. Below are a few (and do mean only a few) of the pictures. We close on the house Tuesday 26 June. Going to be a busy time these next few weeks.



View from the common area. Note the new house going up on our other side.



Close up. Sure is a pretty porch.



View as you enter from the front door. The study is to the right.



Looking into the study.



Dining room (the wall of the study is to the left, the kitchen is to the right).



Viewing the kitchen from the family room.




Looking into the breakfast area from the family room.



View of the family room.



Looking at the house from Tivoli Lane.

Chas and Sara

Immediately after graduation, we headed down to Cincinnati for Chas and Sara's wedding. We dropped Alex off at her cousin's house in Columbus for an adult weekend. It was great to see the T-Bird crew. We missed those that weren't able to make it in.



After some drinks at the hotel, a few of us head out for a Reds game.



Ready for the game.



The girls at the game. Probably talking about curtains and stuff.




The men at the game. They just drank beer.



The lovely-dovey couple.



Betty & Brown.



Cathy with her C-130 pilots.



BradVal.



Brett & Jill.



Yet another group shot.



Girl photo-op.



Picture with the bride in Rock Bottom.



Chas sure missed Andy.



All dressed up for a wedding.



Damn, they are good.



They clean up well.



Guess Brown missed Chas too.



Such a sweet couple. Hey Fire, wake up!



"A friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote this song, ..."



Chas & the ladies.



A guy thing.



John & Michelle take a (short) break from the dance floor.



Almost twins.



Val kisses Chas goodnight.

Graduation

June 14th brought about an end to our time at AFIT. Graduation had surprised us before we knew it. We took the evening to enjoy each others' company at AFIT one last time, as well as reflect on what "bugger" meant to each of us.



Kerri & Heather show off their new ink.



Jen & Bob with Bob parents.



The Nances and Roys pose for a picture.



The girls gather.



Grinder, Bob, and Joe.



The Yates family.



Jen & Joe.

Day Out with Kenzie

Alex and Kenzie spent a day getting spoiled - pedicure, manicure, and good old fashion kidding around.



Kenzie tries on shades.



The girls getting ready for their pampering.



It is so difficult being a 4 year old these days.



Yes, that is a foot massage.



Purple and pink, if you please.



What better way to top off a pedicure and manicure than running through a fountain wearing a Disney poncho?



Makes it easy to keep tabs on Alex and Kenzie.



All smiles.