We just returned from our week long vacation to Minocqua. Our first full week vacation in 5 years! We spent the week relaxing, fishing, reading, and playing golf. I became very good at riding along in a golf cart :). We did play some mini-golf and I would like a rematch...Ryan beat me by one stroke! We were joined for the second weekend by Ryan's cousin and some good friends from Appleton. They got some skiing and tubing in as well...I had fun watching, but I sure wanted to join in. It was a great week! It was very hard to come back home.

Long awaited belly picture..31 weeks and counting...feeling great!

Happy Anniversary Ryan! Can you believe that it has been 5 years?! I love you!

4th of July camping trip to the Nicolet National Forrest....some time spent in the woods, some time spent at the beach, all time spent relaxing and enjoying life.

Brewers game up in the Twin Cities (everyone else seemed to think it was a Twins game) with Matt and Abby. Great times.... First 18 batters were outs and the game ended in 2 hours (hardly even enough time to eat a dog and drink a beer).

About a year ago, there was a great video of Tiger Woods traveling around the internet with the beauty of his swing set to classical music. Well, here's my version...pretty ugly, eh?

23 Weeks and counting

Grandma Kathy (aka "Rocky Balboa") and Grandpa Rick (aka "Easy Rider") during and after the Soulburner 5K run.

Nearing 60 and still kickin'....pretty impressive.

20 weeks and counting.

Thumbs up....it's a GIRL!

Flexible....

cuddly...

and by the looks of her ears....

she takes after her uncle Derek!

Sarah and "Little Jones," at 18 1/2 weeks. From what we're told, our baby is about the size of a bell pepper, which explains the baby bump. Ultrasound coming in a week, so check back then.

It's fishing season....if only they weren't toxic.

So, what's new with the Jones family? Spring is in the air, although there is still snow on the ground, and WE'RE HAVING A BABY! Right now Sarah is at 13 weeks, which puts us due Mid-September. We are learning daily from some great websites, doctors, family and friends, and as of right now, little Jones is 3 inches long and has fingerprints...making me a very proud father. Sarah's first few months were fairly uneventful (a little sickness here and there, and a lot of tired everywhere), but we think we're moving into a new phase as this second trimester begins. All the men in my life have basically had the same reaction...."greatest gift of your life....get your golfing and hunting in now." So, as you can imagine, I'm planning on doing just that. As for what advice Sarah is getting, seems more practical like eating soda crackers before getting out of bed and eating Flinstones Vitamins. All in all, we could not possibly be more excited and thankful, and we're spending most of our time in prayer for a healthy, happy child. God is certainly good.

Copper Mountain, '08.

In late January, Sarah and I had the privilege of hitting the mountains of the West with Derek and Ann. Not only were we blessed with blue skies and plenty of fresh snow, but we also had time to relax as a family and simply enjoy the West. Enjoy the pictures.

A great day of skiing at Whitecap Mountain up Nort'.

Over the holidays, Ryan had the distinct honor of consuming the most bodacious burger on the market. The Pub Burger...two 1/3 pound burgers, a stack of ham, two slices of cheese, topped with a fried egg. MMMMM good.

Happy New Year

Good times over the holidays. Two weekends at the cabin, with a ton of time with family and friends mixed in.

Brother Derek catches Air....and apparently separates his shoulder on the next run. Oops.