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alligators and hurricanes

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Well, I have been in Florida for almost 6 weeks now and here is what I have to report . . .

I have yet to see an alligator.  Are they just a myth?
I have seen many hurricanes. They are definitely not a myth.
SEC fans are the craziest (or some might say dedicated) fans I have ever met. 
It is [...]

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house for sale

 
 
I flew back to Michigan this past weekend to work on the house. We worked our butt’s off painting and pulling stuff into the garage for the forthcoming garage sale.  If you know anyone looking for a good deal on a house, you know where to send them. Above you can see our imporvements to [...]

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head south on I75 . . . hello florida!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This post is way overdue, but the past three weeks have been not only some of the longest of my life, but also packed full of tremendous amounts of change.  Let me try and recap things for you.
Four weeks ago: My mother came into town to be with the boys while Melanie and I flew down to [...]

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happy birthday evan - 1 year old!!

 
Today is Evan’s birthday! He is now one year old and too cool for you! I can not believe it!  For more pictures of the little man and a look back at his first year, click here.
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a love story video: for epic motion

 
 
 
 
 
 
Recently I started some contract work for a really awesome video production company called Epic Motion, owned by a my friend Ryan Koral. 
He has become a great friend and teacher of video editing and all the skills that come with it. 
Epic Motion does many different kinds of event driven projects, which includes a lot of [...]

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the boys up to mischief

Check out this video melanie caught of the boys getting into mischief together!
Evan is throwing Cheerios on the floor at Jacks command. It is pretty cute.
Click on the link below.
Jackson and Evan getting into mischief

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church?

I made a post on my blog circuschurch about a church in Simi Valley, CA that is taking seriously what the bible has to say about what it really means to be a Jesus follower. This has drastically effected their understanding of what a building campaign should be and how they should be as a church. [...]

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another ostovic update

 
 
 
 
 
I took this picture on our first bike ride of the year.  It was also the first bike ride with both of the boys. Actually it was Evan’s first bike ride EVER!  That’s a lot of firsts for one picture. 

 
 
 
 
 
Who knew you could have so much fun playing with diaper boxes while your naked!! (Actually [...]

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