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Jared's 8th Birthday (posted Mar '13) Birthday party for our biggest boy, sledding fun Fall 2012/Winter 2013 Fun (posted Mar '13) Halloween, Cousin Ethan's birthday, deer collision, Xmas, Jared's (actual) 8th birthday Goodbye Gigi (posted Mar '13) Auction & last stand at the Gray homestead Devin's 4th Birthday (posted Mar '13) Devin's big day, Hesston Steam Museum, Prepping for auction at Gigi's, another Devin party Cousin Sarah's & Jimmy's Wedding (posted Mar '13) Nuptials in Connecticut Summer Fun 2012 Part 3 (posted Mar '13) Pets, !Flanders Elementary, Daddy's childhood house Summer Fun 2012 Part 2 (posted Mar '13) Lemonade stand, Michigan Renaissance Festival '13 Summer Fun 2012 (posted Mar '13) Last picture with Great Grandma Shirley :(, Cedar Point, underwater Spring Fun 2012 (posted Mar '13) Day out with Thomas '13, little league, Waukesha Lego store grand opening, Gigi's, the beach, school fun run Early 2012 Fun (posted Mar '13) Bronners, motorcycling, kitties, hail, ducks, Cousin Samantha's birthday, Detroit Tigers Winter Fun 2012 Part 2 (posted Mar '12) Jared's first concert, snow fun Winter Fun 2012 (posted Mar '12) Liberty huge, Toledo Zoo, animals & baby tigers Jared's 7th Birthday (posted Mar '12) Visiting Great Grandma, presents, Angry Birds bowling party fun Christmas 2011 (posted Mar '12) Tree hunting, pony and wagon rides, flooded park, Milan Chamber Christmas, Santa, family and Devin crashing Devin's 3rd Birthday (posted Mar '12) Party fun, Great Wolf Lodge, Jared's class costume parade, Halloween Fall Fun 2011 Part 3 (posted Mar '12) Helicopters visit Milan, fire station open house, Jared flying Fall Fun 2011 Part 2 (posted Mar '12) Liberty growing more, Zucchini Brothers last performance, Michigan Reniassance Festival Grandma & Grandpa's Gold (posted Mar '12) Grandma Ginny & Grandpa Travis' 50th wedding anniversary Fall Fun 2011 (posted Mar '12) Liberty growing, Toledo Zoo, Jared jumping, 1st day of school (especially for Devin!) Summer Fun 2011 Part 3 (posted Mar '12) Rainy day, Greenfield Village, Philadelphia, Valley Forge, lots of history 2011 Thunder over Michigan Air Show Part 2 (posted Mar '12) Combat, aerial shots and Blue Angel awesomeness 2011 Thunder over Michigan Air Show (posted Mar '12) Planes, ground & elevated shots, rainy Blue Angels Summer Fun 2011 Part 2 (posted Mar '12) Jared riding bike (woo!), bowling, 4th of July parade, visiting Ohio to pick up Liberty, backyard fun Summer Fun 2011 (posted Mar '12) Pony rides, baby bird, visiting Great Grandma & Wisconsin Dells, school trip to Toledo Zoo Day out with Thomas 2011 (posted Mar '12) Greenfield Village, woodchips, Jared T-ball, goodbye to our wonderful kitty Tequila Spring Fun 2011 (posted Sep '11) Jared's 1st tooth, Daddy's California trip, Easter Year's End 2010 and Year's Beginning 2011 (posted Sep '11) Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, Jared's 6th Birthday Fall Fun 2010 Part 2 (posted May '11) Backyard fun, Devin's 2nd birthday, miscellaneous and NPR #765 visits Milan Fall Fun 2010 (posted May '11) Jared's 1st day of Kindergarden, Devin's 1st haircut, Wisconsin Dells, fall harvest (literally) 2010 Michigan Renaissance Festival (posted Apr '11) Boys, Zucchini Brothers and birds 2010 Thunder over Michigan Air Show (posted Mar '11) Yankee Air Museum - Willow Run Airport, Yspilanti, MI Summer Fun 2010 Part 2 (posted Nov '10) Resident mantis, new truck, mini golf & go-karts, Chicago Museum of Science & Industry Summer Fun 2010 (posted Oct '10) BBQ, Lancaster, PA, Dutch Wonderland, Delaware visit Jared's Preschool Graduation (posted Oct '10) Jared's big day, Potter Park Zoo, Boy's Day 2010 Spring Fun 2010 Part 3 (posted Oct '10) Family fun in Lansing, backyard fun, Paddock farm night, Flanders Elementary closes, Tecumseh Memorial Day parade Spring Fun 2010 Part 2 (posted Sep '10) Jared's Trike-A-Thon, Devin's new big-boy bed, Day out with Thomas Spring Fun 2010 (posted Sep '10) Devin, new pergola, Henry Vilas Zoo, Easter at Great Grandma's Jared's 5th Birthday (posted Feb '10) Boys, snow angels, Jared's big day, Devin cuteness Winter Fun 2010 (posted Feb '10) Toledo Zoo, Matthaei Botanical Gardens Christmas 2009 (posted Feb '10) Devin escaping crib, boys, boys and more boys, Legos, Christmas! Fall Fun 2009 Part 2 (posted Nov '09) Ethan's birthday, new kitchen island, Jared's (almost) 5th birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas tree hunting Halloween 2009 (posted Nov '09) Trick or treating downtown Milan & at home, Cedar Point Devin's First Birthday! (posted Nov '09) Devin's big day, spooky Greenfield Village, castle Lego! Fall Fun 2009 (posted Nov '09) Great Wolf Lodge, trains, NPR #765, Devin cuteness Summer Fun 2009 Part 6 (posted Oct '09) Monroe County Fair, Michigan Renaissance Festival, Wisconsin Summer Fun 2009 Part 5 (posted Oct '09) Our boys, visiting up north, Junction Valley Railroad Berkshire 765 Visits Milan (posted Sep '09) Probably the coolest day ever in our fair city Thunder over Michigan 2009 Air Show (posted Sep '09) The 2009 air show at Willow Run Airport Summer Fun 2009 Part 4 (posted Sep '09) Devin's first train and carousel rides plus some backyard fun Summer Fun 2009 Part 3 (posted Jul '09) Backyard wildlife, Mother's Day & Father's Day Summer Fun 2009 Part 2 (posted Jul '09) New playhouse for the boys, Devin's first swim! Summer Fun 2009 (posted Jul '09) Devin's first crawl! Memorial day parade, Milan helicopter visit The Toledo Zoo (posted Jul '09) Walk where the wild ones are Day out with Thomas 2009 (posted May '09) Jared's favorite day in Greenfield Village, Devin's first meal! Cousin Samantha's 8th Birthday (posted May '09) Samantha's 8th birthday party, dinner in Lansing Easter 2009 (posted May '09) General cuteness, Easter bunny fun Visiting Lots of Stuff (posted May '09) Chi-town model railroad, Bronner's, Henry Ford Museum | Winter Stuff 2009 (posted May '09) UofMichigan Natural History Museum, finished bathroom downstairs Jared's 4th Birthday (posted Jan '09) Jared's big day, baby Devin cuteness, potpourri RETRO: Salem & Gloucester, MA 2001 (circa Sep '01) One of the cooler PK (pre-kids) summer vacations we took Baby's First Christmas (posted Jan '09) Christmas prep, Christmas in Lansing, Devin's first Christmas! Thanksgiving 2008 (posted Jan '09) Devin's first trip out of state, Wisconsin fun, Christmas tree hunting Halloween 2008 (posted Dec '08) Halloween spookiness, Ethan's 5th birthday party, Devin cuteness Fall Fun 2008 Part 2 (posted Oct '08) Huge wasp nest, Milan homecoming parade, pumpkin patch, Devin meeting the family in Lansing Fall Fun 2008 (posted Sep '08) Jared's first day of preschool, Clinton Fall Fest & parade Summer Fun 2008 Part 3 (posted Aug '08) New deck, kid's concert in the park, Greenfield Village, slip n' slide Summer Fun 2008 Part 2 (posted Aug '08) Iargo Springs, Michigan Lumberman's Monument, boating on Indian Lake 4th of July 2008 (posted Aug '08) AuSable Valley Railroad, Lone Ranger, John Wayne, fireworks in Tawas City Summer Fun 2008 (posted Jun '08) Calder Dairy, new stairs for the deck Wisconsin Visit (posted Jun '08) Great Grandma's, Wisconsin Deer Park, Riverside and Great Northern Railway Day out with Thomas (posted Jun '08) Thomas the Tank engine & some other stuff Easter 2008 and Spring Fun (posted Jun '08) Easter (home & Lansing), Samantha's 7th birthday party Jared's 3rd Birthday (posted Feb '08) Snow & party at Chuck E Cheese's Christmas 2007 (posted Feb '08) Milan holiday parade, Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village & Potter Park Zoo in Lansing November 2007 Fun (posted Feb '08) Ethan's 4th birthday party, turkey, yum October 2007 Fun (posted Feb '08) Swimming in the fall! Halloween goodness Great-Grandma Shirley's 90th Birthday (posted Sep '07) Lots of family! Summer Fun 2007 Part 3 (posted Sep '07) Illinois Railway Museum, Donley's Wild West Town, Michigan Renaissance Festival, raspberries Summer Fun 2007 Part 2 (posted Sep '07) North American Model Train Show, Wisconsin Dells Summer Fun 2007 (posted Jul '07) Greenfield Village, Henry Ford Museum, family up north & backyard landscaping Easter and Day out with Thomas (posted May '07) Easter, snippet of Bronner's in Frankenmuth & Thomas! Miscellaneous Fun (posted May '07) Trains, fun, food & Calder Dairy Trains and Wisconsin (posted Mar '07) Train show & Wisconsin fun in the winter Winter Fun 2007 (posted Mar '07) Jared's first haircut, snow fun, UM Natural History Museum & trains! Jared's 2nd Birthday (posted Jan '07) Party at home, Red Robin & the family Christmas 2006 (posted Jan '07) Setting up the tree, cousins & presents! Thanksgiving 2006 (posted Jan '07) Playroom, turkey & Christmas tree shopping Halloween 2006 (posted Oct '06) Spooky decorations, trick or treating & jack o' lanterns Fall Stuff 2006 (posted Oct '06) New shed, fire, playing, Omar's wedding & Wisconsin stuff Summer Vacation 2006 Part 2 (posted Aug '06) Williamsburg & Jamestown VA, Calder Dairy Summer Vacation 2006 (posted Aug '06) Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire, Rehoboth Beach, tons of family in Delaware & Ocean City, MD 4th of July 2006 and Family (posted Jul '06) Milan parade, fireworks & lemonade stand fun Jared's First Swim! (posted Jul '06) Dressing up, splashing & floating fun Miscellaneous Jared (posted Jul '06) A bunch of different pics Easter 2006 (posted Jul '06) Celebrated in Wisconsin with Grandma Family, Friends and Miscellaneous (posted Mar '06) Jared's birthing class, visiting cousins & trains Jared Turns One Year Old! (posted Jan '06) A big Thomas the Tank Engine party! Baby's First Christmas (Delaware) (posted Jan '06) Lots of East-coast family Baby's First Christmas (Michigan) (posted Jan '06) Milan parade & lots of holiday fun Thanksgiving 2005 (posted Jan '06) Celebrated in Wisconsin plus bonus: Tupperware! Halloween 2005 and Family (posted Nov '05) Our little clown baby & Ethan's 2nd birthday Our New Home (posted Oct'05) Home sweet home Family and Cedar Point Pics (posted Oct '05) Baby sitting up, family visiting, Chuck's 40th & Cedar Point Frankenmuth and More Wisconsin (posted Aug '05) John & Marge visit plus Wisconsin fun 4th of July 2005 (posted Jul '05) The Thomas', fireworks & first feeding for Jared Daddy's First Father's Day (posted Jun '05) Lots of baby plus bare butt! Mama's First Mother's Day (posted May '05) Shared with friends & family Jared's First Delaware Visit (posted Apr '05) Meeting all his loving family on the East coast Jared's First Wisconsin Visit (posted Mar '05) Meeting Great Grandma Shirley plus birthing class reunion A Growing Baby (posted Mar '05) All sorts of goofy baby pics Even More Jared (posted Feb '05) Can't get enough? More Jared and Baby Shower (posted Feb '05) Jared meeting family and friends for the first time Bob Askey visits the WCLBPD (posted May '03) Tara's favorite audio-book reader Williamsburg & Yorktown, Virginia (posted Oct '02) One of Daddy's favorite places to visit Salem & Gloucester, Massachusetts (posted Sep '01) One of the cooler PK (pre-kids) summer vacations we took |
Our Wonderful Boys!
- updated periodically - 
Portraits
(posted Oct '14)Nicer pictures of the family Ralph W. Gray & Shirley M. Gray (1/12/20 - 3/1/04) (9/6/17 - 8/23/2012) Scott's Maternal Grandparents Liberty Belle Our sweet girl Maybelle Our wonderful old girl 
Woodworking Projects
(posted Nov '09)One of daddy's many hobbies 
Fairchild Junction
(posted Jul '09)Our O-scale model ceiling train railway 
Scott's Cycle CornerMotorcycles! 
Cedarworks Play-A-Round Playset Swing SetThe boys' play structure 
Sound ClipsAudio snippets Fairchild Cove Our pond that we had at our old house The Great Flood of 2003 Great fun when heavy rainwater backs up First Fire of 2003 Some cool fire pics from 2003 The Great Yellow Jacket Massacre of 2002 An epic battle of man (and chemicals) vs. nature Our Other Babies Our kitties Welcome Ethan Charles Bird Our nephew Matt Tobin's Wedding Scott was the best man Welcome Samantha Renee Bird Our niece Our Wedding June 12th, 1999 Recipes! Grilled Turkey Turkey Gravy Savory Custard Stuffing |
