JeffandJill.com

Let the home building begin!

Jeff — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:18:03 +0000

Yes, it’s true. Mayberry has begun building our new home! There is a link on the right called “Home Building Photo Gallery” that leads to a photo gallery that will be updated every day or 2 (or 3). Since we’re staying just down the road it makes it very easy to take pictures every day. So stop on over and keep coming back!

Home Building Photo Gallery

900 Braman Street

Jeff — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:38:55 +0000

Kinda like we thought…

Jeff — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:33:04 +0000

Natalie is going to be artistic, we all know that. But, now we even more convinced that she will be athletic too!

It’s a….

Jeff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:48:07 +0000

Check out Jill’s blog for the answer!!!

Adventures in DLP HD

Jeff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:40:33 +0000

We bought our super awesome HD TV a few years ago. At the time, Plasma was still somewhat new and LCD wasn’t available in larger sizes. So, we went with a DLP. The quality is amazing but it uses a lamp. Like any lamp, it will burn out eventually. I’m confident we got more life out of the original lamp than I ever thought we would and it finally burned out last night.

I was fortunate enough to find a place in Lansing that sold the replacement bulbs so I went out and got one. Here were the steps, in pictures, that I followed. Super easy. 15 minutes and our 3 year old TV’s display is just as magnificent as it was on Day 1!

Knee Deep Shag Reunites

Jeff — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:29:49 +0000

Jill’s favorite band ever, and of course one of mine too, reunited for the first time in 4 years last weekend in South Haven. We dropped off Natalie at Nana and Papa’s and headed into town for Harborfest, which KDS was to headline. Long story short… Harborfest got rained out that night but KDS, not wanting to disapoint fans, was able to squeeze into the front of a bill at a local all-ages club. We still got to see KDS, Jill got to gush and also take really great pictures.

Here are some video clips:

Clip 1: “Get Used To It”

Clip 2: “Delivery” – Guitar solo to end. A very good guitar solo.

Clip 3: “Just Kissed My Baby” – Keys solo to end. Maybe Rob should move back to Michigan.

Clip 4: Drum Solo > “Contentment Couch”. Damn.

Clip 5: Until next time. And there will be ’cause Matt said so.

MSU Small Animals Day

Jeff — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:32:24 +0000

So, Natalie and I (Jeff) went to MSU’s Small Animals Day with Grandpa, Grandma, Denny, Josh and Jenna and we had a great time! It was pretty cold but luckily a lot of the activities and things to see were indoors. Natalie absolutely loved seeing the day old chicks and turkeys and her other favorite was getting to pet a baby pig. She might even be in the newspaper!

Here is a short video and all of the pictures can be seen here: http://natalie.jeffandjill.com

[See post to watch Flash video]

The rumors are true…

Jeff — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:27:37 +0000

Jill and I are expecting! The addition to our family is due to arrive in November and we couldn’t be more excited. Natalie is torn; She likes the idea of having a baby in the house but she doesn’t want to share her toys. We’ll have to work on that.

We’ll be posting updates!

Spring Break at Splash Universe

Jeff — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:10:26 +0000

What we do for our kids! Vacation is supposed to be relaxing but this wasn’t the case. However, Jill and I both agree that all of the effort this little get away required was completely worth it for Natalie. She had so much fun playing in the water with Josh and Jenna at Splash Universe. I know she will remember this for a long time to come. We’re happy Natalie will be able to say she went places when she was a kid and has memories that make her happy.

Below are some pictures of our trip. All of the pictures can be seen at Natalie’s website.

A couple of videos of our trip can be found here as well as other new videos!

Natalie’s Videos Are Now Online!

Jeff — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:23:15 +0000

Throughout Natalie’s life, Jill and I have been taking video of her doing cool things, cute things as well as reaching milestones in life. Most of them were just taken with our point and shoot camera which takes pretty decent video. Others were taken with our DV camera.

They are split up by year. You can click the links below or click on Pages in the top right of the screen.

Enjoy!

Natalie: Videos: 2007

Natalie: Videos: 2008

Natalie: Videos: 2009