Monthly Archives: August 2016

Partner Relay

Today is the annual partner relay for cross country.  It’s a fun event that helps kick off the cross country season.  The kids are teamed up with a partner and they run a 1 mile course through infirmary mound park in Granville.  They tag their partner’s hand and their partner runs the 1 mile course.  They each do this three times, so each person runs 3 miles in the 6 mile race.

After the race the coaches talk about the upcoming season and then there is a cookout with burgers and hotdogs provided by the VanNess family from their farm and the rest of the parents brings side dishes and deserts.  It’s also an opportunity for the parents to meet each other.

Jonny starts his senior year at Granville High School

Jonny’s first day of his senior year at Granville High School today.  It’s hard to believe that after this year, Nikki and I won’t have any kids in high school!  We are getting old.  But I think we are going to enjoy this last year of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track for Jonny.  Jonny is pre-season ranked at 72nd in the state of Ohio for all high school cross country runners.  In indoor track he is pre-season ranked at 22nd in the nation for the 800 meter run.  In outdoor track he is ranked 57th in the nation for the 800 meter run.  Last year was a lot of fun watching his success with running and we are looking forward to this year.

We loose another teenager

Stephanie and Marcus

Stephanie and Marcus

Stephanie blowing out candles

Stephanie blowing out candles

Stephanie turns 20

Stephanie turns 20

Stephanie turned 20 day and is no longer a teenager.  We had Stephanie, Marcus, Ashley and Shane over for dinner to celebrate Stephanie’s birthday and Ashley’s engagement as I worked late yesterday and had to work from home after they announced their engagement yesterday.

Marcus took a vacation day and came up to celebrate with Stephanie and then they had dinner with us.  Stephanie chose to have Lasagna for dinner.

Ashley and Shane are engaged!

Shane took Ashley to the Franklin Conservatory Park today, which was the location of their first date.  He proposed to Ashley and she accepted!  They then had dinner at The Pearl to celebrate together.  There are no plans at this time yet, but I am sure Nikki and Ashley will be starting soon.

Ashleya nd Shane are Engaged

Ashley and Shane are Engaged

Ashley's engagement ring

Ashley’s engagement ring

Celebrating at The Pearl

Celebrating at The Pearl