Sorry it has been so long since we posted updates. I thought I would give you an idea of what was going on with our lives. Below are some new postings. I edited the post date (so they don't all show up as today--even though I posted all of them today). This way you can see the date of the picture/event. So look through the whole blog so you won't miss anything. I hope to be better at posting in the future...

New Apartment

Although not fully unpacked yet, we already notice a little more space than before. Both of these pictures are of the living room. (It's so big we have to take 2 shots of the room; it doesn't fit in one!)


We bought some couches from DI and have loved the space to just expand.

Christmas Eve at the Baird home

We went home (to the Baird's in Wyoming) for Christmas. It was a blast. Jonathon has been sucked into the family. While watching a movie, he was slowly piled on. Eventually we noticed that he had 3 kids on his lap. They were kind of exploding out of the recliner they were perched in. He sure feels the love.

Climer Family Christmas Festivities (During School)

This was our Christmas Tree.
It was 1 ft tall and sat in the corner on our table.
We felt pretty festive!

Ultrasound Appointment

On Dec 9th we had our first ultrasound!

Stain Glass (Homemade Candy) Final Project for Class in December

This is a stain glass window made from hard candy. It was the final project for Mary Ann in the History of Creativity class. We balanced the frame on mugs and strung Christmas lights beneath to make it glow. It was quite impressive in the dark.

It took a good 30 hours (if not more) and resulted in an A for the project, an A- overall in the class. The project was a great experience of trial and error. Eventually we made it all work... eventually. Here are some pictures of the strategies we used to make it work:

Jonathon making the frame for it to be mounted in.

We poured the hot candy directly into molds to fill in the background.

We would cut the hot candy when it was cooled to a tacky stage.

Not all of the candy we made we could use. There was TONS left over. This is probably less than 10%. We went through about 15 lbs of sugar.

Air Force Dining Out

Here are some pictures from Dining Out. This first picture is with Ty Burgess (one of Jonathon's great ROTC buddies) and his fiance Makamae Sanchez. You can see my corsage in the picture. I felt great wearing it. They were a big hit.

The second picture is with Lt. Col. Hastriter and his wife. They are good friends of Jonathon's who are currently stationed at Hill AFB and like to come down for Dining Out. He is one of the main reasons Jonathon joined AF ROTC. We both have a lot to thank him for.