Ryan Jacobs

Rebecca had her detailed ultrasound last week at the 20 week mark of pregnancy. We were able to see an incredible amount of detail including the heart, legs, cerebellum, feet, ribs, stomach and much more. Also, we were able to find out our baby will be a girl and are thrilled.
We have decided to name [...]

While in the Petoskey area, we got a tip to check out the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
This old railcar is now used to give some information about the hatchery. Back in the day, the trains used to be used to transport the fish from the hatchery to various lakes and streams.
Also, there are free guided [...]

Rebecca and I returned  from roughly a week in northern Michigan. We rented a cottage on Crooked Lake near Petoskey and had access to a fire pit, canoes and swimming if we wanted. An advantage to staying just a bit outside of Petoskey apart from having more reasonable rent was that it was very quiet [...]

Some folks know this, some don’t, but Rebecca and I are expecting our first child in December of this year.  I too have seen many of these sonograms and quite frankly, I know they may not look like much, but it is true — when it is yours it means everything.
The picture above was taken [...]