Christmas 2005 Pictures

Here are some of the pictures from Christmas 2005
Here is Preston and Jade singing some Christmas Carols at Daycare. We got to stop by early to watch the performance.

Here Jade is opening her stocking.


"Hey Mommy, I will fix that thing that Daddy keeps putting off." Uh-oh, we might have another handyman on our hands.

Here Daddy puts together a toy for Preston.

Preston and Jade taking it easy with the new dolls. Jade got two Cabbage Patch Kids for Christmas and Preston has been helping her take care of them.




Jade got a new tricycle.

Christmas with the Fleitz Family

Well Christmas is over for the immediate Fleitz Family. I will be working on Christmas day, so we celebrated it today. Preston and Jade enjoyed opening all of the gifts. They got plenty of toys. It looks like Toys R' Us exploded in our house. Becky is taking the children to Richmond tomorrow to spend the day with her Parents and Family. I might meet up with them in Richmond on the 26th for a couple of hours before they head back to Roanoke.

I will upload the images tomorrow. We got our letters out late this year. If you are on our mailing list, you can expect our Christmas letter Tuesday or Wednesday.

If you want to get ahold of the Fleitz Family you can email us at FireFleitz@adelphia.net.

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Merry Christmas

I know! I know! Where in the heck has Rhett been, and why hasn't he posted anything? You guys want to hear about Preston and Jade and maybe even see some pictures. Well I will have to add some pictures in the next couple of days. I have been fairly busy with work and everything, so I will try to update you as to what is going on.

Our Christmas letters will be going out soon. Becky is working on a little something for the Holidays as we speak.

Preston and Jade are growing up very quickly, and we are trying to keep up with them. They have a Christmas play on Wednesday. We are looking forward to seeing it and we will post some pictures afterwards.

Preston's vocabulary is amazing. He speaks so well and is using a wide assortment of words. He enjoys talking, much like his father, and will point various things out and talk about them.

Jade has a lot of attitude, which we are sure is going to be a small problem once she begins speaking. She is mumbling now and likes pointing her finger while she raises her voice and gives funny little faces. She is probably going to be a handful.

Rhett is working on Christmas Day, and Becky will be taking the children to Richmond that day to celebrate with Nonny and Papa.

We will actually celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve Day. We are planning on acting like it is the day, and hopefully Preston and Jade don't catch on.

We hope to find everyone in good health and surrounded by Friends and Family during the Holidays.

God Bless

A day at Layman Bros. Cornfield Maze

On Saturday we headed out to Layman Bros. Cornfield Maze in Daleville, Virginia. Preston was very excited to go. The maze was fun, although maybe a little too long for carrying around 2 young children.

Here Preston had fun impersonating a scarecrow.
Preston and Jade had fun feeding the goats.
Daddy had a blast carrying around Jade. Jade just kinda enjoyed all the corn everywhere.
Isn't she photogenic.
Here is Jade with her ear of corn. Jade held on tight to the corn all day. We had to keep her from eating it though.
Where's Preston. Preston had fun trying to hide from Mommy and Daddy.
Jade picked out her pumpkin and carried it all the way to pay for it. Preston could carry his pumpkin far, as he picked out a larger one.

Oktoberfest in Roanoke

The Fleitz Family ventured into Oktoberfest last weekend. We enjoyed bratwurst, sauerkraut, a funnel cake, and German Beer. We listened to some great music, and Preston got his face painted. Preston enjoyed running around with all the other kids, dancing and jumping around. The event was held in Elmwood Park downtown Roanoke.

Here Preston is getting his war paint on. He was Spiderman. There were a lot of spidermen running around. But Preston was the best. He even scaled the First Union Tower. We got a lot of looks from the other parents, but who cares. The don't know what it is like raising Spiderman.

Here are the Women of the Fleitz household. Jade is becoming increasingly higher maintenance. This is not a good thing.

Here is Spiderman having fun with all the girls, and this other boy. Preston told me he could take him though, if he had too.


Here the women are hanging out, while Daddy chased after Spiderman all day.


Here is Spiderman and Mommy. What a picture.

Preston's Birthday today

Today Preston turns three years old. Wow how time flies. Preston has been such a joy for our family. We have enjoyed watching him grow up. Since he is our first born, we learned through him which made raising Jade soooo much easier. I would imagine that is the way it works in most families. Preston loves seeing his relatives and remembers most all of them by name now. We will be in Richmond this weekend for Rhett's 10 year High School Reunion. Although it does not seem like 10 years since he graduated. We hope to bump into a lot of friends from High School, and hopefully we will not be the only ones with children. We are taking Preston and Jade to the football game on Friday night at Midlothian HS. That is the first event for the Reunion. I think that it will be fun, and I am sure that Preston will love watching the game. See you all next week with some pictures.

Valicia and Carlos Gonzalez

I present to you Carlos and Valicia Gonzalez. Their wedding was beautiful. I think that they both had the best night of their lives. We wish them the best.

Here you can see Royce and Cathleen cutting a rug out on the dance floor. You can notice the WHITE MAN in the back, yeah I mean Paul. What a dancer. No not really, I am kidding.
This was the proudest Father of the evening. Mom and Dad Fleitz truly are the best and luckiest Parents in the World.
Here is Preston cruising around after the wedding. He had a blast.
Jade, what can be said. She is just the cutest little girl. Jade is always so happy.

Valicia and Carlos' Rehearsal and Stone Mountain

Here is Rhett and Becky at the Rehearsal Dinner. The dinner was held at Loca Luna's in Atlanta. The restaurant serves Tapas which is basically Spanish appetizers which make a meal when ordered together. We had some great food that evening. As well as several Jager Bomb's.

Here is (R-L) Madhura, Valicia, and Vanessa at the Rehearsal Dinner. Both ladies were bridesmaids in Valicia's Wedding.
Here is Paul and Vanessa. What a cute couple. Paul is a pilot...nothing much else to say. Ha gotcha.

This is Stone Mountain just outside of Atlanta. This thing is amazing. A huge rock just sitting in the middle of the area. When I say rock, I mean rock. It looks like this thing fell out of the sky. I think they filmed the Apollo moon landings on the top of this thing.
Here is Preston and Royce. Preston was checking out a Babe, and of course Royce was looking for a Jet in the sky.
This is the top of Stone Mountain. Notice Preston heading right for the puddle. He thought that was fun.
Here is (R-L) Jade, Paul, Royce, Brad Bloom, Preston, and Bill Pickard. Brad and Bill are Rhett and Royce's Cousins. If you look close you can see the Atlanta skyline in the background. You can pretty much fall right off the side of this rock if you wanted to. Did I mention that it was Guys day out. You can imagine the looks we got from everyone. Five guys who look like they couldn't take care of themselves with two children.
Here is Jade and Paul with the Atlanta skyline in the background.

Preston Won

That is right, Preston won the Carlin Chronicles Annual Fishing Picture Competition. Preston is so proud and cannot wait until he gets to spend the $100 Gift Certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods. He also won a WSLS gift bag. We have not picked up the prizes yet. We will probably pick it up next week. Of course this weekend we will be in Atlanta for Valicia and Carlos' wedding. We look forward to seeing some of you all there.

Vote for Preston in the Carlin Chronicles Fishing Picture Competition

Be sure to vote for Preston in the fishing picture competition at www.wsls.com. You can find the direct link here.

Preston on the News

Preston was on the news today featured in the Carlin Chronicles fishing picture contest. Preston was pictured holding a fish with his fishing rod in his hand. Daddy took him fishing at Great Papa's pond on Bent Mountain several weeks ago and he caught several fish.

We hope to begin writing more on the blog for you all to read. We have been busy with everything recently and have been constricted to posting pictures every week or two.

We will be traveling to Atlanta for Valicia and Carlos' wedding in October and hope to see you all there. We will be traveling to Richmond the following weekend to go to Rhett's 10 year High School Reunion. We are looking forward to seeing old classmates and show off our precious Children. It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since graduation. Rhett is coming up on his 7th year working for Roanoke Fire-EMS Department.

We have been hearing from several distant relatives in relation to our work on our Family Tree. Becky has been working diligently on her side while Rhett has taken a break for a little while. Rhett hopes to begin working on it again soon. We recently bought a new software program that will assist us in tracking our ancestors and continue to find our roots. Becky has gone all the way back to Eve. Just kidding. If you would like to find out more about our Family Tree or have information to add please contact Rhett.

Preston at the Fountain With Fire Station #1 in the Background

Preston and Jade around the House

Jade and Melena

Preston and Jade at Nonny and Papa's House

Here are some pictures from Preston and Jade at Nonny and Papa's house in Richmond. These were taken while Rhett and Becky were in Atlanta.