New Every Morning: August 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

Here a wedding, there a wedding... (July Vacation III)

Our first wedding was my cousin Laura. Here she is ready to meet her groom with Uncle Ed...

Calvin & Laura trying to eat clean...

And the next week was my cousin Mark with his Bride Melanie...

We also enjoyed great times with the Beeke & Dedert families. Here's Selah & Evie on the swings...

Hannah & her pigtails...

Goofy kids! Selah & Judah with Evie, Sophie, Noah & Kezia...

Are we having fun?!

Then we also had a Moerdyk reunion- so lots and lots more cousins to meet & greet. Here are 2 Hannahs...

Lots of lawn chairs, food & vehicles...

Group shot... and would you believe it- this represents around only 50% of the total family!

Tammy & I were the group photographers, so here's her picture to add to the count...

Load those golf carts full! This one's headed for the water park...

My brother Brian with Krista down the slide...

Some one feeling pretty proud of herself alone in the deep end...

Aunt Wilma with her newest grandchild (since this picture was taken she already gained one more!)...

And... we also squeezed in 3 days worth of swimming lessons at Sandy Pines. Here's Judah & Isaiah in the beginners' class...

Somebody doesn't like to put his face in the water...

Somebody else does. Here he's coming up for a much needed breath...

Selah with her level 2 class, ready to jump in...

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Days in Sunny Kazoo (July Vacation II)

While Daddy flew home to work for the family (isn't he great!?), the kids and I stayed by Grandpa & Grandma's and soaked in lots of grandparent and cousin time. We visited & played with all their cousins and even visited Lake Michigan one of the humid days. We also visited Great Grandma, but forgot to take pictures. Mommy relaxed a bit, prepped for Tim & Nicole's wedding reception and spent hours planning our next school year.

Here they are enjoying one of many, many gator rides with Grandma...

Krista Sue, we miss you!

Bonding with their 'new' Aunt Nicole...

Selah holding her 'dolly' Micah again, and again, and again and...
(guess who's going to be a tremendous help come December?!)

Isaiah getting tickled and then probably begging for more...

Helping Grandma give Sheba a bath...

Isaiah Henry and Connor Henry on Grandpa Henry's lap...

Do these two girlies look like cousins? Marianne is trying to get her dog 'Teddy' to also squint for the camera...

Discussing important cousinly topics while letting Teddy get a potty break...

Tasting beans from Grandma's garden...can't get them any fresher...

"More, Gamma!"

Lots of little boys and sand to play with at Uncle Fred & Aunt Liz's house...

Daddy spent one day in Kazoo. Here Hannah & Daddy are examining Grandma's garden...

Look what I got!

Sugar peas, see?

More?

Daddy's girl!

Monday, August 26, 2013

Sandy Pines, here we come! (July Vacation I)

OK, so the blog posts are long overdue. But school is started, we're into our 3rd week. Summer is almost over. It feels like autumn already. Shall we review our sunny, vacation days? Get ready for a bunch of vacation posts-I tried to wean out the pictures- but there were just too many captured memories to share...

The water slide is easily a hit at 'Sandy'...
(Hannah calls it the 'wee-wee'- I guess because you say 'weeee' as you go down?!)

Selah about to plunge into the pool...

Judah trying to gain speed...

But the most special part of our 'Sandy' portion of our vacation was spending time with family. My brother Brian and family were also visiting from South Africa and shared the condo with us. Here Hannah is holding cousin Micah for the first time... (isn't he a beautiful boy?)

And Aunt Nicole joined us for several special days before their wedding in Canada. Here Tim had just purchased a balloon inscribed with 'I Love you' in 100 languages, was it?