[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mike and I just (okay, we got back on the 4th…) returned from Puerto Rico – this was in celebration of our 10-year wedding anniversary. Other than the 80 degree difference, we are really glad to be home. We spent 8 days and 7 nights and had a spectacular vacation. It was a long time…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And it continues! Today, we took time to decorate our gingerbread houses. Surprisingly, it went so wonderful. The kids’ houses stayed together really well overnight and we had plenty of frosting left over to decorate. The kit came with lots of pieces of candy – including gumdrops – but we got out all of our…
Today was one of those non-stop days where you’re not quite sure how you could have gotten in any more activities. First off, Mike and I both went for morning runs (I run once Mike gets back). After a warm, healthy breakfast, Mike took both the kids grocery shopping while I went for my run….
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back in June, Mike had a trip to the Straits of Mackinac to go scuba diving. We decided to make it a great family trip. He had been out of town for work, so he decided to fly directly up north so he could make it to his scuba trip on time. I drove with…
It is so hard to believe that the kids are now in 1st and 3rd grade. Summer flew by and we’re well into another year of school. Last week, we had conferences for both kids. Amazingly, they try to fit everything into a 15-minute span per kid. That means that we go through everything we…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we have been so well reminded, we are super far behind on our blogging as well as pictures. Therefore, we’ll spend some time adding and uploading pictures so you can see all of the awesome fun we’ve had since last spring – I really had no idea how many thousands (literally) of pictures I…
Huge THANK YOU to everyone who came to celebrate this past weekend with us. It was so nice to spend time with everyone. We appreciate all the thoughtful gifts you gave the kids and the time you spent with us. I love that we can all get together and have such a nice time. Cheers!!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We like to go to Frederick Meijer Gardens around the kids’ birthdays because during this time, the butterflies are blooming! It is always lots of fun – we’ve been going since before Hayden was born. (In fact, I remember being VERY pregnant one year when we took Violet!) This year, we went a couple weekends…
Today was official day one of Mike being gone! He will arrive in India today, where it is over 100 degrees F. It is still pretty cold still, so we have yet to venture outside for too much. I took the kids to Bob Evans for breakfast and the after that we went to Meijer…
