Grand Haven Triathlon

Colin took part in the Grand Haven Triathlon again this year on July 10. He did awesome! The kids like to go watch this race because it ends by a great park. They also love to watch for dad and cheer like crazy once they see him! Next BIG race...Steelhead Ironman Triathlon in August.

4th of July 2011

Another great Fourth of July this year! We celebrated like we usually do with a parade and picnic at the cottage. The kids are at a great job for the parade and really love it. Johanna had a blast on the scooter, she's a maniac on that thing! The picnic was great too and then there was a lot of time spent on the beach since it was such a gorgeous day!

Happy 6th Birthday, Henry!

Happy 6th Birthday, Henry! Today my sweet, loving, sensitive, artistic Henry turns six! I remember clearly six years ago when he was born (on a Sunday) completely unexpectedly three weeks early and now he's SIX! I love this boy so much. Birthday party pictures to come...

Strawberry Picking

On Monday, June 20, the skies were overcast and it wasn't too hot so I packed up the kids and met my mom, Rebecca and Josh at the strawberry fields to pick berries. The kids did a great job, each picking at their own pace and we came home with a bursting flat of berries that were quickly eaten, made into pies, mashed and frozen. The kids had fun...Johanna the most fun of all I think!My almost 8 year old! (Notice Josh's red chin in the background)

My kids have always LOVED fruit and Johanna is no exception!

Henry did an awesome job picking the berries!

So did Abby, but she kept giving all the ones she picked to Grandma.

Josh liked to eat them too!

Jos LOVES her boots and wears them all the time!

Happy 1st Birthday, Luke!

Little Luke celebrated his first birthday on June 4 with a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" themed party. Rebecca did an awesome job throwing a great party for the little guy! We had such a great time celebrating Luke and what a sweet boy that he is!

Isn't this cake awesome?

The cute favor buckets that Rebecca put together.

Johanna and Joshua in their Hungry Caterpillar outfits. They are TROUBLE together! :)

This caterpillar was made out of 12 circles that had a picture of Luke at 1 month, 2 months, etc.

The birthday boy was loving his presents!

About ready to dig into the cake!