So my friends and family can be up on life here in GR

'But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.'
1 Samuel 12.24

Monday, March 15, 2021

Taddy Bear is 1 month!

 

In his first month Tad...
Was born!
Watched the Australian Open
Celebrated Valentine's Day
Met his sister and brother
Met his grandparents
Had 2 Dr. Appointments (9 lbs! beyond birth weight!)
Really got the hang of nursing
Has fallen into a pretty good sleep pattern
Attended evening church, Bible study, Embrace and Discipleship Group
Charmed all the ladies
Presided over a Kindergarten Interview
Did some thrifting
Had a playdate
Observed swim class
Helped plan a birthday party!
Snuggled extensively
Looked Dad in the eye re: bottle feeding
Captured his family's heart :)

Monday, February 8, 2021

Happy New Year to you!

Annnnnnd here's what happened in January!

New Year's party in Schoolcraft was so fun! Molly got to 'shop' through Aunt Sara's doll clothes, what a dream!


Pizza and ice cream party with our friend R3

Sledding at Grandma's with the neighbors has been so fun! Molly just loves to be outside!

Ready, set, SHOP! 

Using our Christmas gifts to work on scissor skills

Happy perfect 7th anniversary to us!!! 😘

Would you believe we started swim lessons again?!?!

Slow mornings with Grammy

It is so hard to get good help these days...

Peter with our grand babies 😂

Puggles!! The joy of every Wednesday night!

Little girl growing up so fast, right before my eyes 💞

Halfie Birthday Sweet Gabe!


Getting along 😍

4 going on 14 😳

Happy Birthday Gramps!

Cookin' with Dad

The best snow day; breakfast in front to the tv until our eyes bugged out 😆

Oh hey! this little one is still cooking too! Getting bigger every day, we cant wait to meet you!

Happy almost birthday to me! Surprise party!

What do you do at your grandparents?

Just two kids being kids at home 😍

Now we're fully into birthday and baby month!

Thursday, January 7, 2021

One, Two, Skip a Few...

 Ooooook a lot of pressure lately to keep blogging! okokokok!! If you insist.

These two are like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates: you just never know what's going to be!

Handler time out: the fall decor was perfectly timed with my second trimester so I actually got it going! Plus the season for it was SO long and wonderful!!!


The habits she picks up from the big girls are juuuuuuust something else....

Reading, reading, reading!

Never before seen footage, unless you actually laid eyes on me. 

We are Awana Cubbies!!!  

E was for egg, deviled. With just a pinch of Paprika.

Morning at the orchard with our cousins! So fun aside from bee sting #2 this year 😕

Harvest time!!!! If I were Millennial and cool I'd be going on and on about how I'm an Urban Gardener and green and living off my land. Ya know, all the buzzwords.


Hammy. Precious angel.

Nose to the grindstone. Doing homework whenever possible.

Just look at these Montessori kids! Geniuses in the making, obviously!

Saturday's with Dad are their favorite for obvious reasons 


Another day, another casual walk around the block.

More preschool, just loving it!

While we've missed being able to actually see Grandma Grace, her new community has done some fun activities we could participate in, like a costume parade!

The Zoo went Boo for us! 

The paw on her shoulder 😍

Handler time out!: Bun in the oven, Harvest Hash and Shepherd's Pie too!


Back the Blue. and thank them too! :)

Happy Halloween!! We had so much fun!!! Friends and more friends!




And that was October, I kinda forgot how much fun we had!!!!  On to November!

Cute kids coloring. CKC. 

Walking, walking, walking we're always out walking on the fine autumn days!

Popsicles in the Indian Summer weather!


A little service project with our friends is akin to a spoonful of sugar making the medicine go down!


As the flowers fade, I'm over here blooooooooming!

Bedtime story with Grandma 💗💙

Tea Party time! And how is your mother?

Mel Trotter Turkey Drop is one of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions 


Morning spice inventory

Meijer Gardens with our friends!

More reasons to love dad: dissection at the dinner table and bedtime stories!

Friends came to play and make Turkey Toms!

Successful Thanksgiving: Toilet paper tube turkey and weared out baby.

O Christmas Tree! How lovely! and then we chopped you down and visited Santa too!



Girls by the Christmas tree!

Thus concludes November! Next up December in all it's glory!

Annual trip to Rosa Parks!


Corona Christmas photo shoot



Definition of handsome goober! 

Dayzzzzzz of quarantine!


A new bed!!! Joy joy joy!

And then we were freeee!! and back on the hoof!


Christmas at the farm! Santa brought her scooter!

Pretzel Day on the North East side!!!!

Peppermint Shakes and a Christmas light tour!

Back to our friends for a little babysitting and fun!

Dear Santa, we're ready for you!

And then the big morning!!! Complete with SNOW!!!




Santa must have just the best bone density...

Bedtimeeeeeee!!!


Feast prep! What a bird!

What could it be?!?!?


And now we feast!!!

And we finish the year out with some forward thinking! We're nearly there!

And that's a wrap on 2020, to God be the Glory!