Archives for August 2008

 I posted this story back in July, but I just got the pictures to go with it. So you can read it again if you would like. I think the pictures really drive the story home! Check out the shot of a group of us on horses, see how mine could just walk over everyone […]

I want to give a shout out to Shannon and her new husband Brett! I hope you are having a great time on your honeymoon. They had a beautifully decorated wedding. I am sure Shannon hand cut every paper item there… It was really gorgeous! They had a really cool photo booth, which I loved. […]

Lorelei has fallen in love with all the Disney stories. There is no stopping her. She has 2 Disney Bible like storybooks from Papa that she wants to read everyday. Now when I can't read her the story because I am busy doing something else, she reads it to Allan. And sometimes he actually listens […]

This picture makes me laugh. It is hard work getting an entire handful of berries in to you mouth at once… Allan can empty a bowl of berries in 2 seconds flat, the kid LOVES berries. Any kind, black, blue, red, striped, he doesn't care! At our house we have Blackberries in our yard. I […]

This idea for making a costume out of a paper grocery bag harkens back to my own childhood days. I remember my mom cutting up a bag and putting it over my head and thinking that was great fun. So I decided why not pass along such an odd tradition to my own children. I […]

On August 3rd we went over to Grandma and Grandpa George's house to celebrate summer birthdays. Lillian just turned 1 in July, Maria will turn 1 in August and Allan will turn 2 in the beginning of Sept. Becuase of the concession schedule it is a rare weekend when we can all get together.  We […]

Steve had been hard at work most of the summer trying to get the 4 post bouncer painted. The weather was not cooperating, but he finally got them done and they look amazing. So here is a before picture: And an after picture:

It was a little over two weeks ago that I turned 29 again. The night of my birthday Steve planned a dinner out at PF Chang's in Lansing; and Andy and Kara, and Nick and Michelle met us there. We had Lorelei and Allan with us, since we didn't pre-arrange for a babysitter. Lucky for […]

Ok, so here is my short rave about the pie I made with the kids last night. We went out in the morning and picked the blackberries that grow in our front and side yard. It is hard to accumulate enough to make anything because they shove them in their mouths as fast as I […]

On one of Steve's Friday's off we took the kids to the State Park at Portage Lake. I can't say why we haven't done this before, it is only about 4 miles from our house. They have a nice beach with sand and the water starts out nice and shallow, which is perfect for little […]