Friday, July 29, 2022

April 2022

Ruth and Naomi talking to the toy birds

Birthday party at Urban Air

First birthday party!

Cake time

Girls from Lexi's class

8 years old

Still loves Batman

New watch

Grandparents Day

Andrew, Stephen, Graham, Patrick- school friends

Caleb, Jacob, Nathan, Ashton

Parents of Prom-goers having a dinner party

Prom 2022

 -Julia did some Holland Rec vball

-Isaac learned he is good at the high jump and also ran 70 m, 100m and 4x400 relay

-Caleb was cleared at the end of April to resume playing lacrosse!

-Isaac started driver's training 

-Lexi had her 8th birthday party and she chose Urban Air- indoor trampoline park, with the girls from her class. Lexi loves Batman, loves China, wore her red sweatshirt daily this past year, is tender-hearted, smart, and silly. We love you Lexi!

-Caleb had prom this year! Actually they call it banquet. Prom was at the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Caleb went with a group of friends. He looked so handsome in his first suit. 


Thursday, July 28, 2022

Spring Break 2022

 

The little circle was our rental, the pink was the fire evacuation area


Caleb and friends on the band Disney trip

Our Kentucky rental

We didn't last long at the fire

View from the back of the property

Kayaking on the pond didn't last long either

Feeding the animals did last a long time

She was DONE walking and made sure everyone knew

Trail in Mammoth Cave park

Isaac on a Dollywood coaster

Hot tubbing at our Smoky Mtn rental


A couple of chilly, early morning hikes

Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner show

Rainbow Falls, I think

Getting our seafood on as requested by the kids

Downtown Pigeon Forge

Arcade in our rental basement

And a pool table

-Caleb went with the high school band to Disney World over spring break-finally! It was cancelled his freshman and sophomore years because of covid. Third time's a charm! At the end of the band trip, Caleb stayed some extra days with the DeWitts and enjoyed more time in the parks. 

-The rest of us went to the Smoky Mountains for spring break. It was odd to vacation without Caleb. 

-The day before we left, we heard about wildfire evacuations near Gatlinburg. As we were driving down the owner told us the current renters didn't have any issues, but it still felt a little stressful. The fire was contained within a couple of days and did not affect us in any way. 

-We stayed in a rental house in Sevierville, it was a crazy mountain road to our rental! 

-We got up early two mornings and did hikes. No one was excited about getting up early, but we did appreciate beating the crowds on the trails. 

-We went to Dollywood and did a lot of coasters. Stacy did two intense coasters with Isaac, got sick and was done for the day. Isaac and Nate did as many intense coasters as they could. 

-We went to Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner/horse show. It was an unique experience and the younger kids got a kick out of it. 

-We then spent two nights near Mammoth Cave. We stayed at a cute rental in the country with great amenities- kayaking pond, trails on the property to waterfalls, fire pit, farm animals to feed- however it was cold! The younger kids loved feeding the animals grass and a couple of times some baby goats escaped the enclosure and had to be chased. 

-We did the Mammoth Cave historical tour and it was fascinating! It was also a little creepy being so far under the ground. 

-Everyone had a fun spring break!

Monday, July 25, 2022

March 2022

 


3 on 3 tournament-Isaac just got his cast off (Jackson, Ryan, Hayden)


Lexi and Stephen doing some ski jumps

They dress the same

Julia's 13th Birthday party- Jill, Elianna, Leila

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Family pics at Olive Garden


Kids first time at Olive Garden

Hez made it to Julia's bday meal


Celebrating Julia!


-Caleb continued PT for his shoulder
-Isaac did set crew for the middle school play. He thought it would be sawing and building, it turned out to be alot of painting. But, he and his friend Hayden made the most of it and the set did look good.
-Julia turned 13 and had her friends over for a party. We had pizza and then bowled and did the arcade at Bam. 
-Julia wanted to eat at the Olive Garden for her bday supper, but we couldn't do it on her birthday. So we had calzone and white chocolate raspberry cheesecake with family. She received a speaker, a new water bottle, laptop cover and some coloring materials. We then made it to Olive Garden on the weekend. Julia is smart, tech savvy, enjoys volleyball, loves to read, loves to sleep and now is a teenager! We love you Julia!
-Stephen, Lexi and Isaac played indoor soccer
-Stephen and Lexi enjoyed making cars for the church Pinewood Derby
-Isaac decided to try track this year