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| Afternoon at DeWitt's pond |
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| Caleb is starting college-Fruit basket upset |
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| Pickleball for our anniversary |
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| Starting her WO High School years |
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| Isaac got his driver's license |
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| Isaac-10th, Stephen-5th, Lexi-4th |
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| GVSU freshman all moved in |
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| Dutch Village with Enedina's kids |
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| Celebrating Naomi's 4th birthday |
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| Cousins visiting Julia |
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| Nate finished the Trans Rockies race |
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| Julia, Leila, Jill from 8th grade graduation |
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| Watching the Holland power plant being demolished |
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| Isaac's 16th bday paintball party |
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| Happy Birthday! |
-Lexi and Keira did weekly gymnastics thru the summer. Lexi had asked for awhile to do gymnastics and I think she decided it's not her favorite thing.
-Stephen did a musical theater camp at Central Wesleyan. He decided to not audition for a part and be in the children's chorus. He later wished he was performing a speaking part, but still enjoyed singing.
-Julia participated in a virtual teens transracial adoptee group for a couple weeks and enjoyed meeting other teens across the midwest.
-Isaac had allergy testing done to determine if allergies were contributing to his frequent sinus infections. And he is allergic to nothing. Which is good, but the Dr said he may have nonallergic rhinitis. Basically meaning any number of environmental factors could be contributing to his congestion/runny nose.
-Isaac did a week of HC's soccer camp
-We celebrated our 22nd anniversary! Nate gave me pickleball paddles as I wanted to find out what all the hype is about.
-Nate went to CO for a week to do the TransRockies Race. It's a 6 day, 120 mile race-about 20 miles/day. Pastor Chad had an extra ticket and asked Nate to come along. Nate didn't have much time to train and he was nervous, but he rocked it!! He hiked up and jogged his way down every day. His body was beat up by the time he was done, but what an accomplishment.
-We celebrated Isaac's 16th Birthday! He had a paintball birthday party and he and his friends had a great time. He got some new headphones and a wallet phone case. Isaac is a little over 6 foot, still not taller than Nate-yet. I still am surprised to see this grown looking man walking around my house. Isaac has many gifts and it's a joy to watch him grow up. And he still brings the teasing and joking to the family. His friend group is expanding this year and he is enjoying the ability to drive places. We love you Isaac!
-Grandpa DeMaster visited the kids for a couple days. They ate out, did some mini-golf and watched a movie.
-We celebrated Naomi's 4th birthday and took the kids to Dutch Village. They loved the experience.
-Caleb moved into his dorm, Oaks Living Center, on one of the hottest days of summer. His roommate is his friend, Jason Bos. Their dorm has suite style rooms. They were pleasantly surprised to find out they had a room at the end of the hallway and didn't have suitemates. They have their own bedroom and bathroom. Those first couple weeks after he left were hard for me. For 18 years I generally knew what he was doing- he was at school, or practice, or his friend's house. Now I have no idea. Not that I'm worried about what he is doing, I just miss those daily conversation touchpoints about what he is up to.
-Isaac began his sophomore year. Julia began her freshman year at WO. Stephen began 5th grade and is in his last year of elementary school-what? Lexi began her 4th grade year. Julia and I started school a week after HC.
-Our family had a great summer!
