December 2023

 

Hard to get the kids cooperating for a picture

Enedina and Abel- newly married

Family pic

Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA

Cousins with their arcade winnings

Sibling rivalry

Cousins playing in the hotel pool

Stephen as baby Jesus (with the Harvey's)

Stephen as Joseph, Lexi as a shepherd

With Tim and Jenny

I Am Academy's Black Gala

Presents with the Jongsma family

New bike

New jersey

She was crying because she was so happy to get a Switch

Julia got an Enhyphen (Korean boy band) CD/picture book

Isaac got new Nike's

Stephen enjoys Christmas dress up days at school

Merry Christmas!

-Dad and I went to Handel's Messiah at Calvin

-Stephen, Isaac, Caleb and Nate went to the Grand Rapids Gold basketball game (one of Stephen's bday presents)

-Isaac played the prelude on the organ. He was nervous, but did a great job.

-Isaac and Lexi played on indoor soccer teams

-Stephen and Lexi's Forest School classes presented at Hope College regarding their class projects. Lexi's was about trees and fungus and Stephen's was about water quality and macroinvertebrates. 

-Nate and I attended I Am Academy's Black Gala fundraiser. The theme was Harlem/1920's. It was fun to dress up and support the Academy's work in the community.

-Stephen and Lexi were in our church children's Christmas program. This is the last year that Stephen will be in it. He came full circle as he was baby Jesus when he was a newborn and in his last year he was Joseph. 

-Enedina and Abel were married on Dec 15 at the Grand Rapids courthouse. They chose the Fuji Buffet for the celebratory meal. Nolbi, Ruth, and Naomi then spent the weekend at our house. We are happy for Enedina, Abel and the kids!  

-Caleb had 3 weeks off for Christmas break

-Stephen did a HC basketball camp on Saturdays in December

-We did our family Christmas on Christmas Eve. It was fun to see the surprise on the kids faces with the gifts they received. We opened gifts with the Jongsma's on Christmas Day

-We drove to Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA with Colleen's family. The cousins had fun going off together at the waterpark. We went to the arcade, played games and went out to eat at Applebee's- a fun couple of days.

-On New Year's Eve, Julia went to Leila's house. The rest of us went to the Stielstra's house and had a euchre tournament. Stephen and Lexi were the youngest and they held their own. We are thankful for the adventures of 2023 and are looking forward to 2024.