November 2019

Power Rangers

Happy 1st Birthday Ruth!

Snow day with Andre

Stephen is 7- with his igloo cake

And he got a fish

Sukkot Sukkah made by Stephen and friends

MI State University football game

Halftime

Hotel pool with DeMaster/DeJong cousins

Games with cousins

And more game fun 

Ga-ga ball was played ALOT

Stacy, Colleen, Tessa

The cousins

Isaac played 10,000 Reasons in church

-Nate and I were invited to a costume party and we wore (borrowed) costumes! This was a first for us and way outside Nate's comfort zone. I don't know that we will do it again, but it was a fun party!
-Nate, Caleb and Andre went to a MSU football game with the Halmas. They all enjoyed the experience.
-We finally had professional family pictures taken, it had been 3 years since our last photos. It was a 10 minute outdoor session and it was freezing. We told the kids smile or we will sit out here longer- ha!
-We had a snow day this month and it was fun to introduce the joy of a snow day to Andre. He had never seen snow before and had a great time sledding.
-Stephen celebrated his 7th birthday! He requested an igloo cake- lots of marshmallows. Stephen has been asking for a fish for a year now- and he got one! He picked out a betta fish, which sadly died after 24 hours. He now has a new betta fish- Tie Dye. Stephen is still a snuggler with Mom.  He loves sharing a bedroom with Isaac and he has fun with his brothers. Stephen can go easily between Julia and Lexi and play with either of them. He is happy in Forest 1st Grade and brings much joy and love to our family. Happy Birthday Stephen!
-Stephen's class celebrated Sukkot- the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles/ Festival of Shelters. Stephen's class invited parents and taught us about sukkot and showed us the sukkahs- huts set up for sukkot-that the class made in their forest. We also ate some traditional Jewish food for lunch- a very informative afternoon.
-For Thanksgiving we travelled to Washington, PA. We stayed in a hotel with Reuben's family and spent time at Colleen's house/church. There were 24 of us and we couldn't all crash Colleen's house. We were able to use her church's basement and it was a great set-up. We ate meals together and played games.  It was a short, but fun visit for everyone.
-Isaac played the piano in church for the first time and he played beautifully. Quite a few people commented on his musicality- not pounding the notes, but having a good sense of flow and touch. It was a moving experience to listen to him play.