October 2019

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Celebrating Kyle's wedding with Grandma

Celebrating Nolbi's 6th birthday. Ruth and Enedina looking on

Baby Naomi

Holland Recreation cheerleading

Holland Rec soccer players 

Andre arrived

Professional band pictures

Some of the Korean Connect group

She was SO proud of this frog she caught

Fearless

Julia, Leila, Jill, Victoria and Eliana (almost all of the girls in Julia's class have names ending in 'a.')

Freshman Soccer Team

Hiking near the Betsie River

Beautiful backyard of our house rental with the Betsie River

Hiking the dunes

Levi and Isaac

Jacob, Caleb and Andre

Group Ride on Frankfort Trail

Pirate, Batgirl, man in black, leopard

Pumpkin time

-Aunt Steph came out for a couple days- love having them living closer in Ohio!
-Our Guatemalan exchange student, Andre, arrived on Oct 15 and stayed for 8 weeks. Andre is 15 and a freshman. Julia gave up her bedroom and moved in with Lexi so Andre could have his own room. Andre attends a Christian school in Guatemala City and has travelled quite a bit, so he was familiar with many of our typical American customs/holidays. And his English was fantastic. Andre was very laid back and didn't complain about anything. It was challenging at times for our family to host, but it was also an interesting experience. 
-Over fall break we rented a house near Crystal Mountain, MI with the Gabrielse family. The weather was sunny and cool with beautiful leaves. We hiked, biked, played games, had campfires, played ghost in the graveyard (even the adults) and just had a wonderful vacation.
-Had teacher conferences and the kids are all doing fantastic in school
-Caleb got his braces off!