August 2020

The kids loved that I made them hold their cousin

Lexi did actually love holding Zeke

"I think it's time to pass me to my aunt"

Jack, Stephen and Isaac

Kate, Ashley, Lexi, Abby and Julia

Evening boat ride with the Petersons

Isaac, Luke, Levi and Efeson

Trick rollerblades 

Boating with the Gabrielse

Happy 19th Anniversary! 

Afternoon at the DeWitt's pond

Ashton, Gavin, Caleb and Nathan

Forest School treasures

Jee's family moved to MI! 

Naomi's 1st Birthday

Ruth and Naomi

Zeke's first boat ride

First day of school

-In the beginning of August we went to meet Zeke! We stayed at a local vrbo and spent a couple days with the Fonte family. 

-Colleen's family was in MI visiting friends/family and we met up with them at a park for the afternoon. Caleb was a working man, so he didn't come. The cousins had fun playing together and the adults enjoyed catching up. 

-Isaac celebrated his 13th birthday! This was a party year and he chose a boating party. Nate took the boys out tubing- and they tubed for several hours. They had lots of teen boy snacks and then took a break at Kollen Park for pizza, soda and cupcakes. And then went back out tubing again. The boys had a great time. Isaac is 120 lbs and is 5 ft, 5 in.  Isaac got trick rollerblades for his birthday. Isaac enjoys playing fortnite, playing soccer and basketball, hanging outside with the neighbor friends, and spending time with his closest friend, Levi. Isaac knows how to make us laugh, can play/tease all of his siblings, is the littles preferred sibling babysitter, he enjoys math, is a great student (even though he doesn't really like school), talented at piano and french horn, is well liked by peers, and has a compassionate heart. We love you Isaac!

-Caleb worked at a tree nursery the last half of summer, about 3 mornings a week. He had to weed the tree fields and let's just say it was not his favorite thing. 

-Caleb tried out for JV soccer and unfortunately did not make the team. We were all stunned. The coach said it was a numbers issue, too many good incoming freshman who played the same position. Caleb rallied though and joined the cross country team that week. 

-We celebrated Naomi's 1st birthday. She has grown so much from the newborn who arrived premature. She will snuggle with us and whenever Ruth or Naomi cries, the other one cries too. Nolbi is a good big brother and a big helper for Enedina.

-And the school year began! Caleb started the day after the other kids, so he was sleeping during the back to school picture. Caleb-10th, Isaac-7th, Julia-6th, Stephen-2nd, Lexi-1st. Isaac and Julia both moved to the middle school this year, having multiple teachers and moving classrooms will be a new experience. The older 4 began the school year with wearing masks at school. The younger 2 only needed them when on the bus for class field trips.  Everyone was a little anxious about masks and the covid changes, but also glad to be in person and not virtual!