March 2026

 

Caleb came home for an impromptu visit

Ruth and Naomi

Nolbi

Enoc

Emery, Ruth and Lexi at Junior Strings

Stephen at jazz band

Julia visiting MSU

Spring band performance

Opening gifts

Happy 17th birthday, Julia!

Last show!

Grandma-hip replacement, Isaac-broken foot

Mr. Tumnus

-Stephen went to trainings so he can referee soccer

-HC Middle School put on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Stephen played Mr. Tumnus. The show was so good! 

-We celebrated Enedina's birthday a little late

-We celebrated Julia's 17th birthday! Julia has big dreams, does well in school, works hard at her job and is enjoying her junior year. We love you, Julia!

-Julia participated in Model UN and went to MSU for the weekend for a competition. We also did a college visit to MSU this month. 

-Stephen had his spring band concert and the jazz band performed at Swingin the Night Away

-Lexi had her junior strings concert, they sounded fantastic for only practicing one night a week for a couple of months!

February 2026

 

Isaac broke his foot and had mono

Heather and Gary were great hosts

Taking in the Pacific

Found her prom dress in San Diego

University of California San Diego

San Diego State University

California college trip, here we go!

-Julia wanted to visit some schools in California, so we decided on San Diego as my friend, Heather lives there. We visited Point Loma Nazarene University, SDSU and UCSD. SDSU is probably her top choice. Her ideal school would be in a warm climate, large and diverse. We were able to do a little sightseeing and stayed with Heather and Gary

-Nate took the kids snowskiing a couple of times. 

-Isaac went to the winter dance with friends, but no pictures were shared with me

-Isaac visited Calvin and GVSU again, specifically with their engineering departments to help him make his decision

-We had our Lunar New Year feast

-Stephen played indoor soccer

-Julia continued to work at Tiptoes

January 2026

 

Chilling with the neighbors over Christmas break

Isaac broke his foot

Hez ice skating

Ben's gift to Nate

Office chair from the grandparents!

Christmas meal

Opening gifts with some sick cousins

Noah and Caleb

Birthday picture with my parents

-We attempted to open gifts with the Jongsmas on New Years Day, but there were still some sick kids. It was a rough trip for Steph and her family!

-We were able to ice skate and get out to eat with them 

-Lexi began playing with the Holland Youth Symphony Orchestra Junior Strings. 

-Isaac played indoor soccer

-My family made me feel loved for my 47th birthday

-Isaac broke his pinky toe playing indoor soccer. It was a Jones fracture which meant he had a cast for 8 weeks and then a boot for a couple of weeks. It was a very disappointing injury as he couldn't play on his spring club soccer team.