great weekend at Kuipers Landing

Here are just a few pics- I hope to get more from some other people too!

Sam and Kara playing catch...(can you spot the ball??)

Kevin taking Josh for a little Kayak ride

Josh eating watermelon- Kara taught him how to spit the 'seeds'/ spit, it was sooo cute.

All the kids really enjoyed jumping/crawling on the mattresses in our room. We actually snapped a picture when all 5 kids were in there.

House looking good

Garage not quite done, but the house looks great. We are really happy with the colors.

In other news....

Bunk beds! We got a really great deal on this twin over full bed. We don't have a full mattress yet so we just have our other single on the floor. Sam loves it- yes that is him under the blankets. He also can't wait till we get a full mattress so he can sleep with Joshy- my boys are big cuddlers. It does make our nursery room a bit crowded...but then again, all our bedrooms are crowded.




We have been working hard with Joshy on his numbers and colors, but he doesn't seem to care whereas Sam loved learning. However, Josh does love to color- sidewalk chalk, crayons, markers....he loves to color and say MAKE! He also has learned the color pink, so I really liked this picture- pink crayon, ballerina picture, and his big truck next to him.


We have had lots of fun times at Meijer gardens, sometimes with other friends and sometimes just us. They really like to watch the fishy swim (which is ironic since Sam is still afraid of the fish STICKERS and now also the fake spiders...) but despite Sammy's fears we always have a lot of fun. Josh loves playing in the sand so it is always a real treat for him!

Ottawa and Chandra's wedding

Here are just a few pictures of Ottawa and Chandra's wedding. We had a great time- the first day we got to see Chandra's house and the rehearsal was a lot of fun....but we forgot our camera! Saturday we saw the changing of the guard and toured the parliament- I put a few pictures of that. Then of course we had the wedding which was also lots of fun and really beautiful. I had quite a few photos but here are a few! Oh- and the kids did great- Aunt Sarah said they were well behaved and it was fun. (She says they were well behaved! But yes, it was our boys she was taking care of....) Grandpa and Grandma also had lots of fun with the boys when they took them to a farm on sunday- that would have been fun to see, MOOO!

Conversation with Sam

Sam: Mommy, is today Sunday?
M: No, today is Tuesday. Sunday is when we go to church.
Sam: No, I think today is Sunday because the sun is out. So it is SUNday.

The House

Our big project is painting the house. My dad and KEvin have been working hard scrapping and prepping. Today, dad started painting. You can sort of see the color, but as soon as it is all done we will take some more pictures.