Monday, May 30, 2011

So glad to be outside...until the mosquitoes strike...

So with all of the rain lately our plants are doing amazing, the lawn is greener than ever before and the mosquitoes are hungry! We just keep moving so that we don't get as many bites. If anyone has a good suggestion on how to keep them away we are all ears!

Being the weekend warriors that we are, this was another busy and fabulous weekend! On Saturday we celebrated the wedding of Kelley and Troy in Grand Rapids. What a beautiful wedding and beautiful couple! Dylan spent the evening with Aunt Mary and cousin, Trace. The two boys had a great time together and we are looking forward to Trace staying with us for a few nights in a couple of weeks!


Cheese!!! 
Enjoying the parade!


Standing and waving only lasted until Mom didn't have anymore snacks!

After the parade we went to the waterfront playground to play with all of our friends. It was really a lovely day on the lake!







Teaching Grayden bad tricks!

Careful it will stay like that!

Perfect!

REALLY HIGH!



Monday afternoon we went to play at Grandma and Grandpa B's house. It was over 90 degrees there so we got the hose out to play!

















Perfect day!

The only picture missing is the one where he took the hose and sprayed himself at point blank range directly in the face...I was laughing so hard I couldn't get the picture quickly enough.

It was a perfect weekend, again! :)

Friday, May 6, 2011

Great week

I took Ellie and Dylan with me to Allendale today because, well, I am nuts. It was a crazy day but we had a ton of fun. It was Brandie's birthday AND baby shower. Dylan was telling everyone that we were going to have a baby shower but we wouldn't get water in the baby's eyes. :)






Dylan got a chance to play with Miss Mae. Sweet little girl :)
 
Dylan was mid sentence and fell asleep...I would say that he had a great time!

My friends/co-workers: Emily, Brandie, Suzy, and Leena


Happy Birthday and Happy Baby Brandie!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

What a fantastic weekend! It was such a relaxing and wonderful weekend! The pictures speak for themselves :)


He is a proud little boy! Decorating Easter eggs ranks right up there with...eating...
So, we took a break from coloring eggs for a snack.
Ellie wasn't all that excited about the craziness that comes from lots of candy, so he took a nap. 
Grandma and Grandpa helped Dylan look through the basket that they got for him. 
Give the bubble maker a chance!
Grandma's cookies are beautiful and delicious!!!
We made a fort and were tricking people!
The eggs were everywhere!!!!!!!!!!

Sure chocolate first thing in the AM is good for you!
We had so much fun finding all of these eggs...the Easter Bunny knows how to hide 'em!
Dylan got all of us with his bubbles. 
Everyone wants a piece of Uncle Stephen.
so much fun!
We had a great time with the cousins!
The weekend was PERFECT! Happy Easter to everyone!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

What a resolution...

Right, so my resolution was to blog at least once a week. That clearly didn't work. I am re-committing now because I have so much fun reading my friend's blogs and want to share our story as well :) So, really, I am going to post once per week.

This spring is off to a crazy start, both the weather and all of the action in our lives. We are on the move with Dylan all the time. As soon as we get home we play outside and do all sorts of adventurous things.
We are getting very excited for the Easter Bunny to arrive. The next few pictures are of our crafts that we have been working on to get ready for the bunny.

Dylan, as you probably know, loves to dress up in costumes. He calls this one his Easter dress.
Happy Easter to you all!