Brent, Lindsey, and Sadie
Sadie and Nana
The 4 cousins
Another cute picture of the 4 cousins (Cobe, Sadie, Brooks and Miles)
On the dock. Papa was adding a section to the dock because he is building a dock bar, so the kids were excited to help!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
#4 post (lake house pictures)
Brent, Lindsey, and SadieSadie and NanaThe 4 cousinsAnother cute picture of the 4 cousins (Cobe, Sadie, Brooks and Miles)On the dock. Papa was adding a section to the dock because he is building a dock bar, so the kids were excited to help!
Our long journey home begins...
hopefully around 5:00am tomorrow morning. We have already loaded the car. We will be up bright and early to trek home. I pray for good weather, healthy kids, and happy, patient parents. :-) I feel really bad for my parents. Their pump to their well broke tonight so we are WITHOUT water! Yuck! We brought up buckets of water from the lake to at least flush the toilets, but we won't be able to shower before we leave. Ryan had just showered tonight before the pump broke, but the kids and I are feeling pretty grimy. I am looking forward to a long, hot shower when we get home tomorrow night. Brent and Lindsey are going to leave tonight and go back to Raleigh so they don't have to deal with it, but they aren't going to leave until we go to bed. Brent, Nana, Cobe and Brooks are playing a game of Scrabble right now in the kitchen. Lindsey, Papa and Ryan are watching the Patriots/Giants game, and Sadie has already hit the sack. I am letting the boys stay up super late tonight in hopes that they will want to sleep a lot on our trip home. I will post so many great pictures from our trip when I get home in the next day or two.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law Michele!!!!!! We celebrated her birthday last night. She is thirty-something years old today! :-) She, Jeff and Miles got here on Thursday and stayed until lunch time today. My kids had such fun with their cousin Miles. Brooks was longing for him tonight while looking at his picture.
Off to find some bottled water so I can brush my teeth and wash my hands before bed. :-(
So long until we are back in Michigan!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law Michele!!!!!! We celebrated her birthday last night. She is thirty-something years old today! :-) She, Jeff and Miles got here on Thursday and stayed until lunch time today. My kids had such fun with their cousin Miles. Brooks was longing for him tonight while looking at his picture.
Off to find some bottled water so I can brush my teeth and wash my hands before bed. :-(
So long until we are back in Michigan!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Still enjoying our vacation
Not much going on since the last post, but we are really enjoying the beautiful warm weather. The kids were outside quite a bit yesterday after our day of rain the day before. We went to Ronoake Rapids in the morning for a Wal-Mart outing. The kids all got new DVDs for the trip home. The boys got new socks as well because I don't think they own a pair without a hole in them. Mom took Cobe out later on shopping around here, but the rest of us stayed home. Ryan golfed yesterday and has already left again today to go golf. I am getting ready to go for a walk now before I shower- just getting started for the day (at 10:15). Nice! I'm always so lazy when I'm here.
Brent's girlfriend gets here tonight so we'll get to meet her for the first time. Mom and Dad have met her, but not us. We are staying an extra day just to meet her- that better mean it is serious and amounts to something! haha
It's nice to have plans to look forward to when we get home. Ryan works Monday and Tuesday, then Wednesday we leave for Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City with the Boeves. We are spending the night there and sort of considering it the boys' birthday presents. Don't think we are going to do parties this year. Cobe's birthday is so soon in January that it is always hard to plan a party so close to Christmas and being gone. So, hopefully they'll appreciate going to the water park instead. I may give in and let Brooks have a party in February since he has never had one before and turning 5 is something special! But we'll see. He isn't the one asking for one... shock!
New Year's Eve we are supposed to go to the Griffins game at the Van Andel with the Tresemers. After the game, they have indoor fireworks and everyone can ice skate until midnight. I am sure we'll skip the ice skating since Ryan will have worked the whole day and will work the next day as well. At least it is a fun family night to look forward to- something to do without having to get a sitter. Glenn got tickets for free so that is a nice perk as well.
What is everyone else doing to ring in 2008?????
Brent's girlfriend gets here tonight so we'll get to meet her for the first time. Mom and Dad have met her, but not us. We are staying an extra day just to meet her- that better mean it is serious and amounts to something! haha
It's nice to have plans to look forward to when we get home. Ryan works Monday and Tuesday, then Wednesday we leave for Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City with the Boeves. We are spending the night there and sort of considering it the boys' birthday presents. Don't think we are going to do parties this year. Cobe's birthday is so soon in January that it is always hard to plan a party so close to Christmas and being gone. So, hopefully they'll appreciate going to the water park instead. I may give in and let Brooks have a party in February since he has never had one before and turning 5 is something special! But we'll see. He isn't the one asking for one... shock!
New Year's Eve we are supposed to go to the Griffins game at the Van Andel with the Tresemers. After the game, they have indoor fireworks and everyone can ice skate until midnight. I am sure we'll skip the ice skating since Ryan will have worked the whole day and will work the next day as well. At least it is a fun family night to look forward to- something to do without having to get a sitter. Glenn got tickets for free so that is a nice perk as well.
What is everyone else doing to ring in 2008?????
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Post Christmas post (catchy, huh?)
I wish I could post pictures from this vacay so far, but no such luck. I'll post when I get home. The kids have had fun playing outside until today. It rained all day today. Otherwise, Cobe has been enjoying his Ripstick (how did Landon like his Lynette?), Brooks has been riding a big wheel until Ryan rode it and broke it (pictures to come), and they have been having fun kicking the ball around and flying their new hornet and helicopter. We were in Raleigh until this afternoon. Pete and Sandy came over on the 24th and we got to visit with them for awhile. The boys got light up radios from them and Sadie got a mirror. They loved their gifts!
Last night Ryan and Brent went to see Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Ryan said it was so-so. Some funny parts but not as funny as he expected. I was going to go, but decided to stay home and now I'm glad I did. Ryan and I hit Target for after Christmas sales this morning. He added about 12 or so more movies to his collection and all I got was some 1/2 price napkins and plates for next year. We went to a golf store as well that he had gotten a gift card for and then he and Brent went to the Y to work out. We got to the lake around 5:00 and Carmen, Mike, Billy and Suzanne came over for awhile. We enjoyed seeing them for awhile and opening gifts with them. We'll see Carmen (soon to be a new mama) and Mike (soon to be a new dada) again in the morning before they head back to Charlotte. She has some cute boy names (and a girl name just in case) picked out for their soon to be baby. She'll find out in January if she is definitely having a boy. Billy and Suzanne gave the kids books and Carmen and Mike gave Cobe an ITunes gift card, Brooks a light up soccer ball, and Sadie a microwave oven. I don't even think I put everything they got from Nana and Papa, Jeff and Chele and Brent yesterday.
Cobe: a portable DVD player with case/accessories, a skate park for a mini skateboarder, a few books, a magic case with some magic tricks, an ITunes gift card, a Webkins, 2 shirts, Hyperslide game, 3 GameBoy games; Jeff and Michele gave him 2 DVDs and Brent gave him a hat, SiW shirt, bandana and a bracelet
Brooks: a portable DVD player with case/accessories, a pirate ship with pirates and other gadgets, a few books, an ITunes gift card, a Webkins, bug vacuum, 2 shirts, Bull's Eye game, a GameBoy game, 2 Leapster games; Jeff and Michele gave him 2 DVDs and Brent gave him a hat, SiW shirt, bandana and a bracelet
Sadie: a backpack, an apron/spoon/hot pads, a comforter/shams/sheets for her new double bed (when we move), some books, some hair accessories, make-up, mirrors, purses, a doll; Jeff and Michele gave her an AquaDoodle bear and a mini Doodle penguin and Brent gave her some charms that she has on her Princess backpack right now. I might conviscate one for my cell phone. Brent said that is what they were intended for. She actually ended up with a portable DVD player/case and accessories as well that Brent had gotten.
My gifts: pants, sweater and cami, a hand-held video recorder, earring holder, earrings, book, ITunes gift card, dish towels, $$$; from Jeff and Michele- black picture frames and Target gift card and Brent- a bag and SiW burnout tee.
Ryan: Guitar Hero with 2 guitars for his PS2, Tiger Woods for his PS2, $$$, ITunes gift card, boxers, baseball display cabinet, golf balls, golf store gift card; Jeff and Michele gave him Bourne Ultimatum DVD and ITunes gift card and Brent gave him SiW shirts and Red Bull shirt.
Whew! As you can tell, we had a very nice Christmas. I am sure I forgot a few things that we got, but that is the majority. I am going to use all of my Christmas money for a new bike, so I can't wait to pick it out. I am trying to convince Ryan to use his money for one too, but don't think I have quite convinced him yet. He has already spent several hundred dollars on new movies, so he doesn't have quite as much left as I do. :-)
Oh and Lynette, my mom got a necklace box from my dad- can you believe it? I know what one is now. He got it at a jewelry/gifty type shop, not a department store. I thought that was funny since you had searched for one.
I am sure we'll have a low-key rest of our vacation since we are now at the lake. Since Sadie got a portable DVD player, we are going to try and find her a Barney DVD tomorrow so she can watch it on our ride home. But, not a lot of places to shop around here, so we'll have to see what luck we have. I have 2 boys pestering me to get off of the computer, so I'll finally comply.
Last night Ryan and Brent went to see Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Ryan said it was so-so. Some funny parts but not as funny as he expected. I was going to go, but decided to stay home and now I'm glad I did. Ryan and I hit Target for after Christmas sales this morning. He added about 12 or so more movies to his collection and all I got was some 1/2 price napkins and plates for next year. We went to a golf store as well that he had gotten a gift card for and then he and Brent went to the Y to work out. We got to the lake around 5:00 and Carmen, Mike, Billy and Suzanne came over for awhile. We enjoyed seeing them for awhile and opening gifts with them. We'll see Carmen (soon to be a new mama) and Mike (soon to be a new dada) again in the morning before they head back to Charlotte. She has some cute boy names (and a girl name just in case) picked out for their soon to be baby. She'll find out in January if she is definitely having a boy. Billy and Suzanne gave the kids books and Carmen and Mike gave Cobe an ITunes gift card, Brooks a light up soccer ball, and Sadie a microwave oven. I don't even think I put everything they got from Nana and Papa, Jeff and Chele and Brent yesterday.
Cobe: a portable DVD player with case/accessories, a skate park for a mini skateboarder, a few books, a magic case with some magic tricks, an ITunes gift card, a Webkins, 2 shirts, Hyperslide game, 3 GameBoy games; Jeff and Michele gave him 2 DVDs and Brent gave him a hat, SiW shirt, bandana and a bracelet
Brooks: a portable DVD player with case/accessories, a pirate ship with pirates and other gadgets, a few books, an ITunes gift card, a Webkins, bug vacuum, 2 shirts, Bull's Eye game, a GameBoy game, 2 Leapster games; Jeff and Michele gave him 2 DVDs and Brent gave him a hat, SiW shirt, bandana and a bracelet
Sadie: a backpack, an apron/spoon/hot pads, a comforter/shams/sheets for her new double bed (when we move), some books, some hair accessories, make-up, mirrors, purses, a doll; Jeff and Michele gave her an AquaDoodle bear and a mini Doodle penguin and Brent gave her some charms that she has on her Princess backpack right now. I might conviscate one for my cell phone. Brent said that is what they were intended for. She actually ended up with a portable DVD player/case and accessories as well that Brent had gotten.
My gifts: pants, sweater and cami, a hand-held video recorder, earring holder, earrings, book, ITunes gift card, dish towels, $$$; from Jeff and Michele- black picture frames and Target gift card and Brent- a bag and SiW burnout tee.
Ryan: Guitar Hero with 2 guitars for his PS2, Tiger Woods for his PS2, $$$, ITunes gift card, boxers, baseball display cabinet, golf balls, golf store gift card; Jeff and Michele gave him Bourne Ultimatum DVD and ITunes gift card and Brent gave him SiW shirts and Red Bull shirt.
Whew! As you can tell, we had a very nice Christmas. I am sure I forgot a few things that we got, but that is the majority. I am going to use all of my Christmas money for a new bike, so I can't wait to pick it out. I am trying to convince Ryan to use his money for one too, but don't think I have quite convinced him yet. He has already spent several hundred dollars on new movies, so he doesn't have quite as much left as I do. :-)
Oh and Lynette, my mom got a necklace box from my dad- can you believe it? I know what one is now. He got it at a jewelry/gifty type shop, not a department store. I thought that was funny since you had searched for one.
I am sure we'll have a low-key rest of our vacation since we are now at the lake. Since Sadie got a portable DVD player, we are going to try and find her a Barney DVD tomorrow so she can watch it on our ride home. But, not a lot of places to shop around here, so we'll have to see what luck we have. I have 2 boys pestering me to get off of the computer, so I'll finally comply.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!
We just had an excellent Christmas Eve dinner with my family. Seafood casserole- yummy! The kids, my mom and Ryan all went to Jeff and Michele's this morning, and I enjoyed some peace and quiet. Then Jeff, Michele and Miles came over for lunch and to play awhile. They went home for Miles to nap then came back again for dinner. Brent flew in around 5:00. We are just hanging out watching football now, so I am trying to find other things to do. Sadie is tucked in and Brooks is asking to go to bed, so I am off to do that deed. Merry Christmas! I wish everyone peace, grace and many blessings tomorrow and in 2008!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Larry KNOWS how to throw a party!!!!!
Only 364 more days until we get to party with Larry again. I can hardly wait! He is such a great host and really enjoys everyone being together. He did NOT want us to leave! He begs everyone to stay as long as they'd like. The night just went way too fast for his liking. Just think Larry- we can do it again for your birthday in June so we won't have to wait so long for another party. I know he needs to rest though- the man is a machine! He just hustles and bustles around all night serving everyone, cleaning up, making sure conversation is flowing- he is a natural. Thanks Larry for a wonderful evening! Oh- and tell Jen, I wish she'd do more. She really needs to get some lights in the family room before having everyone over again. At least you know proper etiquette even if she doesn't. :-)
Here are some pictures from our fabulous Hains' Christmas party tonight. It really was a fun night. I am stuffed! The kids really appreciated all of their gifts- Grandma and Grandpa Hains gave Cobe a remote control Hornet, Brooks got a remote control helicopter, and Sadie got a cash register and a Hello Kitty blanket. Very nice things!
Our gracious hosts- the Overzets (minus Josh)
1/2 the Huizenga family
Sadie and Uncle Kyle
Here are some pictures from our fabulous Hains' Christmas party tonight. It really was a fun night. I am stuffed! The kids really appreciated all of their gifts- Grandma and Grandpa Hains gave Cobe a remote control Hornet, Brooks got a remote control helicopter, and Sadie got a cash register and a Hello Kitty blanket. Very nice things!
Our gracious hosts- the Overzets (minus Josh)
1/2 the Huizenga family
Sadie and Uncle Kyle
Part 2
The grandparents and Braelyn watching the Hains' open their basket of gifts.
Jon VanDam- cousin in-law
Stephanie Van Dam- Ryan's 1st cousin
Grandpa and Grandma Hains opening their gifts from all of us. We each contributed gifts and Mary Jo wrapped them all up in a basket. It was neat to watch them open all of their little gifts.
Cousins JJ, Brooks, Braelyn, Josh and Selah watching JJ's DVD player.
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