Fun at the FAIR!

We bought season passes to the Hudsonville Fair at the Church Youth Auction this year. We tried to make the most of them, and went to the fair almost everyday! We watched tractor/truck pulls for the first time, saw the off-road derby, and enjoyed a few fair games! We met up with Lee and Cadence at the off-road derby on Tuesday.

Eli's first horseback ride!

Eli went for his first horseback ride with Grandpa DeVree. Eli loved it! Grandpa said Eli talked the whole time. Eli has learned the word- Yeeha! :)

Summer Haircuts

Well it was time for David and Eli to get a haircut. Because it is SOOO hot right now, a buzz cut sounded like a good idea! David cut Eli's hair, and Dave cut David's. There was a ton on hair on the ground when they haircuts were complete! Eli looks so much older! When Eli saw himself in the mirror with his shorter style, he just started laughing!

Our Second Home

We are on vacation this week in Ludington- Laman's Landing. David and I have a travel trailer on a seasonal lot in the campground. So far everything has been going well. Elias isn't used to having boundaries of where he can and cannot play... that we are still working on. David has already caught two baby turtles. We have been to the state park twice, swam in the pool, and walked, jogged, strolled, and pulled the wagon around Laman's Landing about 100 times. Elias LOVES to take trips around the park by wagon, stroller, or bike cart.

Happy 24th Birthday David!!

David turned 24 on February 23. The day prior we celebrated his birthday and Sarah's birthday with my family. Here's a few pictures!

Ludington 2009

We went up to Ludington for the night with David's Family. The roads were horrible, so it took a long time to get there. Once we were there, we had a blast. There was a water slide and Eli loved it! At night I played the dime game and won a triple pot! It was nice to get away and enjoy the mini vacation. In June we are planning to go to Ludington for a week and stay with David's parents at their trailer. I can't wait!!

Hello Sunshine!

This weekend our 3-4 FOOT snow drifts turned into puddles! It was so nice to see the sun shine so bright and the big blue sky. Elias and I decided to spend part of our Sunday afternoon absorbing the rays. We gathered sticks in the yard, and just sloshed through the puddles. It was challenging to get Eli to come back into the house! He was having so much fun in the fresh Michigan air.

Elias was determined to cross the field. If you look carefully there is construction machinery across the field. Needless to say, after a few attempts and a wet booty, Eli changed his mind about going to play on the big trucks!

Eli and his shopping cart. He loves it pushing it all over the yard.