A Weekend Away!

This past weekend Jim had a conference on Mackinac Island and I was able to tag along. Thanks to Jim's parents on Thursday and my mom the rest of the weekend, we were able to leave the kids at home and have a trip, just the two of us! We had a great time and it was very relaxing, just what we needed. The boys had fun at home and kept grandma busy:) The Grand Hotel - where Jim had his conference and presentations.
Our Hotel

A New Addition!

We are excited to announce that we are adding to our family! At the end of December/early January both Ethan and Caleb will be big brothers! Everything is going well so far and Ethan is especially thrilled to be a big brother again. He is constantly kissing and hugging my belly - so precious!:)

When the boys are gone.....the women paint!

This past weekend Jim, Ethan and grandpa Jastifer left to go to the UP camping and fishing. My mom, Jim's mom and myself thought it would be a good idea to finally get my bathroom painted! It looks like an entire new bathroom and I love it! Thanks to both of the mom's for all their help - it looks fantastic! Old bathroom color... Let the painting begin!.

The new bathroom color and decor (still missing a few things)!!

Caleb recently learned how to sing the "A-B-C" song and it is so hard to get it on camera! Here is the best one I have so far:)

Someone is excited to go camping with daddy and grandpa this weekend....

Had to try it all on :)

Preschool End of Year Program

Singing songs
Ethan and his teachers:
Ethan's preschool class had an end of year program for the parents. They sang songs and then they took us on a hike that they take everyday. Ethan did not do much singing, but we kid of figured that was going to be the case:) He absolutely loves preschool!

Party in the Park

On Wednesday our playgroup headed to "Party in the in Park" in downtown Kalamazoo. The kids all received a free book, snack, and drink. Readers took turns, some dressing up as a character in the book they read, reading different famous children's book to different groups of kids. We brought a blanket and had a fun time listening for an hour as some familiar and unfamiliar books were read. The weather was great to top things off - it was a great morning for the kids!