Someone likes raspeberries...

 Picking berries at Grandma and Grandpa Jastifer's!

2013 Family Vacation

The five of us, my mom, brother, sister and brother-in-law all headed down to South Carolina to Hilton Head Island last week and we had a great time! The 16 hour drive went better than expected with just a few hours of screaming from Blake (yes, that is better than expected). We were able to catch up, relax, hang out by the pool and beach, go on walks, bike rides, kayaking, miniature golfing, and we even went to a children's museum one day. Being that Kelly and CJ live in California, it was really nice to spend some time with them and of course, the boys loved it too! Here are a few highlights from our trip:

 Great Vacation!

Blake's 18 Month Check - Up

(Yes, that is ALL the goldfish on his tray. Guess the box was left too close to him and that is what I get for leaving for a moment.) Gotta love toddlers!

Blake is nice and healthy and here are his stats:

Length: 35.5 inches (98-100 percentile)
Weight: 28 pounds 7 ounces (90 percentile)
Head Circumference: 49 cm (90-95 percentile)

Who's kid is this?!?! He is going to be taller than me by the 5th grade!!

Catching Up!

There is a lot to catch up on! I fell off the blog when things got busy with three kids, but I am going to try my best to keep up on it now that we are moving so far away from family and friends. Thankfully, it will only be for one year while Jim completes a fellowship in foot and ankle in Boise, Idaho. He has a wonderful opportunity and we are excited to explore that part of the country. We sold our house much faster than we anticipated so we are currently living with my mom is Grand Rapids until the end of July when we move. We are thrilled that we get to spend a lot of time with our friends and family before we leave. Just before we sold our house, Jim graduated from residency, which was an exciting time for us all! We are so proud of him and are excited to see what the future holds for our family. Here are a few pictures of the past month, I would love to post from the past two years, but you would be here all day! Thanks for reading our blog and I promise to update often!

 Blake loves his brothers!

 

 Jim's Graduation

Our boys all dressed up! (Does not happen very often)

Caleb graduated the 3's program at preschool!

 Ethan graduated kindergarten!!

 Ethan and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Baker

 and Mrs. Greig :)

 

 Last morning of kindergarten and our last morning waking up in our house - it was a bittersweet time for all of us!

The Blog is back!!!!

Since we are moving to Boise, ID we decided to try to keep the blog up to date for those back in Michigan

First Day of School!

 Caleb starts preschool!

 Ethan starts full day kindergarten!

It has been a great summer and the boys have had a blast. It all ended today as they begin the first day of school. They are going to have a great time and as I sit here with mixed emotions, I know that they are going to do great!

8 Months...and TWO teeth!

Blake now is nine months old and has two bottom teeth that stick out when he smiles (which is all the time when his brothers are around!). He so curious, just like Ethan was and soon he will be walking! He is crawling all over and climbing up on the furniture with ease. He likes his new found freedom and occasionally finds himself getting into something he shouldn't, but what kid doesn't! He loves to eat and we are starting to give him table good which is going well. Some of the textures he does not like, but for the most part, he is enjoying new flavors. He is a great baby who sleeps 10-12 hours a night straight, so I can't argue with that. We love our "Blakey" as we all call him!

Blake's 6 Month Stats....

Blake had his 6 month check-up the other day and he is growing like a weed and is well on his way to crawling (any day now!). He has mastered the army crawl and is sitting up from a laying down position on his own. He is such a joy, especially with that huge smile he gives us - love you Blake!

Height: 28 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 19 pounds 2 ounces (75th percentile)
Head Circumference: 45 cm (95th percentile)