July Happenings

This month has been much less eventful than last month, thankgoodness. We've been keeping busy seeing family and friends and just enjoying the beautiful, Michigan, summer weather. We've been out to the beach a couple times just to walk around and watch the boats. The boys spend a lot of time playing outside in the yard. Brendan's new favorite thing to do is to play baseball with Dad. They also like to go for long bike rides on the bike paths. Grant loves to shoot hoops and play in his little car. He doesn't like the bike trailer much, so he stays home with Mom and Jenna when Brendan and Dad go for bike rides.

Brendan got creative with the dune buggy and wagon. He figured out how to hitch up the wagon to take Grant for rides around the yard. They both had a lot of fun with that.
Jenna started smiling a few weeks ago, and it's just too cute.

Cheeeeese!

Jenna is Getting Big

Jenna is now 6 weeks old, and she's growing so fast! She's 11 or 12 pounds already and getting very tall. She smiles for me or Brendan. She's sleeping up to 8 hours at night. She is awake much more often during the day, and she loves to look in your eyes and be in motion.

Looking cute in a new dress on Sunday morning.
Hanging out with her big brothers

Clean and cozy after her first tub bath.

Jenna's first tub bath with lots of help from her brothers.

Marci's Wedding

Spencer's sister, Marci, got married to Kevan the day before Grant turned two. We drove straight from Florida to Detroit, where the wedding was. We had a fun weekend with the family, and the wedding was just beautiful. I was one of the bridesmaids, Brendan had the job of passing out programs, and Spencer did a reading during the ceremony. I was thankful to fit into the dress, since it had been only three weeks since Jenna was born. Brendan had more fun than anyone at the reception. He has been looking forward to the dance for the past year, and he showed off his moves all night long. We didn't leave until after 11:00pm because he was having so much fun.

Dancing with one of my favorite guys.
Grant was exhausted. He fell asleep on his Grandpa Terpstra.

Brendan and Marci having fun on the dance floor.

Jenna is looking pretty.
Grant loved the cake.

Brendan is looking handsome in his new suit and taking his job as program passer very seriously.

Grant's Two!

Grant turned two during the craziness of moving, so this post is long overdue. It's hard to believe it's already been two years since he was just a small baby. He was such an easy baby and now a very easy going toddler (most of the time).

What we love about Grant: his beautiful eyes, long eye lashes and adorable smile; his manners, always saying please, thankyou and excuse me without being prompted; his love of life; his adoration of big brother Brendan; his raspy voice; his funny run; his contagious laugh; and his sensitivity. We love you, Grant!

Grant LOVES to "shoot hoops", so he was excited to have a basketball on his cake.

Celebrating his birthday with the Terpstras.

Celebrating his birthday with the Klynstras on Grandpa and Grandma's deck.

Opening his new baseball glove from Mom and Dad after breakfast at the hotel.
Grant two years ago. He still has to sleep with that blankie (it doesn't look so nice now).

Back in Michigan

We made it safely to Michigan, and all our stuff was able to fit in Spencer's parents' house. The kids did really well on the trip up to Michigan, and Spencer and his dad successfully loaded the truck and moved all the boxes and furniture. It feels good to have that huge job done. It still feels like we have a lot of unpacking to do yet, but it's getting done little by little. Spencer had a few interviews already, but was not chosen for any of the jobs. He'll keep applying. The kids are adjusting well to living at Grandpa and Grandma T's house. They're absolutely LOVING the extra attention. I am loving the extra help with the kids and meal preparation. Jenna feels the need to be held almost all the time and cries very loudly for a long time if she is laid down, so extra hands are a big help.