All Because of the Cookies

SPENCER GOT THE JOB!!!!! He had an interview this morning at Saranac High School, and he was offered the job this afternoon. We are so excited and relieved! God is good! Many prayers have been answered. Thank you to so many of you who have been praying for us. Now we have to decide where Brendan will go to school and where we will live.

Spencer brought some cookies that we baked and decorated to the interview. That had to be why he was hired ;).

A Fun Surprise

I was online tonight and decided to type in Spencer's name to see what would come up. To our surprise we found an article written about Spencer on Spring Arbor's website (the school where he earned his master's degree). Spencer was interviewed this Spring, but he forgot about it and never saw the article. It might be a nice addition to his portfolio. If you go to this website you should be able to read it. http://www.arbor.edu/edu_departmentdetail.aspx?id=62050

A Bon Fire and the Beach

We had fun doing some "summer time" activities this weekend. On Saturday night we had a bon fire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. It was Grant's first experience with a fire, and he wasn't too sure about it. Brendan really liked roasting the hot dogs and marshmallows, and he was very good at it. On Sunday afternoon we decided to take the boys to James Street Beach. The weather was actually warm, and we wanted to take advantage of it. The waves were huge, so Brendan and Spencer had fun in the water. Grant and I played in the sand most of the time. He was so cute because he's not used to Michigan sand, and he didn't like the feel of it on his feet or hands at first. He had a really hard time walking in it, because he was trying to be so careful not to get too much of it on him.

Birthday Fun

On Sunday night we celebrated our niece and nephew, Lilian and Sawyer's, second birthday; and tonight we celebrated our niece, Charlotte's, first birthday. We had a lot of fun at both parties. All the cousins just love playing together. Brendan is the oldest, and he is so good with all the little kids. These pictures are from Charlotte's party. It was great weather for swimming. I had fun making the cakes and trying to decorate with fondant for the first time.