July Beach Vacation

We braved a 17 hour road trip with our posse to Muskegon, Michigan in July. While in Michigan we attended John's best friend's 50th birthday party. We were also able to spend a couple of nights with Auntie Ruth and Cousin Deidre. We finished up our trip with a visit from Grammy & Grampy, Gma Donna & Papa Jim and a visit to Dutch World. All in all it was a nice vacation although way too short!!

June Photo Shoot

We finally got the kids in for a photo shoot. The photo shoot was a bit more difficult than in the past as we have four of them running four different directions now. Also trying to get everyone to look at the camera and smile at the same time is near to impossible. We did manage a few good shots...here is just a sample. Enjoy!

Home Sweet Home

We closed on our home in Maine on April 15, 2011. We are so happy to be together as a family again and the kids are thrilled with their new digs.

The home sits on 3.7 acres with a 100 yard driveway, has a pool, gazebo and detached garage especially for hubby! We really like it so far and are glad we held out for this home. We wanted a ranch with acreage, a basement and a bonus room.

Our time has been spent unpacking and painting. We are painting the entire house; ceilings, trim and walls. I'm not sure what we were thinking with four kids under foot as it has been a long, exhausting and slow process. I am sure once we are done we will be happy to kick back and enjoy the summer.

I hope to post some before and after photos soon. We grow to love our new home a little more each day and know that it is the love inside the walls that matters the most!

Pretty In Pig Tails

I couldn't resist posting our little ladies in their first set of piggy tails. I'm not sure they were thrilled with the hairdo or their stylist.

March Madness

Being from Indiana I know that "March Madness" refers to the NCAA Basketball Championships. However at our house "March Madness" has nothing to do with basketball!

March Madness 2011 consists of; preparing for the arrival of Grandma Donna on April 4th, followed by the arrival of Auntie Ruth on April 14th and closing on our new home on April 15th with the moving truck arriving on April 21st. April promises to be a fun, exciting and crazy month for us; believe it or not we are looking forward to the craziness. We know the month will go by much too quickly.

We'll happily say farewell to March Madness, farewell to the cold weather and farewell to the small apartment. We will welcome April, our visitors, nicer weather and our new home with open arms.

Happy Valentine's Day

I love them with all my heart!!

Christmas 2010

2010 was a difficult and wonderful year. John was living away in Maine the entire year. I was home in Michigan trying to run the household and raise four children under the age of three.

God has blessed us more than we ever thought possible with the birth of Zac in 2007 and then the triplets (Nicholas, Carli & Kennedy) in 2009. The kids were all born healthy and we couldn't have asked for anything more.

2011 promises to be a great year for us. We are finally all together again as a family and looking forward to a summer by the ocean.