Summary of Summer 2009

We had an unbelieveable summer. We camped at Grandhaven for a week, Holland State Park for a week, Cottage at Brooks lake, Cottage at Conference grounds, camping at Conference grounds, and we ended it with a camping night in Grandpa and Grandma Nyenhuis' front yard!

We absolutely LOVE camping. We learned alittle more each and every time to make things easier on the kids and mom! I absolutely enjoyed each and every day. It was a beautiful summer for me. Maybe b/c I appreciated life all the more! I look at my children and cheerish them so so much! They are the love of my life and I love being a mom. Sometimes I am not a very good mom and I have my struggles but I pray for their lives, I pray they realize how much I love them, that I would do anything for them, and I pray they have a wonderful life and love their Lord.

Sometimes at night I go in their rooms and just stare at them. They are so beautiful. Karlie is such a sweetheart, big sister, and so loving. She loves her Lukester and I pray they have a wonderful relationship b/c they are all they are going to have! Sometimes she cries when I tell her I can't have any more babies, she wants a sister. It makes me feel bad but someday when she is a mom, she will understand what mom went through.....

Lukester is such a doll, he melts my heart all the time. He loves his mom, and he is such a boy, running, jumping, throwing, screaming, and loving dirtbikes already! I just don't want them to get old. Lord, can't you freeze time for just a couple of years so I can stay where I am right now for....10 years???? I don't want to get old, I don't want my kids to get old. I love the life we have and cheerish the days we have!

CONFERENCE GROUNDS 2009

We have a yearly tradition of going to the conference grounds and staying in the cottages (we had 4 this year) with all the aunts, cousins, and kids.

We ended up having so much fun that we decided to stay another week in our camper. Highlights always include: the candy store, swimming pool, bibleschool and the playground. We also bought a kite this year and the kids had so much fun taking turns flying it.
We watched a meteor shower, and had fun having a fashion show with new clothes from Grandma N! We LOVE camping!!

BEEN AWHILE! (END OF SUMMER)

Luke 1&1/2, Jackson 2, Karlie 3&1/2, Alexis 6, Dylan 4, Kinsley 2 mo., Sophia 3 mo.

We spent a week in a cottage on Brooks lake near Newago with the Jongsma family.

We had a great time and beautiful weather. The kids were so tired by the end of the week, Karlie got sick with the flu for a few days, and that wasn't much fun for her!

The highlights of the week included: 1st time tubing for Karlie, feeding attacking geese, paddleboat rides, speedboat rides, Uncle Dave crashing a Jetski, throwing waterballoons,

and beanbag contests and our new favorite board game (????). We hope to keep the tradition going.