Aaron & Jen, Kayla, Madeline, Savannah, Sophia, Jonah & Owen
We’ve had gorgeous spring weather here in Grand Rapids lately! Most days have been in the low 70’s, though we’ve had a few days that have reached 80 and some days in the 60’s. This past Tuesday evening, April 30, we spent some time enjoying the Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Spring came early this year, so we’ve had plenty of time to play outside. Just wanted to share some pictures:
A trip to the Frederik Meijer Gardens complements of Uncle Joel and Aunt Emily
Swimming outside on March 14
Other photos at home
A downtown adventure on a windy day
At the John Ball Zoo
Easter
77 degrees and sunny makes for a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day! The weather has been so gorgeous lately, giving us plenty of opportunities to play and read outside. We sat on the deck yesterday afternoon and read the biography of Saint Patrick. Today we played outside and did yard work, with plans to attend the Saturday night service at church. However, our plans changed when our basement flooded. The outside faucet wasn’t working properly, so while we were using the garden hose this morning it was simultaneously flooding our basement. Professionals are here as I write this taking care of the damage. Accidents happen, but thankfully every one is safe and our house is on the mend.
We had a beautiful snow on Friday, which meant a wonderful afternoon playing tag in the yard and making a snowman. Sophie even joined us this time!
I grabbed my computer today and told the girls we were going to make a list of things we’re thankful for. Though it had many things you’d expect, some of the items made us chuckle. Here are some of the highlights:
3. Rainbows
4. Jesus’ birthday
17. Plum tree
18. The Bible
19. Grandparents
27. That we know Jesus
28. Snow in the winter to build snowmen
29. Warm clothes
30. That there’s not too much rain
33. That Kayla can climb the dogwood tree
34. That Daddy is super strong so that if we accidentally let go of our balloons he can get them for us
37. That Sophia is named Sophia
38. That Sophia was born
41. That Madeline and Kayla “got borned”
45. That most of our lightbulbs are working
47. Our big enough couch that everyone can fit on
55. That Daddy’s so good
56. That we can throw t-shirts into the trees
61. That we like Sophia so much