School Pictures

Here are some shots I took of the kids the day before school started! What a crew! I can't believe 2 days a week I have all of them in school...they're getting too old..too quick!

Here they are the first day! So happy!

 Getting on the bus!

 Elliot on his first day!

 The boys went for a few hours to meet their teacher! Love her!!! So nice!

 A little time on the playground...

Sydney's first day...I have a couple extra this year!

 Sitting with Madi on the bus!

 Reading buddies at school.

 Spelling his name in Licorice! Yum!

So excited to have his own locker!

Isaac's tooth

Isaac took this photo himself. He wanted to see how loose the tooth was! That night the tooth came out!

Saturday fun

 Somedays it is just so much fun to watch the kids play. They are so creative. Here they are building a jail...

 Then the boys are using their guns to "capture the enemy" (the girls)...and bring them to the jail.

Even Elliot got into the action. His gun is the golf club!

The kids were trying to find a snake the Dads saw slither away...I think the Helmet and Goggles were for protection from the snake...Either way, I had to have a picture!

Then...they found the snake. 

 Even I held it...Brittyn was so cute..."Mrs. Clark...you really stepped out of your box on that one!"  

 Madi taking a turn holding the snake!

2011 Mud Run

The kids were so excited to participate in the Grand Rapids Mud Run this year.  Madi had been saving old shoes since April to get dirty and throw away!  They were all very excited to get dirty!  The race fell at the exact same time as the funeral for Rylan (my sisters nephew) who had tragically passed away too young.  The kids wanted to run for Rylan that morning so we decided to write on our Tshirts and pray for their family as they ran.  

 Here they are at the start of the race. Jon ran with the older too...

 Elliot didn't want Daddy to leave...next year he'll be able to join them.

 Here they are all muddy!

 I love his smile....they really loved this!

 Oops...down she goes!

 Down goes Daddy!

 Love this shot!

 The happy crew afterwards! What fun!

Fun with Family

One Summer afternoon we headed to the park for some time with the cousins!  The kids were looking to feed the ducks...but they must have taken the day off!  

 Another day we headed out to the Hudsonville fair to enjoy some rides and Pirate fun!  The kids really enjoyed the pirate show.  Madison & Isaac were picked to be part of it!  They loved that!

 Madi all dressed up as a mermaid...

 Isaac as a Monkey!

 Papa hanging with the boys!

Drive In Movie - at home!

All summer long we wanted to go see a Drive in movie and it just didn't work out...besides...they get over so late for kids this young!  So we decided to make our own.  Jon borrowed the projector from work and we invited the Howells over for a fun night in our own driveway. The kids loved it!  What a fun summer night!

Enjoying a drink before the movie.

Snuggled up already to start.

Snack Time

The Movie!

Lego Creation

After we got home from Chicago...Isaac could not wait to put his new sets together!

Vacation - Day 5

The last leg of our trip was the Science & Industry Museum of Chicago! Wow! This was amazing!!! So much to see...we could have spent a whole day here and still not seen everything!

Elliot loved all the trains.

and planes

The Storm area...so much to try and buttons to push!

Inside a plane...

What a great day!