First day of Kindergarten!!

Tuesday we got to visit his class for a little while,
but today he goes ALL DAY by himself!

I wanted to bring him today,
however he couldn't wait to ride the BUS!

So off he went, with the BEST "Bus Buddy" ever!

First day of 2nd Grade!!

Who gets to get stung?

Levi comes running in the house and says "there is a Bee outside!" Ethan and then Caleb come in right behind him and I hear Caleb saying this to Ethan..."You and Levi need to be the first to get in the house. If anyone is to get stung it should be me. That is my job as the older brother!" Ethan responds with, "Well if you are at school, then I will be the one to get stung. And if we are both at school, then mom will be the one to get stung."

"The harvest is good"

Those are the words I have been hearing from my boys the past few weeks. Everyday they go out to the garden and come back with loads of Tomatoes, a handful of Strawberries, and maybe a few Beans or Sweet Peas. Right now we have SO many Roma Tomatoes...Kevin and the boys made really good fresh Salsa and we have given lots of Tomatoes away, but there is still tons left! If you would like some, please let us know we would
love to share them with you!!

Cottage 2010

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Levi...our little cowboy!

A few of my favorite pictures from July...

Ethan skiing with Kev for the 1st time!

Caleb and (cousin) Allison tubing!

Shots...

Today the boys and I had to go to our Pediatrician's office so Ethan could get his 5 year shots before school starts. I found it quite interesting how Caleb seemed more concerned about it than Ethan. All morning Caleb kept saying he didn't want to come along, but we all made it there...as usual Caleb got carsick on the ride there and Ethan had to pee, just our typical ride! :) As we sat in the waiting room we saw all the kids get called back, until we were the last ones in there. Ethan looks at me and says "I am next" and Caleb says "can I stay in the waiting room?" Well we get called back and it was our lucky day, because we were able to get two "combo" shots, which means Ethan only had to have 2 shots, instead of 4!! The nurse was going to do it in his arm, however looked at him and said "why don't we do it in his leg". Ethan did great and Caleb helped by trying to make him laugh by saying things like "I am weirdo", etc. After it was all done and Ethan was picking out his prize, Levi says to the nurse "YOU HURT ETHAN!" The poor nurse felt so bad! And I just couldn't help but laugh, as well as smile because of all the love and concern Caleb and Levi had for Ethan!

Sweaty boy..

Of all three boys Levi is our "sweater"
...it doesn't matter if he's outside playing
or just waking up from a nap, he will be head to toe sweat!
Right now we are in the process of potty training him
and we talk about pee a lot. So now when he gets all sweaty he says,
"I peed, I peed" or "I all pee"!! :)

"Star Wars Night"

This past Saturday, Kevin and I took the boys to the

Whitecaps Baseball game.

The theme for the night was "Star Wars" so you know our boys

had a good time...from getting their picture taken with Star Wars characters,

to their glowing Light Sabers,

and of course to end the night Fireworks to Star Wars music!

We all had a great time and left with some pretty excited Jedi, I mean boys! :)

Our trip to California

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A big shout out to Kevin....

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!!
WE LOVE YOU!!

June fun...

We sure are having fun this month...from fishing, frog catching, playing in the sandbox, swimming, going on picnics, boating, getting ice cream, bike rides, reading, playing with friends, going to parks, spending time with family/cousins, cutting down 2 trees in the backyard, the beach, celebrating Ethan's 5th Birthday, Luke's and Kate's visit to MI, and the list goes on!! Now with June coming to an end, we are looking forward to what July will bring!

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Father's Day...

We sure had a great day
celebrating the greatest DAD ever!!
We Love You!!

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Happy 5th Birthday Ethan!!
We are SO happy to be celebrating YOU today!!
We sure love you E-bugs!

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Caleb's Fancy Nancy Day

This past Monday Caleb's class had a Fancy Nancy Day, and it sure was a lot of fun! A few months back his class set a reading goal for the whole class. If they met that goal they would have a party based on a book they like to read. Well they met their goal and chose Fancy Nancy....Caleb's teacher was quite surprised that the boys were okay with it, but they said they thought those books were funny! So Fancy Nancy it was and they all had a great day! From playing games, to decorating cookies, the photo shoot, and of course reading the Fancy Nancy books! Ethan, Levi, and I were able to come check it out for awhile. Caleb and all his friends were such little studs in their outfits! I wish I would of taken some pictures of the girls, because they were all looking pretty cute as well!
Enjoy the pictures!

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Papa & Grandma's house ...

tubing

fishing

swimming

boating

Hip-Hip-Horray summer is here!!
Thanks Papa & Grandma for a super fun night!!

A weekend full of fun...

Memorial Day Weekend 2010
camping up at the Platte

THE BIG CATCH....

Last night after supper the boys wanted Kevin to come in the backyard and "catch" some things...the usual "catch" is Frogs, Tadpoles, Minos, and a Turtle or two. However last night this is what my very happy, excited, and shocked boys caught...

Now our creek isn't that big, so we aren't quite sure where or how they came, but it sure made for an exciting night!



Both Caleb and Ethan wanted to hold these big 18 inch Bass! We have a pond in our neighborhood so Kevin and the boys took them there to let them go.

Ethan Preschool 2009-2010

Last night was Ethan's Preschool Graduation and what a fun and exciting night it was! Ethan had two wonderful teachers, who's love for the kids and Jesus is just overflowing! We are so thankful for them and the awesome job that they do!
Ethan had such a great year learning so many new things, making new friends, going to fun places, but most importantly growing more and more in love with Jesus.

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A GOOD DAY...

This past Saturday was just that...it started out at 8am with Caleb's last soccer game of the season. His team played great and won, which is always nice for the last game. Caleb had an awesome goal that went right over the goalie's head, so that was exciting. At the end of the game Kevin and my brother Nate passed out medals and a soccer goodie bag to each of the boys on the team. It was another fun year of soccer for all of us. This fall Caleb will be playing again, with Kevin as the assistant coach. And Ethan will start this fall as well, with Kevin as his coach and Nate as the assistant coach. We will be busy with practices and games, but we are definitely looking forward to both boys playing!

So our day continued and we went and watched our nieces Emma, Lauren, and Claire play their soccer game. Then we got some lunch and headed to Grand Haven for the Kite Festival. It was a beautiful day, however it wasn't so windy out. Kevin and the boys tried flying Caleb's pirate ship kite, but couldn't keep it up for very long. But the boys had a great time playing in the sand, water...yes in freezing, cold Lake Michigan!! We also walked the pier...Levi loved seeing the boats, guys fishing, kids jumping off, etc. But he sure made me weak in the knees so many times...gets too close to the edge and of course doesn't want you to hold him or his hand, ugh. We were there all afternoon and three outfits later we headed for home.

After supper we went to work on the garden...planting some more seeds. Our garden is almost full, we just have room left for tomatoes and maybe a pepper plant or two. Most of our garden is strawberries and we already can see lots of strawberries growing, so that's exciting! Half of our strawberry plants we can eat this year, but the other half we need to wait a year. We also can see little asparagus coming up as well. We are having fun with our garden so far, hopefully everything continues to grow well.

To end the night Kevin made a campfire, so we had to have SMORES! Poor Levi, he missed out on the garden planting and smores because he fell asleep on the ride home from Grand Haven...however just before Caleb and Ethan were going to go to bed, he woke up of course! :)

So this was our GOOD DAY...nothing too major, just being together and doing the things we enjoy. We are really looking forward to more family, fun days this summer...going to the beach, working on the garden, campfires, and so much more!

Levi sure makes us laugh...

Yesterday morning I told Levi he was going to play with his buddy Jack and he says..."Jack, Levi catch frogs...wear boots!" This just cracks me up because a couple days before we gave Jack Levi's old "frog catching" boots. And he is well aware that catching frogs is what Caleb and Ethan do with their friends.

Later on in the day I can hear "trouble" coming out of his room (where Ethan and him are playing). All of the sudden Levi comes running out and I ask him if he is being naughty? He says..."Yes" with a naughty little laugh! At least he's honest.

Then Ethan is playing on the computer and says this game doesn't work. Levi right away pipes in and says..."daddy at work!" Levi loves his daddy and many times throughout the day we have to talk about how daddy is at work, so as Levi says..."daddy work, home soon!"

Levi knows everyone's first, middle, and last name in this family. So it's not uncommon to hear him call the boys by their full name, however he does mix up middle names from time to time. I will hear him call me "Mommy Richard Hart" and let me tell you when he says that he means business! :)