Since we were gone for such a long time, I wanted to catch everyone up with how we are doing.
We left Seattle on December 16th and headed back to the Midwest. We arrived in Chicago early evening and was greeted at the airport by Gram and Addison. After loading all the luggage and getting the car seat set we headed off to Mike's Aunt Karen's house were we would be spending the evening. Samuel had a chance to play with Addison, Evan and Tristan. It was a loud and crazy house. Mike, Kate and Dave headed over to a Christmas party and I stayed to play with the kiddos.
Sunday morning we headed into the city to Kate and Dave's to watch the Bears and have our family Christmas. Samuel and Addison were all set for the game and did a great job cheering the Bears to another victory.
After an awesome dinner, we exchanged gifts and spent some time watching the kids get pretty excited over their presents. Later that evening, we headed back to Lansing with Gram!
onday and most of Tuesday we had the chance to sit and relax. We spent time with family and spent some time catching up on life. Tuesday evening, Nana drove up to Lansing to pick us all up so we could go cheer Uncle Mike on in a basketball game. Coldwater also squeaked by with a victory over Fremont. Samuel did awesome during the game. He watched pretty intently and cheered all the guys on!
Wednesday we were able to spend some time in Grand Rapids visiting with friends. We met Mark and Heather for lunch and meet Jack for the first time. He is such a sweet baby! We then traveled over the Mike's old stomping grounds at Grandville and were able to say quick hellos to lots of people there. We took a quick coffee break at Panara Bread then headed to Holland to have dinner with Kate, Troy and Lauryn. They were able to take us to see their new house! It was great to spend some time catching up!
Wednesday evening we headed back to Lansing where we thought we would get to relax until Sunday morning. Little did we know that Thursday afternoon all the fun would begin...
...to be continued...
We left Seattle on December 16th and headed back to the Midwest. We arrived in Chicago early evening and was greeted at the airport by Gram and Addison. After loading all the luggage and getting the car seat set we headed off to Mike's Aunt Karen's house were we would be spending the evening. Samuel had a chance to play with Addison, Evan and Tristan. It was a loud and crazy house. Mike, Kate and Dave headed over to a Christmas party and I stayed to play with the kiddos.
Sunday morning we headed into the city to Kate and Dave's to watch the Bears and have our family Christmas. Samuel and Addison were all set for the game and did a great job cheering the Bears to another victory.
After an awesome dinner, we exchanged gifts and spent some time watching the kids get pretty excited over their presents. Later that evening, we headed back to Lansing with Gram!
onday and most of Tuesday we had the chance to sit and relax. We spent time with family and spent some time catching up on life. Tuesday evening, Nana drove up to Lansing to pick us all up so we could go cheer Uncle Mike on in a basketball game. Coldwater also squeaked by with a victory over Fremont. Samuel did awesome during the game. He watched pretty intently and cheered all the guys on!
Wednesday we were able to spend some time in Grand Rapids visiting with friends. We met Mark and Heather for lunch and meet Jack for the first time. He is such a sweet baby! We then traveled over the Mike's old stomping grounds at Grandville and were able to say quick hellos to lots of people there. We took a quick coffee break at Panara Bread then headed to Holland to have dinner with Kate, Troy and Lauryn. They were able to take us to see their new house! It was great to spend some time catching up!Wednesday evening we headed back to Lansing where we thought we would get to relax until Sunday morning. Little did we know that Thursday afternoon all the fun would begin...
...to be continued...
