Michigan Tag

My baby brother (forever, sorry, bro!) got married last month! We're up to 8 beautiful sisters in this family! James was a groomsman and my sister and I sang PLUS my other brother and sister-in-law were both in the wedding party and have two kids, so...

19 August, 2017 /

I'm pretty sure kids will be graduating in my family for pretty much ever. Last month was another one--Matt! Florida sister Mary came for the big day. Look at her gorgeously long hair! There were lots of helpers on completing Matt's scrapbook (birth til now!), but rumor has it that...

26 June, 2016 /

Last weekend, we sneaked up to Michigan and helped throw a surprise party for my littlest sib, the servant-hearted Hoopie. It was all Anna and Abby's idea. When you're the youngest of ten kids, you're lucky to get a special dinner, let alone a whole day...

08 May, 2015 /

Soo Christmas still wasn't done, and it was almost New Years'! We spent our last day in Michigan with James' sister, her husband, aaaand their daughter whom we got to meet for our first time since her birth...

09 January, 2015 /

Corban learned Sorry! with his aunts. His pieces somehow always ended up in his home waaaay before the other players' pieces. He loved it.  Grammie-Jaeda time. It had to be forced, but then the cuddles really began. Mi amor y yo. So many games were opened and learned and played. Hours and...

08 January, 2015 /

Our big Christmas meal is on Christmas Eve. We love it that way, because we make it so big that we can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Christmas. No cooking, just present-opening, present-playing, and overall lounging around. The.best. With 18-20 present-openers (girlfriends were in and...

08 January, 2015 /

This is my beautiful family. It just keeps growing and growing! My gorgeous, grown siblings (minus one who's growing/grown?? in heaven). Ages 11-29. One daughter joined with a son-in-law and brought two (almost three!) new additions to the family. Did I just say three?! Yikes! Then one son joined with one daughter-in-law and brought one (for...

07 January, 2015 /

The first weekend in October, we found ourselves in Michigan with a date night on our hands (wahooooo!). We made our way to Grand Rapids where the entire downtown was covered in art--real, creative, layperson-understood art. It was incredible! I'll briefly highlight a very select...

01 November, 2014 /

I've gotten to be away for a whole weekend two months in a row! In September, it was our annual Father/Daughter Retreat in Northern Michigan. In October, it was the True Woman Conference in Indianapolis with lovely, God-fearing women from our church. James and I...

26 October, 2014 /
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