Calvin High School Friends

A group of friends that graduated from Calvin Chr. High School got together at Carol's house. We always have great food, sit by the fire, and laugh at stories that some of us tell with much detail! This year it was a small group - Irene, Carol, Carole, Jack, Jim, Gary, Rog, John and Cindy. It was a beautiful night! Next year, we hope for a bigger crowd. Thanks to Carol and Ken who always open their home and great yard for the group.

Labor Day Weekend!

Jack and I spent Labor Day weekend at Koeze's cottage. They were both busy this weekend and offered the cottage for us to use. It was a beautiful weekend! We had sunny, sunny weather -- we could lay in the sun for hours. We spent alot of time having a fire in the fire pit on their patio. We walked everyday to the beach and then walked to the beach to enjoy the beautiful sunsets. I go just a little crazy when taking pictures of sunsets - I hope you enjoy them. Thank you Pam and Tim for letting us use your cottage - it was a great time away.

Friends since High School

Every year around this time, Irene, Julie and I go out for dinner to celebrate Irene and Julie's birthdays. This year we went out to Holland and ate at the Ottawa Beach Inn. After dinner, we gave each other our birthday gifts and always end up laughing so hard. This year Irene and Julie were trying to pose like the card Irene gave Julie. This is probably one of many shots, because they were laughing so hard. The other picture shows us on the pier at Holland with a terrific sunset in the background!

Friends in Portland

A couple of times each year, Pam, Patti, sometimes Liz, and I meet at a cajun restaurant in Portland, Michigan. Patti lives in Lansing so this is a half-way point for us to get together and renew our friendship. This time, Liz couldn't make it. We ate outside right by the river, it was a beautiful night and after we ate a bite, we went for a walk around Portland. It is always wonderful to meet and talk, laugh, and enjoy each others company.

Hudson is so cute!

I was updating my pictures this afternoon - and I found this cute picture of Hudson!

Beach Day with the Bonnema Girls

Every summer, Bethany and Jenny and I take a trip to the beach. This year we went to Pam's cottage for the day. It was a beautiful day - we started out by getting supplies for lunch and also some snacks to eat at the beach. The water was a little cool - but I went in and the girls waded and got a little wet. Uncle Tim was busy windsurfing while we enjoyed watching him. Pam and her friend, Knott were up there too - we read, caught some rays and watched some airplanes fly over and waved to them. After the beach we stopped in Whitehall for some ice cream of course. We had a great day!

Visiting family in Houston

We traveled to Houston on Wednesday - we went through a major rain storm. I was driving and it was quite scary. We got to Nate and Brooke's early Wednesday evening. We went out for a great supper with Emily and Ben, Nate and Brooke and Hudson. On Thursday, Irene and I went shopping, played with Hudson, and the whole gang went to Galveston for shopping on the Strand and a great dinner. On Friday, Irene got a massage and I got a manicure. We then went to see where Ben and Emily are going to live and also where Ben is going to teach in the fall. On Saturday, Irene and I flew to Chicago Midway, took the Amtrak to Kalamazoo where Jack picked us up. It was a quick trip - but visiting with family was a truly great adventure. We are thankful for our safe travel and a great time.