The Big Move

A week after school started we moved into our new house. We love it here! Because we previously lived in townhomes, this is the first time the kids have had a backyard. It is a neighborhood that is outfitted with a playground, a forest and plenty of kids.

First Day of School

Kate's 6th Birthday

All Kate wanted this year for her birthday was an American Girl doll! We celebrated with 3 friends at our house and then at the pool with family. Hooray Kate!

Family Times

Summer Happenings

A few of the things we did this summer include: Bowers Farm Camp, Fencing Camp (Grant), had a bottled water/dry good stand, want to lots of parks, rode bikes, bought a house!!!!!

Up North

We made lots of great memories up north staying in a cabin for a week with 3 other families in July. We were right on both a lake and a river so the kids had plenty to do. I think our kids' favorite part was the s'mores! We also made time to sneak over to visit Jim's oldest friend, Corey, and his family of 5. We are thankful for our friends, both new and old!

School's Out!

Florida 2014

We made our annual visit to Naples to visit Grandma and Grandpa Koss in February!

Christmas

This year for Christmas we started a new tradition- all the adults pick names and buy pajamas for another family member. It was a blast. We had to wear our gifts on Christmas morning!

Happy 7th Birthday Grant!

This morning with Grant I did an interview to capture what this 7 year old is really like... Favorite color- golden Favorite subject- math Dream job- engineer Best friend- everyone Favorite game- laser tag What does your dad do? helps people with his money. What does your mom do? she used to teach people at a school. now she naps. Best joke you know- Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Natural talent God has given you- to imagine.... Kate, what is your favorite thing about Grant? He always has energy!!

Fall Happenings

We are having a busy, but wonderful fall. Grant had his annual heart check up at U of M and got a clean bill of health! The kids continue to look forward to our Friday afternoon dates of ice-cream and and showing me their work from the week. Recently the had book character day at school. Grant dressed up as Cat-in-the-Hat and Kate was the less well known, but quite cute Russell the sheep. She took a fun trip to the cider mill and her teacher told me she impressed the class by jumping over the hay stacks. Wonder where she gets that from? :)