Gardening 101

We decided to do a garden this year with the whole De Vries family by Corey's parents house. We spent the other night planting all the fruits and vegetables. Our girls were so excited to help plant and I'm sure they will do their part in eating from it also. We had a great night with the family doing this and the kids were full of dirt from head to toe. Now we'll just have to wait and see what comes up.

Meet Whiskers

Since we moved here Corey always wanted to get a pet. Last summer we had this nice cat that would come by every now and then and was very good with the girls. We have not seen him since the fall so we figured something happened to him. Corey wanted to get a pig yes a pig I said there is no way we are getting a pig. He promised the girls a kitty this summer. I'm not to fond of cat's so if we got one I told Corey I'm not going to take care if it, plus I'm allergic to them. Lastnight we were by the in-laws working on the garden and Corey came later with a seven week old kitty. He seen a sign on 96th Street that they had free kitten's, so he stopped by and picked up one. The girls faces were priceless when they seen it. I have to admit it's so cute. Kenzie was in heaven with this kitty, she kept her eyes and hands on her the whole time. We got home and put it in a little box for the night and Kenzie had a make sure she said her bedtime prayers to the kitty - so sweet. They woke up this morning and opened the box and Whiskers jumped out. I had two girls in my room screaming that the kitty got out and didn't want to get out until I put it back in the box. I spent most of the day watching the kitty. She kept jumping out the box so I put her in a big rubbermaid and by the end of the day she found her way out. She liked hiding under the chair and Kenzie cried every time she was under there thinking she would not be able to get out. At the end of the night she was playing around with a string and jumping around. We put her in the garage for the night and will probably stay there until she gets a little bigger to be outside.

Snakes, Frogs, Fish, Owl, Turtles, and Bunny

What do all these have in common? A field trip Outdoor Discovery Center. I drove for Brooke's field trip last week. She's been wanting me to drive for a while now so I thought this might be a good one. We took our lunches to Huizenga Park to eat and then they got to play a while until we were ready to leave. It was so fun to watch Brooke interact with her classmates and raising her hand to answer questions. She talked and laughed in the car all the way there and back. We walked on the trails for an hour to see all the different habits that animals and plants have. After our walk to went inside to see all the different animal classifications. The kids got to pet each animal classification. Brooke took right after her mother no petting the snake.

Mother's Day

I didn't have the best Mother's Day this year. I came down with the flu on Saturday and I was out for the count that day. I spent most of the day in bed or in the bathroom. We were suppose to go to my brother and sister-in-laws that night for Mother's Day. I didn't end up going, but Corey and the girls went. Sunday morning I felt a little better, but I stayed home from church with Brooke and Ashley. We had to go for lunch at Mom and Dad De Vries' I felt good enough to go so we all went. We were there probably a half hour and Brooke thou up all over so we cleaned her up and I took her home. We spent the rest of the day in bed. The girls were so excited to give me their gifts. Brooke wrote a poem and two other books which were sweet. I gave Corey a list of things that I would like for my Birthday/Mother's Day. I wrote down mini van and a camera. I opened the gifts and I got a hot wheel mini van, disposable camera, and a new chip for my camera. To tell the truth I was a little up set that Corey got me "cheap" gifts. Next year I think I need to be more specific . After stirring for a while Corey brought in another gift. He bought me a new camera I was sooo happy!!! Finally a nice camera to take pictures with, now I just need to learn how to use it. I'm so thankful for my 3 wonderful daughters and a great husband.

Cabelas, Splash Universe, and IKEA

We spent a long weekend with the De Vries family last weekend. We all piled into the motorhome - yup all 11 of us don't worry all the kids were in car seats. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express right by Cabelas. We spent Friday afternoon at Cabelas with the family. Our girls loved looking at all the animals and the fish. Brooke took Corey's camera and took TONS of pictures. Kenzie and Ashley just liked to roam around and look at everything.

Friday night and Saturday we spent most of the time at Splash Universe which was connected to our hotel. The girls had such a great time. We could not get them out of the water to eat or go to bed. Brooke was going down all the waterslides all by herself on the first day and was swimming by herself the second day. Brooke also loved to stand under the big bucket when the water came down. Kenzie was scared right away but then Corey pushed her down the slide and she wanted to keep going no scared Kenzie any more. I went down a double tub ride that was pitch black all the way down. I asked Kenzie "Are you scared" she answered "no, Jesus is with me all the time" Love her!! Ashley was not to fond of the water, but after she was in for a while she loved splashing. Ashley shut down the kiddie pool for 8 hours on Friday night because to pooped in the pool. I had a swim diaper on but it must have not helped. Oh well I guess we have a story to tell to her when she gets bigger. It was so fun this year because the girls are old enough to do everything and enjoy it.

Sunday morning I girls wanted to go swimming again so Corey took them to the hotel pool while I packed everything up. We headed out around 11:00 and were on our way to IKEA for a few hours. Ashley had a rough ride home she was sooo tired and couldn't fine it. Corey took her back to the bed and within 10 minutes she was out.

Motor Movements

Kenzie took a Motor Movement class for 6 weeks at Zeeland Rec. There was only one other girl in her class and she stilled loved going every week. The most exciting part of Motor Movements in Kenzie's option was the stamp that they got every week on their hand. Today was her last day so we got to watch her for a little while. She had a smile on her face and was bouncing around the whole time. She thought she was so "cool" because she got a ribbon and a certificate for completing the class. She had to show it off to everyone today - so proud.