Thursday, September 30, 2010
9 Months Old
I can't believe it but my babies are 9 months old! Today was their 9 Month check up. Skylar weighs 19 pounds 7 ounces and Alysha weighs 18 pounds and 11 ounces. They both are 26 and a half inches long. Thankfully the only shot they received today was a flu shot!
Monday, September 27, 2010
ArtPrize 2010
Tonight, Andrea, Landon, Marcy, Reece, Cambry, Skylar, Alysha and I all went downtown Grand Rapids to check out ArtPrize. What a cool experience! The weather was perfect and the kids did great! I have never really taken the time to walk downtown Grand Rapids and it really is a cool city. I strongly recommend you check out ArtPrize if you have the chance. You will be amazed how many different types of art is downtown and how many there is in one spot. Every where you go you will see something cool or different depending on your style. 
Street Pianos - Play Me, I'm Yours by Luke Jerram from Bristol, England. Anyone can sit down my this piano and play a tune.
Helping mom one penny at a time by Wenda Martich. She started saving pennies for this project ins 2006. 
Landon was more interested in playing in the water than looking at the art. Can you blame a one and half year old??
Steam Pig by Steam Pig Experiment Birks, Jensen
Dragon by Keith Coleman
A Matter of Time by Paul Baliker
Lights, Camera, Action?! by Robert Shangle. This is a real man sitting in this piece of art.
Dancing With the Lions by Bill Secunda. These lions are made entirely out of welded steel nails. 
Street Pianos - Play Me, I'm Yours by Luke Jerram from Bristol, England. Anyone can sit down my this piano and play a tune.
Helping mom one penny at a time by Wenda Martich. She started saving pennies for this project ins 2006. 
Landon was more interested in playing in the water than looking at the art. Can you blame a one and half year old??
Steam Pig by Steam Pig Experiment Birks, Jensen
Dragon by Keith Coleman
A Matter of Time by Paul Baliker
Lights, Camera, Action?! by Robert Shangle. This is a real man sitting in this piece of art.
Dancing With the Lions by Bill Secunda. These lions are made entirely out of welded steel nails. 
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure
This morning Amber, Cadence and I all participated in the Susan G. Koman 5K at River Town Crossings in Grandville. It was an early morning, we had to meet the team at 7:15. We joined the team for my Aunt Karen, Kickin it up for Karen. 
Us before the race:
There were 5,635 participants at this years race and 189 teams. It was cool to see all the different team shirts and all the spirit they had. During the race they had several people cheering us on on the route. That was a huge help to keep going! 
Us After the Race:
Cadence and I walked/ran the 5k this morning. We both finished it with a time of 38:30. Amber ran the whole 5k (with two very short stops) and finished it with a time of 35:34. Next year our goal is to run the whole thing and to beat our times. We had a great time together this morning!!
Us before the race:
There were 5,635 participants at this years race and 189 teams. It was cool to see all the different team shirts and all the spirit they had. During the race they had several people cheering us on on the route. That was a huge help to keep going! 
Us After the Race:
Cadence and I walked/ran the 5k this morning. We both finished it with a time of 38:30. Amber ran the whole 5k (with two very short stops) and finished it with a time of 35:34. Next year our goal is to run the whole thing and to beat our times. We had a great time together this morning!!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Annual Lunch with the Hoekstra Girls
This afternoon my Grandma treated us to lunch at Red Robin. I love Red Robin. The endless fries were not to helpful for my diet! It was great to see everyone and be able to catch up.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride
Today was a beautiful day for a bike ride. I took the girls for their second bike ride. The girls do great and I think they really enjoy it. This time we went 10 miles. I need to step it up if I plan on winning the weight loss competition!!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Labor Day Weekend
We had a great Labor Day Weekend. Friday, Scot came home from working up north for the past week. It was great to have him back home. He was super excited to see the girls and swears they grew a lot in just a week. I asked him to lower the girls crib ASAP because Miss Skylar finds it a lot of fun to stand up in her crib. She will be walking in no time.
Saturday night the Balder family came over for dinner. We had a great steak dinner. It was so much fun to watch Mason and Colton play with the girls. I can't believe how small my new nephew, Bryson, looks next to Alysha. Our girls look like tanks next to Bryson. It will be fun watching them grow up together.
Sunday we had a birthday celebration for my Dad, my brother, and my nephew at my parents home. My sister, Sarah, made Eli a John Deere Tractor cake. It turned out really cute. Eli had a great time opening up his gifts. 
Thankfully, Eli liked the gift from us and Sarah and Chris.
This afternoon the girls were able to spend some time playing with Daddy.
Today, Scot and I celebrated our 8th Anniversary. I can't believe it has been eight years already. The years do fly bye. Scot surprised me with a digital Canon Rebel camera that I have wanted for the past few months. I am so excited to learn all of the funtions and be able to take the girls pictures as they grow. We went out for dinner to Logan's.
Saturday night the Balder family came over for dinner. We had a great steak dinner. It was so much fun to watch Mason and Colton play with the girls. I can't believe how small my new nephew, Bryson, looks next to Alysha. Our girls look like tanks next to Bryson. It will be fun watching them grow up together.
Sunday we had a birthday celebration for my Dad, my brother, and my nephew at my parents home. My sister, Sarah, made Eli a John Deere Tractor cake. It turned out really cute. Eli had a great time opening up his gifts. 
Thankfully, Eli liked the gift from us and Sarah and Chris.
This afternoon the girls were able to spend some time playing with Daddy.
Today, Scot and I celebrated our 8th Anniversary. I can't believe it has been eight years already. The years do fly bye. Scot surprised me with a digital Canon Rebel camera that I have wanted for the past few months. I am so excited to learn all of the funtions and be able to take the girls pictures as they grow. We went out for dinner to Logan's.
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