Happy Birthday Grandpa and Grandma Hoekstra

Last night we hade a birthday party for my Grandpa and Grandma Hoekstra. It was a very warm night. Everyone had a great time catching up with one another.
Grandpa and Grandma HoekstraUncle Dave and Uncle Doug sitting with Grandpa.Cameron and EliEli riding his bike.Aunt Sue, Jennifer, Cameron, and IssacAunt Sandra, Christopher, Uncle Don, and CollinMy Grandma with her two daughters, Mary and Linda.Scot, the master griller!
Me and AlyshaLee and CadenceSkylar and AlyshaSarah and Cadence starting the food line.The GrandkidsGrandpa and Grandma with their kids: Linda, Don, Dave, Doug, & Mary
Grandpa and Grandma with their great grandchildren.Four GenerationsMe and SkylarScot making Skylar laugh.
Amber and GwenSarah with AlyshaAfter dinner Dad gave out carriage rides.

Girls Night Out

This past Tuesday night Scot watched the girls and I was able to have a girls night out. My girls night out was next door for our annual Van Dam Girls get together. My mother-in-love, Jill, started a new tradition a few years ago where us girls get together at her home and we are spoiled and pampered for a night. This year the summer theme was flip flops. We start the night with a great meal. This year the huge spread included the following: beer bread with a hot spinach dip, orange chicken, crackers and a hot cheese dip, three different types of crescent rolls filled with three different fillings, fruit skewers, potato skins and a few more items. Dessert was home made cream puffs....YUMMY!!!After dinner us girls received huge gift bags from Mom filled with tons of fun stuff.Flip flops, recipe book, lotion, daisy kitchen scrubber, homemade soap, sugar cookie, decorative scarf, watch, are just a few examples of what we found in our gift bag. Heidi looking at her sand timer. My sugar cookie.

Fun Pics

Skylar and Alysha are sitting on their own. They look so old when they do sit by themselves!!


Alysha and Skylar are starting to eat from a spoon. Green beans was their first food besides cereal. What a mess!!!


Alysha and Skylar with their friend Paige.

Fun with Mason and Colton

Monday, Skylar and Alysha's Aunt Holly and cousins, Mason and Colton came over to visit. They dropped off a bouncer for Sklyar and Alysha to use. Alysha loves it!!! Mason had fun playing with the girls and will be a great babysitter someday soon!
Aunt Holly playing with Alysha.Aunt Holly with Alysha and Colton.
Mason and Skylar.
Mason helping Skylar play with her toys.

Happy 4th of July

The girls celebrated their first 4th of July at Grandma and Grandpa DeVree's. We went swimming in the afternoon. Skylar loved the water and Alysha was so tired she slept in the swing on the deck. We cooked out in the evening and then watched Dad's fireworks. It was a great day!

First Trip to the Beach

Last night we went to the Holland Beach to hang out with friends and see the fireworks. Marcy and Eric Yonker were camping at the state park. We grilled out at their campsite and afterwards walked down to the beach were it was much cooler. Miss Paige just chillin.Reese holding Alysha.

Steve with Skylar and Landon. I think Landon was getting jealous that his daddy was holding Skylar.

We dipped the girls toes in the water and Skylar did fine, Alysha did not like it. The water was a bit cool.

Steve and Andrea playing in the sand with Landon.

It was a beautiful night for fireworks. Thankfully Alysha and Skylar slept through the fireworks.