Taylor's Basketball 2008

Taylor was in basketball again this year. She attended three clinics each Saturday and had practice with her team once a week. Coach Darrin was a great coach!! On the last two Saturdays they played games against all the other 4th grade teams. She did extreamly well and can not wait for another basketball clinic to start again!! Coach Goey (WO's Girls Basketball Coach) said that he may do another clinic in the spring and maybe summer too! Taylor will be watching for this news to be posted at school!!

Haley is 6!!

Yesterday Haley turned 6 years old!! She had a great day at Janna's and then at school handing out the M&M cookies. Today, even though we are in the middle of one of the worst snowstorms, we picked up her friend Madison and we went for some lunch at Culvers. Taylor and Nikki joined us too. Then we loaded up the car and went to The Edge. The girls all ice skated for over an hour. They also came home and Brian took them behind the quad on a sled. They all had a great time. Check out more photo's in the December album.

Jack

We would like you to meet the newest member of the Klifman family. Jack.

He was born July 20, 2008. He is a Yorkie Poo. His father is a AKC Yorkie and mother is a Yorkie Poo. He joined our family on Friday, November 21st. He weighed 5lb 6oz at his 4 month check up!! He loves the girls and they seem to love him too!!

Halloween 2008

Halloween Costume Parade at Woodside School was Thursday night, October 30th. Taylor and Haley wanted to go. We dressed up and joined in the festivities.

Taylor, dressed as a basketball player and her friend Emily as the Loins football player!!Haley, dressed as a flower along with her friend Madison, the princess!!

After they paraded around the school's hallways, we all went outside and had apple cider and donut holes!! There were a lot of cute costumes!! We will definitely go again next year!!

Pumpkinfest 2008

Saturday was Zeeland's 25th Anniversary of Pumpkinfest! Brian and I decided that we would advertise for our taxidermy business. Brian get the duck boat out and cleaned it all up and added the duck blind. He also got the truck a LITTLE plastered with stickers. I went out and got tshirts made and ones for the kids. John, Chris and their kids joined us and we went in the parade. What a great time we had!! Brian & John in the truck, Chris & I walking and the kids in the boat - honking on duck calls and shooting at the duck on the back of Brian's truck! We are looking forward to taxidermy season and as of now - the freezer is starting to fill!! A couple of bears, a few deer and ducks and more phone calls each day!! We are hoping for a great season!!!

Beppie 1911 - 2008

Our Beppie passed away on September 26, 2008 at the age of 96. We all will miss her dearly. All of our family came together for the weekend to celebrate her life here with us. Auntie Tina and Cousin Lisa came from Portland, OR and Linden, WA. Lynnie and Annika came from Rome, GA. Some of the Jellema's came from Ypsi and the Henderson's & McGuirk's came from Mt Pleasant, and all of us here in Holland - Zeeland. We had a very nice time together as a family. We will all miss you - Beppie!!

ICE SKATING

Tonight, Brian & John are out fishing and the girls decided that they would like to try their hand at ICE SKATING. We went with Chris and their kids and tried it out. As you can see in the photo's - Taylor can stand on her own two feet and Haley spent some time on the butt!! They both had a fabulous time! They can not wait for open skate again!

First Week of School - DONE!!

Our first week of school is done!! For as much as I can see - we are off to a good start. Taylor is finding new friends and learning what the new teacher is all about. Haley is have fun and wishes she could go to school all day along!! Hopefully this will continue on as the years pass.

It's Brian and my eleven year anniversary today!! We have nothing planned except for dinner with the girls. Hopefully we can find a restuarant that we will all agree to and have a fun time with the four of us!!

Next week is a busy week with GEM's starting for Taylor and we are going to John Ball Zoo on Thursday for a member's only visit!! It should be fun to see the animals at night time!!

School is Starting TODAY!!

Today is the first day of school for Taylor & Haley. The summer has slipped by us again!! My last entry was July 12th and now it is September 2! We had a really busy summer here. Taylor had Boys & Girls Club everyday and played with Allie each morning. They did alot of arts & crafts!! Haley went to Janna's to play with her friends. We did a few day trips to John Ball Zoo, the Krommendyk Cottage and also to Cabela's! We did all of our school shopping and now we are all ready to go to school!!

I got Taylor on the bus this morning at 7:54am and got Haley on the bus at Janna's at noon today!! I went to school to make sure that Haley & Madison got to their classroom alright and now I am at home waiting for them to get home at 3:40pm!! What a busy day!!

Birthday Party for Mom TH & Taylor

Friday night we all got together to celebrate Mom TH and Taylor's birthdays. Since Lee, Lynn and Annika were in town this week, decided to have a bithday picnic in our back yard. Attending were Kevin & Sandy, Derek & Tonya Borgman with Kassidy & Porter, Lee & Lynn with Annika, Dad & Mom TH and our family!! Some of us went swimming - it got really hot out there!! We all had an enjoyable evening!!

Gerald Ford Museum

Lee, Lynn and Annika came to visit for the week. On Friday, Lee and Lynn took Taylor and Haley to the Gerald Ford Museum. They visited the Oval Office, seen a section of the Berlin Wall, sat in the Ford's Cabinet Room and even were able to give a presidenial speech!! It seems that they had a great time. Haley saw on the news this morning and it had something about President Ford's birthday being yesterday - they had a memoral service and she said to me " I was there!!".

4th of July

On the 4th of July - we went out to the Krommendyk cottage on Crooked Lake. It could not have been a more BEAUTIFUL day!! Sunny and 75°!! We had a great time. The girls went fishing, tubing and played in the water. We watched the boat parade! A dozen or so boats from around the lake were decorated with flags and streamers and rode around!! Some boats were really done up good!! We all got a little sun burned but in all had a great family day!!

Getting Started

We have decided to start a blog so that all of you can watch our crazy adventures that arise in our family. Hope you all enjoy!!