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!!".