Aliya is 6 months old! (yesterday)

Aliya swinging on our swingset


Almost sitting up


Rolling all over the place & loving it


Still so precious


My baby is growing up! All of a sudden she wants to do stuff like jump in her johnny jump up, roll around on the ground, play with toys, pull Emmory's hair, and talk. I love this age but I feel like my little baby is disappearing before my eyes. I'll stop now before I get too sappy since I've been a little sad about going back to work tomorrow.

Higgins Lake

10 Loads of Laundry = An okay Day

We came home from camping yesterday evening from Higgins Lake, hence the amount of laundry that needed to be done. At least it's done and I can do something different tomorrow. We went with friends that we have met through Eric's work, both of us have 2 girls about the same age. It was a beautiful place to relax, swim, boat, and let the girls run around. We started out with some cool windy weather which resulted in playing games in a trailer, but it was better the last part of the trip. Here's some of our personal highlights. Pictures to come later.

Emmory = "the candy store" ( I also think she liked tubing)
Aliya = "sleeping in the bottom bunk" (she woke up 3 times in her crib last night)
Lisa = "sitting on the beach and water skiing -still can slalom, although very sore"
Eric = "skiing, wakeboarding, and relaxing in the sun" (with his girls of course)

National Night Out

National Night Out was Tuesday. Were you out with your neighborhood? We had a neighborhood picnic with lots of food and fun!

Bike Parade-Emmory went for most girly and won most creative.

She received a 10.00 gift certificate to Coldstone Creamery!

We're so proud, or should we say excited for the gift certificate?!

Her winning bike - I put the feather boa on and she did the rest.

A fire truck came and the firemen opened the hydrant for the kids to play in.

Emmory was a little hesitant at first but by the end she was dripping wet.

It was great for a very hot night.

Playing water balloons with Kathy & Dahlea (our neighbors).

Just a cute picture of Aliya for those relatives who want to see her too.

Forever In Blue Jeans

Friday night we, along with the Wits and Deters, went to the Neil Diamond concert at the Van Andel Arena downtown. Some people may wonder why? For one, Eric and I feel like we grew up with Neil because our parents always listened to it. We also have a greatest hits CD we listen to on road trips because it's a good sing along. Another reason was it was a good excuse to go out with friends, and lastly the tickets were free- thanks Steve and Crystal.

At the concert Eric and I had tickets that were not by the other four. We decided to just sit with our friends until we got kicked out by the other people. When we got kicked out we went to our seats which were on the floor 6th row front and center. I guess we didn't think it was that big of a deal until we got down there. It was a riot! Everyone was dancing, singing, and having a great time. Every age group was represented and I must say it was a great show. I think I may have gone home with a few pieces of glitter from his outfit on me-that's how close we were. All in all it was a great night with friends-it felt like the good old days.