Our family

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. A husband who loves me and his kids unconditionally and two beautiful daughters that find ways to daily light up my life.

Megg and Alex's wedding

Brian's cousin Alex got married to Megg Neary and they asked if the girls would be in their wedding. Both Megg and Alex are special people to our family. During the past year Megg has gone to dental school in Iowa City and Alex has been living in Cedar Falls. We have gotten to know Megg and the girls adore her. It is an honor that they get to be in the wedding.

The wedding went really well and the girls did a great job. Nora got a little nervous at the end and Brian ended up going down the aisle with her. Later he said that he never thought he would walk his four year old down the aisle. The girls looked so cute and we had a great time at the reception as well-BEAUTIFUL day!

Katie did the girls hair for the wedding-way to go it looked awesome!

Molly is 2!

Molly turned 2 while we were in Michigan. We had a little party in MI but then we also did a small party when we got home. I think that it is fun that our birthdays are only a day apart.

These are pictures from the party we had at Jim and Deb's house with the Miller's.

Fourth of July

We spent the fourth of July weekend going with the Yoder family to the farmhouse in upper Michigan for a family reunion. I grew up going to this farmhouse in Michigan so it was special for me to be able to take my family to visit the farm.

Since it was my entire family there was not room for all of us to stay there so we rented a house with my parents, brother, and my aunt and uncle and their daughter and granddaughter. The house we had was perfect and it was really close to the farm so we could still be around for the reunion.

The reunion gave us time to catch up with a lot of family that I have not seen in awhile. We had yummy food, played a scavenger hunt, went on a hayride, and just enjoyed being together. On Sunday the aunts and uncles watched the grandkids and all the cousins went tubing down the Ausable River. This was a highlight for me and Brian!

The last night they threw a birthday party for me and Molly. My birthday is the 5th of July and then Molly's is the 6th.

Summer Days

I love the summer! There are so many fun things to do in Iowa City area. We have spent the past few weekends hanging out as a family enjoying the beautiful weather. We went to Kalona and spent time at Kalona days. The girls got to ride ponies, eat junk food, and watch a parade. We also went downtown Iowa City and went to the farmers market, played in the fountain, went to the library, and played on the play equipment. It is great to be able to be outside and enjoy the summer sun with family.

New Pool

We got this cool new pool with a slide, a big deal if you are four and two! The girls love it! I love sitting in the sun and watching them play for two hours.

Goodbye Martinson Family

Many of you know that over the past year we have become friends with the most wonderful family, the Martinson's. They run campus crusade in Iowa City and we found out a few months ago that they are moving to Miami to work with campus crusade. It is really a sad thing for our whole family and they will be missed greatly. Here are a few pictures of the time se spent with them this past weekend. I pray that Nora will always have a strong christian friend like Lizzy in her life. The memories of watching our little girls grow this past year will always be special.