The Clutz Gene Hits Again!!!

Theses pictures were taken the day of.




This picture was taken a few days after the game.

I was asked to be an alternate on a softball team of a friend of mine and they asked if I could play last night. I have been wanting to play for a while and jumped at the chance. Zach helped by throwing the ball around and I also went to the batting cages for some practice. We got to the game and the other players were warming up when all of a sudden I notice that the 1st baseman was throwing the ball to me. I put out my glove to catch it and it hit it and bounce right into my eye. What luck!!! I shook it off and continued to play. After a couple of innings I touched my eye and was shocked that it had swollen to the size of a golf ball. Thank goodness for bangs and sunglasses or else everyone would have seen it. We lost but we were playing the best team in the league and our team had 4 alternates playing. I still had a great time and would love to play again. Next time I will make sure that I pay closer attention to where the ball is.

I Love The Beach!!!

The beach is the best thing about living here in Holland Michigan. It is so nice to walk in the sand and squish the sand between your toes. However I hate the sound it makes when you walk in it. It gives me the chills. Anyway, Sunday, Ryan and Emily were going to the beach so we decided to tag along. It was a pretty nice day and we were tired of being stuck in the house. When we got there we told the kids that they could get their feet wet but of course they came up with several excuses why they got wet. MaKayla's famous excuse was "I fell in". I actually saw her dive into the lake. I think that she forgot that she wasn't wearing her swimming suit. We had a great time but as we were leaving the kids decided that they were cold and Ryan and Emily's kids and Abigail whined all the way back to the car. What began as a great little outing turned into a whinefest. We still had a great time enjoying the view.

Abigail's Pre-school Field Trip

This year we did a co-op preschool with some moms from church. We would each take turns teaching in our homes. It was really fun for Abby. She really learned alot and also got to be with her friends. These are picturs of a field trip we took to the Zoo. They all had a great time.

OOOPS!!! I forgot Easter

The Family. OOPPS I almost cut MaKayla out of the pic. Sorry Sweetie.


Coloring Eggs


Abigail and her stash


MaKayla and her stash


Jacob and his loot

My beautiful kids. I am so lucky!!!

We had a great Easter this year. I thought that it would be our last one with the twins still in the dark about the Easter bunny but they still believe. Jacob was the first one to wake up and he came up the stairs and caught me with the egg carton wandering around the family room. I of course made up a silly excuse and he bought it. We waited for Abigail to wake up because you really don't want to wake her if you don't have to because she can be a real bitty. It always seems like there is one egg that goes missing each year. We had to look pretty hard for the last one, but finally found it. I wonder if it grows legs and hides itself sometimes. We went to church and then came home and took family pictures. We took a lot of them but the only one that everyone looked good in is the one where MaKayla is almost cut out of the picture. But it is better than the other ones. Sometimes I think my kids are possesed when it come to picture time. We hope everyone had a great Easter.

Tulip Time 2009

MaKayla and her 2nd grade class.


MaKayla, Cassidy, Alexis and Michaela B.


MaKayla and her best friend Hailey.


Jacob, MaKayla, Morgan(couin), and Abigail.


Jacob wearing a fishing hat he found at the craft fair.


The dutch dancers.

Well it was Tulip Time again. Every May we get to watch the Dutch dancers, eat greasy fried food, walk around downtown Holland and see all the beautiful tulips. We are so lucky. It is a beautiful time of year when everything starts to pop with color and family comes to visit to experience it for themselves. MaKayla was able to walk in the Kinderparade with her class from school. She was so excited. Grandma and Grandpa MacPherson visited and took in the sights. We love tulip time.