We took the red-eye flight, and once again the kids were great!! They slept the entire time, and loved pulling their own suitcases through the airports! Shane received many compliments and comments about his suitcase as well as his choice of pjs!!
Upon landing in Grand Rapids, it was snowing!! Shane asked me, "Is that REAL snow, mommy?" He soon found out that it was, and that it is very cold!! Faith loves the snow!! While I recovered from the flight (since I did not do any sleeping!), Aunt Betsy played out in the snow with Faith!
The snow did not last long as the temperatures rose, so Faith took advantage of that and pulled out the bike Grandma Bruinsma has for her and rode around the driveway!!
When Uncle David arrived, he brought his Wii. Since we don't have a Wii at our house, this was extra exciting for the kids who discovered the thrilling, fun game of Mario Kart! They would have played all day if we let them!! Faith has already extended an invitation to Uncle David to her birthday party...given he brings the Wii with him!
Baking Christmas cookies! We should have done this before the Wii arrived!!
Another highlight for us was meeting up with the Verwys family! Since they live by Washington DC, we only see them if our trips to Grand Rapids coincide! The kids had so much fun playing together at the mall! This is Faith with Rita!
We also spent an afternoon at the Children's museum! The kids explored a barn, played firefighters, made music, drove a car, went grocery shopping, and many more things!
You can't go to GR without stopping by the Meijer Gardens! We always love this time of year when they have the Christmas tress out as well as the trains!
Grandma with her grand kids at the gardens. It was such a beautiful (well, for a day in January in Michigan!) that we were able to explore the children's gardens outside as well!
A few of the other highlights that were not captured on camera...
- going out for dinner on NYE with our siblings and friends!
- one of my college friend and her three kids coming over for a play date
- worshipping at Steve's Uncles church
- Pasta dinner at Blythefield - the kids loved making their own ice cream sundaes!!
- seeing so many family members! It was a joy to be able to spend so much time with my family and extended family!
Even though we are a week into the New Year, we look forward with anticipation to all that the coming year holds!! Blessings to all as you begin 2012!!
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