Art Prize 2013

Wow - sometimes I think I should just give up on this blog thing. I am such a slacker!! Oh well.

I say it every year but there is just something about in MI in the fall!! One of my favorite things has become Art Prize. I am not a huge Art buff but there is something to be said about people's creativity. So we packed up the kids and headed downtown.

Apparently this is all the photos I have :( I will explain in the next post

with love from the zoo

Cohen is in Kindergarten

Once again time has gotten away from me. We are finally settling down to our new routine I think so I thought it was about time for an update :) Summer has come to a close and we will certainly miss it!! Although I do love fall in MI!!!

Cohen has started back to school!! I had a hard time with it last year but I think I had a harder time this year. He is gone ALL DAY now and I miss him!!!! Plus the first day of school fell on a Tuesday, which is one of the 2 days I work at the dental office. So it really bothered me I would miss dropping him off and being home when his day was done. But Keith did a good job documenting it for me :)

Waiting in line

Mrs. Edema's Class

Kinderwoods

Checking out his new seat

Keith said they had to draw a picture of themselves and how they felt today

Cohen drew a happy Cohen :)

What Dad? I can't stay little forever!

So all in all Cohen is loving school. Every day I ask him how his day was and his usual response is "Great - I just love Kindergarten." He is still EXHAUSTED when he comes home and quite often he tells me he needs to rest his brain :) But I am glad he is liking it and I have enjoyed having the girls most of the day to myself. I know Kendall really misses Cohen and won't leave his side when he gets home. He also misses his friends from last year but we had one of them over after school last week and I am sure he will make many more new friends soon. 

with love from the zoo

Thirty-One :)

I just started selling Thirty-one and I LOVE IT!! I have loved their products and so after a little coaxing from a friend I decided to become a consultant. It allows me to do something "girly" and "get a hobby" Keith likes to say. Plus it helps our family with a little extra income :)

So if you ever want to party with me and have fun earning Thirty-One products let me know

camenisles1623@yahoo.com

with love from the zoo

Camping

This summer we had the privilege of camping at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds. This campground is really near and dear to my heart. I grew up camping there and made so many memories with both family and friends there. In college I spent 3 summers working there and now I got to take my family there to camp! Life coming full circle :) My parents were there the week before so on Saturday after Kirsten's birthday breakfast with Keith's family we packed up and moved into the trailer my parents left for us.

 Our home away from home

 Saturday and Sunday were beautiful!! We spent both days at the beach!!

 This is the life

 Burying Jessa

Snack time with Nana

Kendall wanted a turn being buried

Sunday we also celebrated Kirsten's birthday with my side of the family. My parents had gone home Saturday but came back out Sunday with lunch.

Happy Birthday Kirsten!!!!

This is pretty good cake!!

I am done trying to eat it nicely!!

My favorite picture

Monday Keith went into work. Which was fine because it rained most of the morning and into the early afternoon. I was amazed at how well all 3 kids did in the trailer together. We played games, colored pictures, had some lunch and watched a couple movies. My aunt was also camping so when I put the girls down for a nap she was kind enough to take Cohen up to the gym to play dodge ball. That's another reason I love the CRCG - they have activities thru out the day for the kids!

Tuesday was quite cool and the lake water got super cold. So we spent a little time down at the beach but mostly at the pool, play ground, bike rides, Bible school etc.

MY LOVES

 Hiking up to the beach look out

Bible school

Park time

 

Shuffleboard 

 Wagon Ride

 Love the pool

Kirsten is my 31 consultant in training :)

Wednesday we had some friends come out and join us for the day. Again is was a little cool but we made it fun anyways :)

 

 

All in all we had a lot of fun and I was soooo glad we did it!! Now we know for next year that we can do it and the kids really had a lot of fun!!!

All clean after a day of fun

Kisses and love from the zoo