Computer Baby!!

Olivia is so cute!! Yesterday Abby and Brooklynn were playing webkinz on the computer and as soon as they were done Olivia jumped up on the couch to have her turn. She thought she was big stuff playing on the computer by herself!!

About Me

5 Things on my list to do today:
1. Clean the house
2. Laundry
3. maybe some yardwork
4. get the girls pool put away
5. Clean the house (there's a lot to do)

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Ice cream
2. brownies
3. Cookies
4. Chips and salsa
5. Really anything chocolate!!

5 Things I would do if I was a sudden Billionaire:
1. Adopt
2. Give a bunch to church
3. Payoff all debt, for us and family members
4. Build a dream house
5. Travel

5 Bad Habits:
1. Eating junk food
2. Not excersing enough
3. Yelling at my kids
4. Not keeping the house picked up
5. worrying

5 Places I have lived:
1. Jenison, Michigan!!! Boring huh?? kind of sad too!!
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5 jobs I have had:
1. Cashier at family fare
2. Cleaning at Cornerstone
3. Herman Miller
4. Medical Assistant
5. Mom

5 things most people don't know about me:
1. I love country music and going to concerts (especially Kenny!!)
2. I wish I had a maid (another thing I would do with a billion dollars)
3. I love watching surgeries (the human body is fascinating)
4. I've had 3 concusions in my life
5. I've gone to Chapel Pointe (BHBC) my entire life, yes all 30 years!!


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First Day of School

Abby started Kindergarten today!! She was very excited and ready to go. We live to close to the school to have the bus pick her up so Olivia and I brought her this morning (Brooklynn slept until 9:30, this is her last day of that). So Tim stayed home with sleeping Brooklynn. Abby's only comment on the way in was, "there are a lot of people here!!" She had a good day and is excited to go back. She thinks it's great that she now gets to go to Bauerwood.

Jamaica

Our trip to Jamaica has come and gone. I can't believe how fast it went!! I finally have pictures to share. We had a great trip!! We got a lot done while we were there, although there was still plenty more to do when we left! We were in Kingston which was incredibly poor. I didn't realize how bad it was going to be until we got there. Their crime rate is incredibly high and most building are surrounded by large walls or fences with barbed wire on the top. Some areas where people live were only shacks. It makes you appreciate living in the U.S.

We spent time at the orphanage and at a deaf school while we were there. The children at the deaf school were on summer break, so they were not there. We did all manual work at the school, sanding and painting concrete walls mainly. At the orphanage we spent most of the time just hanging out with the kids. They were very friendly and so cute. We brought each of the kids a back pack filled with goodies, that they greatly appreciated. It was fun to spend time with them, but also hard to leave...Someday it would be great to go back!!

The trip was awesome and I hope to go on more like it in the future!!

Olivia's first haircut!!

Ok, our girls take FOREVER to grow hair!! Olivia was finally starting to get some length to her hair when, on Sunday evening, Brooklynn decided to cut it for her!! They both came into the living room where we were watching TV, Brooklynn looking very guilty and Olivia looking very proud, when we noticed what had happened. I was so mad!! I went in the bathroom and there was hair everywhere!! All of her cute curls are gone from the top of her head. Atleast she left some hair up there. She only cut the top, so it looks pretty bad. Oh well, it's only hair and it will grow back right?? ugh......

Jamaica

We made it to Jamaica!! Yeah!! The flights were very good and it didn't take long at all to get here. We had a good first day. we split the group up and half of us went to the orphanage and half to the deaf school. I went to the deaf school and it was all manual labor!! Very tiring. But it was fun. Tomorrow I'll be going to the orphanage. It should be fun. A couple of things about Jamaica:

1. it's really hot, REALLY hot and incredibly humid
2. there are random goats roaming the streets
3. they put curry in everything (tim would love it)
4. the people are very nice
5. there are lizards in the kitchen :) (funny, i think)

Ok-have to go now. We are having a great time!!

Family Reunion

We spent this past weekend at a family reunion in Wisconsin. It was fun to see everyone again, some we haven't seen in years. There were 68 of us there. We rented some cabins out in the middle of no where. Everyone had fun playing soccer and wiffle ball and playing in the stream near by. My grandma passed away this spring, but she had 14 grand children and 37 great grand children!! Everyone was able to make it, except 1 of my cousins and her family. It was a good time, hopefully we'll all be able to get together in the future too!!

Goodbye training wheels!!!

Brooklynn asked Tim to take her training wheels off her bike today, he did, but figured he'd be putting them right back on. To our surprise she took right off!! She is so proud of herself. She has to learn how to stop on her own, but other than that she is doing great. This is a big surprise considering she just turned 4 a couple of weeks ago. She's determined to keep up with her big sis!!