Nathan & Andrea's Blog

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Halloween

Benjamin was a firefighter for Halloween, and he had a great time once he realized that people would put candy in his bucket when he went to their door!


Ben and dad checking out all that yummy candy!







Because Benjamin was dressed as a firefighter, we stopped at a nearby fire station. The firefighters let Ben ride in the truck, open the big station door and more. He loved it!




Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fun Fall Times

We recently visited Post Family Farm and had a great time! Benjamin loved the tractors most of all, but we all enjoyed the pumpkin patch and pumpkin donuts too!




















Thursday, August 20, 2009

Camping in Traverse City

For the second year in a row, we took Benjamin camping. He enjoyed it last year, but he loved it even more this year. Being outside all the time is great when you're a kid!



Grandma told Benjamin that she would go in the water with him--he's ready to go with his boat!




Splash, splash!


Hauling the water jug with Grandpa.

Already a pro at miniature golf. His favorite part was taking the balls out of the cup (or off the green) and giving them back to the correct person.


Eating a graham cracker by the campfire. He learned campfire etiquette quickly too!



The patch of woods between our sites was great for running!

Sunday, July 05, 2009

4th of July!

We had a fabulous 4th of July! We went to the Hollyhock Lane Parade in the morning, which may become a tradition for our family. Ben loved the fire trucks, the kids, and all the fun. It's a great neighborhood parade that I went to every year as a kid. Soon Benjamin will be riding his bike in it! At night we went to Holland and Ben loved the beach! He could have played in the sand all night long!













Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Benjamin is 2!

Benjamin turned 2 last week! He had a great birthday with mom and dad, and a fantastic ball-themed party over the weekend, complete with a basketball cake!




















Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sledding!

We enjoyed a not too freezing day by sledding with Benjamin on the fresh snow. Grandpa and Grandma had fun too--thanks to them for giving Ben the sled for Christmas!















Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas 2008

 









Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Shop Local this Christmas

with this coupon book, which includes savings at Art of the Table, where Andrea works—seen here:

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Fun-Filled Fall...and Winter








The footprints of the whole family--the first snow stuck to the driveway yesterday!

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Happy Halloween!

 
 




Wednesday, October 22, 2008

18 months old, Aunt Lisa and more!

Benjamin turned 18 months old today (and showed his age by reading the New York Times), and Aunt Lisa was here to visit over the weekend. He was glad to see her again (and so were we)!








Reaching Young Voters

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