Pottery Pals

In honor of Sadie's birthday (which was in May) we took the girls to a pottery place the other afternoon. They had a great time and ended up with some very creative pieces. So fun to have some time with the Elsenbroek's while we're still in Grand Rapids.

Ice Cream

We celebrated a great day today with a treat at Jersey Junction tonight. That's become a favorite spot for our family during our time in GR. We'll have to find a new place to hang out in Redlands!

Kamryn Plays Soccer

Kamryn chose to participate in a soccer camp at Calvin this summer. Although it's been hot, humid weather this week, she's had a blast. The Calvin's men head soccer coach is running it with student assistants. This head coach played at Calvin with Scott and his brother, Jonathan. So, the coach has taken to just referring to Kamryn as "Elgersma". (She loves that!) The camp ended today with a huge water fight. Fun times!

Swim Lessons

While riding the roller coaster that is our lives this summer, I've tried to keep our kids going in a semi-normal routine. For Troy that involved taking some swimming lessons at Calvin. (He does know how to swim already, but could use some pointers on the strokes.) It's been a neat experience for him to learn in the beautiful new aquatic center there. During the first week he's learned some new things although every time I ask him what he has learned he replies, "I forgot." Anyway, the kids are super cute at this age and fun to watch in the water.

World Cup

We had a great time watching the final World Cup game with some friends. Kamryn and her friend, Sadie, got into the spirit by making some flags. Can you tell by the color we are wearing which team we were cheering for?

Summer Fun At The Lake

Wednesday Scott's mom invited us out to their camping spot in Holland State Park. It was one of those wonderfully, muggy, hot days that we get in Michigan once in awhile. After our walk out to the beach, we were all ready to jump in the lake. The water temperature was perfect and we had a nice day with family.

The kids enjoyed playing cards.

Grandma, Hank and Kendra watching the game.

Scott "manning" the grill.

After dinner s'mores were a hit!

Troy being Troy.

Caught ya, Kam!

Apparently I was finding s'mores funny.

CousinsRelaxing by the trailer.

Fireworks Extravaganza

On Monday we completed our fourth celebration with a fireworks display on our driveway. Scott does enjoy lighting off fireworks and no worries- no one was injured during the show.