Peter's Dedication

We had Peter Dedicated to God on June 20th, 2010 at our church in Grand Rapids: Berean Baptist Church, by Pastor Duane Duhan. My parents and Grandpa Orange were able to be part of the dedication.

Family Reunion, Birthday Parties, Father's Day, and Baby Dedication...oh, my!

Every year since my sister Amy and her family have moved to Arizona they've made the journey back to Michigan for a couple weeks. Their weeks are always very filled with things to do and people to visit, so it is difficult to fit a family reunion in around everyone's schedule. This year, the only day that really worked was Sunday June 20th, 2010. It also happened to be Father's Day. We decided to celebrate the summer cousin birthdays: Katherine (June 7), Naomi (June 21), Peter (June 24), Anna (June 25), and Sarah (July 9)...as well as Grandpa Woodard's (June 24). We also had Peter dedicated at our church that day, so it was a rather purpose-filled gathering!

Christmas in July???

I was about to post about Peter and Anna's birthdays, but I realized that I never posted about Christmas 2009! With less than 5 months until Christmas 2010, I thought it would be a good idea to post them now!


On Christmas Eve Grandpa Orange came with gifts for the kids:








Just before bed on Christmas Eve we give the kids their stockings:














Christmas morning at our house:






































We had a gathering with my side of the family at my parents' house on Christmas day: