Our U.P. Adventure, Part 2 The Trip Back Home

So, here are some fun pics from our trip back home from the U.P. Sadie did great in the car, but got a little fussy about 20 minutes outside of Chicago (well, so did we). Oh, and she had her first outburst of laughter on this trip - it was fantastic.

Here we are at the A&W drive-in - how fun!

Hmmm, I wonder who Sadie looks like??? Like father, like daughter...

Our Adventure in the U.P.

We had such a great time visiting family in the U.P. of Michigan and Sadie was a champ on the 8.5 hour car ride! And Yikes, there is still snow up here...

We were up here for Adam's baptism and the service was lovely and all the kids did fabulous in church.  Adam gave a big smile after he got 'dunked' in the water - it was super cute. 

Grandma & Grandpa had a hotel room, so we got to go swimming again. The boys and Sadie loved the water and we had such a BLAST. 

Enjoy the pics from our trip: 

Stopping on the side of the road for a diaper change and a little break. This was a pretty funny stop - she had a poopy diaper and then she peed while getting changed, so we had to change her outfit. 

A great family pic on the side of the road!

Having a blast at Michigan Tech's Spring Fling. Kyle, Luke, and Kurt had fun bouncin' around in this blow up thing. 

Swimming fun at the hotel pool. Grandma couldn't go in the water because of her knee (which is torture since she LOVES the water), but she got to sit on the side and splash around with the kids. 

What are we up to?

Well, with Kurt off work and the weather being so nice the Devlaeminck clan has been having so much fun! We have been going for a ton of walks, having lunch & dinner with friends, and of course packing for our upcoming move to Michigan. We are heading up the UP of Michigan tomorrow and we'll see how Sadie does on an 8 hour car ride. 

Sadie also had her 4 month check-up (and her shots - yuck) and she is a GIANT. She is almost 27 inches long (average height for a 9 month old)!!!!

Enjoy the pics from this past week: 

Julie and Sadie - yeah, it was so great to see Julie (our spicy granola friend from CA)!

Standin' tall in our kitchen. We think she might end up walking before anything else. She LOVES to stand up and is so strong.

Out and about for one of our many walks. This was her first time in her big girl stroller. We went out to lunch and for a long walk and she ended up falling asleep!

Yeah, it was so nice out that we got to hang out in our backyard (without socks)! Next stop... the BEACH

So cute in her bonnet

Grandma & Grandpa Johnson gave Sadie this adorable bonnet for x.mas and look how cute she is.

Brunch time is the best time

We had a great time hosting an engagement brunch for our good friends Courtney & Denise this Sunday. Sadie is such a social butterfly and loves being smudged by all of our friends. It was also such a treat to have our good friend, Julie back from California for the event (and to meet Sadie). Enjoy the pics of our cutie pie. 

Standing tall & pretty in her new 'mary jane' socks from Julie

Hanging out with the girls... man, we are so going to miss you guys!

Awww, the love birds Denise & Courtney. Wishing you guys much happiness in your new journey together.

The very delicious desserts  (and Margaux & Sadie)

Hanging out

Kurt's last day of work was Friday and now we get 3 weeks together to hang out - we are super excited! We'll be busy packing and getting ready for our move. Plus, we are heading up the the UP of Michigan for Adam's baptism for a few days. Here are some fun pictures from us hanging out this past week.

Off for a walk. Finally a nice, sunny day!

We love having breakfast together in our little nook. 

Sooooo adorable

Hanging out with the girls... We'll miss you ladies :(

We are on the move...

Exciting news... We found a house in Michigan this past weekend and close on our new place on April 28! We can't believe how very fast everything is happening and how everything is just falling into place so easily. We found a great house in East Grand Rapids and are looking forward to being homeowners again. We are also really excited to be closer to both of our families and for Kurt to start his new adventure at Designvox. 

It will be really really hard for us to leave our great friends and such a fabulous and vibrant city, but we will be back to visit often. Please know that all of you are welcome to visit us at any time. 

Here's our new home! It is super cute, has 4 bedrooms & 2.5 baths - Kurt and I are super excited that we finally get our own bathroom! Plus, it is only a 5 minute bike ride to Kurt's work and downtown East Grand Rapids/Reeds Lake. 

As you can see, Sadie digs the place - she slept the entire time we were there writing up our offer.

Someone has found her voice!

Wow, Sadie is such a great singer. We love to hear her voice and sometimes she can't even get the noises out because it is too high pitched.  It is super cute and she makes the funniest faces. This is how she wakes us up every morning! What a ray of sunshine. By the way... she slept 12 hours last night.

Spring is in the air

It was finally a sunny and somewhat decent day yesterday, so we had to take some fun spring time pictures :) Sadie loves her tummy.

Yippee, show those toes. Soon we'll be walking in the grass!

Look who found her toes

Some more cute pictures. She loves blowing bubbles and drooling.

...and a cute one of bath time!