Adventures of the Devlaeminck Family: 07/01/2008

We have had such a fun summer so far and I just wanted to share with you some fun photos of our little beach bum. We've been going to Grandma & Grandpa D's lake house a bunch and enjoying the water and numerous pontoon rides... plus, we've headed to Lake Michigan a few times and put our toes in the freezing cold water. Sadie absolutely LOVES the water!

Here we are hanging out in Muskegon with Grandma Johnson. This was Sadie's first time to Lake Michigan and it was such a gorgeous day. We had a great time and she loved her sand bucket and shovel, but was not too fond of the cold water.

Sadie and Grandma welcoming the lake express to Muskegon

Sadie's little toes going into Lake Michigan for the first time... oh, yikes it was cold. After this, we spent our time on the beach where Sadie decided to eat some of the sand - oh yumm!

Loving the sand bucket and shovel that Grandma J brought to the beach

Below are some pictures from hanging out at Grandma & Grandpa D's lake house. It is super fun to go here and relax, go swimming, and take boat rides.

Making some big splashes. She was very interested in eating the sand and rocks.

Big smiles on the deck and hanging out with the family

swimmin' in the nude

Our trip to exotic North Dakota was awesome and Sadie got to meet so many new family members (my mom comes from a family of 8), including her great Grandma Johnson (otherwise known as the 'real grandma johnson) and great Grandma & Grandpa Schmutzler. We had a great time playing golf (without baby), catching up with family, and relaxing at the lake.

Our adventure actually started at home in Grand Rapids with a crazy storm that caused the sewer system to back up right into our basement. Yep, that's right we had about 6" of raw sewage in our basement the night before we were leaving. We had to evacuate our home that night because the fumes were so terrible. After talking to our trusted insurance man (our brother-in-law) and both of our families, we decided to go on the trip as there was nothing we could really do until the hot mess was professionally cleaned. Kurt's parents were a God send and helped a TON with our clean-up. We owe them BIG TIME!

After a VERY long night and early morning, we headed out on our flight to North Dakota with Alisa's parents. Flying with Sadie was such a breeze and actually pretty fun. She was easy going and slept most of our flights. She didn't even cry when taking off or landing - what a STAR.

It was super fun to see all of our extended family and to catch up on everyone's lives. Here are some fun pics from the golf outing on Friday:

Sadie meeting great Grandma & Grandpa Schmutzler

Holy cow, look at all those grandkids and great grandkids! I think the total count of great grandchildren is 16 and my cousin Marie is due with #17 soon. How amazing to have such a big and loving family.

The ladies getting ready to golf (Donna, mom, Penny, Sheila, and Brenda)

Our standard picture every time we get together (me, Laila, Angie, and Marie)

Having a blast golfing. Kurt did great for his first time and only whiffed the ball a few times!

...and Sadie just wanted to eat all the golf balls

Saturday, Sunday and Monday were spent at the lake cottage with all the family. Here are some pics from the weekend. We had a great time swimming, boating, eating great food (thanks Sandy), catching up with family, and relaxing.

The Schmutzler cottage - I have been coming here since I was a little girl and always love coming back. So many wonderful memories and I can't believe that I am now bringing my daughter here. Oh my!