Crazy Times for Our Family

Kurt was laid off last Friday and I have been trying to process what this means for us for the past few days. I have had feelings of sadness, anger, frustration and hope. I am also pretty scared out of my mind. I am not scared or worried that Kurt will not find an amazing opportunity, but just scared of what the future holds for us. We will be okay. The support and kindness of our friends and family has been amazing and we are truly blessed to be surrounded by such LOVE. So, thank you for your words of encouragement, your leads on job opportunities, and for the yummy food :)

Keep the positive job vibes coming our way!

Summer's All We Ever Wanted

Sunshine is the best thing ever and we've been having such a great time enjoying the last warm days of summer/fall. Just think that in a few months we'll be knee deep in snow and wearing warm turtlenecks and boots - YIKES.

In February when we are shoveling snow, I can look back on these pictures full of blue skies, sunshine, and beach and SMILE!

Hanging out at Pier Marquette beach with Grandma Johnson. We are so lucky that she is so close and we have the opportunity to get together so often. I LOVE seeing my mom... she is a ray of sunshine!

We had a beautiful hike with the MacIntyres into Saugatuck State Park and ended up at this amazing beach. The water was crystal clear & calm and the kids (both young and old) had so much fun swimming and running around the beach. We LOVE Saugatuck and vow to go there much more next summer.

Random act of KINDNESS

I was mopping the floors today and the UPS man stopped by and delivered a package. I thought it was our Charlie's Laundry soap (which we use for diapers), but it was something from Best Buy. WHAT??? I was super confused and dumfounded.

I opened it up and there it was... a brand new, shiny, digital camera!!! We for sure did not order anything from there (as many of you know our current economic situation), so someone out in this world sent us a wonderful gift and I have a sneaking suspicion of who it was :)

We've been without a camera for about a month and it has been miserable. Sadie's been getting so big and changing everyday and not being able to capture some of these great moments has been really a bummer.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to whomever sent us this wonderful surprise. We are super excited to have a camera again and to start taking millions of pictures and updating our blog with our exciting adventures!

This is the best package we have ever gotten.