My Little Photo Session With Our Girl


































This past week in our area was Tulip Time, where there is a huge festival, for a whole week, celebrating the Dutch heritage in Holland, Michigan. My husband and I are both Dutch, so being able to step into a past-time of mine and embrace our roots, was so fun to do as a family….
Just another pretty normal week at the Sterks! Mazy has learned to turn around in a circle while sitting on her bottom, so maybe she will end up scooting across the floor instead of crawling! Her vocab is also becoming quite extensive, even though we aren’t always sure what she is saying! I recently taught…
Back to real life! We spent this past week up at Secord Lake near Gladwin, MI, vacationing with my family! It’s something we do yearly and every year, it just doesn’t not disappoint! I must say, it truly is a highlight of my year. We always have such an incredible time playing games, hanging out…
This week has had its own challenges, but as I sit here typing this post, Mazy is sound asleep, all snuggled on my chest. I love those morning naps because they usually consist of her falling asleep on me, and I am too selfish to put her in her bouncy if I don’t have anywhere…
The past few weeks have been a bit of a new journey for us, though they shouldn’t have come by surprise. As Dan and I have been busy going through our items, taking things off walls we no longer need, purging of toys when Mazy is not around, we thought we were safe. We didn’t…
I just love summer! In Michigan, summers often mean lots of family time and taking a break from everything routine. It’s a good feeling. Summer for us also means vacation time with family! We recently got back from our youth group mission trip to Alaska, had a week to recover and then prepare for our…