The pictures below are the reason I look so forward to summer! Although, I did not take any pictures of us at the pool because we were too busy having fun! Early in the week, we went blueberry picking with some friends. It was a gorgeous morning for it and about halfway through, Mazy and…
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…
We are turning up the heat here in West Michigan. Or I should say the air conditioning! Fun and sun have arrived and we are trying to embrace it to the fullest. Even though we don’t have a cottage, we decided to make our home feel like a cottage – as my husband would say,…
I am finding that the best summer days are when you don’t have a clue what time it is, when the house is a disaster, you eat who knows what, just to satisfy hunger, and you can just spend it outside enjoying the beautiful weather with family and friends. During those moments, it sometimes feels…
This past week, even though it rained a decent amount, we still found pockets of time to be outside and just enjoy the beauty of God’s world! Every day, we try to take a walk downtown Zeeland to look for painted rocks or whatever else we can find. On this particular day, we found an…
What a beautiful weekend it was in West Michigan! There was so much sun that by Sunday, when it rained all day, we were okay with it because our pale Dutch skin had seen enough sun for a bit! I haven’t dusted our house in weeks, though I feel this past week we weren’t in…
