3.26.2008

sun

even though it snowed last yesterday, and it is suppose to snow tomorrow....the sun is back in almost full force! spring is almost here. i can't wait for the warmer weather. spring is amazing in michigan, after everyone has been hiberbating inside all winter long it is great to see people emerging from their homes to spend time in the great outdoors. i love seeing people out walking, running, ride bikes, and playing outside with their friends and family.

soon the deadness of winter will come back to life. the trees will start budding,the flowers will be blooming, and the birds will be singing. i love walking out to my car in the morning with the cool crisp air of spring. it is so refreshing.

this weekend i get to babysit micah and it is suppose to be sunny and 40. a bit on the cool side, but i think if i bundle him up, i will be able to take him for a walk!

tonight matt and i are meeting with a mortgage broker to discuss our finacial situtation as we are starting the journey of house hunting. i am so excited for this new step in our life. we have found quite a few houses we want to look at, and hopefully if all goes well we will be moving this summer! any takers on helping us move....?

enjoy the sun today!

3.19.2008

emma grace

emma grace was born yesterday, after her mother endured 14 hours of labor, at 10:19am. she wieghs 7 pounds 13 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long

isn't she a cutie?

she has the cutest dark brown curly hair.

congratulations nate and jill on your beautiful daughter!

3.17.2008

time to post again

i haven't posted for a while, but not to much has happened since the last post.

Micah is growing like crazy and is still as cute as ever!

Matt and I have started house hunting are will be out looking at house in the next few weeks.

The newest member of the Wiechel family will be here soon! Jill is getting induced to night and I can't wait to meet this mystery baby!

PYG had a retreat this past weekend and it we had a great time bonding with the group and refocusing on God.

Spring is upon us, and I am loving it!

The duplex is rented, or almost rented, we have someone signing a lease tonight!

This is all for now, I will post pictures later of the new baby and of the retreat.

1.16.2008

a new voice in the world....

Micah David was born on January 15, 2008 at 7:51 in the morning. He weighed 7lbs 10oz and was 20". He is so adorable and has a lot of dark brown hair.








the new mom and dad:


Grandpa and Grandma Zwiep
enjoying their first grandchild










Uncle Matt and Aunt Mindie!

1.07.2008

happy new years


rachy cutting some limes










matt and i









the boys

shortly after midnight....















a winter wonderland














(don't ask)

12.28.2007

christmas chaos

our christmas was quite busy this year.....check it out!

christmas with friends

mangers and gingerbread houses

christmas with the zwieps (12.24.2007)

christmas day

a birthday and a birthdate

a birthday and a birthdate

mom turned 50 yesterday. she still looks great. we celebrated her birthday with a wonderful steak dinner complete with some amazing birthday cake.


amy had a check up yesterday and everything looks great. the doctors scheduled her c-section and now micah has a birthdate, january 15th at 7:30am. we are so excited!

we also celebrated christmas with the 6 of us.....



matt zwiep got lots of tools this year thanks to us women battling the black friday crowds.
he was like a boy in a candy store.


dad got crafty this year. he bought a picture frame and framed a few pictures of matt and i and matt and amy. mom had no idea he could be so crafty!



dad will always be a little boy at heart.....he got a table top hockey game for christmas. there was some (or a lot) of assembly required, and we don't have all the right players, but he is still happy with the gift.


finally it was time to play....


look at that concentration!

christmas day

christmas day was a low key day that matt and i spent with mom and dad. matt and i opened presents and mom and dad each opened one. and then we took a christmas walk in the woods.


merry christmas!




modeling the soft shell matt got me!



the goonies and a fm transmitter for the i-pod




mom got a knife block and dad got some tools



sanctuary woods in holland:




christmas with the zwieps (12.24.2007)

after a wonderfull weekend with the wiechel's matt and i headed over to holland to spend christmas eve with my dad's family. as always dinner was amazing, and the table settings were beautiful. we even ate outside! the schram's enclosed their porch and blasted in the heat.

once dinner was over, we headed inside and opened gifts, which only took 1 hour and 45 minutes this year, a fairly speedy time for us!




Grandma and Grandpa
Grandpa with three bottles of wine and a loin cloth.....hmmm

matt and brian
me and nathan
sisters brothers
caitlin and grant
christian, what a crazy kid cousins
dad practicing being a grandpa!