Remembering Grandma

The first Friday of the first week of school, we took off and headed to Michigan for my Grandma's funeral.  It was a bittersweet time.  It was hard saying goodbye to the era of having Grandparents on my dad's side, and all the sweet memories of family gatherings and trips together.  I have so many amazing memories.  It is hard to say goodbye.  However, it was so sweet to see all of the family gathered together, and the funeral weekend felt much like a family reunion at times.  It was wonderful to see cousins who came from as far away as Colorado and Rwanda to remember my Grandma and be together.  A huge shout out to my mom who took amazing pictures to help us remember this weekend.

My Grandma was buried at Fort Custer with my Grandpa, a WWII veteran.

We will miss you, Grandma.  Thank you for the fantastic memories and for creating such a strong legacy of family-togetherness and love.

First Days!

We all had great first days....

Larkyn- Kindergarten

Colton - 2nd Grade

Summer - 4th Grade

Kelly - Teaching at Eastview

Paul - MBA classes at the U of M

Everyone had a great first day and we are starting to get into the new routine!  On the third day of  school, after the kids had been asking to see Mom's classroom, we went over to Eastview for an event and stopped by to see/play school in Mom's classroom. :)  The kids loved getting to play on the SMART board!

As much as I am sad to see the summertime end, and the era of being home all day with my littles, God has truly blessed us and answered many prayers, directing our paths.  I am so grateful!

State Fair

We had a blast at our annual state fair family day over Labor Day!  It is such a fun way to end summer, before heading back into the routine of school!