Mya's Baptism

Here are a few pictures of Mya's baptism. She was baptized on August 29th by her dad Dave. Grandma and Grandpa Hemingway came, as well as Jena, Jani, and Larry. Mya was very happy to be baptized. After her baptism, the family went to Lake Michigan to the beach. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy, so we didn't stay there too long. We also stopped by the Kohler Design center to see all of the fancy bathtubs, sinks, and toilets.

Camping Trip to Rock Island

Dave and Marshal went on their annual camping/backpacking trip to Rock Island state park last weekend. The weather turned out to be cold and damp, but Marshal said it was his funnest trip to Rock Island yet. They had a wild ride over there on the ferry (very large swells on Lake Michigan because of the storm), found two new geocaches, and saw some new things on the island. Dave enjoyed all of the wild raspberries that were ready to eat, and Marshal liked the small garter snake that lived near the camp.

Mya's birthday party

Mya's birthday was this past week. We had a small family party on her actual birthday, and she had her sleepover party on Friday nigth and Saturday. Of course, she had to have a pinata. Instead of a normal cake this year, she also decided she would rather have "dirt cake" made from crushed oreos, cream cheese, and gummy worms. She had a lot of fun but is still recovering from the lack of sleep.

Painting Mya's Room

Last weekend we painted Mya's room. She picked this green color out of the Pottery Barn magazine. She actually painted quite a bit; unfortunately a lot ended up on the carpet. For right now she likes the color, but her tastes change so frequently that we don't know how long that will last.

We also painted the entire downstairs (minus the small laundry room) but didn't get a single picture of that.

Mother's Day and Other Fun Pictures

Jeni enjoyed a nice Mother's Day. Although she did make her own breakfast, Dave did make her a chocolate-strawberry cake. Mya helped clean the bowl and the beaters. She is starting to love chocolate almost as much as Jeni.

Avonlea, Mya, and Jeni decided they wanted to pose for some pictures today before church. We actually got Avy to let her hair get done. She normally won't let anyone touch it.

Happy Anniversary

Dave and Jeni celebrated their 11th anniversary this week. Yeah! Wow 11 years!! We had a great time in San Francisco last month and saw Wicked for an early anniversary surprise! Too fun! Friday following our anniversary, Dave and I went to Milwaukee for a day of fun (shopping and eating out).

I can't believe it has been eleven years! Where does the time go? Thank you Dave for being such a wonderful and loving husband! I am so grateful for you and our life together! I love you!

Easter Pictures

Here are some Easter pictures of the family. Even though Easter was relatively late this year, it crept up on us. We did color some eggs and had a nice egg hunt at both the church and around the house. All of the kids enjoyed it. Dave had to go over to Minnesota Easter afternoon, so it wasn't a perfect day, but pretty nice none the less.