Simon's Dedication

Simon will be dedicated at Mars Hill on Sunday, November 12, at 3:30pm. We would love all of our friends and family to join us for his special day. Please arrive 15 minutes early and simply look for the Preschool Pier. There will be a host/hostess to show you where you need to go from there. It will be a private ceremony for our family and friends and should last no more than a half hour.

Sleeping with Grandpa Grooters

This pic was too cute to pass up posting. This happened when Grandpa and Grandma Grooters were babysitting while we were in Colorado.

BG#2 Update

Baby G #2 had her 24 week check-up today. Everything looks great and we are right on schedule. We also have a tentative C-section date of February 2, 2007 : )

Simon's First Steps

Simon took his first few steps tonight. We are soooo pround of him!

Our Little Pumpkin

Simon and his buddy Stewart

Simon bugged the heck out of Stewart today by pulling his ears, climbing over him, sticking his fingers in his nose and eating his food. Simon sure loves him!

PETUNIAS

Petunias has a new look (thanks to my friend Bethany)! Stop in and check it out along with a couple of new items. http://petuniasbykelly.blogspot.com

Pumpkin Cookies

Simon and Mommy made pumpkin cookies today. Simon was a big help by pulling EVERYTHING out of the cupboards below. Aren't the cookies cute?

Boulder, Colorado

Mountain Lions, Bears, and Cousins....Ohh my! Visiting Gitchi Gumee (Lake for short) at Camp Steve was awesome. He's much bigger than he was, but I can still teach him a thing or two (like dad used to teach Uncle Steve). Hiking is hard work. You can see how exhausted I am. Grandpa bought me a new play pen (Ford F 150), but said I can't have it until I'm 16. I'm outta here...time for diaper change and a bottle. --Si guy

Hunting Camp

We visited Hunting Camp this past Monday. Simon throught grandma was taking so many pictures of him he better close his eyes to avoid the flash. Simon loved playing on Grandpa's new tractor but did not like Grandpa dressed up to go hunting, especially with the hat on. We also had fun checking out Grandpa and Grandma's new cottage on Bear Lake in North Muskegon!

.........GIRL

Simon is going to have a little sister!!!!!

Baby #2 Ultrasound

The ultrasound went great today! Baby #2 looks very healthy and ITS A............................(to be continued tomorrow)

Kira Joanne Johnson

She arrived safely with her mom and dad to meet and greet her two excited brothers. She is absolutely even more adorable in person than she is in pictures! Again...if you want to keep up with our cousin/niece's story please visit her blog at http://danandjoni.blogspot.com

Platt River

We had an excellent weekend camping up north at the Platt River for Dad Grooters' Birthday. Simon did great and really seemed to love camping and being outdoors so much. He even earned a BADGE : )

PETUNIAS

I have had a few requests again to post the address for PETUNIAS> so here it is: http://petuniasbykelly.blogspot.com Thanks to everyone who has supported PETUNIAS so far : )

Baby G #2

We had a Dr. appt. for baby #2 yesterday. Everything seems to be going along fine. It was fun to see the doctor and his nurse again. Quite a few things were brought up at the appt. It was decided it would be in me and the baby's best interests to have another c-section. Because Simon was in the wrong position and too big to fit out and this is something that has a high likelyhood of being repeated, and also since I got pregnant only 6 months after having the c-section with Simon there is a much higher chance that my uterus could rupture during labor. SO...we will have a c-section with #2. Also my doctor in on vacation the first two weeks of February so IF we stick with the Feb. 15 date we may actually have the baby at the very end of January before he leaves so we can have him do the surgery. AND we scheduled the big ULTRASOUND on September 21. AND decided we are going to try and find out the sex : )

HAPPY 32ND B-DAY JAMES!

This is one of James' birthday presents so he can play B-Ball with Simon : )

Simon's 2nd Haircut

Whitehall Craft Show

Mackinac Island - James and Kelly's 2nd Anniversary

KIRA IS COMING!!!

We just heard from Dan and Joni that they will be heading to China to pick up their daughter at the beginning of September. We are so excited! If you want to keep up with their story feel free to check out their blog http://danandjoni.blogspot.com

One more cute pic from Brower Park

WOW! We have had such a fun summer. It is hard to believe it is almost over : (

Swimming, Swimming, Just Keep Swimming

We had a great time swimming with all the kiddos today : )

Baby G #2--

We had an ultrasound today to make sure everything was going OK with BG2. Everything looks great and we got a little surprise..........a new due date. BG2 is now due on Feb. 15, 2007. WOW!!!

Brower Park 2006!

Brower Park was fun this year. Simon loved playing on the sandbar and in the tubes.