Labor Day on the West Side

This weekend we were back on the west side of Michigan to enjoy a weekend with our family and friends. Saturday we spent the day at the Meade's cottage by the Croton/Hardy Dam. We spent the day skiing, tubing, getting ice cream, and enjoying each other's company.Kelly skiing.

Brian skiing.

Nick skiing.
I don't do well at skiing, so I passed on that activity. We spent the afternoon tubing. When Brian gets back from Minnesota at the end of the week, I hope to put up some movies of us tubing.

Monday we had a picnic at Whistlestop Park in Byron Center with Brian's parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece, Ashleigh. It was a hot afternoon, but Ashleigh never got sick of playing outside.

Grandpa's turn to throw the frisbee for Ashleigh.

Bringing the frisbee back.

Dad's trying to teach Ashleigh how to throw the frisbee. She's not so interested.

Ball's are best for bouncing...on!

Taking a trip down the slide.

A funny picture of us. Check out my new haircut!

Sunday was my mom's birthday so we spent lunch and the afternoon with my parents. In the evening we got to hear Bryan Dick preach for the first time. We also got free food after the outdoor service and spent a little time at the Dick's catching up after the summer.
Monday we got to see Oma and Uncle Henry. It was nice to see both of them again since we don't get out there every time we get back home.

Brian's already gone for the week to Katolight in Mankato, MN. He'll be gone til Friday afternoon, so I'm spending my first week of school by myself. I'd love to hear from people this week!

Flying to Canada

This morning I woke up to an usually large amount of Canadian geese honking. I thought nothing of it because we usually have a few families of Canadian geese in the pond outside our slider door. I just got back from running a few errands and heard more honking. I looked outside the window and was amazed at what I saw! When I counted, there were 60 Canadian geese total, some of those being babies. Here's some pictures.

My Stud Muffin

Since Brian is now a hard working man with a desk job and conferences he has to attend, we decided that it was time for him to have a couple of suits. He picked them up today after having them altered and modeled them for me. I thought I'd take pictures of each and see what everyone else thought. He has to attend a conference in Atlanta, GA the first full weekend in September and is wondering which one he should wear. Any votes?

Museums, Metroparks, and MTU

This past Saturday we went to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). We both forgot the camera, so I have no pictures to show of it. We went with one of the free museum passes from the library. It was a very large art museum and we didn't get through all of it before our feet hurt. I especially enjoyed the Diego Rivera painting after studying him in high school Spanish class. The contemporary art was a little strange, but fun to look at. We had lunch at a little Mediterranean place near my school that was pretty good.

Sunday we had the MTU Company Picnic at the Kensington Metropark. This was was north on 96, so we had to drive a little ways to get there. It took us a while to figure out which party we were going to, but it ended up being the biggest one with lots of tents and two giant blow-up toys for the kids. They had food, face painting, and a balloon clown. There were games and dancing. It was fun to watch the kids enjoying themselves. Brian recognized some people there, but doesn't know too many people in the company yet to know anyone very well. No one else from his department was able to come.

After we had eaten, we went to the lake that is in the Metropark and went fishing for a little while. Brian caught one very small fish, but that was it. It was a very nice Metropark because there is a lake that you can take boats onto and lots of trails for bikes and walking. There were quite a few parties there.

Brian has a busy few next weeks. This weekend we are coming home. Next week Tuesday through Friday, Brian is going to Katolight in Mankato, MN for a brand launch. The following Sunday through Wednesday, he has an EGSA Conference at a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. When he finally returns to work, he has training for the rest of the month on engines. He's enjoying his job and finally starting to do things on his own.

I start school next week, so I'll be busy while Brian is gone so much. I have a conference planned for later in September. We also finally have dentist appointments. There's so many things that still need to happen even though we moved here almost 3 months ago. We enjoy it though.