Bryce's two year check-up

Just a couple of weeks ago, I had Bryce's check up with Dr. Green. He is a whoppin' 23 pounds and 34 inches long. At least he is on the charts with length! Bryce inherited the "Vander Poppen" genes! He has very, very short legs and he probably won't make 6' as an adult! I was told, by the doctor, that they can guess how tall the child will be by the length at two years of age. So.... when I did the math, Bryce could possibly make 5'8" as an adult. If that IS accurate, maybe he will be a good guard for basketball, or either a quarterback or running back for football! There are some perks for being short AND skinny!

Delay in blogging

Sorry for the delay on updating the highlights of our lives! During those wonderful storms that we got, it blew up our high speed router and we had to settle for dial up until we got the new router. A lot has happened in the last month. We sold our trailer and now are having a hard time finding another one to our liking. Or, we see one only to find out that it has been sold. Over the fourth, Brandon's sister was kind enough to let us borrow their toy hauler for the long weekend and that thing was amazing! I never would've considered a toy hauler to be that useful for a family that doesn't have "toys" to haul around until we used one. We had another fun time camping with the Lynema families and even enjoyed a night of fireworks compliments of a friend of my dads!

Bryce is 2!!!

I can't believe my little goober is two! He has been in his terrible two's for quite some time now, but now it is official! We had two birthday parties for him. The Jacobsen one was hard getting everyone together, in the summer, so we had a quick party at the campground. Bryce got many John Deere stuff so he is now really bleeding green!

We had the party, with my family, at the Gerald R. Ford Airport. They have a picnic area near the runways so you can view the jets take offs and landings and well, you guessed it more John Deere presents!

Another John Deere birthday cake! I think I gained 10 pounds from the two parties!

Bryce and his new John Deere scooter

While we were there, the Airforce was doing test landings and takeoffs. That was really fun to watch and that jet was HUGE!

We are blessed!

About a month ago, we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday and her 10 year milestone of being cancer free! God has been so good and has allowed my mom to make miraculous milestones and witness the birth of her two grandchildren during those 10 years. Why not party huh?? It is just too bad that the rain decided to come just as everyone had arrived, which meant moving the party into our garage.

I forgot to get a picture of my mom with my granparents (her parents), but I did manage to a picture with my mom, dad, and aunt and uncle (her brother).

I think I can honestly say that there isn't a lot of mother-daughters that have the special bond of friendship that my mom and I have with Grace and Sue. We have been with each other through good times and bad, share MANY shopping dates, and just sneaking out for a bite to eat or for a cup of coffee.

My mom and Grace

Sue and I

Father's Day

I feel very blessed that my kids have such a terrific dad. It is fun to watch them charge at him when he walks in the door after a long day at work and he drops everything for them. I honestly can't imagine not having him around and it's sad to know that there are some kids who don't get to experience having a daddy come home from work to greet them like Abbie and Bryce have.

I'm gunna be an aunty!!!!!!

Jeff and Helene stopped by our house on Monday to tell us the news! I am so excited for them. The due date is in January and I am going to stock up on candy now!!! What comes around goes around and I am going to have LOADS of fun corrupting that kid! My luck.... they won't let their kid around me! I sure hope Helene doesn't mind me broadcasting this! It sure will be nice to have a baby around again and I have to promise Jeff and Helene that I won't let Bryce teach their kid any bad habits! Congrats you two!

Off Roadin'

As sad as I have to say this, this was my first time at Silver Lake Dunes. The first trip up, for me, was a white knuckle grip until we exited the dunes. The second time up??? Well, was a little better for me! I think the worst was always wondering what was on the other side of the hill and was our truck going to get damaged in the process. I ended up enjoying myself and I look forward to going again! I have been teasing my dad that the flag and mount that we bought can easily mount to the front of his Z71 and I keep telling him that his truck can take the dunes. If any of you know my dad, you too would know that he was about to have a heart attack just listening to me. His purty white chevy truck won't be seeing the dunes as long as my dad owns it!

Wow, how young does the state hand out drivers license these days? Sad to say, Bryce could probably drive better than some of those individuals in the dunes could.