Michigan

Hannah, Ellie and I were up in MI from last Tues. until this morning. Brian had to travel for work last week, so I figured that I'd spend time in MI, getting help w/ the girls, instead of sitting home by myself. It was a great time to spend with my family and friends.

Brian came and joined us Friday night and then we were able to get together with our Hope College friends Sat. Our dear friends Tim and Lyndsey Dykstra were in town from ID with their two children, so it was great to see them and catch up a bit.

Here's a funny Hannah story I had to add here...
We were sitting at dinner with my mom and she asked Hannah if she wanted some "Catsup" (apparently that's the "Dutch" way of saying it) on her hamburger. Hannah quickly replied, "It's NOT catsup, it's ketchup Grandma!" She doesn't miss a thing!

Grandpa Barker and Trudy meeting Ellie for the first time


Grandma Smith with her great-grandchildren Luke, Taylor, Hannah and Ellie (Grandma is 93 years old!!)


Great friends (aka "Hope Gang")