playing with cousins

Another great thing about moving back to Michigan...playing with cousins more often!

meeting baby ben

Saturday, we got to meet the newest addition to the Grimes' family...the handsome Ben.

We did also get to visit/play with Uncle Gary, Aunt Kim, Kenzie and Hannah too!

So fun to be close enough to see great friends!

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Jackson did receive a super fun dump truck for his birthday from them!

Jackson is 3 {part 2}

We headed to grandpa and grandma's today to celebrate Jackson's birthday a little more. We had told Jackson that after we moved he could get a new bike for his birthday. On our way over, we stopped and picked one out, a McQueen bike!

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waiting on daddy to finish putting it together

first try

on his own

we opened lots of fun gifts from grandma/grandpa and the Steakley's

even had cupcakes!

and finished the day off with more riding

By the end, Jackson was awesome on the new bike...I think a ride around our new neighborhood is in our near future.

gr children's museum

We got away this morning for a couple of hours and visited the grand rapids children's museum. It was a nice break from our daily routine of waiting on the utility people and our stuff to be delivered.

goodbye Arizona

We're officially moved out of Arizona.

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(I do have a pic of the kids outside the front door when

we left Texas, so why not make a tradition)

Jackson is 3 {part 1}

It ended up that the movers came to load our stuff on Jackson's birthday. So our celebrating was minimal--we opened a couple of presents and had cake at the hotel.

We have more celebrating to do and cake to eat since we are now in Michigan!

the barn

We made a quick trip to the barn tonight to ride the horses.

one last swim

Maddie & Daddy went swimming this afternoon...

crazy swimming hair...

so sad it was over...

But she did get to go again after Jack got up with Mommy and Mim...

blowing bubbles...

We are definitely gonna miss the pool!

birthday pictures-take 2