On Ambrose Pond

Monday, December 12, 2011

Avritt at a Pre-Jib Snowboarding Contest

Avritt participated in an amateur jibulation at our local snowboarding/ski hill. He made the cut into the second. For anyone wondering, here is the definition of "jib" from the urban dictionary:

jib
Verb. To jib. Jibbing. The act of manuvering a bicycle, skateboard, snowboard or skis in tricky manner on top of and around a structure such as a stump, rocks, stairs, railigs, rooftops, etc. When you are playing around, showing off, jumping, flipping, hopping, etc you are jibbing.

Emily and her College Roommates

Emily has a triple room at college this year, and has 2 great roommates! They put together this Christmas card for their college friends. They were having fun being retro!

State Band Competition

Avritt played in the high school marching band this year along with a few other eighth graders. He was part of the pit. The band got 5th place in the state competition.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween

Mike had the clever idea of dressing up like the Swiffer commercials. He is a Swiffer and I am the dust that he picks up! We had fun making this, and even won best overall costume at our friends' annual Halloween party.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

College Move-In

Family Picture after Convocation

Emily's Dorm Room (it's a triple - you can't see the bed behind me as I was taking the picture)

Camping Pictures

Camping was a bit different this year. Avritt had band camp, so he was only able to come one day and one night. Emily came a few days when she wasn't working. Most of the time it was Mike, me, and Isaac...so we had Isaac invite a friend. They had a great time!

Bounty from the Garden

Isaac's Birthday

Isaac turned eleven this past weekend! He had a couple of friends over and they went to Craig's Cruisers. We celebrated as a family with Emily in Holland (we went to Mike's office for cake and pizza) because she moved into Hope College the day before.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Isaac's Last Piano Recital

Isaac playing at his last piano recital - ever!

Emily, Isaac, and Avritt with their piano teacher. Each one of the kids took at least two years of lessons from Ardith. The era of making the kids practice and going through piano music for their lessons is OVER. The kids will thank me later in life...maybe...

Summertime on the Deck

Monday, June 13, 2011

Isaac and His Buddy at 4th Grade Graduation

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Emily's Graduation

Emily graduated Summa Cum Laude last week as 10th in her class (of about 260) with a GPA of 4.188! We are extremely proud of her and all that she has accomplished. She is headed to Hope College in the fall.