Nik's 2nd Football Game

#84 Nik Masselink

Go Nik!

Nice Tackle!

Today, Sept 20 was an unusually hot day for football. I think we sweat as much as the players on the field! Nik's team played very well but lost again 0-22. Our Golden Eagle is a little bummed that they lost again but he did an awesome job out on the field!

The Circus... The Circus... We Love the Circus!

We love the circus!

Keikei's favorite!

Thank you Nana!

Nana ( Rennae ) took all of us to the Circus on Thurs the 18th and we had a blast! Keagan liked the elephants the most so that's what I took pictures of. Thanks to Jerilynn for the great picture of Nana and the boys!

Nik's First Game

It rained....and rained....and rained!

It was a very wet first game for Nik and his teammates here in Grandville on Sat Sept 13th. Unfortunately they lost 16-14 but they had fun playing in the mud! I guess bleaching white football pants was on my list of things to do on Sunday. The pics we took were a little blurred from all the rain so I will only put in one for now and wait until the next game to send along some good ones of the Golden Warriors.

First Day of School!

I can't wait to get inside!

We LOVE school!

Ok we are kind of cheating. The boys actually started school on the 2nd. Nik is in 5th grade....wow really?! Caleb is in 1st grade this year. Keagan started on the 8th at East Elementary, with the brothers, in the 3 year old program M, W, F in the mornings.
We Actually took the picture of all 3 kids a little later then the first day.....more the the 12th day but at least I got it!

Labor Day Weekend August 29 - September 1 2008

Waves!

I love the sun!

You would never know that I used to hate the sand!

Summer Rocks!!!!

Goodbye to a wonderful summer! We can't wait to come back again next year!

Wow! Labor Day Weekend already! Where did the summer go? We headed once again to the "Red House" however we had two less kids with us. Nik and Caleb decided they wanted to go to walk the Mackinaw Bridge with Grandma Hilda...so it was just Keagan, Eddie and I in Ludington this year. Saturday we hit the beach at Nana and Papa's in Manistee and hung out with Karla and Max, Travis, Cara and Adalynn and some of Travis and Cara's friends from church. Sunday we went into town and window shopped a little then headed to the beach....probably for the last time this summer. : ( We headed home at about noon on Monday. Strangely enough we took US31 which we normally don't do.....we take the back way....especially during a holiday. I said "oh here we go.... look here's the first accident" and Eddie said "oh my gosh that's Travis!" I guess God had a reason for us to go that way home. Travis, Cara, Adalynn and the dogs were all fine however the little Grand Am that hit them didn't come out to well. It really didn't stand a chance up against their Ford F250. Thank God everyone including the 2 guys in the Grand Am, that looked to be totaled, were all fine.

August 23rd 2008

We headed to Laurie and Brian's house and headed out onto Gull Lake for the day. It's even prettier then I remember it. The boys went tubing with Jake and Alaina and we hung out in the water by the island on the sand bar for most of the day. It was a little overcast but well worth the trip! We hope to do it again soon! Thank you Klok's! Pics to follow soon.....I hope Laurie.

Regatta August 2-3 2008

Naomi with the sailboats off in the distance...waiting to see if the race was gonna happen or not.

Go Uncle T! He was out practicing and checking out the water( He's behind Keagan)

The race delay...the water is too choppy...maybe tomorrow

Nik and Nemo

And imagine that we are up north again however this time we are the guests of Nana and Papa, John and Rennae, at the "The Brown House" in Manistee. We again had a blast at the beautiful mighty Lake Michigan. We had a wonderful surprise that Travis and Jeff's long time friend Carl who is in the Navy showed up for just long enough to participate in the Regatta before deploying.....we hope for the last time. We pray that he comes home quickly and safely. However the race was delayed because the water was a little choppy on Saturday...they actually waited until Sunday to race. Nik and Eddie sailed this year.....not together however. Nik went with Papa, John, and they got 3rd Place in the Double-Handed race and a really cool white flag to put in his room. Eddie manged to get a 1st place in the Double Handed race with Kurt Van Volkenburg a member of the Lakeland Recreational Association and a good friend of John and Rennae's. Thank you John and Rennae once again for you hospitality.