A New Chapter

Hosanna Choir in Conert in Grand Rapids, MI - April 25th, 2014 5 of us drove down together and found a beautiful camp-site for the weekend Yes, it was a little early! Yes, it was a little cold! But it was a lot cheaper than staying in a hotel! We were right on the river, this was our view Monkeying around  Warming up Our Campsites We got there a few hours early, so we made use of our time There was a small trail on the back of the campsite... a great place to reflect, a great place to slow down and process life... God is still on the throne My Handsome brother Every time we hopped in the car, the guys were asleep instantly! The Grand Rapids Library - so wish we could have gone in. By the time we came out of pre-rehearsal it was closed Park Congregational Church - Such a beautiful place On the way home we stopped in Lansing, MI walked around the city all afternoon - saw the state building and all the...

 Took the boys and a friend from work (Tayler M.) to Ripleys Believe It Or Not Aquarium It was such a great experience and will definitely be going back. Next time however will try and do it during the week and not over a holiday! It's still quite new, thus crazy busy - if you do go MAKE SURE YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE FIRST!  This was the first tank you saw when you walked in the door - literally breathtaking!  So many neat things for the kids too - should have had them do a paper on this! A place to touch the sea animals They had so much fun Ripleys Aquarium is at the bottom of the CN It was such a neat place to go - such a great reminder of our powerful God! How He reached down and created all these little creatures... for His glory! May we always remember to give glory to Him as our creator.

As per tradition we always find our way  to some sort of trail on Good Friday. This year my parents were in Mexico - so it gave a little different of a twist to the weekend, but thankful for the family time we did get in. Most of us were still able to be together for Easter Sunday, so thankful for these times! Hiking along the top of the escarpment Boers Falls The hike down Valley Falls Lower Hopkins Cascade