Sitting on the pier
AJ dancing on the beach!
Writing his name in the sand
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Beach Fun
Our picture perfect day continued when we headed down to Silver Beach. We walked the pier which I loved. I have missed doing this for so long and it was just so nice to have the lake breeze and see the waves crashing. We then walked down to the next beach, Lion's Club Beach. Here they have a nice playground for the kids. When they were done playing, Tommy wanted to put his feet in the water, it was FREEZING! But it was still nice to be down on the beach playing. Hopefully it won't be too long before we can spend long days on the beach playing and swimming. Look for the conclusion of our picture perfect day tomorrow!
Sitting on the pier
AJ dancing on the beach!
Writing his name in the sand
Sitting on the pierAJ dancing on the beach!Writing his name in the sand
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Picture Perfect Day
Spring has finally arrived in Michigan...at least for a few days! It was so wonderful to be outside for most of the weekend again. We played in the backyard, went to parks, and hit the beach again too! Tommy and AJ had a blast being outside too. AJ loves being able to play on the outdoor jungle gyms. Here are some pictures from our park date. Look for more pictures from this wonderful weekend later this week!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Bids for KIDS Silent Auction and Dinner
I am proud to announce that our first silent auction that the MOMS Club put on raised about $7500 towards our 3 charities! I am amazed by the generosity of our guests. It was a wonderful evening.
Back in September sitting at our MOMS Club board meeting, when the idea of a silent auction came up, we all kind of paused and thought for a moment. Wow, a lot of work, but what a neat idea. And we went with it. Being the vice president of the club, I was in charge of organizing this service project. From January on it's been very busy for me. I sometimes struggled with managing my time between being a stay at home mom plus taking on this basically full time job. It got hectic at times, but I knew it would be worth it in the end. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have taken on. I got to see all sides of this project. The excitement from the families, the generosity of the business owners, the hard work and help from fellow MOMS Club members. Without all of these people, the night could not have been as successful as it was.
I was so nervous the week of the auction, and of course I had a sick child too. It felt like anything that could go wrong, went wrong that week. So I couldn't help but be nervous for the event. But everything fell into place. We received many compliments from guests that it was one of the best runned auction they had attended. It was a busy evening for me, but I so enjoyed it. My favorite part of the evening was when the final section closed, we had to count it down from a minute. People were just bidding away, you could feel the excitement in the air!
One late night while working on this project, we thought it would be wonderful to be able to provide these charities $1000 each. I never thought we would be able to give each charity $2500! I do hope Bids for KIDS becomes a yearly project for our club. I can only imagine what it could be like in years to come. Thanks to all that supported us along the way. Please check out our website too for more updates, www.bidsforkids.yolasite.com.
Checking our guests in!
Let the bidding begin!
The 3 families welcoming everyone
Our wonderful guests
The DeJongs with their son, Jackson
Logan announcing the first door prize!
Yet another door prize announced!
The winners of a section announced!
Our good friend, Anton, was able to attend!
Back in September sitting at our MOMS Club board meeting, when the idea of a silent auction came up, we all kind of paused and thought for a moment. Wow, a lot of work, but what a neat idea. And we went with it. Being the vice president of the club, I was in charge of organizing this service project. From January on it's been very busy for me. I sometimes struggled with managing my time between being a stay at home mom plus taking on this basically full time job. It got hectic at times, but I knew it would be worth it in the end. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have taken on. I got to see all sides of this project. The excitement from the families, the generosity of the business owners, the hard work and help from fellow MOMS Club members. Without all of these people, the night could not have been as successful as it was.
I was so nervous the week of the auction, and of course I had a sick child too. It felt like anything that could go wrong, went wrong that week. So I couldn't help but be nervous for the event. But everything fell into place. We received many compliments from guests that it was one of the best runned auction they had attended. It was a busy evening for me, but I so enjoyed it. My favorite part of the evening was when the final section closed, we had to count it down from a minute. People were just bidding away, you could feel the excitement in the air!
One late night while working on this project, we thought it would be wonderful to be able to provide these charities $1000 each. I never thought we would be able to give each charity $2500! I do hope Bids for KIDS becomes a yearly project for our club. I can only imagine what it could be like in years to come. Thanks to all that supported us along the way. Please check out our website too for more updates, www.bidsforkids.yolasite.com.
Checking our guests in!
Let the bidding begin!
The 3 families welcoming everyone
Our wonderful guests
The DeJongs with their son, Jackson
Logan announcing the first door prize!
Yet another door prize announced!
The winners of a section announced!
Our good friend, Anton, was able to attend!Friday, March 18, 2011
Future Gymnast?
Well, maybe not. Don't worry, no one was hurt in this stunt. The balance beam was on the ground placed on a very cushy mat. Things like this usually don't affect AJ anyways, he usually just gets up and runs to the next possible disaster! Gotta love him!Thursday, March 17, 2011
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AJ's Corner
AJ has discovered a new favorite spot in the house. It's in a corner of the kitchen and he loves it. He will take toys and stuffed animals to this corner and just hang out and play. I love it. Since it's in the kitchen I can keep a close eye on him, and he's not then always on top of me while trying to cook dinner, unload the dishwasher, etc. Tommy has even joined him sometimes to play in the corner. Here are a few pictures.
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