Singing in church on Christmas Eve

Here is video of the kids singing in church on Christmas Eve. Dylan and Maci and cousin Kya are in the first song singing "Go Tell It On The Mountain" Dylan knew all the words, which was not the case for most of the kids. As for Maci, we weren't sure if she was going to sing the right song. All week she was telling us no matter what everyone else sang she was going to sing another song about Mary and Joseph. It was different every time she made it up, but we were really glad she got with the program. Connor is singing "A Shine Medley" in the second video. He is right between twin brothers who are also in his class at school. He has better rhythm than his parents that's for sure. They did a great job. Another picture of the cuties, (this one didn't make the Christmas card)

Summer at Duncan Lake w/ the DeKrakers

This summer while we were in Grand Rapids we had a chance to spend the day at Duncan lake with the DeKrakers and other friends from Calvin along with all of our kids. It was a ton of fun, we had an afternoon full of waterskiing, just like the old college days. (probably one of the reasons my grades weren't so great) Connor and Dylan also got a chance to ski on a horse shoe shaped ski. They both got up on their very first time. I was so proud. Maci however wanted nothing to do with it except standing on the ski on the shore.

Summer Singing with Grandpa

This summer while we were in Kalamazoo Michigan, I was challenged to sing "the dutch song" with my grandpa. I'm not sure that everyone thought I could do it, so we videotaped it for all to see. The story behind the song is that my grandpa used to sing this to all of us grandkids when we were little. It's a very catchy song and after all these years I still remember the words. After we made this video Connor, Dylan, and Maci continually wanted to sing the dutch song. They've almost got it mastered now, so I guess we're passing it to another generation. This is such a great memory of my childhood and time at Grandpa and Grandma's house.