The Fitch's come for a visit

Back the first part of July the Fitch's (Waren, Jill, Sam, Ty, Alli and Evan) came to spend the day with Kirby and I at the lake while they were in Michigan for a visit.  We had a lovely day with them.  We went to the middle of the lake and went swimming or at least most of us did.  Evan took a nap on the boat while everyone else went swimming.  After swimming we had a cook out and made S'mores.  We had a great time and hope they come back soon to spend more time with us. 

Fourth of July

We celebrated the 4th of July on Klinger Lake with our family.  We had a lovely cook out with both sides of our family.  The day included swimming, playing in the water, a 4th of July boat parade, eating and fireworks.  It is always nice when we all can get together.  Enjoy the photos from our 4th of July get together. 

Sydney came for a visit

This summer Sydney came to visit us for a weekend and stayed for a week.  She was with us over the 4th of July so that was nice.  I had to work  that week but Kirby was off of work so they spent a lot of time together.  Luckily for us Sydney and Uncle K get along great.  We did a lot of fun things while she was with us.  Went out for dinner, cooked out on our patio, went for boat rides, swam in the middle of the lake, bike rides, went to the pool at the country club, shopping for fireworks and we took her tubing a lot.  A friend that she made last summer when she was at our house happened to be at her grandparents house so the girls spent time together hanging out, swimming and tubing.  We had a great time with her and we were sad to see her leave but she will be back soon.  Enjoy some pictures from our week with her! 

Samuel Beckett Rozema

On May 23rd our nephew Samuel Beckett Rozema was born.  He was born at 4:19am, he weighed 8 lb 3 oz and was 21.5" long.  He is so cute and is getting so big.  He is growning fast and is even bigger currently than his brother was at the same age.  We sure do love him!!!  Here are some pictures of him from back in May along with some pictures of his sister and brother.  Love them all!

Spring and the first part of summer

Our spring and the first part of our summer was very busy.  We attended our nephew Andrew's orchestra concert.  He had been learning to play the violin all school year and this was their final concert.  I must say for a group of 5th graders they did very well!  Both our nephews Andrew and Adam played Baseball this Spring/early Summer.  They were on different teams which meant double the games for Uncle Kirby and Aunt Erin but we would not miss it.  They both did great!!!  Both of the boys were involved in Cub Scouts so we also attended Cub Scout meetings to learn all about what they had been working on.  Andrew moved up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts which he was very excited about.

The first part of June Kirby's Dad turned 70 so we attended a nice birthday party for him which was well attended by friends and family.  Even though he is now 70 you would not know it as he is very busy and is currently in the middle of building a wood boat from scratch. 

Also in June Kirby and I headed to Decatur, IL to visit some great friends that live down there.  We spent a lovely weekend with the Sloan, Shrock and Bird Families.  Kirby played some golf while I went to a very nice baby shower for Kristin Schrock given by McKenzie Sloan.  This was one of the best baby showers I have ever been to.  Also while we were there we ate a lot of great food and spent some time on Lake Decatur.  We had a great time in Decatur and can't thank the Sloan's enough for having us down.

Even though it was a busy spring and start to the summer we have enjoyed every moment of it.  Here are a few pictures from our very busy spring and first part of the summer.  Enjoy! 

Cubs vs. White Sox

In May, Kirby and I went to a Cubs Vs. White Sox game at Wrigley Field which was fun.  When I lived in Chicago full time I would go to Cubs games all the time as the field was within walking distance to where I lived.  However now that we are not there full time we only make it to a couple games a year.  The Cubs lost that night but we had fun anyway.  It was a night game and a lovely night for a baseball game.  At the game they honored some service people who had been overseas fighting for our country which was a nice tribute to be at.  No matter where I live, I will always be a Cubs fan at heart.  GO CUBS!!!

Nashville, 2012

Back in the first part of May, Kirby and I headed south to visit the Fitch Family in Nashville, TN.  We had a great time with them.  We got to go to a lot of the kids activities including seeing Ty play baseball and Alli play soccer.  We also headed to a lovely old historical home that had great gardens which we walked around in.  We had a fun filled weekend with the Fitch Family and can't wait to go see them again soon.  Please enjoy the pictures from our weekend in Nashville, TN.

Easter Extravaganza

Here at The Baker Bungalow we had a very lovely Easter, it was busy but very lovely. On Saturday evening we went to the Melchi Manor to color Easter eggs and have dinner. My nephew Jack was staying with my parents and he had never colored Easter eggs. He was not really into it other than wanting to help get the eggs out of the coloring and he wanted to do it by himself. He loved how they looked after they were all colored.

  On Sunday we went back to the Melchi Manor to celebrate Sydney's 11th Birthday and Easter. I can't believe Sydney is already 11, oh how time has flown by. The Easter Bunny came to the Melchi Manor. Jack loved the Bubble Blower and peeps the best out of the items he received. Sydney loved her Hop movie and peeps the best. We had a fun filled Easter with lots for food an Easter egg hunt for Sydney and Jack along with a well fought wiffle ball game. In the evening we went to Kirby's parents to visit with them and have some snacks.

All and all it was a fun filled weekend!

Winter, Spring or maybe it is Summer?

I'm not sure if it is winter, spring or summer but we sure have been having some good weather here in Michigan lately. Kirby and I have been taking advantage of the nice weather and getting out for walks and I have been taking my new camera (which was my Christmas present from my nice husband) along on our walks. Which has led to me taking pictures of all the happenings going on in nature. Some of the pictures are from our last late winter walk but most are from the last two weeks of things popping out around the lake. I hope you enjoy the beauty happening just outside our door.

Swimming and Good Old Valentine's Day Fun

My niece Sydney has turned into a fish, not really, but she sure has turned into a good swimmer. This winter we went to see her swim a couple of times and in February she competed in a Regional meet which the whole family went to and watched her swim. She swam like she had fins. Really, she did a great job and her Auntie E and Uncle K are very proud of her.

After Sydney's swim meet we decorated Valentine's Day cupcakes with Sydney and Jack. As you can see from the pictures below fun was had by all. I'm not sure if more frosting was eaten or put on the cupcakes but never the less the cupcakes were good!

It was a day full of family fun!!!

Birthday Fun!!

Back over the second weekend in February Kirby and I went up north to Boyne Highlands to go skiing and celebrate Kirby's 40th Birthday!!! It was only Kirby's second time skiing and he did a GREAT job!!! I know what you are all thinking you took him skiing for his 40th birthday what kind of wife are you?? However it was what he wanted to do. We had a great time! We took in a lot of skiing and did some partying along the way. Here are some fun pictures from our weekend away.