More Family Pictures ***

Family Bike ride on the White Pine Trail

Addi and Daddy shooting Bow

Addison's first day of Magical Mondays

*SISTERS*

Thank you!

Thank you baby Jones for moving your position...mommy finally feels comfortable for the first time in months!

Taken from Day One in the Purpose Driven Life Book...By Rick Warren

*You were made by God and for God--and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

*Focusing on ourselves will never reveal life's purpose.

Point to Ponder: It's not about me.
Verse to Remember: "Everything got started in him and finds purpose in him." Colossians 1:16b
Question to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself?

The First Day of THIRD grade for Hallie....

Addison needed to be in the picture also :o)

Hallie at her new locker before walking into her new classroom..Hallie is so excited about her teacher this year and the classmates she has...this is the first year she did not cry but smiled and said "see you after school mom". She is so grown up!

The Last week of summer before school starts.....What a Beautiful week it was!

Addi enjoying the fact that she can spray her sister.

When it is really hot at the Marina the girls like to spray themselves with the hose!

Addi and Dad...buddies!

1 2 3 JUMP DAD!!

Hallie diving off the boat into Lake MI.

The back of the boat..on Lake Michigan. This was the last Hot summer day before the weather changed on us...Mark surprised us and took the Monday before Labor day off..it was Hot, the water was warm! We spent the whole day on the water! We had so much fun!

Me and my girls ~ I am so blessed~

Me and Addison being goofy.

Snuggling with my girls!!

An Evening on the beach to watch the sunset...Beautiful....

Loves to play in the sand

Mark looking out in the lake...in deep thought.

Notice Addison posing in the distance :o)

2010 "D Dock Rib Off"

These are the crazy guys who decided this would be fun :o)!

A Lot of  D Dock went out to Branns for the "Rib Off"

The Finished product...It is obvious which one is the winner! My husband won~ he ate four racks of ribs! I am so proud!

Coast Guard Festival 2010..Great weather! Lots of fun!

Mark went down the slide...OH SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH!

Kids and Mark went in the crazy house at the carnival..

Water Ski show..we watched from the dingy.

Stef and Addi taking a break by the ship.. It was very warm!

Hallie in the drivers seat on the Coast guard ship!

Getting a picture on the ship..Craig decided to jump in behind them..

July 29, 2010- Mark and I celebrated Ten Years of Marriage!

I LOVE him so much!

I never knew I could love Mark more than I did the day I married him..but I do! I am so blessed to be married to my best friend! Here we are ten years later~ we have two beautiful daughters, with one child on the way...and so far have made amazing memories...I thank God for the past ten years...and look forward to the next ten.

To celebrate we ate dinner at the Bil Mar in Grand Haven, took a nice walk on the beach, sat and talked a long time about the past ten years...and he surprised me with a pair of diamond earrings (I have never had real ones :o) and a beautiful card with a note! Truly romantic!

Grand Haven Michigan Was the Place to be this summer...We had AWESOME weather and made life long memories...We can not think of a better way to spend time togeher as a family!

Our friends from the Marina anchored next to us on Lake Michigan..The three girls jumped in the water off their boat..

Dad and Hallie having a little moment together..awww

Addison ready to jump into the water again and again.

Hallie jumping off tube into water...She is such a water babe...Addison is following right after her!

Addison and dad hanging out in the lake! A regular thing this summer so much fun!

Hallie and her friend from the marina Maggie filling up their water guns.

Addi chillin' down below on the boat..playing her Leapster and taking a break from the sun!

Hey! Don't stick your tongue out at me..you will get your picture taken with me :o)

Nice Smile Mark! Thanks for the picture!

Celebrations with the Family...thank you everyone for making Hallie's birthday a Special One- she is so blessed to have all of you in her life!

Hallie got a lot of very nice gifts from her Nana...and cute clothes from Uncle Brandon and Aunt Brandy...Thank you everyone!

Aunt Laura and uncle Ty got her an earring/necklace organizer and a pair of earrings!

Taylor Swift Cd from the VanEerdens...A BIG HIT in our house or should I say in my truck! We listen to it over and over and over again!

The Digital Camera and Case Hallie got from Great Grandpa, Phyllis, Grandma and Grandpa Dryer, Uncle Brad and Aunt Lisa...she was so excited about this! what a lucky girl!

Addison, (her boyfriend/cousin Cole), Makalynn and Hallie standing on the picnic table!