My first day

Hi. This is my first time ever posting on a blog. I am not so sure how I am going to like it or how much time I am going to have to actually update it. I have been looking at a lot of my friend's blogs and have found that it might be a good way to keep in touch with friends and family that I am not able to talk to or see on a daily basis. I thought that I could keep everyone updated on our lives and maybe be able to connect with others who I haven't been very good at keeping in contact with over the years. Life gets so busy sometimes that I feel awful because I am not the best at making phone calls or returning emails.

What is happening in our lives these days.......Well, Luke and I have both been very busy with work. It is never ending. We have many busy weekends coming up too before the summer ends. Last weekend we spent in Lansing. This weekend we are going to a picnic at Bunker Hill. It is with Luke's family. Next weekend we will be heading to Lansing again. Luke and Alex will be heading to the Nascar race over the weekend down in Jackson. After that, we are spending a long weekend in Gaylord with my parents. They are renting a condo up there for the month. Labor day weekend is usually spent in Grayling with our friends Travis and Heather. After that, summer will over :(

Alex is having a good time this summer going on many field trips with his daycare. Today he is at Chinook Pier - at the playground, having a picnic, and having fun. He only has 3 more weeks until he starts Kindergarten. He is hesitant about going, but I think that once he is there, he is going to love it. He is my studious one. He loves to read books, write, and make new things. The other day he wrote a book about him and his friend Colin. He also does arts and crafts and made me a bunch of money so that I don't have to work anymore ( wouldn't that be nice). He is my boy that loves to take care of others and when he grows up he says he wants to be anything good like a Dr, police officer, teacher, or superman. He is the one that is always telling me "Mommy, everyone is different and that's OK" he also says "You don't have to be friends with everyone, but you still have to be nice."

Max is now walking and talking. He likes to get into everything. He is one of the happiest kids around. Even when you are mad at him and yell at him, he keeps smiling and laughing. It gets frustrating at times because it is so hard to be mad at him for long. He just had a very hard week last week when he got 8 teeth all at once. We had a lot of sleepless nights and he was not eating much. We all made it through though. He loves being outside this summer and anything that has to do with playing with water - which includes playing in the toilet :) He is in love with Elmo now which is the only thing that will keep him in one spot for more than 5 minutes. He is a busy little boy.

I am hoping with this blog that I will be able to keep everyone posted on our daily lives and I will try and update pictures and videos for the grandparents and those who like to see them.