Happy Birthday, Jinnae!

Happy Birthday, Rick!

While we were on vacation in Mackinaw City we celebrated Rick's birthday. We went out for his favorite meal of pizza and favorite dessert, ice cream. Jinnae and I bought him a chain guard and new seat for his bike.

I bought him some nice wine made in Michigan.

We had a great time celebrating.

Vacation Time!

We had a wonderful vacation last week camping in Mackinaw City and visiting Mackinaw Island. I was worried about how camping would go with a baby but I am happy to say it went extremely well. We had no water or electricity and slept in a tent. The weather was great which was helpful. The campground had nice bathrooms and showers, a heated pool, a beach on Lake Huron and a beautiful view of the Mackinaw Bridge. I would definitely camp there again. Jinnae loved being outdoors all the time. Jinnae did get up every night and began to whimper but all I had to say was, mama is right here and then she settled back down.

One night we took a ride on a fire truck that drove around the campground. That was fun!

We biked the eight miles around Mackinaw Island and it was beautiful. We enjoyed lots of good food and fudge of course.

It was hard to come back home to the real world.

Now that Rick and I have conquered three weeks in China, daily life with a baby and camping, I say we can conquer anything and should adopt four more children.

Rick's response - Hold up, let's just enjoy Jinnae right now.

He'll come around. :)

Great Uncle Mike and Aunt Beth

Jinnae had the privilege of meeting her Great Uncle Mike and Aunt Beth tonight.

We had a nice dinner at a local restaurant in Allendale. Jinnae loved all the attention. She even received an early birthday present from them. We had a nice time together.

Campground Visit

We visited my sister at a campground she was staying at last week. Jinnae loved swimming in the lake and playing in the camper. She especially enjoyed looking at me through the screen. We had a fun day. One of our favorite activities was playing Fat Man Tennis. We also had some delicious barbeque chicken cooked by my brother in law, Mark.

I accidentally left my camera there. I see that my sister took the liberty to use it. Here is a pic she took of my brother in law with a fish he caught.

Beach Bash Baby Shower

Tonight Jinnae had her last baby shower. It was given by our home church, Restore. The theme was Beach Bash. It was the perfect evening for it. We had Mexican food and lots of different choices of chocolate for dessert - yummy. After eating, Jinnae and her friends hung out on the beach and in the water. Then, Jinnae was blessed with many nice gifts. One of the gifts was a sprinkler beach ball. We are looking forward to cooling off with that.

We had a special prayer of blessing over Jinnae. Rick and I waited three years for Jinnae and God knew all along that she was the right baby for us. We are so thankful.

Behold the Popsicle

Jinnae had her first popsicle. She really enjoyed it. I thought she was going to need a bath afterwards. She surprised me by actually being very careful. She held onto the stick correctly and laid it down on her tray when she was done. She didn't eat all of it. I think she might be a neat freak like her mom.