Brothers

Brothers

It seems like a blur, those years between 2012 and 2016.  Ty was born on July 24, 2012 and a few months later we were pregnant again. 

Oooops! 

Cort arrived 3 weeks before Ty's first birthday.  They shared their "First 4th of July" together in 2013! Thankfully Tripp arrived 2 years later in July of 2015.  

Tripp arrived 3 weeks early, which happened to fall inbetween Ty and Cort's birthdays.  So on July 14, 2015 Tripp was born and both of his brothers were 2 years old!  Cort had just turned 2 and Ty hadn't turned 3 yet. 

HAAAA!  Kinda funny looking back.

It. Was. Crazy.

A Blur.

Now we have these 3 boys.  A wolf pack. A different Alpha every other moment.  Unique personalities, but always together. 

They all sleep in the same room.  The bunkroom.  The Little Man Cave.

Each morning before school they gather at the kitchen table to eat breakfast and make a "house".  

God blessed us with these three little men.  Despite their similarities and differences, they will always have a wingman! 

And Ella will have a solid protection detail. 

January 2020

January 2020

January started out with a visit to Chicago museum.  A fun trip for the family!  

The two older boys received bow and arrows for Christmas. So Peter took them to shoot the target.  I think Cort got the hang of it!

Peter and I had an opportunity to get away together somewhere warm!  It was great to have a few days together without our wonderful children. A HUGE Thank you to Aunt Barb and Uncle Eric for taking the time to come and watch the kids!  They did a GREAT job!  

Oh yeah,  and I went blond! (for now)

Catching Up!

Well, it has been a while!  Time to catch up!  

August 2019 - The family camped together.  Ella went to summer camp with her friend for the first time.  Tripp played t-ball for the first time.  Ella started 6th grade/Middle School. Ty started 2nd grade and Cort started 1st grade. We celebrated Nana and Papa's 50th Wedding anniversary and Grandpa Elzinga's 80th birthday! Laura started working part time. 

September 2019 - Tripp started preschool and we had 3 different soccer teams to enjoy on Saturday mornings! Our family was able to walk the Mackinaw Bridge on Labor Day morning!  

October 2019 -  School, soccer, and life in general.  Oh, and Laura turned 40... yikes! 

November 2019 - Ella turned 12 and had a porg birthday party!  Peter ran the 8k on Thanksgiving morning. 

December 2019 - Christmas fun as always!  Festive occasions and time off school.  It was an enjoyable time this year as we limited our activities and had some down time in between parties and activities. We all participated in the church Christmas program this year!  Even Tripp was a little lamb :)