Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day Moms! Thank you for all you do for us. We are very lucky to have two wonderful women as our Mothers.

We Love You! and hope you have a wonderful day.

Love- Jason and Alli

Lisa (Alli's mom) and Kathy (Jason's mom)

Fun!

I just wanted to do a little update, mostly for journal purposes.

We finally went to the Science Center with some friends and had a great time. Infact after lunch and everyone went home Savannah wanted stay so we stayed for a few more hours. It was lots of fun.

Nice weather is here, FINALLY and we have had a lot of fun going outside and playing. Savannah and Madilynn love playing outside and Olivia is always happy to sit outside and watch them play.

Jared and Kim came and stayed with us on their way back to Utah (Jared just graduated from Dental School and they are moving back to Utah). It was great to see them again, we hadn't seen them for a few years. Savannah loved playing with her new found friend Madison and now she can't wait to see her again in Utah. And Jason loved having a buddy to play Guitar Hero with. It was great to see you guys again and hopefully we will see more of you this summer. Good Luck with everything.

Sunday it was a little breezy so we went to the park to fly a kite. It was great to get out and the best part about it was that Jason got to come with us. I love it when we are all together. Hopefully after boards and we start 3rd year we will get to be together more.

Hope everyone is having a great spring.

Tulip Festival

Saturday we went to the Tulip Festival in Pella, IA. We had a great day together as a family.

We walked alot,

watched the parade,

learned a little about Holland, ate lots of food,

and of course saw lots of beautiful tulips.

Rite of Passage

Last night we went to the Rite of Passage at DMU for second year med students as they move from ALL the book work and on to rotations.

Jason has worked so hard these last two years and I just wanted to tell him how proud I am of him and all his hard work. It was a good feeling to sit there and see all the med students get recognized for all their hard work and dedication.

Congratulations Jason! on making it through two years, you are half done. :)

HAIRDO

Savannah: (with a big smile) "Mom does my hair look ugly?"

mom: no comment just laughed and got the camera

What's Happening

It has been a while since I posted but I can't turn on my computer because then I become addicted and soon the day is over and nothing has gotten done. We have also had a couple of days of good weather so we have been outside playing but today since it is raining I decided to post what we did this week.

I cannot believe how fast my kids are growing up, what happened to my babies? Olivia turned 4 months and went to the doctor. She is 26 inches tall (95%), 16 lbs 5 oz (90%), and her head is 16 3/4 inches (90%). She looks and sounds healthy so everything is good with her.

Madilynn and Savannah went to the dentist for the second time. We found out Savannah has a small cavitiy and Madilynn has an extra tooth. How did that happen?

Anyway other than the cavity and extra tooth we are all well and having a good time. (except for our dad who can't find time to study for Boards and is a little stressed out. But there is good new there too, only one more month until classes are over. yah!)

trip down memory lane

Okay Easter is over but nothing new is happening in our household just the same old (it is even snowing again right now) but I am sick of seeing my Easter post since it was almost two weeks ago. So my sister-in-law posted this a few weeks ago and I loved it so I will share it with all of you. (Thanks for the memories and the good laugh Kierstin.)

Know You Grew Up In The 80's (or early 90's, I might add) if:

1. You used to buy cassette singles … and still have some stashed somewhere …

2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton

3. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy

4. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own

5. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls

6. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom

7. Two words: Hammer Pants

8. You watched "Fraggle Rock"

9. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey- dokies or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect

10. You watched "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)

11. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

12. You (your sister, cousins) wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

13. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen ... and still know the turtles names

14. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side

16. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it

17. L.A. Gear ... need I say more?

18. You remember reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and all the other Judy Blume books

19. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

20. You wanted to be a Goonie

21. You ever wore fluorescent clothing (some of us ... head-to-toe)

22. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted

23. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf

24. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets

25. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence

26. You remember Hypercolor t-shirt

27. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band

28. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up

29. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets

30. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

31. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

32. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

33. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide

34. You have ever played with a Skip-It or Elastix

35. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds or Hardees36. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement

37. Don't worry, be happy

38. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks

39. You wore socks scrunched down

40. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that

41. You remember watching both Gremlins movies

42. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

43. You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales

44. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot

45. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac

46. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool ... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"

47. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class

48. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART

49. You just sang those words to yourself

50. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird

51. Homemade Levi shorts ... (the shorter the better)

52. You remember when mullets were cool!

53. You had a mullet!

54. You still sing "We are the World"

55. You tight rolled your jeans

56. You owned a bannana clip

57. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

58. You had big hair and you knew how to use it

59. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you! ROCK ON!!!