4 Months Old

Rebecca is 4 months old today!!! I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? She is getting so big and learning new things every day. Rebecca has been helping Mommy in the kitchen all week with freezing and canning. She provides good conversation :) She has her 4 month check up on Wed., so we'll get her stats then. She has to get more shots. Hopefully she does ok with them this time. Be sure to check out the latest photos in the August album.

Chatter Box

For a week or two Rebecca was being pretty quiet. But she seems to have found her voice now! The last couple days she has been such a noisy little girl. It's quite funny. I removed the video to free up some space. But you can still see it in the video album. It's a video from this morning after she finished eating and was ready to "chat" with Mommy.

More Visitors and new blog

Grandpa and Grandma Holleboom came for a visit yesterday. Grandma was so excited to see Rebecca again. She couldn't believe how big she is already. Rebecca got a new book and some more clothes. She had fun seeing new faces again and showing off while she played. We'll see them again in a few weeks when we go to Flint for cousin Carson's baptism.

There are a few pictures from their visit in the August album.

Mary has started a new blog to share some recipes. Be sure to check that out as well. See the link on the left.

New Toys

Rebecca is really starting to enjoy music. Grandpa and Grandma Voogt brought her a book that plays music. She loves it! She was squealing every time a new song started today. Rebecca also has a drum that plays music. She can't hit it hard enough yet to make her own music. But she loves to listen to it and watch it light up.

Rebecca is also getting more active, so we decided to try her exersaucer. She's still a bit small, but she likes it. And it's nice to have another toy that will keep her upright instead of always laying on her head. There are some new pics in the August album that show some play time.

Visitors

Grandpa and Grandma Voogt visited yesterday. Rebecca was in a much better mood this time than the last time they were here. They got to see her smile, talk, play and nap :) And we all went on a walk. Rebecca enjoyed seeing some new faces and getting lots of attention. We'll be seeing them again when we travel to WI for Labor Day weekend.

5th Anniversary!

Justin and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary yesterday. We went to a Whitecaps baseball game since we both love sporting events! Rebecca came with us, and we all had a great time. In some ways it's hard to believe it's been 5 years since we got married, but in other ways it feels like we've been together for so much longer. We feel so blessed to be married to each other and to have our beautiful daughter. And we pray that God will give us many more happy years together.

Grandpa and Grandma Voogt will be visiting this Saturday. Rebecca has grown a lot since they saw her last. We'll be visiting them in WI Labor Day weekend. Rebecca (and mommy and daddy) will get her first ferry ride :) Hopefully she likes boats.

There are a few new July pictures and some from the baseball game.

First Vacation - Big Star Lake

This past weekend Rebecca took her first vacation. We went to the Van Heukelum trailer on Big Star Lake. We went Friday morning and came back Sunday afternoon. Rebecca enjoyed some new scenery. She wasn't too excited about the water...a bit too chilly for her. We went on lots of walks, went out for ice cream a couple times and attended the service at the Big Star Lake Chapel. It was nice to get away and spend time as a family. Our next trip will probably be in August when we go to Flint for cousin Carson's baptism.

Be sure to check out the photo album from our trip.