Welcome Haley!
Alexander and Aidan’s cousin Haley has been here for the past two weeks, and it’s been a lot of fun having three ‘kiddos’ in the house. We’ve had a few adventures- a day at the art fair, a trek to Cedar Point, a bit of splashing around, and a shopping Continue Reading
Fair Day with Friends
After taking a year off, we returned to the Ann Arbor Art Fair again this year, and brought some very good friends along for our crazy ride. Alexander’s cousin Haley, and Serena’s childhood friends Kathryn and Bridgette arrived in town Wednesday night for Thursday’s grand event. The day started off Continue Reading
A Classic Michigan Fourth
This year for the fourth of July weekend, we headed up to The Cottage for a classic holiday weekend with the Schaper fam. It was a marvelously relaxing weekend with nothing but hours for chatting, boating, babying, yummying, and, of course, watching fireworks. Aunt Nancy and the Schāpers got to Continue Reading
Cousins!!!
This week was a fantastic week with the arrival of some very special visitors from Minnesota. Aunt Karen, Uncle Dave (Serena’s brother) and cousins Lauren, Megan, and Cody made the long journey to hang out with us for several days, meet new little Aidan, and get re-acquainted with Alexander and Continue Reading
Friends & Frolics
We’ve been rounding out these cold winter days with some last bit winter frolicking in the snow and visiting with friends. A couple of Sundays ago, we headed back to our sledding hill with Buddies Sam and David, and David’s cousin Justin for some more snow fun and hot drinks Continue Reading
A Special Schaper Celebration
We were delightedly surprised this year when a couple of weeks before Christmas we heard some rumors that a Schaper gathering might be in the works. We’ve always loved hosting a “wallabalu” even in our little space, and we hadn’t had a Schaper Christmas in a little while, so we Continue Reading
Winkler Family Christmas
It’s been a joyful season, and really a Christmas week for us here. Monday before Christmas Grandma and the newly named “Grandpapa” came down for a present preview and to take Alexander on his very first sledding run! Mama was sick so she wasn’t able to go, but Grandma took Continue Reading
Hidden Lake… Again :)
Alexander and family are becoming regulars to a wonderful little spot called Hidden Lake Gardens. The spring time holds many delight of colors and smells, but fall has it own type of glory with the crunching of leaves and the crisp Autumn air. Grandpa and Grandma were able to join Continue Reading
First Tastes of Fall
Grandpa and Grandma came down this weekend to celebrate Grandpa’s birthday and to spend some time with Alexander (and us too, I guess 🙂 ), and Sunday morning we headed out to Plymouth Orchards to get that first swig of cider in for fall. Cider and donuts have always been Continue Reading
Alexander loooves Cousin Haley!
The week we returned from vacation we were cheered by a surprise visit from a few of our favorite Minnesota Johnsons. Grandpa and Grandma J. brought Haley for a getaway trip to Michigan! Haley stayed at our house several nights so we had lots of time for some girly shopping Continue Reading