Baking with Mommy

Today Dylan and I had fun making Apple Bread and Applesauce. Dylan loves to lick beaters, I have found he is not the most patient little kid, he asks to lick the beaters before you've even started to beat anything.

Fall Fun!

Daddy and Dylan...one of his favorite things, being tossed into the air.





Dylan running through the leaves, he loves being outdoors!

Finally, I'm an Aunt!!

Presenting...Elizabeth Joy Wolthuis, she came into the world on October 6 at 2:52pm. She was 7lbs. 8oz and 20 1/2 inches long. She is very precious, however, mom and dad are learning quickly that SHE is in CONTROL!!!

She is a sweetie pie, and I can't wait to spoil her rotten, just like her mommy and daddy did to Dylan. Paybacks are sweet, especially during Christmas time, we are very excited to get her some noisy toys!

Summer Vacation

This past week, Kelly and Ryan, Matt, Dylan and myself stayed at Summer Winds Resort on Silver Lake, in Mears, Michigan. We had a great time, but it seemed to go way too quickly. The weather was up and down, however, I figure that's what you get when you live in Michigan.

The DeVries Family in Pentwater, Michigan

Dylan and Mommy in the grassy area by our condo (Dylan does not like the water or sand).

Dylan and Daddy

Dylan playing on the play equipment

Dylan swinging!

The Lewis Family Petting Zoo - this is a great place to go with kids if you are ever in New Era, Michigan

The Things He's am Learning

The things he's learning...they are scary, and it is only the beginning.

First Picture : He's already stealing $$ out of daddy's wallet! Who wouldn't let him steal money out of their wallet, he's too darn cute to stop.

Second Picture: I got some bathing suits out for a friend of mine to borrow and he took them. Obviously he had a little help getting this on . Thanks Lindy, dads a little worried about this picture, and frankly I am too.

Third Picture: He's started to climb...and boy have I found him climbing some odd objects. In this picture he is in his book basket, however, his main goal is to get to the humidifier located directly behind the books. I guess Matt said he was standing on the humidifier a few days ago.

The Pop Corn Popper

Uncle Jason and Aunt Julie, Dylan thanks you for the Pop Corn Popper! Dylan finally figured out how to push the Pop Corn Popper around without getting mad. When Dylan previously tried to play with this toy he would get supper frustrated because he didn't realize the pop corns would only pop if he wheeled it around on the floor...before he thought it would work if he ran around with it.

This moring he picked up the popper when I was trying to change his diaper (of course, then he got mad at me). Once the diaper was changed he ran around with it ALL over the house like he was a pro...he seemed pretty proud of his accomplishment.

I am thankful that Dylan finally figured this toy out, it doesn't make as much noise as the lawnmower he generally pushes around that his Uncle Ryan and Aunt Kelly got him... thank goodness, however, it is cute to watch him play with the lawn mower too, both toys provide hours of fun!!

Frog Hollow

Yesterday morning Dylan experienced Frog Hollow Park for the first time. Although Dylan enjoyed playing on the toys, especially the swing, he enjoyed a dog named Wallace much more. Dylan is really into dogs lately, for those of you that don't know we had to get rid of our little Sam because we feared Dylan would enjoy pulling his hair too much. The dog pictured here was great with all of the kids, next time around maybe we'll have to get a big dog, they seem to do much better with little kids.

John Ball Park Zoo

Last Saturday morning Dylan and I went to the zoo with Moriah and Emerald Hoekwater, we had a great time! Matt, Dylan and I had gone last year, when Dylan was only 6 months old...he wasn't that in to it, however at the time Matt and I were. This year was a different story. Dylan loved the petting zoo. Dylan is weird when it comes to animals, he loves to get down to their level...he looks them in the eyes, or in this instance the side and then squeals at them with extreme glee. I don't know what he's thinking, but it cracks me up.

What is he doing?

I can't even go to the bathroom by myself! The picture to your left is a picture of Dylan trying to look under the bathroom door. This past weekend I got to go to the bathroom without Dylan coming in, however, he is very nosy so he thought he could look under the door and see me.

Our bathroom door doesn't have a lock on it, I think we will need to invest in one before he learns how to get it opened up, otherwise I will never get any alone time!

Belated Birthday

Wow, I am behind already and I've just begun! A month ago today, March 23rd, Dylan turned 1. Looking back at the day and the past year I stand in awe of God. God is so good and faithful. This past year with Dylan has been an amazing experience and I am only excited to see what else God has in store for us as a family.

I can truly say that I never thought that Dylan would change as much as he did in the past year. A childs development in the first year of their life is intriguing and amazing and can only be explained by looking at the hands of our Maker. The "firsts" a child experiences are too many to count, however, I have compiled a list of a few milestones that Dylan experienced in his first year on this earth:

• Dylan smiled, cooed, babbled


• Dylan rolled over


• Dylan sat up


• Dylan got the his first tooth (three months) and seven more followed in his first year


• Dylan started eating solids (3 1/2-4 months)


• Dylan got many earaches (2-10 months)


• Dylan sat up


• Dylan stood


• Dylan began saying words (i.e., dada, mama, hot, yep)


• Dylan got tubes (10 months)


• Dylan finally started sleeping through the night (10 1/2 months - we really needed the tubes)


• Dylan started crawling and walking the same day (11 1/2 months)


• Etc.

You get the picture....how do they change so drastically! Dylan was 7 lbs. 12 oz. when born and after a year he weighed in at 26 lbs...he almost quadrupled in size. Anyways, it is amazing and can only be described as I said before as a God Thing.