Happy Birthday Dave!

Happy 29th birthday Dave!

This weekend Dave went hunting with his father in Michigan with Katie & Izzie. They didn't have a lot of luck, but hopefully that will change for them on Monday when they go out again.
Later that night we went with a few of the church youth & sponsors to Chipotle again this year for our free burrito.

Here's a picture of Dave's first birthday courtesy of his mother.

Reunion & Baby Shower

Last weekend Dave & I went to Purdue for an Exponent reunion & Andrea's baby shower. The Exponent is the paper Dave worked at while attending Purdue. It was great to finally meet people that Dave has talked about & to learn more about the paper.

Before the reunion, we spent some time hanging out around the Purdue campus.

Dave & I spot for a quick photo opt with Neil Armstrong. For those who don't know, Neil went to school at Purdue.

We stopped by the Jolly Roger to say hi to Jim & Andrea where they were tailgaiting.

While walking through campus, we watched as the band played by the fountain.

I couldn't help but take a picture of a campus squirrel for Izzie since she couldn't join us for the trip.

On Sunday, Linda & I went to Andrea's baby shower in Lafayette.

We played some fun games at the shower including The Price is Right & Baby Bingo.

Andrea got lots of great gifts (including the super cute sports outfits we got little Kyrn Dawg). We had a great weekend & are very excited to meet our new nephew!

Marathon

Today Dave competed in his first half marathon in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a huge accomplishment & I am so proud of him completing this goal.
Here's Dave after finishing the race. He ran most of it & finished in great time.
Izzie came with us because we had to leave home about 4am Sunday morning in order to make it to Grand Rapids at 7am for the race. Here's a picture of Izzie waiting with me while Dave ran.

After the race, we headed to the Holland State Park to let Izzie run on the beach.

The Holland Lighthouse.

Dave & Izzie pose for a quick picture before she runs all over the beach.

Dave & I also pose for a couple of quick pictures before leaving Holland.

Around the House

As I've mentioned in previous posts, we got new windows in our entire house & painted the living room & dining room. Here are a few pictures of how the house looks now. Dave decided to take a few pictures of me painting while I wasn't looking.
We also did some landscaping in the front & backyard. Dave took out the bushes we had in the front. Once spring comes, we should have a nice flower garden up front.