Our Trip To The GOP State Convention

Last weekend the Birn's traveled to lovely Novi to attend the Republican state convention. We got to rubber stamp the GOP ticket for November. And yes, we're very excited about the GOP ticket. We got to hob nob with all the important people as we were delegates. It was all very exciting and we got a free hotel stay out of it, to be used sometime in the near future. I can't get to the Red Wings schedule quick enough.

We represented district 3 in the great State of Michigan

Rep. Mike Rogers from District 8 speaks.

Attorney General Mike Cox accepts the nomination for a second term. I don't agree with everything Cox has done as AG but I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is better than any Democrat. Cox has enforced as law Michigan's marriage amendment and he is currently fighting for our partial birth abortion ban in the 6th circuit in Cincinnati. We need to re-elect Cox.

Not the best picture of Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land but it's the best we've got. We need to re-elect Terri Lynn, she's done an excellent job saving money at the SOS office. She has done a good job limiting the number of times we have to visit SOS offices by putting more of their services online and if we're stuck going to a SOS office she's forced customer service upon the workers. Janna and I both noted that Terri Lynn is nearly always smartly dressed, yet another reason to vote for her.

Rev. Keith Butler introducing Mike Bouchard. You will recall that Butler ran for Senate against Bouchard, Janna and I voted for him. He's a great guy and was very gracious in defeat. He took time to thank those of us from Kent County as we were the only county where he pulled a majority.

Mike Bouchard is running for Senate against do nothing Debbie Stabenow. Bouchard is a great candidate, pro-life, in favor of low taxes and small government. Bouchard is the change we need here in Michigan, Debbie is doing literally nothing in Washington. Do note that Bouchard's daughter looks just like Brooke Shields.

Dick DeVos with his family after giving a speech to the delegates. DeVos is exactly what we need in Michigan, a businessman who is going to sell our state to businesses the world over. DeVos is a great family man, brought up in a Christian household. I've met a lot of pols in my day and I can say that DeVos is one of the kindest and most gracious ones I've met. In fact it's a tossup between him and Terri Lynn Land. Perhaps this is because DeVos isn't really a pol, he's a businessman. This state is in an awful depression, 7.0% unemployment and 29,000 lost jobs in July alone. Jenny Granholm has done nothing to help our state, we need a change, we need Dick DeVos.

This is a big election coming up in November, I'm sure Janna and I will be posting more about it before then. I encourage all of you to vote for the Republican ticket, including the non-partisian judicial candidates. This year's ticket represents our Christian values and we can sleep at night knowing we're voting for pro-life Christians.

Our Trip To Camp Coo Coo

On Wednesday we headed up to the Lanning family campout. It was an evening filled with bugs, smoke and sewage. Do enjoy:

A beautiful view of Lake Sewage


One Maggie bothered to show up
Lydia is disturbed at the giant bugs flying into her food


Loretta enjoys the last of the glory days before her unfortunate not brown pants purchase


Linda appears quite puzzled


Janna threatens to jump in Lake Sewage


James plays with fire, lawsuit pending...


We worry about B sometimes. :)

The Proper Care And Feeding Of Children

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There is nothing more important than giving my son the very best food possible. A growing boy needs all the nutirition he can get. We feed our son Purina One because it has the power of yogart and lamb in it. Don't be fooled by the other brands out there, only Purina One offers the power of yogart. Seamus has a beautiful coat thanks to Purina One. I highly recommend it.

Sunday Lunch

Today we were blessed to have our Pastor's family visit us for lunch on Sunday followed by an unannounced and uninvited visit by certain names which shant be uttered. We here at Steve and Janna's enjoy preparing and serving meals to our hungry friends and it is especially exciting when the Lanning's show up as they always amuse. Some pictures from the event:

Janna prepares our lovely desert on Saturday
Pastor Lanning reads a book while Mrs. Lanning stares at an unamused Loretta
Young Evie is disturbed and puzzed by the prospect of being served Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic.
James thinks he's cool. No, he's not!
Uninvited guest Nate holds toy throwing OJ
Lydia all blurry eyed watches as her children leave fingerprints on my window
And finally, Agnus finds my outrage ever so amusing. One day, Janna and I will drop by the Pickering residence and see how she likes it. Bah, she probably would be thrilled. Maybe we'll drop in on our neighbors five doors to the south....

Our Son

Welcome to Life On Union Ave 2. You will find that from time to time we will be posting about our life, which just happens to be on Union Ave. We hope you enjoy yourself.

I thought I would start our first post by introducing you to our son Seamus. Our little bundle of joy arrived via adoption September of last year, prior to Janna and I getting married. Here are some pics:

Seamus is holding court in his daddy's study. He's so happy to protect daddy's desk. Such a good boy he is.

Seamus enjoys himself at the dog park.