Deirbhile Arrives!

We have a new family member! Miss Deirbhile Birn arrived via stork (Delta Airlines) this afternoon. And a splendid animal she is!
She's fascinated by the camera and can't quite figure out what's going on with it. Why do these people keep looking at me with that thing she wonders.
She's only 12 weeks old and can fit on the step with plenty of room to spare. So cute she is.
Miss Deirbhile has enjoyed exploring her new world, the cabinets are very interesting apparently.
Her new big brother is very excited to meet her. Seamus has been very good around Deirbhile, so Mommy and Daddy are very pleased. In fact, they both took naps in the same room while we watched Barefoot Contessa. Mommy is especially pleased.
And so we send Deirbhile off to sleep, her first night in her new Michigan home. She's a welcome addition to our home, Seamus has a sister and Stuart has a wonderful new playmate who's actually on eye level. Daddy is thrilled.

Back From Ludington

We just returned home from our week up in Ludington at my folks beach house. We had a nice, relaxing week away from Grand Rapids.
Our 10 days away began with a visit from my folks as well as our fabulous Beach Day party attended by many of our old and new friends. As you can see, Seamus and my folks dog Zoe had a fabulous time.
Stuart was very interested in his new surroundings. He especially enjoyed looking at the lake.
And here we have Janna with her ridiculous baby sling, it was the only was to take Stuart down to the beach. I hate that thing with a passion, interestingly so does he.
We had wonderful weather most of the week and towards the end of the week the sky was consistently blue and beautiful.
Here we have a look at the beach from the steps at my folks house. It's something like 266 steps to the bottom, needless to say we would rather drive a mile up the road to the public beach rather than drag Stuart and his gear all the way down there.
We saw plenty of boaters during our week. My father bought himself a boat and from all accounts nearly killed Mark and Linda on it last Saturday. I'll be staying as far away from it as possible.

In the end, the great part about this beach house is the sunsets and here we have quite a few:
And so we've returned to the compound, rested and relaxed. Thanks to everyone who came to our party, we had a great time and hope you did to.

North 131
West 96
North 31
To The BEACH HOUSE!

Stuart And The Stanley Cup

Stuart got to visit with the Stanley Cup today. Drew Miller won the Cup as a member of the Anaheim Ducks. Each player gets to have the Cup for one day and since he's a former Spartan and originally from East Lansing, he brought the Cup to Munn Arena. We couldn't resist the chance to see the Cup.
Miller was kind enough to allow us to take a couple pictures of Stuart in the Cup. And here is the wee bonny lad, not quite sure why Dad is placing him inside of a bowl.
Needless to say, when Stuart was placed inside the Cup the throng of hockey fans ohhed and awwed. And here we have a picture that will last a lifetime for the boy.

Independence Day

Stuart is celebrating his first Independence Day. How blessed is he to be born of Christian parents in a nation with a great and rich Christian heritage? On this day we should thank God for blessing us with freedom and thank Him for the great Christian founding of our nation. Stuart is blessed indeed.
Agnus is moving off to the hills if Virginia tomorrow and so she stopped by for a visit to say toodle loo. And here we have Agnus and Janna posing for a picture. What a lovely hand towel Janna is holding.
Janna has decided to abandon her husband and son in favor of a wild eyed trip to D&W with Agnus. One can only imagine what they're going to do over there, probably tear the store apart.
Thankfully Mr. Stuart has decided to spend the afternoon sleeping and I have no argument with that. Happy Independence Day everyone.