A visit to the Farm

Today we enjoyed a family outing with our church to a farm.

The girls had some fun "first" experiences!

Cortney really loves animals! She is not afraid or timid. She had fun petting and feeding the animals at the farm. Cortney got to ride a pony while mom walked along side. There were also goats to feed, a hay ride with bunnies to pet, and much more animals inside the barn to visit. It's fun when Cortney would make the animal noises related to the animals she saw. It's much more fun to see an animal in person than from a book. This was a fun "first" experience for her with animals!


Stephanie had her "first" experience with fishing! (As was Dad's first official attempt to bait a line, cast a line, and reel in a fish.) They both seemed to be enjoying themselves!

Stephanie and daddy watched the line.
They were successful with 2 fishes.

I guess we know that to get Stephanie for her birthday in July. A pink pole for a "girly" girl who loves her dresses, but is willing to touch worms and slimy fishes.

Father's Day

Today we celebrated Dad! Jeff is a wonder father to his girls and we appreciate him very much!

Jeff is definitely Stephanie's favorite because he is a special bedtime story reader! Jeff will also play anything Stephanie desires, including Polly pockets.






Cortney loves her daddy and easily gives him her best smiles! Jeff has a special patience with his girls and he wants to give them the world!

Grandpa "wise" and Papa Leep play special roles in the girls lives too! We are blessed to have them around for hugs and kisses! They provide such love and support in our family!

Happy Father's day to all the Dad's out there!

Today we enjoyed father's day brunch at Great grandpa Verwys' "house". A father's faithfulness is past down to the generations. We are grateful and truly blessed in our heritage!

Cortney and Papa Leep have matching smiles!

The Pool is Open--First Swim of the Summer

The pool is ready and so are the girls! Today was a 90 degree day with a nice breeze, so it was great for the first swim of the summer!


Cortney loves the water and sticks her face right in to blow bubbles. Stephanie loves the water, but is a bit more cautious and is not into getting her face wet. Stephanie is excited that she can touch in the shallow end more this year because she is taller. She also is anxious to try the new things she learned at swimming lessons within the last month. We will have to keep our eyes on Cortney constantly because I can just see her chasing balls right into the pool. She loves balls as you can see from her picture.

Stephanie had these goggles most of the time she was in the pool and you can't see a thing out of them! Goofy girl! She was having fun and stayed in the water till she was quite a prune. It's going to be a fun summer!

The Pool is Open---please feel free to come and play! We love friends and family to visit!