On Friday, June 21st, we celebrated my brother Matt's wedding. We were able to get a baby-sitter for Lucy and that really helped us relax and enjoy the wedding. Ben did an awesome job through the wedding and reception. The guys taking a break after pictures. My sister's family at the church before the wedding. My sister came down with pneumonia that week and wasn't feeling her best. My brothers Joe and Jake.  Ben, Emma, my mom, Mya, and my Grandma Bierema  Curt got a few phone photos for us during the wedding. :)  Matt and Ashley Bierema!  The getaway vehicle  Everyone blowing bubbles at the new couple.  My mom and dad at the reception.  The happy couple and the best man (my brother Joe) on the right.     We decided to stay the rest of the weekend to visit. The weather was really warm and we went in my parent's pool a couple times. Ready for pool time!    On...

  June 9-16th we had a wonderful vacation at a house with a private beach on Lake Michigan. We went with Curt's parents and Curt's sister Molly and husband Tim (Abby, Katie, & Brady). I've always wanted to stay at a house that was right on the beach. The house had a long narrow lot. It sat near the back and had lots of privacy. We had a little bit of a walk down the long driveway to get to the beach, but it really wasn't that far at all. They had even just added a sand volleyball court and my niece Abby was excited to use that! The weather was mainly in the 70's, which can feel cool down by the lake, but we still enjoyed the beach and had a good time.    All loaded up. I was happy that we were able to fit everything and still ride comfortably. I am a horrible over-packer and it was hard to know what clothes we needed. We ended up needing everything from swimsuits/shorts to sweatshirts/jeans. This is a view by the top of the stairs. This deck wa...

I can't believe that tomorrow will already be June 1st! I think that I'm really feeling the shortness of summer this year since Ben starts school on Aug. 14th. Ugh! Why do they have to start so early? Oh well, we will have as much fun before that as we can. June is already looking like it's going to be a great month, with a vacation at a house right on Lake Michigan and my brother Matt's wedding. I hope it warms up a little bit, so we're not wearing our sweatshirts on the beach all week. Below are a few pictures of what we've been up to the last couple weeks in May. The garden is planted and growing. Another fun morning was spent at the zoo. Lucy really liked getting out of her stroller to see the goats. I got to see one of Ben's t-ball games. Curt helps out as an assistant coach. In this picture, he and Ben are out in the field. It was hard to get a close picture from my phone. Ben's turn to bat!   We spent Memorial weekend with ou...