Michigan fun

We recently spent a week in Michigan visiting family and friends and remembering what "fall" felt like! The weather was wonderfully crisp and we really enjoyed our time.

Our dear friends, John and Amanda, came to visit us all the way from Toronto! We met them in Pasadena, but they have since moved away. It was so great to connect with great friends again. We were able to take them to Holland where we went to Hope, the beach, Captain Sundae, and New Holland Brewery! Then we introduced them to our homemade apple cider.

Grampie, Dad Dykema, and Dad Snyder making cider. Yum!

The two preggos.

Another highlight of the trip was meeting our new nephew, Beckett! I think he slept and ate the entire week we were there. It was a joy to be able to see him while he is still so young and get a little baby holding practice in at the same time. I still can't quite imagine holding 2!

We also really enjoyed spending time with Jett and getting to know him better. He is such a fun kid and we wish we could see him more! He wasn't nearly as scared of us this visit, which was nice!

Josh, Heather, Kevin, Hillary, Noel, and me. We had a nice family night one night having an early birthday celebration for Noel and me since we'll both be turning 30 in the coming weeks. YIKES!

We were so blessed to have a baby shower as well while we were in Michigan! We received so many generous gifts and enjoyed spending time with lots of family. Heather and Josh gave us this "Ugly Doll" (which is VERY cute) and one of the Baby Bjorn bouncers we registered for (to be shipped later). So exciting!

Hillary made us some of her incredibly cute "Hipbaby" stuff. Our kids will be burping and eating in style. We love it!

I just love this picture of Noel and Jett chilling on the couch watching Thomas the train. Jett is quite into Thomas, which is pretty amusing.

I can't believe we didn't take pictures at some of our other outings. I spent a really fun night with some Hope friends, who surprised us with a gift. They gave us 2 moby wraps so we can each carry around a baby! We dined at 84 East and had a delicious dessert afterwards at Brooke's house. I LOVED that night. We also had a really fun birthday dinner with mom and dad Snyder, Heidi and Brian, and Grandma and Grandpa. We were disappointed that we were not able to see our niece, Madelyn, Jason, or much of Emily due to illness. :( Overall, it was a great trip and we're glad we were able to go since we won't be back for awhile. While we were traveling, I kept trying to imagine traveling with 2 children. I still can't picture it, but I'm sure we'll figure it out.