We have a new nephew!! Asher Robert Migrin was born on June 30 at around 9:30 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz., and was 22 inches long! Asher means, "blessed by God", and I have to say I absolutely LOVE the name! He is a blessing from God to Tracy and Eric, and to all of the extended family as well. Our whole family had the privilege of meeting him on July 1 and he is adorable! As we arrived at the hospital, Eric was walking Asher back to their room after having his hearing tested... poor little guy had no idea he was in for another hearing test as Caleb and Micah ran around the room (and later the maternity floor) screaming like little banshees! I am SO sorry, Tracy and Eric and Asher, and the other new mommies and babies on the floor! :) Keeping toddlers quiet is not an easy task! In spite of the extra noise, we had a nice time visiting with the new parents and meeting our new nephew. I got a few pictures, but most came out very blurry due to not using the flash. Thankfully most of the blurs in the pictures are the adults, and if you've been following this blog for a while you most likely know what they look like. Asher was completely zonked out while we were there, so photographing him was pretty easy (unless the adults in the picture were moving while holding him). :)
Asher and Mommy ~
The happy family ~
3 generations of Migrin men ~
Sweet Asher ~
Asher with Uncle Aaron ~
Asher with Daddy and Grandma and Grandpa Migrin ~
Welcome to the world, Asher Robert! You truly are a blessing in many ways!
We've had a great start to our summer this year. Lots of fun birthday celebrations (and we're not done with those yet!), beautiful weather to enjoy (though lately it's been ridiculously HOT!), and a wonderful visit with the California extension of the Thomson family! Doesn't get much better than that! :) The DeBoer's got into town on June 18, and we had a week and a half of catching up, outdoor fun, and lots of memories made. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking for this post... there are a few! ...they're a little out of order, but I don't have the patience to try and cut and paste them into an exact chronological order. Believe me when I say we had a great time together and can't wait until the next time! :)
Nee Nee with Caleb and Elin ~
the water slide that Auntie Lisa put up ~
Elin, sporting a sassy mohawk ~
Lamb's Farm ~
Here's Caleb and me from this summer's trip to Lamb's Farm...
...and here's Micah and me from our trip there in 2010 :)
Pops and Micah ~
Luke and Micah had a blast with the hose! (see video later in this post for more laughs)
Such buds ~
What's summertime without watermelon? :)
...and frozen piña colada! :)
We met Katy at the park by her house for dinner and fun outside ~
Lincoln Park Zoo ~
Watching a movie at Pops' and Nee Nee's ~
(can you tell which ones were actually interested in the movie?)
More outdoor fun ~
The boys all went to a train show one afternoon... Luke and Micah got to ride a train ~
Fun with Uncle Jim ~
Story time with Auntie Lisa ~
Our attempts at a cousins picture ~ Started out pretty well...
Then one by one, we lost them :)
Oh well :)
Watching out for their littlest cousin ~
All in all, it was a wonderful time with the family. Thanks for coming to visit, DeBoer family! We love and miss you tons!
The day after Caleb's birthday, we all headed up to Kenosha for a party for Aaron's dad. He turned 60 this year, and his family wanted to do something special for the event. Since the whole family was together for Caleb's birthday, it was decided that we'd throw a surprise party for Bill the next day. And since his actual birthday isn't until June 16, he was completely surprised.
Tracy did a great job of organizing the event and putting everything together, which was no easy task considering she was less than a month away from having a baby! I don't think I could have pulled it off like she did, so great job Tracy! :) The theme was "Cookie Monster", which if you know Bill at all was perfect! I think Bill's diet would be all cookies all the time if Debbie didn't keep tabs on him! ;) It was a beautiful day to celebrate a wonderful man, and we had a lot of fun with it all!
The cookie spread ~
Cookie monster cupcakes ~
Relaxing in the yard ~
Playing in the pool ~
Ahhh...
Monkeying around in the tree ~
I do have to say though, that the blue frosting on the cupcakes completely freaked me out. I have a bit of an issue with blue and green dyes, and well... the pictures speak for themselves. I don't think I let Micah near me for the rest of the night after he ate that cupcake! ;)
I think the look on my face says it all! :)
Happy Birthday, Bill! We love you!
And because my sister- and brother-in-law take such great pictures, I had to share a few more from Caleb's party. :)
