What We've Been Up To - Part 2 of 5

Chad, Brielle, and I took one last trip back to MI as a family of 3, mainly to celebrate Brielle's birthday with family and to take in the Tulip Time festivities (see part 3 and 4). But of course we always find time to hang out with family and friends and so here's a few pics of other adventures of the week.


We spent one day at John Ball Zoo with Chad's parents. Brielle had a great time checking out the animals...from a distance. The petting zoo was not one of the highlights for her. Poor Grandma had to hold her the entire time we were in there.

Brielle and Grandpa checking out the bears.

Brielle found the monkeys to be really funny. She just kept giggling as she watched them.

What's a trip to the zoo without a pic with John Ball?

I had to post some pics of these 2 little girls...Brookie and Brielle. It is so much fun to watch them start to play together. They were a lot like sisters the week we were home...it was a love/hate relationship...one day they loved playing with one another...the next not so much.

Future Dutch Dancers?

or future dancers in some other form? Yikes! :)

Of course there were many other people to play with to...like the grandparents!

Can't beat sidewalk chalk and water!

Brielle loved helping out with baby Peyton. She wanted to hold him and help feed him. Could this be a good sign for us that we have a great big sister on our hands? Fingers crossed!

Of course Dad is always a good source of entertainment

Grandpa and Grandma C took Brielle to Kinderplaats one night. The pic below should be of a petting zoo...but that's all the closer Brielle would get to the animals. Do we see any animals?? She likes to keep her distance.

Brielle was busting out dance moves left and right that night. Here she is attempting the moon walk. (We've got to stop letting her watch Dancing with the Stars!)