Family Picture

Pictures of Julia

Here she is asleep in her new bouncer seat.

A visit from Aunt Nicole and Justin!

Back Blogging

After a long absence we are back with updates and pictures. Mostly because of our recent addition, Julia Mary Benthem. We welcomed her into our family on Saturday, April 5 at 2:50 pm. She arrived healthy and strong after an emergency c-section. The labor was going fine except for the baby's heart rate would drop during stronger contractions. After a couple of pushes Dr. Olsen decided that a c-section needed to be performed. It took only 5 minutes for the baby to be out and in 10 I was holding our little girl in my arms. We spent three nights in the hospital and came home on Tuesday afternoon. Now we are adjusting to life together. Thank to everyone for your prayers, emails, calls, and cards. Susan and I will work at posting updates and pictures as we can.


Jared

New House

Last week Monday we moved into our new house in Wyoming, MI. It is a three bedroom ranch on a very quite street. Susan and I have been very busy unpacking, assembling furniture, and painting our living room. We are excited to have this new home and look forward to many years here.

River Bank Run

Jared and I ran the River Bank Run last weekend. It was a lot of fun, although the training wasn't that enjoyable. Here are some pictures of us with our adoring fans. Jared's parents, brother, and sister were also there, but we didn't get any pictures with them.

Spring Break

We spent spring break in Phoenix visiting Jared's sister and her family. We also went to the Grand Canyon. It was great to enjoy the warm weather, see family, and experience the desert.

Cancellations

Last night Jared and I heard that church was cancelled today, so we decided we would have to get out and do something on Sunday to avoid cabin fever. So first thing this morning we headed out to do some snow shoeing.


Earlier this evening Jared got a phone call that he does not have school tomorrow. I was in agony for about an hour as I kept running to the computer to check if I would be going to school tomorrow. We did a little dance when we saw that my district is also cancelled. We'll have to come up with some good ideas of activites to do tomorrow (other than working on homework for our classes). Please comment with an idea if you have one.