Cousins!

Katie, Anne, and Nicole were all in Grand Rapids last week, so Julia finally got to meet her aunts and cousins!

Addison, Julia, Quint, and Naomi with Grandma

Quint and Julia shared the bouncy seat for our photoshoot.

Future volleyball player?

Naomi with her Aunt Nicole and (future) Uncle Justin

Family Reunion

There was a Benthem family reunion in early August at a campground in Cadillac. We had a great time with Jared's family and Julia got to meet lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins!




Jared's aunts had a shower for Julia. She got lots of cute clothes, books, and baby stuff!

There was also a bridal shower for one of Jared's cousin's fiance. It was raining in the morning, so all of the women drove to Goodwill and found crazy outfits to wear for the shower.

Vacation

We went on vacation to Pictured Rocks in the UP this week. Julia did not enjoy all of the car rides and one of us sat in the back with her for most of the trip. Other than that, she loved being outside and hiking with us and she got tons of attention from many strangers.





It started to rain during one of our hikes, so we put Julia's hat on so her face didn't get too wet and covered her shoulders with a blanket. She didn't mind the rain at all and fell asleep shortly after this picture was taken.




We spent a night in Charlevoix on the way home.