Visit with Grand Rapids Friends

We stayed with our friends Priscilla and Dave and their two kids (Asher and Rowan) when we went to Grand Rapids over Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun hanging out with them and seeing their new house, which they just moved into 6 weeks ago. You couldn't even tell that they had just moved in-there wasn't even a box in sight!! It was great to visit with them and to see a glimpse of their life in Grand Rapids. Priscilla is one of my closest friends from college, and being with her always reminds me of why I like her so much. We always have great conversations, lots of laughs, and fun "hang-out" time. Dave and Priscilla were such gracious hosts and it was a real blessing to be able to visit with them.

One night we introduced Dave and Priscilla to Steve and Bek. I was so jealous to learn that they only live a couple of blocks from one another. I wish I lived in the neighborhood! Steve and Bek are our friends from Chicago, who just moved to Grand Rapids a year and half ago. It was great fun to see all the home renovations they have achieved in such a short amount of time. You can see from the picture above that Bek, me, and Priscilla were enjoying some beers and each other's company.
Here is a picture of Asher (Priscilla and Dave's son). Asher kept me laughing with his witty comments. One morning when I woke up, Asher said to me, "You know you have really been here a long time." Leave it to kids to speak the truth.

Rowan was very intent on using his veggies as a spoon to scoop out lots of dip.

This is a picture of Jack, who is Steve and Bek's oldest son. He looked so adorable in his coat, I just had to snap a picture.

Lucy looks so cute in Bek's arms. It is always such fun to see our Grand Rapids friends, but it is so sad to leave because I know I won't see them for awhile.