AUGUST

                                    An other beautiful month.

On August five we had a beautiful outdoor wedding of Lindsey and Stephen in the backyard of her parents house.
 The weather was suppose to be in the nineties but due to the smoke from the forest fires in Canada, it kept the heat of the sun less intense. The whole week we could not see the mountains. The families who came from out of State were a little disappointed in that. They never saw the beauty of the mountains that week.
                                                               

Flowers provided by Home Grown Flowers

Very nice.

A proud and thankful Grandma.

So sweet.

One more added to the bunch.

Family

These two were responsible for bringing the gifts to the house.

They did a great job.

The Elgersma family left the next day.

The  rest of the families went a day with the Ferry from Annacortis to Friday Harbour on San Juan Isl.

Interesting totem poles close by the Harbor.

On the way back a picture of the sunset with the smoke filled  sky.

Last minute instructions?

The morning of the Kuik's leaving.

The Van Ginkels were the lest ones to leave.

What a great week we had. 

Safe travels for everyone.and gaining two more grandkids this summer.

For all those things we can say from the bottom of our heart:

THANK YOU LORD.

On this picture we are having coffee by Tim Horton in Aldergrove with Janny and Evert Bekkema.

as well as Corina where they were staying with.

 Janny is a girlfriend of Corina in the Netherlands. Both are kids of our neighbors when I grew up in the Netherlands

It was so nice to talk about the old neighborhood and from their families.

Before we emigrated and needed a house for a few months then we rented the house where Everts parents planned to move in when they would retire.

It had to be remodeled first but that could wait at that time.

Well after all the excitement was over it went back to taken flower pictures

I can always take nature pictures. Love to do that.

                                                                               

Our roses. Anybody wants to see more and different angles?

I probably could load up another fifty or so. 

Pictures I took at different times through the summer.

John and Yvonne grew two beautiful teepee's

and great looking beans.

And also gorgeous Dhalia's and Zinnia's

Those pictures of the flowers might end up in my pile of pictures for making greeting cards.

                                                                                     

                                                     

       

July-2017

July was a great month . It was a very special month, because of a wedding and adding to our family.

A few highlights of that I will record here. 

With John and Yvonne and Lindsey, Brooke, Tim and myself we drove to Sea-tac. while we were waiting for our plane, the two on the picture decided to get their shoes shined because they should be looking good for the wedding. The problem was that the shoe-shine-man never showed up. Our plane had to leave before he came.

In Omaha John got our rental vehicle and we drove to Sioux Center.

Stopping along the way for food.

We came by Chad and Onita and said our "Hello's" and off we went to Jordyn's baseball game.

That was fun, and she can run. She played with gusto.

The next night we had Nick and Brittany's wedding rehearsal at the Apple Orchard Venue in Harrisburg. A very nice place. It was very hot outside but the dinner was inside and had air.

The pizza was delicious. Baked I believe on hot stone.

The next morning we went to see a baseball game where Derek played in. 

Brittany and Nicholas 

Their wedding day

It was beautiful. Two people so very much in love and starting their journey in life together  with God 

So much to be thankful for.

Sweet.

Most pictures were taken in the shade because in the sun it was quite toasty.

This is the Storteboom clan minus three. 

I am so-so thankful for all these kids and grand kids. 

Seeing all of them it gives me smiles and tears of JOY.

This picture of the two of them with the trees and apples in the background is so beautiful.

On Saturday we came together by Mike and Ria in RockValley.

and went to Pizza Ranch for dinner.

This is one of Bryce's favorite places to eat.

They gave us the back room all to ourselves. 

So we could be loud.

The youngest ones of the bunch.

On Sunday we flew home  after  a nice lunch in Rock Valley.

At the airport we ate again and driving home from Seattle we ate again. 

That day we all went with Tim's need for food and that was great.

That boy was always hungry.

JUNE

There are no pictures for June.
Feels almost abnormal to me that there is not even a flower picture on my camera and loaded unto the computer.
Still a lot has been  happening in June  too.
There were several family members who celebrated a birthday this month. Then some anniversaries. There was a bridal shower for Lindsey.
And then the usual doctors app.
The weather was not yet the nicest in June this year.

This picture of the lilacs comes from a bush here by the clubhouse in James Circle.

They were so beautiful.

Makes the June blog a little more interesting to me.

May

This was a busy month but great month.

Our Daphne plant this year did really well.

I am so glad we still have one.

It still feels a link to the years Dad was here.

Well I went for four weeks to Iowa.

There were so many celebrations  this month.

Will try to get a picture of each occasion and some more.

This dog, named Harrison is big, but he thinks himself, he is very little and can fit in small places.

He is very much loved in the VanGinkel household.

Renee  knitted little animals for the girls and I took them to Iowa.

Jordyn made a house for hers.

We first celebrated Jordyn's 9th birthday.

Our soccer player Riley.

It is a delight to see the grand kids participate in things from school.

No matter what age and no matter in what.

Emery, another soccer player for this year.

Derek graduated from eight grade.

They did not have any special program for the occasion as only a class party.

What was a lot of fun for the kids.

Then we had a bridal shower for this lovely bride. 

Brittany, another grand daughter we love to add to our family.

Bryce had a birthday and turned nineteen. He likes cards and gifts.

He likes most of all Reese's  Peanut buttercups.

The whole school did a concert in the BJ Haan Auditorium at Dordt College

Jordyn sang her heart out.

Riley graduated also from eight grade with a ceremony in one of the churches. in Sioux Center.

'The foursome'

Growing up way to fast.

Bryce graduated from High School in Rock Valley.

He looked so handsome in his cap and gown.

Love this picture.

Oh, oh they all slowly on grow taller then grandma. 

Marissa passed me by too.

So you see this ones as well.

Well there will be so much more to love.

One big giant humongous rhubarb plant in the Elgersma garden.

It came from the Van Dalen's garden in Lynden as a little seedling.