Drive-Ins & Hot Dogs

It's an hour drive out to the Cascade Drive-in Theater, but it's also $14 per carload for a double feature on Tuesdays! So we went! There's also a 50's style burger/hot dog joint next to the drive-in where you can get free refills for life after buying a big cup. The food is delicious and the shakes are yummy!

Back we go!

Micah's brother Jacob was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army after 4 years of dedication in the ROTC program. So, we traveled to MN to be there for it. It was great to have lots of family in one place so we could see everyone. We also spent a day in Hudson seeing Lauren's family and friends. We also enjoyed an evening at Jon and Katie Brown's home. With Lydia, Charles, Danielle and Tirzah. We checked out the new Five Guy's in Dinkytown too – goooood stuff! Tirzah also attended her first wedding along with all of Micah's family.

CAST

Micah was away for a week in Seattle, WA for Chaplain training with the Army. He came home with a big box of books and some great experiences.

She'll fight for her rights!

Learning about the declaration of independence. Watch that fist!

Baby Dedication

In a baby dedication, parents present their child before God, asking for grace and wisdom as they raise their child. Parents also pray for the ability to raise their child in the knowledge of God and that their child would come to know Jesus. Today we dedicated ourselves to this purpose by having Tirzah dedicated at First Free. Lauren's Aunt Tammy, Uncle Mark, cousin Austyn, and grandparents all traveled to be there for the dedication. We all went out for awesome bbq at Smoque BBQ after church.

New Toy!

RVL

Almost a year ago we got tickets to see Ray Vander Laan speak out in Morris, IL. The conference was pushed back almost 6 months from the original date. So, we, unexpectedly had to bring Tirzah along. But, she did great. It was amazing how many people would come up to us to say hi to the baby and comment on how cute she is. Micah had enough points for a free stay at a Holiday Inn, so we were able to stay overnight in Morris. They serve a good breakfast!

What a big girl!

Baby Visits Minnesota

Tirzah went to MN for the first time. We took the Greyhound to Minneapolis (Tirzah was a trooper on the bus). We spent Saturday in Hudson and many of Lauren's family came over to meet Tirzah. For Easter, we went over to the Nystrom's house for some (seriously!) good eats. Besides the tasty treats, we enjoyed hanging out with family and passing Tirzah around. On Monday, we crazily drove around the Twin Cities meeting up with people: Micah's high school friend Ashley, Evelyn Gullickson (107 years old and she's still as sharp and witty as ever!), Micah's grandparents, Lauren's Aunt Brenda, Lydia, Micah's Aunt Pam, Camden, Tyler, Grandpa McLellan, Lauren's friend Natalie, and then for dinner at Old Chicago we ate with Jon and Katie Brown, Micah's family, Larysa, Luke and Ashton....and I think that's all...whew! Oh, wait, that evening some of us went over to Jacob and Kristen's place for dessert. It was a busy, but fun day! Tirzah had some ups and downs, but did well considering how crazy our schedule was! We left Tuesday morning on the bus to go home. Tirzah was great on the bus again (she sure proved the driver wrong – the grumpy driver made a mean comment about having a baby on board).

Videos of Tirzah

Tirzah had quite a conversation with her lion toy


Tirzah is so tech savy - she loves using Skype to talk with Grandma