Spending Time with Good Friends and Family

Now that we've safely arrived in Bellevue, it's time to catch up! I've been looking for a large chunk of time to get all caught up with blogging all at once, but finally decided to take advantage of smaller bits of time and catching up slowly.
Before we left Michigan, we made some time to enjoy the company of some very special friends and family. I don't have pictures of all our outings, but they all hold a special place in our hearts.
Our seminary friendships are so very dear to us. They have been very intense friendships because we'd been together for such a brief amount of time and because we all share experiences of going through seminary together. We were so blessed to be able to spend an evening with some fellow seminarians and their families. It was wonderful to see each other again and share some of the joys and struggles we've faced going through seminary. We had a wonderful evening! We treasure these friendships!
Early in the evening during our get-together, Anna found a little kitten. She was so thrilled that it loved following the little string she was pulling. If Matt weren't allergic to cats, I think she'd be begging for one!

My sister, her daughters, and later her husband helped us with a lot of our packing, sorting, cleaning during our last week in GR. We decided to take a break and have some fun together before we left. A trip to Craig's Cruisers was just the thing! Anna loved it there! She's not much for miniature golfing (she sort of hits the ball once, then picks it up and drops it in the hole), but she loved the go-karts (Daddy drove), the water boats (again riding with Daddy), and the frog hopper (which really surprised me!). We loved having some fun hang-out time together with family.
We also spent some time at Grandma's lake with Grandma, Aunt JoJo and Uncle David. Anna loves being by and in the water! It was a nice break from the heat and from packing to spend time there with family!
Next up--the road trip!