Charlotte MacPherson (Great-Grandma)

Ryan's Grandmother died in October 2011.  Ryan took the triplets with him while Rachel and Morgan stayed behind with me.  Here are some pics from the funeral.

Her sons: Kevin, Stuart, and Doug MacPherson

The Triplets in the Hotel Bed feeling really proud and excited to be with their dad.

All of Great Grandma MacPherson's descendants who were able to attend the funeral.

Halloween 2011

I think Halloween 2011 was the best Halloween we have had.  The kids were sooo excited to dress up and participate.  We didn't take a stroller, so they all had to walk/run on their own power and that's what they did.  The ran from door to door and asked/begged for candy without Ryan or I having to go with them.  We watched from the end of the driveway and just kept an eye on them.  When they were tired after going around the neighborhood, it was their idea to go home.  The enjoyed it we and enjoyed it.  They also got quite a stash of candy.  I think I ended up throwing some of it away because we just couldn't eat it all.  Here are various pictures of the days events.

Morgan (Witch), Jaxen (Batman), Rachel (Fairy), Gracie (Princess), and Joshua (Captain America)

Here the kids are helping Ryan carve pumpkins.  They drew their own faces and gutted the pumpkins.  Ryan then carved them out and we displayed them on the front porch.

The triplet's had a Halloween Parade at their school.  I was able to make it just in time.  Here are some pictures of them walking in the parade.

Morgan's 1st grade Lunch and Morgan and Gracie's Room

Ryan was able to go with Morgan and eat lunch.  She was bery excited to have her dad all to herself and school and to introduce her friends.  Here are some pictures at lunch.

Ryan captured the girls one night while sleeping.  Since they share a bed, it's funny to see the different positions they find themselves in and all the different stuff they put in their bed with them.  It's cute now because they are not fighting.

Art Prize Grand Rapids 2011

In Grand Rapids, they have an Art Contest called Art Prize.  The artwork is placed all over town and you get to walk around and enjoy the city while enjoying the art.  Here are some pictures we took of all of us enjoying Art Prize 2011.

Park 2 Park Half Marathon and a Beach Trip

In September, some friends at church and my lovely husband Ryan talked me into running my first Half Marathon.  So,  I decided to give it a try.  I started the Marathon with Janet and Cyndi, then Suzanne finished it with me.  Yes, I finished it.  I ran my first Half Marathon in 2 hours and 15 minutes.  This was a great time and truly surprised me.  I was expecting it to take a little longer.  Here are pictures at the end of the race.

After the race, we took the kiddos to the beach and climbed around on the Sand Dunes.  We had a great time.  Here are some pictures at the Beach.

Allegan County Fair

We took the kids to the Allegan County Fair.  We have a great time walking around and looking at all the animals and then riding a few rides.  Here are some pictures of the kids on one or two rides.