New Phone Number...

Hello All..
I thought this would be the easiest way to let everyone know our new phone number. It is 616-777-0600. That is a hudsonville number so if hudsonville is local for you your in luck..if not..sorry...cheaper phone service with Vonage....
thanks...Lindy...
this is our landline...adam still has the same cell number.

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY ADAM!

The Stickney's!

Well... hello all yall! I know it's been a long time... but I've finally had two nights in a row where I've gotten 5 hours of consecutive sleep! YES!!!!!

We are as usual, busy. Tonight we only had two people come to the house to look at stuff!! Hehehee... Cory is simply amazing!

The kids are doing really well. I think we are all adjusted now that Uriah is 6 months old. Ava has been moved into a room of her own and the boys share a room. That sure works much better than Ava and Graham sharing a room.

I've received Ava's curriculum for the homeschool year... I just have to review it first. She is so "old" for her age, challenging, smart, loving, nurturing and SO much fun. Graham is sooooooo sweet, cute and just a little firey. He's started his own language... most of which I can translate. :) He also knows the difference between the sound of a lawn mower, jet, Rhino and air plane. Uriah is doing his best to keep tabs on what everyone is doing. He's very social, extremely funny and VERY laid back - God knew that I needed him to be our third child! :) He LOVES his siblings and does his best to move towards or down the hall when we walk away... he's definately my busiest 6 month old yet.

Well, it's fun looking at everyone's postings. Much love from Allendale! The Stickneys!

Hello family and friends! FINALLY we have joined the current world and have email at our house AND i figured out how to post pictures. SO, I wanted to introduce our newest addition to those of you who have not met him yet..this is Nolan Samuel TerBeek, born on the fourth of July. He is a wonderful baby..loves to eat and sleep, probably trying to block out his sassy big sister. Anyway, he is such a joy and we love him very much.
As for our summer, its going fast...we just finished a week up at big star with my whole family, and we lucked out and had beautiful , hot weather, (the only week this summer) and good fishing.
Adam had surgery in July and is all healed up from that. We are all recovering from "pink eye" and some nasty respiratory virus that I have decided was the swine flu because we had it for weeks and weeks.
Isabelle is a sassy almost three year old who is growing up oh, so fast. She gave up her "binky" last week and mailed it to "BUPPA" (my dad) because she thought he would like it and her reward is that big girls get to go to gymnastics ("nastics") so she is signed up and talks about "nastics" every day. Still working on the potty training.....(sigh) I give up.
Me, well, I went back to work last week , just eight hour a week, and thats enough for right now..otherwise just trying to catch a wink here or there and enjoy whats left of summer with my gang. Hope this finds you all well. Love you all.
Lindy

Happy Happy Birthday Auntie Donna!

hi everyone, just a quick update with some pictures. we had a wedding to go to and caden waas the ring bearer, so here are some picutures. we are(or should i say i am) getting excited about our baby. i have everything ready. (go figure!!) i am NOT ready for school to start although , gavin did get the teacher we requested. Mr. Thelen!! he already knows 2 boys in his class. gavin has started tackle football with daddy as his couch. both are loving it! congrats to robin and ben!! what a miracle!!! love to all.

the thelens

Velderman Family Update

Hello All!! It's been a while since we've posted so I thought it was about time! I start school with Makayla the day after Labor Day...looking forward to trying some new cirriculum this year. She's in the big Kindergarten this year ya know?!? =) Hard to believe school time is almost here, which means the close of the summer, but since we only do school for a couple hours a few times a week...there's LOTS of playtime outside to be had yet!
Cam is getting so darn big! I know as a parent we're always saying 'where does the time go?' but seriously....where DOES it go? He's got a firecracker personality and is one determined little feller! There are days when he gives us a run for our money but oh man is he worth it! Things will be much easier when he's able to communicate a little better with us. Sometimes I think it's pure frustration that gets him acting up because he knows what he wants but we can't figure it out! He's a ball to watch though as he's got such a great personality and is so much fun!!!
Dan and I are doing well...Dan's work has been very steady so we're grateful for that. Guess that's all for now! Oh yah, one more thing...we're expecting baby #3 sometime mid-April! =D

Registering at Target . . .Pink? or Pink?

Happy Birthday!!!

To Brenda on Sunday August 2!!! We love you!!!

Grattitude

This is from Grandpa.

I would like to thank all of you who answered my request for your testemony, I have many treasures as a result!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY CADEN(july 24)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN (july 21)

HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY TORI (july 16)

BOLIVIA

Dear Family,

I just wanted to give you all the website where you can go to see pictures and daily updates on Brad and Derek's trip to Bolivia. They left late Sunday night and have been there for 3 days.

The website is : www.bolivia2009.com. If you click on " new bolivia 2009" you will be able to see the pictures that are being uploaded daily.

Love,
Kelli

Grandpa's Birthday Bash!!

IT'S A GIRL - DUE
MID NOVEMBER!!

Birthday Openhouse

Happy Birthday !! Dad ..Grampa.. Great Grampa......
79th Wow

Monday Night July 13 th Open House At Gramma & Grampa 's
any time after supper for cake and ice cream

THELENS

hi everyone, just alittle update from the thelens. we have been spending most our weekends at the cottage!! i am feeling good. i am 26 weeks along. gavin has one more baseball game, the championship. he is doing very good for his first year. he starts tackle football practice in august, brent is the coach! evan and caden are loving the water. evan is really starting to talk. he is FINALLY warming up to poppy and nanna! not much else going on. love you all.

To upload pictures

TO UPLOAD PICTURES:
WHEN YOU CLICK ON "NEW POST", AND TYPE IN YOUR TEXT.. ABOVE YOUR TEXT YOU'LL SEE THE SPELL CHECK "ABC", TO THE RIGHT OF IT IS A PICTURE, CLICK ON IT ON THEN CLICK ON "BROWSE", THIS IS WHERE YOU SELECT YOUR PICTURE.

HOPE THIS HELPS! TINA

I'M NOT THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD..HOW DO I POST PICTURES TO THE BLOG?

HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL YOU FATHERS! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

I AM ALIVE!! :)

Yes... it's been just about 3 months since I posted ANYTHING... or even thought of posting anything... eheheh....

Here I'm reading the blog thinking Oh... wow... all these new happenings.. then I look at the posting date and realize... the "new happenings are relatively old" and I am QUITE out of touch with the rest of the families "reality".

Anyhow, the Stickney household is as busy as ever... and more. Cory's been wheeling and dealing like crazy and is extremly busy with that alone. Ava, has been going thru another?? phase of adjustment and is helping me to be a better person! :) wink, wink. Then there are days when she unprompted helps me unload my van after grocery shopping... and helps put everything away!!!! YES!! Graham is hilarious and has now learned to scream NO! eehehe.... and Uriah... ahhh precious Uriah - pretty much sleeps, smiles, eats, smiles and plays then... um smiles! WHAT A DOLL!!! He seriously waited an hour the other day to eat... he works on the "whenever it works for you Mom, schedule" THANK YOU DEAR LORD GOD!! Then there's me... I just do my very best to kinda keep up with the rest of my family! hehehe

Here are some recent photos! Love you all... you are amazing! Tina