About Us

Holland, MI, United States
Chris and I met through mutual friends Melissa and Andy Kuiper six years ago. I can honestly say that it was not love at first sight, but as time went on and I got to know Chris I realized that this was someone I wanted to get to know better. As we dated and got to know each other better it became apparent to me that Chris was someone who I loved and wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Chris and I were married June 11, 2005 and have been married for four years. In that time we have become the parents of two beautiful little boys. Simon Thomas, born August 3, 2007, is a very happy and energetic two year old. Baby Luke is a wonderful little baby born June 3, 2009. In the winter of 2008 Chris was offered a fantastic job with Sentry Insurance. He quickly excepted the job which has turned out to be his "dream" job. As a result of Chris starting this job we decided that after teaching first grade for 7 years that I would quit my job and stay at home with Simon and future children. Being at home is truly where my heart is and I am so thankful to be able to stay at home with Simon and Luke. Our family is truly blessed and we are very thankful for all we are given by God!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Winter and Christmas Fun!

Last week we had such a fun week. The fun began on Tuesday with a trip to downtown Holland for the Christmas Parade of Lights. We had the extra pleasure of having my two nephews with us. Thankfully the weather was still pretty mild that day so we were able to enjoy the parade without freezing. Andrew and Matthew enjoyed the lights and the candy. Luke enjoyed being bundled up and held by his dad.
Simon, well, I don't think he enjoyed anything about the parade. He was unusually quiet and only wanted to stay in the stroller. Hopefully next year he will enjoy it a bit more.
Thursday we finally had our first significant snowfall (quite a bit later than normal). Simon was so excited when he saw the huge white flakes. He stood at the top of the basement steps and yelled down to Chris "Daddy, it's snowing!". We even went out in the snow to feel what it was like to have the huge flakes land on our heads! He loved it so much!
Saturday the four of us ventured out in the morning to get our Christmas tree. Every year Coldwell Bankers (formerly Woodland Realty) gives out free trees to past and present customers. They hold the event at a local farm where they have a hayride, hot chocolate and donuts, and farm animals to feed and pet. It was the first time this year that Simon had on all of his winter gear. He said to us once he had everything on "I'm big!". After we picked out our tree we went to go see the animals. Simon was very excited to see the horses and other animals, but he did not want to touch or feed them (silly boy!).




After spending some time in the snow and checking out the animals we headed home with our cute little Christmas tree. We decided that this year we would put the tree up in our living room rather than on the front porch. Simon is so into Christmas this year that we thought it would be fun to have the tree where we can see it all the time. We put the tree up in the afternoon and Simon loved seeing all the different ornaments and lights. That night while Simon was in the bathtub I turned off all the lights and left only the tree on. When he came tearing out of the bathroom into the living his eyes got real wide and he said "OOOOOH". It was exactly the reaction we were hoping for.

So far our holiday season is off to a great start and I am so looking forward to the next few weeks! The joy and excitement on my little boys face is priceless!
Posted by Chris and Missy Arendshorst at 5:20 PM

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