Michael, Katelyn and I headed up to Michigan on Thursday to hang out with his friends and family. We spent two days with Clark, Joy and Callie in Tecumseh (1/2 hour south of Ann Arbor). Clark was Michael's pastor and he lived with their family for over a year. Clark's the best man in our wedding. Callie and her brother Clark (who's in Egypt right now) are going to sing and play guitar in the wedding and Clark is D.J.ing the reception. So I was really excited to meet these dear friends of Michael's. We had a great time visiting with them.
We spent a little time in Ann Arbor visiting with Mark and Pascal. Mark is Michael's groomsman. Yesterday we came up to the Sterling Heights area (northern suburb of Detroit) where Michael grew up. We're at his sister Ingrid's house. She threw us an engagement party last night and his very creative nieces, Stefanie and Emily, did the decorating. The monkey's were the best thing ever....Perfect, right?
They hung our whole wedding party from the tree. I loved it!!!
The party was a lot of fun and a great chance for Katelyn and I to get to know our new friends and family.
Katelyn has been AWESOME! She did great on the drive up here and hasn't been phased at all by all of the new people and places. She really is the best kid.
Here's Michael and I with his parents...Katelyn's new Oma and Opa. They've been spoiling us already and have welcomed Katelyn and I joyfully. It was really nice to visit with them and hear stories.
Ingrid's backyard is gorgeous. She is the gardener/landscaper extraordinaire. Katelyn has loved playing back here and has really enjoyed the hammock!
Michael's mom got us this cake and then they decided that they wanted to sing happy birthday to Katelyn and they didn't have a 3 candle but had the 1 and the 2. :)
Katelyn loved it...and really 1 plus 2 equals our new family...
What a great, great weekend we've had. We've got another day and a half to soak it all in before we head back to Lexington. But we have really enjoyed being up here and I'm so thankful for this time to get to be part of Michael's world....
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It sounds like you've had an awesome time. Thanks for the update! Can't wait to talk to you....
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