A few days were spent up in Gaylord, where we saw my dad and grandfather. Grandpa made us his special oatmeal for breakfast.
We just had to go to Big Boy while we were there. Grandpa used to take us there as kids and I always ordered a Belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream...so Grandpa and I both ordered that. Still as delicious as I remember!
We also got Grandpa set up on Facebook--a bit of an adventure :)
Later in the week, Jim took us to an art opening at a gallery in Washington Square in Holland. A friend of his who had been in a large-format photography group with him had some of his photos in the show--good stuff!
Jim and mom checking out a menu at a cafe across the street:
Saturday (Valentine's Day) was Jim's birthday, so we accompanied him to Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids--a favorite place of his. The tropical plant area was especially nice on that snowy day. Jim and mom:
Robert and Rose:
You know:
Just hanging out.
Jim's birthday cake was heart-shaped, hearty and smothered with mom's homemade cream cheese frosting. Mmmm....
Sunday morning, we visited the Grand Rapids church of Garrett friends, Justin and Andria, then had the most amazing brunch with them at the Real Food Cafe down the road.
Eric and his white chocolate blueberry pancakes just moments before his mountain of whipped cream nearly slid into his lap:
Andria, Justin and Felicity, who we hadn't seen since she was just a few weeks old!
So sweet.
They are expecting a little boy in June!
Later, Jim pulled out some photographs he's been working on:
Sunday night, Cindy and Curt had us over for a soup supper. It is always so great to see them! I'm glad everyone had fun, even though Cessie and I can become quite annoying when we get together. We so easily revert back to our high school humor--which means that everything is funny.
These friends are like family.
The visit, as always, went by too quickly, but we are so thankful for the time we had with everyone!
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