Winter of 2013!

The winter of 2012-2013 started out like we would ever get any snow, but the middle of January thru February made up for time lost! We had 5 snowdays!!

Sparky started winter by only needing a rain coat, but soon he needed the winter coact!

Tehn came March, and the snow would slowly dissappear!

December 2012

December this year did not seem much like a regular Michigan December as we did not shovel or blow snow at all!

A new 4 legged member of the Raak family, not so welcomed by Sparky!

FALL 2012

We had a beautiful fall, but wondered if winter wasever coming becaus we hd no measuable snow for the rest of 2012.  So Fall went all the way to January of 2013!

What re you talking about? Bike ride?

Halloween 2012

After not having the 'Best Dressed' Category at the Dog show in August, Sparky ket his outfir for Haloween and was a big hit with the camera n the kids!

All tuckered out!

Tulip Time 2012

Tulip Time was a new adventure this year!  After being a Parade Starter for the previous 18 years, this year I was appointed the Parade Chairman of the Kinderparade!
   What Fun!  What work!
              We even had our picture in the Sentinel!

   Good work 'Vande Sparky'!

Christmas with the Snellers

This Christmas, we had a great time at the Vellengas home!
Little did we know that on Christmas Day, the Lord would take Jim home to be
with Him. He spent Christmas in Heaven!
We will miss him dearly, but we know that on earth, "he fought the good fight, and
and he won the race."
2 Timothy 4:7

                                                     Happy 70th Birthday Dad!

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 brought the anticipation of a new member to our family. Brad and Amanda were to be married in June, 2012.

All things Bright and Beautiful!

• What a handsome dude!

All things bright and beautiful, the Lord God made them all!  Thank Goodness!

Summer Storm!

We usually look forward to snowdays in the winter time, but we never wish for bad storms in the summmer, but it happened this summer! More trees down in the Heights than I have ever seen, and out of power for the day, and it was 90 degrees and very humid!

Tip Toe though the Tulips! 2011

Meet Holland's new 'Dutch Dog"!


What a riot we had taking all kinds of pictures around Holland.  People, from all over the world, took pictures from Malasia, Indiana, Illinois, and the Kalamazoo Gazett and the Muskegon Chronical!!  WOW!

Here is Sparky at his very best!!