Watch for Manatees!

Hello Troost family! Andrea here, yesterday Tim and I went to New Smyrna beach. We went with a few of Tims friends from school. There was actually a couple and they had a two year old and are Florida natives... (No not Indians!!) It was nice not to be the only girl with all the boys for once.Tim was also happy his friend has a boat. We beached on and island on the inner coastal. Played in the water I was mesmerized by the crabs...before this I thought they only existed in the stands in the middle of the mall. We saw manatees and dolphins, drove the boat to some docks and had dinner. It was all in all a delightful day!

Goodbye Samantha!!

Guten Tag! (that is "good day" in German...just trying to get Sam in the Grove:))

Samantha will be leaving for her month stay in Europe on June 14, and will also be celebrating her 16th Birthday while she is over there!!! So I think this is the perfect time to celebrate, and give her the send off she deserves!!!

When: Sunday, June 1st, 5:00

Where: Pavilion with a European Theme!!!

Details:

Gram-drinks

Kim-dessert

Aunt Renee-party favors and waffle maker

Me and Meg-waffle mix, toppings and chips

Be prepared...there will be a game involved...who would have guessed??? :)

I hope to see everyone there!!

SWIMMING IN GRANDPA'S POND

Summer has officially started... The girls had a blast swimming tonight at the Pavilion pond... They joined KC for a big "SPLASH"... It started with Taylor then Riley and Olivia jumped in with their clothes on... FUN TIMES....

Big Events That Happened in May 1913 - 95 Years Ago!

1913 (07 may) British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote
1913 (09 may) 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote
1913 (13 may) 1st 4 engine aircraft built & flown (Igor Sikorsky-Russia)
1913 (14 may) French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands
1913 (19 may) Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land
1913 (26 may) Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC)
1913 (30 may) 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London
1913 (30 may) New country of Albania is formed

1913 (22 May) Great Grandma Troost was born!!! Happy Birthday Gram!

Surprise Party

I have to give Kim credit and all that were involved in the planning of an awesome party . I really didn't have any idea until it was to late(everyone was yelling surprise) I thought maybe next week at someones house would be a small get together, but this (Reds) was far better, I received a lot of great gift's and some I will be sharing at Grandma Troost party. ( hope grandma doesn't have Internet and can read this) Its fun to have a party with such good friends and family-Gary

SWIM, BIKE, RUN....win

Taylor competed in Grandvilles Iron Dawgs Triathlon yesterday at the highschool. She swam 100 yards, biked 2 miles, and ran 1 mile...She competed with 35 other 4th grade girls from all the Grandville elementary schools....She lead the pack on the swim, was first off the bike and held her own on the run to come in first place... She took the trophy & medal for 1st place...We are so very proud of her effort...

Stacey's Adventures

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Stacey's First Stop - Amsterdam

Hello! Tried to post earlier from work but I can't remember a password/user name to save my soul. . . . anyway, Stacey texted this afternoon and she had arrived in Detroit from Marquette (no snacks. . . I asked) and she was heading out of Detroit to Amsterdam . . . therefore, TULIPS in honor of her first destination. She will call Jason and let him know when she arrives or if I didn't get home and hop to it, she probably would have posted quicker than me from the Netherlands.

A Good Dose of Home!!

Thank you dad, I had an amazing weekend home. It was great to see everyone again. We only have 367 more days before we're home for good!! Mothers Day was amazing having a home cooked meal with more than one person was great. Stacey sorry that I talk more than I helped prepare. Monday I got some panera and headed in the back to have some alone time. I was totally in my own element I felt like a little kid who knew I would get so excited over a dandelion. Thank-you everyone supporting us we love you like crazy! OH P.S I got a new job today at a real company!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM!

My Mother's Day SURPRISE

GOOoo Magic!!

Last night Tim and I went to the Magic game in orlando! Can I just say that I must be missing the gene that makes you crazy over a game You would have thought these people were the ones that were playing. We are just glad that we didn't wear any pistons gear I don't think that we would have made it out. It was a pretty unreal production but I think that we have gotten our fill. Oh and yes we were three rows from the top...I like to say we had the best over all view!

Happy Birthday David!!

Happy Brithday DAD!!

Love Your Kids :)

Olivia made it around the bases so many times, besides hugging the third base coach, that KC howled.

Happy Graduation Jason!

We just returned from a Marquette visit where we, once again, had a great time! Jason graduated with his Masters and with his graduation money, he purchased a kayak. Not quite enough room in the apartment but the men took care of that little detail by hanging it from the ceiling in his office!

We stayed at the Red Fox Inn, where Stacey has been working, which is the old Air Force Base. We stayed in the officers quarters which meant we had two rooms and a kitchenette and living room. It worked out well but as you can see from the picture of our building, it really looks just like the barracks looked when they were in use and we thought that we were at camp or in a dorm! (OK, maybe it was just me that thought that) but it was quite fascinating.

We had a fun weekend, even the traveling part wasn't too bad with four drivers and snacks. We also brought up an old moped (Stacey used to drive it to the horse barn) for them to buzz around Marquette on.

Thanks for graduating Jason, it was a great reason to visit.