Holleboom Family Blog: A Visit with Auntie Sara and Aiden

Saturday, September 10, 2011

A Visit with Auntie Sara and Aiden

On Tuesday, Mama and Carson went out to Grand Rapids to meet up with Auntie Sara and Aiden. We were very excited to see Auntie Sara again - it'd been since February that we had seen her. And we were super excited to meet Aiden, who is now 5 1/2 months old!!

We met at Auntie Sara's mom's work (a church) and played in the church nursery for a bit. Then we took a ride out to Sparta to check out the house and neighborhood that Auntie Sara grew up in. We then headed back to Grand Rapids to go to Robinette's, a local apple orchard. We spent some time playing, shopping, and having some cider and donuts. Carson and Aiden both had a great time! Aiden is so social, he loves to be out and about. He's such a happy lil' guy!

After the orchard, we headed over to Sara's parents' house in Saranac for a little more hanging out. Then it was time for us to head home. As always, our visit was much too short and we were sad to say goodbye! But hopefully we'll see Auntie Sara and Aiden again soon!

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

A Visit with Auntie Sara and Aiden

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