The Ringstrom Family

I checked on her at bedtime, and she was playing with the top of her stuffed cow’s head. She said, “I’m giving Cow* a haircut so he can be in the wedding tomorrow.” I said, “Oh? Who’s getting married?” “Cow’s not old enough to get married.” “I know, he isn’t. So who’s getting married then?” […]

So we woke up on a day with low humidity, pleasant warm air, cloudless skies, and lake water temps that, according to the newspaper, were in the 70s. Naturally we threw together a picnic lunch and headed for Saugatuck. Oval Beach is stunning, the water was so warm it was practically tropical, and the waves […]

So Sam was brushing his teeth without any clothes on. Bruce told him he’s too old to be running around with no clothes on. Sam protested he wasn’t naked. He was wearing socks. Bruce persisted, and told him to put his underwear back on. So Sam did. He came out wearing his underwear on his […]

This event was tailor-made for Sam and Daddy. At Van Andel Arena, an orchestra and choir performed the Star Wars music synced up with selected scenes, plus a laser light show, narration by Anthony Daniels (voice of C-3PO and the only character in all six movies) and a traveling museum exhibit with original costumes, plus […]

…party time. But first? Post-wedding tennis break for Sam and Papa.

… and the kids look really cute.

So when we moved in here, Sam was three years old, and obsessed with Thomas. His room before that was a bland rental which we didn’t decorate. The one before that was his nursery, done up in pastel classic Pooh. So I got all excited and painted his room in bright green and blue, with […]

We went to  a grassy field near the Baptist church at 52nd and Breton which has a great view of the fireworks, not much in the way of crowds, an easy exit to the main road home and plenty of space for the kids to run around. We’ve done this every year since we’ve been […]