Up North

We just had a great time the past couple days hanging out up north in Presque Isle Michigan with Nina and Pappa Rokas. We went swimming in Lake Huron, went looking for deer, had a bon fire, visited a buffalo farm, went fishing in grand lake and Parker caught her first fish, as well as, went for a boat ride and visited the 'haunted lighthouse.' It was a sun bathed eventful time and perfect weather for the time we visited. We love Pappa and Nina Rokas and appreciate their love and hospitality in putting up with, at times, 4 screaming kids and 2 parents. We feel very blessed to have such great great grandparents! Thanks for the memories!

Our beginnings until now...

Courtney and I have been friends for eternity...or at least we like to think that we've been. We have know of each other since middle school and were good friends hanging with the same crowd since high school. We started dating after a couple rejections from Courtney and my persistence. We dated off and on during our college years and Courtney graduated from Michigan State University. After my mission to Haiti, Courtney and I were sealed in the Detroit Michigan Temple August 17, 2002. Afterwhich, Courtney supported us while I was in school for a couple more years. Courtney became pregnant with our 1st daughter Parker after just a couple months of being married. After I graduated from Eastern Michigan University, I gained employment from Quickenloans as a mortgage banker and we became pregnant with our eldest son Jude. We found out that Jude was going to be special after our first ultra sound. He was born with a syndrome called Escobar Syndrome which is a physical disability constricting joint movement. He's as bright a kid as they come and is one of the brightest spots of our lives. Our son Gabriel came along after that about 14 months later. Now this is a kid with spunk!!! He's our little warrior. He eats as much as dad, is now 2 fingers old and is just a brute! Our 4th and final angel Rowan Lynae was born 16 months later- our final addition to our little family. We're so happy together and are learning so much from one another.