Sunday, July 1, 2007

Dutch Villiage 07/01/07

Spent the day with Tyler and Jayden at Dutch Villiage. I had no idea that place was so cool. I've lived here almost 11 years and have never been there before. Had planned to go with Marcee and Jayden over Tulip Time, but it was so crazy busy there that we opted for Meijer Gardens instead. The weather was perfect and we were able to see klompendancers and some nice animals, fun things to play on, Jayden had his first carousel ride and absolutely got obsessed with the street scrubbing thing!! We had a hard time getting him to leave the broom and bucket there! On the way out, we stopped at the Hungry Dutchman cafe that is right on the waterfront. Jayden enjoyed feeding his hot dog bun to the ducks in the pond. It was such a fun, pleasant day! There were many shops and other interesting things to do and see but Jayden was getting tired, so we will get to all of that next time. I ran into Joe Nelis, one of the owners, and also Trevor's employer at The Lost City. Tyler has also worked there in the past. I just had to compliment Joe on the wonderful place he and his family has created in our area. The gardens, the shops, the shows, the animals, the dancing. It was all very neat! Joe has also been a great guy to give my boys jobs and to take a personal interest in their lives and our family. It is quite a compliment to the sort of person Joe is if you see how he works with all the kids he hires at The Lost City. Very much a mentor. I was happy to have such a nice day there....

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