Vedders Chronicles

A warm March evening inspired the Vedders Family to take a walk down town.  The boys started out on their scooters and Mackenzie slept in her stroller while Monica and I walked behind.  Other than some tired feet (and some blistered feet ) everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  For our first real walk outdoors we [...]

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Merry Christmas everyone! The Vedders Family had a quite a surprise when we awoke today. Down stairs waiting by an empty plate of Christmas Cookies we found a note from Santa himself. It read: Merry Christmas Nathaniel and Zachary! The cookies you left for me were very yummy in my tummy…I can tell that you [...]

Nathaniel preformed with his classmates from Knapp Charter Academy on Monday December 15. This part of the program featured the first, second, and third graders at the school. Nathaniel and his fellow classmates did a superb job. I must apologize in advance for the poor video quality, the lighting was not overly conducive for recording. [...]

Just the other day I was wondering how Nathaniel and Zachary were doing on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list. It just so happens that the Jolly man himself happened to send me a video explaining how they were doing. Feel free to check for your self to see how Nathaniel and Zachary stack up on [...]

Congratulations go out to Nathaniel who was named first grade student of the month at Knapp Charter Academy. Be sure to check out the video of him getting his award located in the cinemas. Keep up the good work Nate!

On Monday, we visited Walker Fire Department’s Station #2. In honor of Fire Prevention Week the Walker Fire Department opened its doors to the general public in the way of an open house. When we arrived at the station the first thing we noticed is that they pulled their hook and ladder out of the [...]

The Vedders Family went to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus at the Van Andel Arena. In our opinion, there is now wonder as to why this circus is referred to as the “Greatest Show on Earth.” To begin with, we got to experience an incredible pre-show on the arena floor. During [...]