Rachel Henderson Photography Blog » Wedding Photography in Holland Michigan MI, plus lots of Winfield and Harriet

On Monday evening my Grandpa and Grandma treated their whole family to a dinner in the very fancy dining room of their facility (think dress code). There were 28 of us. Win sat next to Suzanna, his almost 12 year old second cousin. He was decently behaved for a 1 1/2 year old, with a full body rash, stomachache, and diaper rash, who’d been traveling for 6 days, and who was now being asked to dine for a 5 course 2 1/2 hour dinner right at bedtime. Above is a photograph of how he coped with the the situation.Thankfully every time he squawked my grandfather would turn around, see Win’s cousin Esther, and blame her. It was a pretty good little system for Win.

For those of you who care, here’s a huge group shot of all 72 Kindschi’s who attended this year’s reunion. There are many more, these are just those who made it down to Florida. Rachel’s Grandpa, who married us nearly eight years ago (see photo here), is one of 12 brothers and sisters. This reunion is everyone descended from them. I’m not personally a Kindschi, having married in, but Win has a little Kindschi blood in him through Rachel and Bonnie. If you click on the image you can see a larger version, and maybe even pick out Rachel, Win, and I. We should be back in Holland tonight, if all goes to plan. One more plane flight for Winfield - pray for us!

Hey all. We’re still on vacation in West Palm Beach, Florida. It’s been a busy and fun weekend with lots of family reunion activities. Win has been a champ. We’ve put him through a lot for a one year old, and he’s been doing great. Today was a little more relaxed schedule-wise, so we managed to make it to the beach for a couple hours. Win swam in the ocean for a long time and then stumbled around on shore eating sandy pretzels. Here’s a shot:

Two Sundays ago my brother and his wife lost one of their best friends, Amy Strutzenberg, in a car accident. My brother and his family live in California and their friends Tyson and Amy have been like an aunt and uncle to Win’s cousins. Here is Amy with Win’s cousin Esther.Prayers for my brother, his wife and Amy’s husband would be appreciated. Amy was an amazing person, great friend and wife.For more pictures click here.

Two days ago Rachel’s brother, Jed, and his wife Sara had their second girl, Beatrice Clare. She is healthy and labor went well. My mom is with them in San Francisco helping take care of her older sister Esther.This is Win’s 9th cousin. Two more are on their way before the end of summer. To see more pictures click here.

Well, a little digging on Google maps led us to some cool satellite photos of the beloved cabin. From the top you see: Diamond Lake (south of Warsaw, Indiana); the point on which The Cabin sits; and a close-up.