Photos

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia

Hiking Sharp Top Mountain in Virginia - before we ran into a black bear!

Grant ran his first road race in TC!

Claudia's first Notre Dame football game! Go Irish!

Exploring the Windy City of Chicago

Chicago

This was our first wedding together. We celebrated Christine and Michael Dykema at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids. Claudia caught her first bouquet.

Traverse City

Hiking rain or shine or snow! @ Grand Haven, Michigan

Celebrating Claudia's birthday in Grand Rapids by going to an 80's concert. Often we are asked, "When did you know?" We always knew but dancing to Faithfully by Journey we admitted this is forever.

Tailgating for a ND game at Duke

Sharp Top mountain in Virginia

Easter in Virginia

Long run day in Virginia

Our last hike in Virginia before moving to Maine. We had the perfect view from one mountain top to another of where Grant proposed!

Virginia is for Lovers

Celebrating Claudia's first teaching job

Scarborough, Maine

Beach day in Maine

Higgins Beach, ME

After finding our first Maine lighthouse

Pointing to McAfee Knob where Grant proposed during our last hike in Virginia

our last hike in Virginia that passed through a cow pasture

Checking out the view of Lynchburg, VA

Showing our spirit for Team Betty while we had fun camping in the living room and eating foil dinners for a creative date night in Virginia

This was taken right before our engagement dinner and Logan Brown was born!

Engagement dinner in Virginia

Moments before Grant got on his knee. His heart was beating so fast and Claudia still has no idea.

The day before Grant proposed!

New Years Eve

Hiking in Virginia

Claudia’s graduation day

Traverse City

Notre Dame at Duke

Sharp Top Mountain

Exploring Chicago

Celebrating Lauren LaCross and Sara Burns, Claudia caught her second bouquet!

Easter in TC

Claudia’s first time visiting Grant in Chicago