Michael's Four

Okay...I'm officially getting old now. How can my baby be four already. Michael turned four on September 28th. We already had a big party with all the family, so we just had a small party for him with just the four of us. He wanted a Mikey mouse party, since we just went to Disneyland, and so we decorated everything with Mikey. I even made him a Mickey mouse cake. It is so fun to watch him open up his presents. He gets so excited and made us set up his train track right when he opened it. Michael is such a sweet kid and I'm so glad he's in my family. I love you so much Michael.

Grandpa

Anthony Young Jr., my grandpa, passed away September 25th. He was a wonderful man and grandpa and will be missed. I have so many wonderful memories of him and I am so grateful that I was a part of his family. A wonderful service was held for him on October 1st. While I will miss my grandpa, I am glad that he no longer has to suffer. That he has been able to pass on and is now with family and friends on the other side. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have, that I know that this life is just a stepping stone. That I will once again be able to see my grandpa and that my family can be together forever. I love you grandpa!

Grandpa and Grandma Young

A picture of my dad's side of the family after the funeral services

Grandpa and California

A couple weeks ago our family was able to take a trip down to California and go see my grandpa. My grandpa found out that he had lung cancer and his health was declining, so we all headed to California to go and see him. Luckily we had been planning a trip to California and everyone already had the time off of work...coincidence...I think not. We tried to fit in some fun activities while we were in California and entertain the kiddos when we were not in the hospital. We had a lot of fun taking the kids to Disneyland and Legoland. Michael loved it and has been talking about going on rides and seeing Bob the Builder everyday since. The best part was that we were all able to see my grandpa. We were all able to talk with him and tell him how much we love him and appreciate him and say goodbye to him. He passed away as we were headed back home. I am so grateful that I was able to see him and spend some time with him. I love you Grandpa!

Spending time with Grandpa. We love you.

The little boys loved Legoland. My brother even found his future lego wife and kid.

Disneyland really is one of the happiest places on Earth. We had so much fun showing everything to the boys.

A quick trip to the beach. The boys loved digging in the sand.