Thanksgiving

I just love the holiday season, but can't seem to keep up with it. So, my blogs are a little late...but better late than never, right. We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We spent the holidays with Jer's mom and step-dad. We had a fabulous thanksgiving feast and were able to visit with a lot of family. The next day, we went bowling and played arcade games and then stopped by and saw Sheryl and Nick's newly finished basement. And on Sunday, we were able to see little Henry Jordan get blessed. He's so cute! I'm also posting some more family pictures that were taken with Jer's family.

Family Pics

This post is a little late, but I had some great family pictures done and wanted to post some of my favorites. My cousin Jessica has her own photography business and took these pictures for us. We love them. Thanks Jess!!!

My New Ride

Yep...that's right....it's a Minivan!!! I know, I need to go and buy some mom jeans so that I can really be hip. Our red stratus finally died...a moment of silence please. So after looking at different types of cars/SUVs, we decided on a minivan. This black beauty is awesome. Yep...it's black, which makes it more manly and Jer can still feel like a stud when he is driving it around. It is so roomy and has a DVD player and the kids love it. I must admit it is pretty sweet!

Halloween

Is anyone else shocked that Halloween has come and gone. Time moves too fast! We had a great halloween this year. Michael thought this was the best night ever and can't understand why he can't go get more candy from the neighbors. He tells me that he'll say "trick or treat". Funny kid. We started out the month with a halloween carnival that Jeremy's mom and step-dad threw for the grandkids, then we were able to go see Jeremy's dad and step-mom and see Kaleb's costume (my camera was dead...no pics). Finally my family came over for halloween weekend and we had a party. We took the kids to our trunk or treat and then hit the neighborhood after that. Needless to say...we are all on candy overload at our house. I love the holidays.

The dynamic duo....Batman and Robin!

Our crazy halloween picture. Who has the best costume?




Michael won our costume contest....dressing as Jacob from the Twilight series



The kids loved the goodie bags, going fishing, and decorating cookies

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.