Fun Times Spent with Papa and Grammy

Papa and Grammy met up with us for 3 days at Disneyland last week. We shared a hotel room that had an upstairs loft and kitchen so everyone had plenty of room and rest. Mommy and Daddy actually got a brief date night out in Anaheim as well. We were a bit tired from a busy day at D-land that night, but went out for a date anyway because we had the chance. We really were exhausted at the end of everyday but still enjoyed our time together. It was such a treat to be with Grammy and Papa. Thanks for coming down and spending time with us! We love you! The pictures above illustrate some of our adventures.

Enjoying the Snow with Friends

We headed up to Running Springs to visit the Kitzman Family. The Kitzmans are dear friends who lived in Chula Vista for a while and felt called to be missionaries in Peru. They are back in the states for now and will be heading back to Peru in the fall. We drove up with Dann and Wendy Sherman who are another set of precious friends that still live in the neighborhood. O and E just loved sledding while we were there. Elizabeth has quite the adventurous spirit! Thanks so much Kitzmans for hosting all of us! We love you guys.

Can't Get Enough of Disney

Our dear Babcia bought us tickets to see Disney on Ice this morning! We have ventured to Disneyland this past year quite a bit due to our passes, but our kids just can't get enough of Disney. The show did have our kids' fav characters from Cars and Little Mermaid so my mom could not resist. Disney just puts on such fun and magical performances every time. I enjoyed the performance myself. Here's a pic of the kids and the backdrop before the show. Thank you Babcia!

Its a.......!

Its kind of hard to read the little sign O and E are holding up, but it does say: Its a boy! We are adding another little boy to our family and we are so excited to welcome him in! When Jeremiah and I walked in the door and shared the news with the kiddos, Owen was sooo excited that he was going to have a brother. Sweet Elizabeth asked: "But where's the girl?" I knew one of them would be a little disappointed because each wanted their own gender, but as we talked about our little brother more, Elizabeth had a change of heart.:)The little guy is doing great in mama's belly and continues to grow. We are half way to his arrival which is around June 2nd!

Grandma Heath

On January 2nd, we received a phone call from Jeremiah's dad that Grandma Heath had died(Jeremiah's Dad's mother). We found out that week that hospice had been called in so we knew this day was coming. We packed up the kiddos the next morning and headed up to the bay area to be with the Heath family all week. We were so thankful that Jeremiah could take bereavement leave and that I had not started back up at school; it allowed us to be with family all week. What I remember most about Grandma, was that she was a prayer warrior. Whenever we visited with her, she would tell me that she was praying for me. As we went through pictures and some of her things, she had stacks of filled prayer journals that reminded me that I was always being prayed for. She will be greatly missed! The family picture below was taken when Elizabeth was being dedicated at 6 months old with Grandma right in the middle.:)

Grandma's son(Owen and Elizabeth's Papa) spoke at the service and shared how much Grandma Heath showed Jesus' love through loving people no matter how hard it could be at times. Her heart and home were open to everyone.

Occidental Community Church has a tradition to ring their church bell the same number of years the person who was honored at the memorial service had lived. All the great-grand kids got to help ring the bell 90 times for Great-Grandma Heath. Wow! Grandma Heath had a fruitful 90 years of life. Amazing!

Christmas 2009 and New Year 2010

Joyous times were shared this holiday season. We headed up to our Polish Christmas in Thousand Oaks this year and spent some great times eating and having conversation with everyone. Owen and Elizabeth just love spending time with their cousins. We were home to ring in the New Year with our dear friends, the Kitzmans, and the Shermans joined us for a New Year's breakfast. Sharing this special season with family and friends is always such a blessing! Here are some pictures that highlight our time together.

The littlest one pictured below flew from Poland this year with her mom and dad to celebrate with us!

Elizabeth got her very first bicycle. A princess one of course! She did a great job riding it around the park.

A visit to the Reagan Library was a highlight for all.

Happy 2010 to you all!

Happy 3rd Birthday Elizabeth!

Another year of growth has gone by for our sweet Elizabeth. We did celebrate her birthday at Disneyland with Owen on the 16th, but still made her real day special.:)

Elizabeth's Favorite Things:
Princess Ariel from the Little Mermaid
Other Princesses as well (total girl!)
Singing and making up her own songs (not in front of an audience though, just Mommy, Daddy and Owen at times)
Granola with yogurt
Lollipops

Enjoy this Animoto of Elizabeth.

Happy Birthday Precious Elizabeth! We love you!

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