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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A Joyful Christmas from Our Little Family to Yours!

We wish you all a blessed Christmas! Our Savior is Born! Love, The Heath Family

Happy 5th Birthday Owen!

This post is a day late bacause we headed to Disneyland to celebrate O's 5th Birthday. His friend Maisey and her family came up to surprise him too!. We actually celebrated Elizabeth's as well because her birthday is at the end of the month, but we'll post a separate piece on her special day!

Owen's Favorite Things (Told by Owen, himself):
Cars, Cars, Cars:(He has loved these toys since he was 2 and still has a passion for them.)
Starburst Candy
DVD: Cars (Pixar's Cars Movie)
Lightning McQueen
Corn, Soup, Mac and Chees, Pizza
Pick Up Stix
**The list can go on but these are a few he named.
Enjoy the animoto video of O's special day.

Happy Birthday Sweet Owen! We love you so much

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Tree Cutting Trip

These pics are about a week late but here they are! This was our annual Christmas tree cutting trip. Jeremiah and I love to see the joy of the holiday season in O and E as they grow older each year. When we finally picked our tree, Elizabeth said,"Why doesn't our tree have lights on it?" What a thought!:)

Much to be Thankful For!

We packed up our little family and headed up to the Bay Area to enjoy Thanksgiving with the Heath Family. It was such a blessing to have all of O and E's cousins together this year. We even took time to celebrate an early Christmas together. Much to be thankful for. Here are a few highlights.

O and E's great-grandma turns 90 this December so we had an early birthday party for her.
After our visit with great-grandma we headed over to Aunt's house and spent some time with her.

The kids drew each other's names this year and bought Christmas gifts for each other. It was so fun watching them give each other gifts.
Spending time with papa was another treat.
Spending time with cousins and uncles: another great gift

Taking the ferry to Pier 39, walking to Ghirardelli Square for some ice cream sundaes, and taking a cable through the heart of San Francisco(with the whole family!): What a treat.
We are so thankful to have had the whole Heath Family together for this special time of year.