Happy 8th Birthday Owen!

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Sweet Owen: We can't believe this little man is turning 8 today. His excitement for learning and playing sports is such a joy to watch! He enjoys being with family: spending Sundays watching football and playing it outside at halftime. God's love in Owen pours out in his love for his family and friends. We are so thankful for you Owen and look forward to many more years of watching you grow!!

Owen had a great visit with Babcia and Dzidek. They came down to celebrate his birthday with him today. They told him they would take him out for a birthday meal. His resturant of choice was Red Lobster.:)Thank you Babcia and Dzidek!

Christmas is on its way!

Our annual Christmas tree farm visit kicks off the season for our family. We load up in the car and make our way about 40 minutes east to this little town named Potrero where our family excitedly picks out the perfect tree!
Our dear friends, The Thomas Family, have made it a tradition as well and this year we ventured out together! A good time was had by all.
The tree we chose was a little bigger than we usually pick, but we thought it was worth a shot since we do have high ceilings in our front room. The tree is 10 feet tall and so fun to look at.
It is also an annual tradition for the Heath tree to fall in our living room as soon as its nicely decorated. Mommy does pray that it doesn't happen but sure enough it did. At first, its hard to laugh about when there's so much work to do after it falls, but we do get a chuckle much later in the day when we can't believe that it happens to us yearly!!!
Its a busy time for all, but we do have to remind ourselves that we are celebrating the birth of our Savior and what precious gift He is to us. Enjoy the season!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Thanksgiving week began with our last trip to Disneyland with our annual passes. Grammy and Papa took the whole family this time last year so they decided to meet us for our last opportunity to utilize our passes. Disney decorated at Christmas and the new Radiator Springs... What more could you ask for? (on a side note: Adam was tall enough for his first roller coaster: Go, Go Gadget Coaster in Toon Town!) Grammy and Papa headed back up north and we headed to Newbury Park for a delicious celebration at Babcia and Dzidek's house. O, E and A got a chance to hang out with their cousins Emily and Andrew, as well their Aunt Joanna and Uncle Nick. And of course time with Babica and Dzidek is always so fun. We also celebrated an early Christmas with them since we will be heading up to the Bay Area for Christmas this year.
We are so thankful and blessed to have wonderful and healthy family. Thank you Lord for the gift of family.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our family to yours. We had a great celebration this year. Our kiddos have been able to wear this year's costumes quite a few times at various Halloween celebrations. Owen was excited to be a SD Padre (his little league uniform from last season!), Elizabeth was a traditional Polish dancer (Mommy's costume from when she was a little girl!) and Adam was Thomas the Tank Engine (one of Owen's old costumes!). We did not have to spend a cent on costumes this year. Woo hoo!
Earlier today, Mom and Dad got to go out on a breakfast/bike ride date for Mom's birthday! It was such a treat. The kids came home from school and we also had a small family celebration at dinner. It was a delightful day for everyone!
We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween as well!

We love Fall! Have you been booed this Halloween?

Our family loves to see the seasons changing. Not that we have much of it down here, but there are traces of pumpkins growing and leaves turning color. It is fun to see our kids' excitement when fall holidays start approaching. Halloween is the first one on our list and its so fun to prepare for it. The pumpkin seeds we planted actually grew into pumpkins! Other things like cucumbers and watermelons have been popping up too. The work we put in during late spring actually paid off! Happy Fall to everyone!
On another Halloween note: We got booed last night! It was hilarious! Our neighborhood is sharing Halloween cheers through this great website. Check it out and spread some cheer in your neighborhood: www.beenbooed.com

Fall Break and Mommy finally gets to walk!!

 Mommy got the doctor's approval to walk with care so we packed up and headed to our pre-accident vacation plans: Disneyland for two days and our annual beach house trip at Mission Beach! It was sure nice for us to get out as family after being home bound for a while. We had fun family and friend visits along they way: Jessica and her precious kiddos at CA Adventure, The Boldt Family and Grammy and Papa at the beach house. What a memorable time we had together!

**One highlight at the beach house: O and E decided to sell lemonade, so we bought a mix and cups from Costco and they made $92!!! $12 went back to mom and dad for the products. The kids got to pocket the rest. We could not believe the response from customers on the boardwalk. People were stopping by and just handing them dollars and not taking lemonade.:) The cute factor played a big part.:)

Life Does Go On (Even with Mommy's broken foot:))

Its been 3 1/2 weeks since Jeremiah and I were in our motorcycle accident and I realized right away-life does go on. No stopping it. I might be on hold, physically, but everyone and everything continues as it should. For example: Soccer Season! O and E were excited to play in their first game. Papa, Grammy and Daddy were able to cheer both of them, as well as see them score a few goals each! Wish I could have been there but the season just started so I will be there in no time.
Life with a broken foot has been challenging physically and emotionally. The Lord is continuing to mold my mind and heart on a daily basis. I wish I could heal faster and get moving, but this is where I'm at right now and I want to show my children that anyone can endure through life's challenges. Especially with the Lord on your side.