Holiday Season

The last few weeks we have been busy with the Christmas Season.  I have to say that I love having family traditions and starting new ones.  Candy Chains is a tradition that I have had since I was little,  Emilee loves having a candy chain.  Every morning she wants her piece of chocolate, and she loves watching as  the chain gets smaller each day.  In our home we also have an advent calendar that we fill with activities to do throughout the season.  I am so thankful for the traditions that we have and the joy those traditions bring us.  I hope that this season brings you close to those you love.  

A day in the Mountains

I will be the first to admit that yesterday did not start well in our home. Thankfully things got a lot better and we ended up having a great day.  We spent the afternoon enjoying the great weather in the mountains and being together as a family.

  

Family Vacation

 In September we went to Disneyland with Adams family.  I really love going to Disneyland with my family, it was fun to share the experience with the rest of the family.  Emilee had fun playing with her cousins, especially in the morning during breakfast.
 This year Emilee was big enough to go on almost every ride, she loved the bigger rides.  I was worried about her going on Tower of Terror, she was more scared of how dirty everything looked instead of the ride.  She even wanted to keep going on the ride, I was proud of how brave she was.  The only ride we have found so far that Emilee does not like is the Matterhorn.  She hated the ride last year, this year we got her to go on it one more time and she still hates it.  Last year she hated how jerky it was and the monster, this year she hated the monster.

Adam saved up some extra money so we could take Emilee to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.  Emilee loved the whole experience.  She loved dressing up like a princess, having her hair done, and having her picture taken.  Her Fairy Godmother in training made a huge impression on her.  She loves doing my hair, even more now and she loves giving me fairy wishes with her wand.

We went to the beach one day.  Emilee didn't spend a lot of time in the water this year.  She had more fun playing in the sand with her cousins.  It was nice to have a relaxing day on the beach and playing in the water.  Watching Emilee play with her cousins reminded me of my vacations with my cousins.

We also went to an Angels game, it was nice to go to the game.  Emilee had so much fun at the game she wants to go back to a baseball game.  It was sad that the game went by so fast, and that they lost.
It was a fun vacation, and I am thankful that we were able to go on vacation.  I know that Adam worked really hard and gave up most of his summer so that we could go.  On the way home Emilee told Adam that she didn't want him to go back to work.  We should stay on vacation forever go to Disneyland and Paris.  I love that daughter of mine.  I am glad she had fun being on vacation with us.

At least 3 blessings for today......

1st Blessing:  My pulse rate is normal, and I don't have high blood pressure.

2nd Blessing:  My blood didn't object too much and left my body somewhat freely.

3rd Blessing:  Emilee's car seat is worth every penny we spent on it.  

My morning started like any morning I was awakened by the sun coming through my window and by Dory, she was thirsty.  I made sure Emilee was awake so I could feed her and get her ready for preschool. Adam woke up and got ready we had a visitor coming.  We decided recently to add to our life insurance policies, which meant a nurse was coming to fill out paper work, check our blood pressure, take our blood (my favorite part, not) and whatever else needed to be checked.  I was worried about having my blood drawn, I have had some okay experiences and horrible experiences.  Today was a pleasant surprise and she was good at getting my blood to come out.  After having a good experience with the nurse, everything pointed to having a great day.  Then we had to go buy toilet paper and I wanted to go to Hobby Lobby, that's when things turned.

I couldn't find my wedding ring when we were walking out the door.  We ended up searching the house tearing the front room apart trying to find that ring.  Thankfully we found the ring after about 20 minutes of looking and lots of stress.  We should of stayed home, but we needed toilet paper and I wanted to finish a project.  We were driving down state street traffic had stopped, so we stopped.  Unfortunately, the lady behind us didn't stop.  She hit us, which pushed us into the car in front of us.  It was such a weird feeling getting hit, time slowed down as I jerked forward.  I am so thankful for Emilee's car seat, she is safe and not in too much pain.  I wish that I could say that I wasn't in pain, I'm sure Adam wishes the same thing.  So our car, the only one we have that works, is no longer in great shape.  The bumpers and trunk took most of the damage.  Now comes the privilege of trying to get the car fixed and working with insurance companies.  We never ended up buying the toilet paper.  

School time again.....

The air is cooler in the morning, and it's getting darker earlier at night.  That can only mean one thing, school must be starting.  Emilee started her last year of Pre-School yesterday.  It made me sad to sit and think that next year I will be sending her to kindergarten.  She had been looking forward to school for a couple of weeks, and was excited that it was finally time for her to go.

Pictures with cousins

In July Grandma Yorgason  bought some cute dresses for the little girls, and wanted pictures of all the grandchildren.  The pictures turned out so cute.

Recovery

This month had brought a lot of sadness for us.  My Grandpa died on the first Wednesday of the month.  I went through a lot of emotions and many tears.  The funeral was the following Tuesday, it was a great service.  It was nice to hear stories about Grandpa.  The music tugged at my heart strings and made the tears come.  After such an emotional week I was ready to relax, and  get back to normal.

Unfortunately that was not to happen.  The day after my Grandpa's funeral, which also happened to be a Wednesday, Adam received a phone call from his mother.  His sweet Grandma had passed away, just a week after my Grandpa.  So instead of things going back to normal, the tears returned.  The funeral was on Monday, it was also a wonderful service.  They had the great grandchildren sing I am a Child of God at the graveside service and release white balloons, it was cute and sweet.

We have made it through the past 2  weeks, and are now trying to return to a normal routine.  Even though the past 2 weeks stood still for us emotionally, everything else kept moving.  We will now have to find our new normal routine.