Thanksgiving

Dad and I. Ethan poking his head in the corner.

Tiffany and dad.

Dad, Tiff, Shane, Ethan, and I.

Sooooo cute. Grandpa and Ethan.

Ethan and I.

Finishing up dinner.

Thanks Kev for helping with dishes. There is the left overs from the pumpkin cheesecake I made. So yum.

We really enjoyed thanksgiving with family-Dad, Saadia, Tiff, Shane, Kevin, Ethan, and I. We ate lots of yummy food and had a wonderful time. Mom enjoyed a New Orleans style turkey day as she visited Robert who is currently working there. On this day we took some time to really think about the many blessings that Heavenly Father has given to us. There are so many things to be grateful for but on this day I am especially thankful for my family here and away. Luv You!

Blast Off

Lemons

Family Time

Cabrillo beach and aquarium.

Since Kevin's family was in town for the funeral we were able to spend some time together. The kids had so much fun playing and loving on their new little cousin Tiernan. One day we took the kids to the Cabrillo beach aquarium and the beach. Some of the kids had never seen the ocean before and it was so fun to be apart of that. Despite the fact that it was November and the kids didn't have swim suits on that didn't stop them. We started with playing in the sand, then dipping feet in, and finally some ended up body surfing. We had so much fun and it was great just being together.

Saying Goodbye

Kevin and grandma May 2008 before her health started to fail.

Grandma and Ethan as a newborn.

Some of her great great grandchildren before the funeral. My son is balling on the left.

Kevin did the grave site dedication.

Just before Thanksgiving we lost our sweet great grandma Hancock. Bless her heart, she lived a full life and passed at the age of 95. She was a spunky, sweet, friendly lady who made delicious biscuits and gravy. She had the worlds biggest sweet tooth that could beat me out any day. She was Ethan's great great grandma. We are so grateful for the time we were able to have her and for the times she was able to see Ethan. We will always treasure the outfit she sewed for him as a newborn and it continues the hang framed in his room. These are some photos from the funeral.

LA Zoo

Ethan, Shawn, Sue (Ali's mom), Ali, JJ, and Ashlyn. Ethan and I at the zebra exhibit.
Ethan had some amazing experiences at the ape exhibits. This one in particular stayed right up against the glass and played with Ethan. The ape placed her hand on the glass to touch Ethan's hand and blew him kisses. She is a mommy too.
Ashlyn was such a good helper with Ethan.

I'm back in the blogging world after a few months break during the holidays. The past few months have been busy and filled with a lot of wonderful memories as I'm sure yours has been. The fist part of November my friends Ali and JJ were in town with their daughter Ashlyn. We all went to the LA zoo together along with Ali's mom. We had a lot of fun and Ethan was in total amazement. Our favorite memory was the ape exhibit. They were so friendly and came right up to us. The kids didn't know what to think. We will have to make another trip back sometime soon.