Young Family Adventures: December 2007

Wow..what a year it has been and we thought that this was the easiest way to fill you all in on what has been happening! We spent our 1 year anniversary in Hawaii and had a great time. We spent some time in Sacramento and Tahoe and a week in San Diego. We went to Mexico for a wedding (that was a lot of fun..thanks Marvin and Karine) We have been to Arizona numerous times to visit with Ryan's family. We bought a new car, had a puppy for 18 hours (Angie was very allergic to the little guy and it broke her heart to have to give him back) We went to see John Williams at the Hollywood bowl and even got a chance to take in Wicked (Angie loved it and wants to see it a million more times)

We have spent hours with Angie's mom as her Alzhiemer's progresses. She is now in the final stages of the disease..probably the hardest of them all. Nancy is now 100% blind, but can still make out shadows. She no longer recognizes us when we visit, but calls for Angie throughout the day. This has been one of the hardest journeys Angie has had . It is hard to watch your parents suffer before you. Nancy is in a good place now, where she has amazing caregivers who love and adore her. It gives Angie peace to know that her mom is being cared for. We visit with her often and are trying to make the most of her last days!

Ryan was promoted at work , giving him longer hours and more and more work to do...but he really seems to enjoy it . Angie is still working on her Photography business and has many happy clients..but is eager to build her client base up. She has also taken on a teaching role with the Anaheim YMCA. There she is teaching photography classes at the various after school sites....it is very rewarding and she is looking forward to the new year where she will be working at even more schools and will also be working for a small photo studio part time.

We have looked at what seems to be a billion houses in hopes that we will find the perfect one for us...we are waiting through this housing market hoping to pick something up here soon! Its a fun adventure us and we are so excited to see what God has in store for us! Hopefully it will have 3-4 bedrooms , a large yard( for the puppy to come)and large area to entertain( we love having friends and family over, but are in such a small space right now its hard)

All in all..its been a great year! ( as you can see by the pictures..and there are so many more that we would love to post! ) We are surrounded by good friends and family! We are reminded daily of how much our Lord loves us. What a blessing it is to be a child of God!

Wishing you and your family a very Happy 2008!