Jason played basketball for the first time and he did great. He is a really good dribbler and a great team player. They do 1st and 2nd graders together so he was one of the smallest on the team but, he held his own pretty well. He really enjoyed playing and we loved watching and cheering him on as a family.
On Friday the kids had school off and that day it snowed. It has been pretty warm over the last couple of days so, it was surprise to have snow again. At the beginning of winter it snowed but, it was soooo cold the kids didn't really want to go out and play in it. So, on this day it was actually in the 30's and the kids could spend some good outdoor time in the snow. Jason and Anne made this snowman and I thought they did such a great job!
The other day Eliza didn't get her nap so at about 6:30p.m we found her asleep in her bedroom on the floor. She is still in her princess dress stage and has to be in one at all times. I let her wear the princess dresses when we are home but, if we go out she has to put on normal clothes. She has had some fun moments over the last couple of weeks. She loves the movie Sleeping Beauty ( or Sleeping Seauty in her words.) Her favorite part is when Sleeping Beauty goes to touch the spindle on the spinning wheel. She screams " Sleeping Beauty has a blue face!" It's all she talks about now and she will go up to perfect strangers and talk about how Sleeping Beauty has a blue face. She is definitely our most out going child and probably in world standards she is not out going.
I am so happy to officially post that Elsie is legally my newest niece. I have loved her from the moment I met her. Brad and JanaLynn have such a neat story that I want to always remember. They were blessed with Allen 8 years ago and have been trying to have more kids for years and years. After much prayer they decided to be foster parents and adopt kids from foster care. 9 months ago they were given Elsie to foster and were not sure how long they would have her. One month after fostering Elsie they found out they were pregnant! We were so excited as a family that after years and years they were able to have another baby. Through time their love for Elsie grew and grew and in December Elsie's birth parents gave up their rights to her. Brad and JanaLynn jumped on wanted to adopted her. On Tuesday the 23rd of February it became legal that Elsie is theirs! It was so neat to be in the court room and hear the proceedings. It was emotional for Brad and JanaLynn because for so long they didn't know if they would get Elsie or if she would be given back to her birth parents. She is the sweetest most happy baby girl and we are so happy to have her part of the Young family. JanaLynn is due in any day with another girl!
I hope one day Elsie can look back on these pictures at the court house and see all the family that love her and support her on her adoption day.
On Monday we got to celebrate the best guy ever......Dad and my Mike! One of my favorite things about Mike is he loves the skies. I enjoy a nice sunset and sunrise but, Mike really loves them and will make me look at the sky when there is something neat. He has been talking about getting a telescope so he could look at different stars and planets. So, I surprised him with one and he has had so much fun the last couple of nights looking at the sky. He has learned a lot over the last couple of nights and we especially have enjoyed looking at the moon. 
Looking at the moon.
Our sweet girl turned 5 and I can't believe she is already this big. We call Anne our little ray of sunshine because she has the best smile and laugh. She can just smile at you and your day goes a little better. As I think back to the day Anne was born it was a crazy day. She almost didn't make it through birth and I can't imagine not having Anne in our life. She is the best sister to both Jason and Eliza and the best helper to me. She helps me clean and likes to help me shop. She loves dancing and playing with her Dad. She is a kind friend and she always puts her friends feelings before her own. We were so happy to set this day aside to celebrate her.
She got a Leapster from Mom and Dad!
I love this picture of Anne and Max. Anne was sitting on the stairs and Max jumped on her lap. Anne is the mother hen to Max and she takes good care of him. She makes sure he always has enough food and and water. She even makes sure he has his naps!
After the party we went out to dinner at the Spaghetti Factory which was yummy! It was a great day and we love you so much Anne!
Valentine's Day this year was on Sunday. It was kind of fun to get the kids dressed up in their reds and Jason dressed up by actually wearing a tie. I thought they all looked so cute for Church.
After church we had the Young side over for Family Sunday/ Valentine's Day. We had it our house and we had a fondue party. I have never made fondue but, we had cheese, chocolate, and BBQ sauce for the dips. We had tons of different foods to dip and it was a lot of fun. The picture above is Auntie Jill with some of the grand-kids on her lap. It seemed that she sat down and the kids just flocked to her. It was a cute moment.
