Dear Friends & Family,
This year started off with Dennis starting his last semester of his Graduate Program through Arizona State University. He was taking 2 classes to finish up his Degree. One of which was his Senior Project; between the 2 classes, there was a short supply of his time! But we felt it was worth it for him to finish a bit ahead of schedule. Good thing we did (so that he had nothing going on this summer or fall) because on Valentine's Day we got a great surprise; we found out we were expecting our third child! Sarah was sure it was a boy, but lo and behold a few months later we found out it was to be our third little girl. Her due date was October 10th, 10-10-10! What a fun day to be expecting a baby!
In March, the girls, Sarah and her Dad went to Arizona to visit Sarah's twin. It was a lot of fun. They took some time to go a little further South and visited Tombstone, AZ; home of some famous names in History such as Wyatt Earp! They also visited the Phoenix Zoo while they were in Arizona and of course, the girls loved it. The Zoo is one of their favorite places in the whole world.
Dennis had to travel for work quite a bit during May and ended up being gone for both of the girls' birthdays but luckily they're little enough they didn't mind and we celebrated when Daddy was home. May is definitely a busy month around here between birthdays and holidays! But the best part of the month was when Dennis had finished up his classes for his Masters Degree. Sarah couldn't have been prouder of her wonderful husband! He'd worked hard and they'd had to sacrifice a lot of time together for him to complete it but he did it and he got his Masters!
In July we went on a family vacation with Sarah's family to Brookings, Oregon. Sarah's Dad grew up there and he wanted to be able to share his youth with his children so he rented a large vacation home on the beach and we all went to visit! It was a 2 day drive both ways and sometimes a little crazy! But we had so much fun! We got to see Giant Redwood Trees, visit the deepest lake in the US, Crater Lake (In the caldera of an old volcano!), visit the largest Sea Lion Cave in the US, pet sharks, play on the beach, collect shells, and just spend some good quality family time together. We loved it, and though Sarah may never get Dennis that close to the ocean again, it really was an enjoyable trip!
August was another busy month for us. We celebrated our 8th Wedding Anniversary. (Can it really have been that long already?) Dennis turned 30. And then, the day that every parent dreads happened. Our first little girl had her first day of school! (pre-school) She looked so cute that first day, and she was beyond excited to go! In fact, most days, she's still really excited to go and we hope that she is able to always keep that love of learning alive.
The month of September was our waiting game (as Sarah calls it). Nothing was going on except for sitting around waiting for the baby! It's really hard to be patient when you know one of the best things in life is going to happen soon! Rebecca Marie was born on September 29th, a little after 2:30 in the morning. She was a little tiny thing! Only weighing 6lbs 11oz and 19” long, so much smaller than either of her sisters. Her sisters just dote on her, they are so in love. It's sweet to watch. Then we blessed her on her due date of 10-10-10!
We hosted Thanksgiving for the first time this year. It was with Dennis' family and was a nice holiday. It's exciting that we are at the point in our lives where we're hosting family get togethers. Then Christmas will be at our house this year with Sarah's family. We really are loving the Holidays, and looking forward to the start of another New Year! (Hopefully one not quite so busy!)
Love,
Dennis, Sarah, Charity, Danielle and Rebecca
The Young Family
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