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Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!

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Another year is in the books after midnight tonight. It was another fun, eventful year for the Young Family. We made a lot of new memories and cherished in our time together. We also had our hard time, but those come with the territory.


In February we took our first road trip as a family of 4 (plus Nana and Papa but they had their own car). It took us about 16 hours to get to Mississippi for my cousin's wedding, but the kids did amazing and we learned that Will is definitely our calmer child. Even from a few months old, we could tell. The kids were able to meet some of their extended family in Mississippi and we celebrated our first successful trip.




In March we celebrated our niece, Evie's, first birthday! We went to Atlanta in early April for her birthday party and the kids had a great time playing together. 



In May Will started wearing his cranial helmet. It was adorable... but didn't really mesh well with hot Florida weather. He was a champ though. Will was also dedicated at church. We also officially became a Disney Family with annual passes. The kids' first trip to Disney was truly magical. They continue to love going to the parks. Kenzie is the perfect age for Disney and Will is definitely starting to come into his own. 




 


In June, we took our first official family vacation as four. We went down to South Florida and then on to the Keys for about a week. The kids did really well and we had a blast at all the beaches. Our water babies loved it. They did well in all the hotels and despite having one morning sitting in the hotel lobby at 4am with a wide awake Will, we all did okay.








In July we celebrated the month o'birthdays. At the end of the month, Kenzie turned THREE! Holy cow! And she brought in the threenager years in style. While still amazingly full of life and energy, she is becoming more and more independent and apparently she knows everything already. We wouldn't trade that awesome personality for the world though. She definitely keeps us on our toes.


In August, we took the 2nd Annual Cousins Vacation to Clearwater. The kids loved having more time with Evie and we had a great time with the family. Later in the month, Kenzie started preschool at Sweetwater Christian Academy. She continues to thrive in the school environment. Her teachers always tell us how sweet she is and how well behaved (apparently she is quiet too... maybe they think she is someone else...)  That month, Julie and I also started 3cousincrafts making wreaths, tutus, and anything else we happened to get an order for. I'm definitely enjoying this new creative outlet.










In October, Will celebrated ONE! He officially became a toddler (despite the fact that he wouldn't "toddle" for another couple of months and still prefers to crawl.) We celebrated with a John Deere themed birthday party. He is definitely our laid back kid. Perhaps is just being the second child, but he will go anywhere and do anything with minimal protest. The kid still falls asleep anywhere and everywhere. I'll take it.



As the year comes to a close, we are so excited to see what 2016 has in store for us. We hope that everyone has a happy and safe New Year.
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