I started a new blog....

I have a new blog page.... it is alainayoung.wordpress.com

Come and visit me there!!!

My Day O' Fun!

As many of you know, yesterday was my birthday and my husband was put in charge of planning a fun day! Well, it turned out to be the best birthday I have ever had! He first comes home from work the night before and informs me that he was thinking that he would by a Nintendo Wii, but he wanted to make sure that I was okay with that. You see, he has actually been wanting a wii since they came out but I have just recently starting getting the itch for one since they came out with the Wii Fit! So, I said of course and then it was off to search for a store with one in stock. Luckily, it didn't take too long and we tracked down a Wii and Wii Fit! Wahoo! Happy Early Birthday to me huh!?! (Or should I say to us, I think he spent more time playing than I did)

Anyway, on to the actual Birthday! Adam had planned for us to spend the morning at the zoo! I LOVE THE ZOO! It was so much fun and Beckett was actually more into the animals than the previous trip! As for the evening, Adam had also arranged for a babysitter so that we could go on a date! Have I mentioned that I absolutely love this man! He is so good to me! So, we enjoyed a quiet dinner with no worries about the little one and then it was off to see "Get Smart"!

All in all, it was such a good day! Putting all materialistic things aside, even though those things were/are great fun, I had the best day because of the husband and the little boy that God has blessed me with! They are everything in this world to me and I love being the woman in their life. They bring me so much joy and laughter and everyday is a gift knowing that I get to spend it with them!

Family Photo at the Entrance

Could you please get this dorky hat off of me!?!

Beckett loved the penquins!

Me and My Boy - There are bears in the background if you look really hard!

Letter Your Legacy!

Okay so today I want to give a shout out to some of my favorite college friends, Adam and Stacy Teague! I have not talked to them in a couple of years but yesterday I found their website through another blog and I thought they deserved props from me too. They started their own company, Letter Your Legacy, selling framed abstract art spelling out a name of your choice. It is awesome and I fell in love with it. I am trying to talk my husband into buying me one when we purchase a home! It is also such a great gift idea for any occasion!





If you are interested in purchasing one, go to their website http://www.letteryourlegacy.com/
You can design your own or have them use their expertise to do it for you! Go check it out already!

Wow! It has been a while!

Okay so I know that I took a blogging sabbatical, but I didn't realize just how long I had abandoned my page! Things have been a little on the busy side lately. It seems that being married to a youth pastor means that summertime is the craziest time of year! We have cookouts, mission trips, camp, and just hanging out with the kids! It is a blast but I have to be honest and say that I am ready for school to start!

Let's recap the month of July..... it started out with Adam heading to San Antonio to preach a camp for a close friend while I headed to Oklahoma to see the family. Upon our return, we had a week at home before Adam left again on Mission: Utah with our church and youth group. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go because I didn't think that taking a 10 month old on a 10 hour bus trip was the best idea! So, it was a week with just me and my boy! We did great but we sure missed Adam! I am sure that all my facebook friends got tired of me counting down the days till his return on my status update! Now that my husband is back, life is again the best it could be! We, as a family, have never been so happy to see a month behind us! My little guy hated his daddy being gone half the month just as much as I did!

Anyway, I am back and look forward to catching up on my fellow blogging friends! I have missed you all!

Home Sweet Home

I am not sure that home has ever felt better than after a week at youth camp! We had so much fun but we are so glad to be home (little guy is too)! The week had some amazing highlights such as: Adam won the "So You Think You Can Dance" contest (shocking... he has no rhythm), the kids has a blast and really opened up with one another, and God did some great things in the lives of our youth! 

Here are just a few pics from the week. Enjoy!

The Amazing View of Pikes Peak 

A few of our girls

Me and my sweet Boy 

Isn't he too cute???

I can't believe it is almost over already!

Well, we are in our last full day at camp and I have to admit I am a little sad! We had the best service last night and our kids really opened up in the small group time afterward! You can really see some changes in the lives of these students and it is such a privilege to get to a part of it! Even though camp is tiring for the adults, we are so grateful for the experience! 

We are home bound tomorrow at 11 am and I am definitely ready to sleep in my own bed! Though it will be sad to leave this camp and the wonderful view of Pikes Peak, there is nothing like the comfort of home! I am looking forward to a Friday night at home with my boys sitting on the couch and renting a Red Box movie!

.... so I lied!

Well much to my surprise.... Camp Quaker Ridge has wireless internet! 

Camp has been pretty good so far.... considering I almost packed up my stuff and went home twice already. You see, my little one is usually very flexible and a great traveler but he has thrown me for a little loop this week. Let's just say, I am sure the sound guys that are rooming next to me wish I would go home! I have been having to let B cry it out quite a bit! Oh well, they couldn't have expected to get much sleep this week anyway!

The youth seem to really be enjoying themselves. The speaker is very good and quite entertaining and the worship leader is also a treat! In fact, I get a little disappointed when I have to miss a service due to the little guy! The youth have had some excellent discussion in their small groups and it is really evident that God is working on their hearts! I love camp! I love the high that it brings... the challenge is just staying on that high and keeping your kids motivated to do the same! 

Well, the babe is looking like he is going to take a nap, so I am going to try and catch some zzzz's with him! I will try to update again in the next day or so!