Carmel Beach is one of our favorite gettaways !! We really enjoyed ourselves this trip. It was not warm at all, but was still absolutely beautiful !!

An Expression of Gratitude... Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving !! I would have snapped a few more pictures, if I wasn't too busy cooking !!! Ryan and I made dinner for the Missionaries in our ward. We had turkey, of course, homemade rolls, homemade cranberry sauce, salad, homemade potatoes and turkey gravy, and THREE pies: pumpkin, razzleberry, and cherry. SO yummy !! I truly learned to appreciate all the work my Mother went to when it was her turn to prepare for this event. We have so very much to be grateful for!

Our Baby Girl... Maylee Drew Mead

Today was a very special day for Ryan and I. We found out that this precious child of ours is going to be a girl AND that she is perfectly healthy !! We are SO grateful to have had such a stress free pregnancy, and I am especially grateful to have felt as wonderful as I have. :) Thanks Mom for the "good pregnancy" genes !!

Enjoy the pics !!

A day with MOM... a LIFETIME of love ...

Happy Halloween! Mom surprised Ryan and I with a whole day in Sacramento before her next flight!! We walked up and down Old Town Sacramento and had lunch on the "Captain's Ship". Such a fun day for all of us! I love you Mom and miss you already!