Jeremy's 19th

Tuesday was Jeremy's 19th birthday.

Jeremy was our 9th grandchild and 6th grandson.

He's a very important part of this large family,

 this smaller, but still large family,

and, of course, this beautiful family.

I wrote about Jeremy on his birthday last year in this post and going there will take you to links to all his previous posts that will tell you lots about how he's changed through the years and show lots of pictures of how he's grown.

Now I want to talk about what's been going on in Jeremy's life during the past year.  As we know from his last birthday post, Jeremy graduated from high school in June.  He then spent the summer working at a golf course and since he loves to golf, it was the perfect job for him.  As an added bonus, there were times when he actually got to work with Jenna which was fun for both of them.

In the fall he enrolled at Eastern Michigan to study Engineering and by the end of the first term he had gotten his driver's license and a car and was able to provide his own transportation to and from school.

He, his mom, and his sister vacationed in Gulf Shores with his big extended family over the holidays

and then it was back to school for the spring semester.    After the term ended, he continued to work at the golf course and got a seasonal job at Home Depot where he was given an award for 'going above and beyond' after a woman left her car in gear and got out.  The car started driving away without her and quick-thinking Jeremy jumped in and turned off the ignition probably saving a lot of property damage and maybe even injuries or death.  That was shortly after he started there and he was recently offered a full time position.

Another significant event in his life was the addition of a new puppy to the family.  Heidi is a frisky, friendly little rottweiler who is getting bigger every day and is adored by the entire everybody.

And Jeremy still plays golf as often as he can and recently shot his best round EVER, a very respectable 71!!!

So you can see he's a busy guy and he's had a great year so now I want to mention a few other things about Jeremy.  In addition to being a great golfer, he's a great musician.  During out family talent show in Gulf Shores, he and his cousin Evan brought down the house when they played an original song written by Evan but scored by both of them.

And Jeremy is a sweet and loving person who likes nothing better than spending time with his Young nieces and nephews.

 He's hard working, courteous, and respectful and always ready to lend a helping hand.  He also fun-loving, smart, and thoughtful.  We are so proud of him and all he does and we're hoping his birthday was his best one yet but only half as great as the many many more to come.  Happy Birthday, Jeremy!