Visions of healthier days danced in our heads

Dear Santa,

Do you make house calls?

You know you are really sick when....

You haven't showered in over a week
You sleep all day and all night
You can't sit up
Your diet consists of a saltine and a couple apple slices
The only time you get up is to go to the bathroom
You don't watch any TV!

Karli has been taking antibiotics since Tuesday and is still sick! Shouldn't she be feeling better by now? We missed having her at Church with us today for our awesome Christmas Program. We missed having her sit up to the table and eat Sunday dinner with us. We miss her witty comments and fun personality. I am calling the doctor in the morning to see if we can get her better in time for Christmas....the Holidays just wont be the same without her sweet smile:)

Deck the halls with Nyquil and coughdrops...

cough cough cough

sniff sniff sniffle

COUGH COUGH COUGH up a lung

oh me oh my

sigh sigh sigh

I think I'll die!

Everyone in my house has been sick over the past three weeks.... well everyone except me that is... I have enough problems of my own right now, so believe me when I say.... WHATEVER THEY HAVE I DONT WANT IT! Justin started it... Jake followed shortly behind... then Ashley and Pat joined their pathetic little party, but Karli and I held strong... Woo Hoo! Sadly for Karli her victory was short lived... that's right she whimped out...threw in the towel... succumbed to post nasal pressure... call it whatever you'd like but I feel so betrayed! Now it's just me... a lone wolf... trying my best not to join this sad, drippy, hacking, wheezing, coughing, aching, pitiful,

obnoxious bunch of weirdos!

On a sad note... Jake and Karli both have Pneumonia :(

On a postive note... They all have a nice set of six packs:)

On the first day of Christmas

My true love gave to me....

a partridge in a pear tree

I'm changing it to...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me

a well deserved...

HYSTERECTOMY!

Happy Sixteenth!

Jacob Christopher

My early Christmas gift 12-12-92
Born 5 weeks early
5 lbs 7 ounces 18 inches long

This little Santa doll was bigger than Jake!

Blessing day (2 months old)
He sure got chubby fast!

Jake 7 months old...he was such a happy baby!

Jake could nap anywhere...dangling off the couch

in the car:)

even standing up!

Easter Egg hunt at the Farm
(too bad this kid had zero personality! ha ha ha:D

Here is a little cleaner Easter pic:)

Three years old

Jake loved cars & trrrrrucks!

Jake the Cowboy... I loved this phase :D

"Riding the wave Saint George style!"
Jake's creative eye found this "wave" while hiking:D

When Jake was a little boy he loved anything
that had a steering wheel

.......still does!


Jake with his Dad and "big" Brother

Jazz Fan Jake with his Sister's and Cousin's

I love you Jake !

Thanks for being such an awesome son!

Thanks for being a good sport... most/some of the time and putting up with all the nonsense you get from your older siblings by being the "baby" of the family. Thanks for the energy you bring and for keeping us on our toes! We love you and our family would not be the same without you!!!

A moment of silence for....

my pretty kitty

Tabby

June 1992 - November 2008

Thanks for not biting the little kids when they would pull your tail or carry you around by your neck.

Thanks for making us laugh every Summer when we had you shaved against your will, resulting in the glamorous but humorous Lion Cut that we all loved! ....Well everyone except Jake that is! ha ha ha

Thanks for taking a back seat to the two Dogs that so rudely interrupted your solitary world of kitty bliss

Thanks for being the easiest pet to take care of and keeping our property rodent free:)

Meow for now

We will miss your sweet purrrrsonality!

Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving 2008

Table for thirty please

Dave & Patti dishing up

Looking good Robyn!

You would never guess she just had a baby three weeks earlier:)

Justin 's first decent homecooked meal since August!

Ashley getting ready to dig into Grandma's
delicious gravy:)

Ryan ate more food than Karli & Jake combined :D

Three hungry boys!

The grown ups :)

Ashley trying to join in on mayci's fun

Winding down the evening with a lovely piano duet by
Ashley & Karli...ha ha ha:D

Late night Thanksgiving Photo

(Proof that you can fake a big smile even though you feel like the Thanksgiving Turkey you just ate:)

Tis the Season to be jolly

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Set four tables for Thanksgiving Dinner
Cook Turkey & Mashed Potatoes
Surprise visit from Justin....best surprise ever!
Thanksgiving dinner for 30

Car serviced ....need new tires & brake pads:(
Justin sick!
Ward funeral dinner for 120 people

Make 130 invitations for RS Christmas party
Drive Dad to emergency room at 1:30 in the morning
Spend all night at the hospital with Mom

Jake sick!

Pray that I don't get sick
Take Jake to Dr. Schmidt....Pneumonia!
Drive Justin to the airport

Pray that I don't get sick

Pat sick!
Deck the halls

Stake RS Presidency Luncheon...Yum!

Ashley sick!
Pray that I don't get sick
Deck the halls

Table decorations for RS Christmas Party

Doctors appointment for tests
Back to the Doctor for more tests
Decorate for RS Christmas Party
Christmas Caroling & RS Christmas Party....Fun!
Deck the halls
Pray that I don't get sick!

whew....what a week!!

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