Busy week

Wednesday night Jason and I headed up to St. George for the Forgotten Carols. We took the Young Women and Men from our ward. It was such a great show.

Then on Thursday night we headed in to Vegas to the Temple with our ward for Baptism's for the dead.

Saturday we had a very special visitor to our house. Brielle was in love.

We were hoping Santa would have a stow away at least until Christmas, But he got away with out her.

Just keeping busy busy busy until Christmas, We are Enjoying all the Christmas lights and all the good food people keep bringing us. Just hoping our pants will still fit next week.

There just aren't words

I don't even know where to start. It has been such a long and hard year. So many hard times that most people only know a small portion of. I sat here thinking this morning that I wish I could just have one nice surprise. Instead of all these bad ones. We took the kids to mesquite tonight for Family home evening to dinner and to do a little Christmas shopping for are great missionary's here in Logandale. Upon returning back home to a huge surprise. Two of the fire stations got together and put together one of the most wonderful Christmas Surprises I have ever received. I can not even find the words for there generosity. Jason and I yes easily brought to tears these days all we could do is just sit there and cry. I can not believe their thoughtfulness. I truly have been taught the true meaning of Christmas tonight. And that there are truly Angels among us.

A few fun Pictures

We had our Family pictures taken the other night. They turned out pretty cute. I saved most of them for our Christmas card. But here are a few I did not use.

Fun at Christmas

There once were two Elf's. Named Bridger and Boston. One night it began to rain and rain, and grow very cold. But they knew they had a mission.

They had presents to deliver to all our friends and neighbors. They delivered them all and come home soaked to the bone but had a blast while they were out doing it. The next morning As there fever's grew and grew. And the throw ups began there mom and sister Elf felt terrible that they had let them out on such a cold night and that they grew so sick the next day. That there Mom and there Sister also begun growing sicker and sicker. Not a fun week at there home at all.

Baxter had his first band concert on Tuesday night. They did a great job!!!!

This would have to be one of my favorite shots of the whole evening. The story behind it is. See the cute little girl in the far right corner. Every 6Th grade boys dream just for her to say Hi. Well her parents were sitting by us. And she looked up at them and noticed we were trying to get Baxter attention she tried to tell Baxter we wanted him to turn around. But he refused. He knew as long as he would not she would keep talking to him to try to get him to turn around.

But I finally got one. Ah Ha Baxter

Could someone Please tell Brielle

That opening all the presents under the tree on Dec 1

Will get a gate around the tree.

That your cute little pink stool you carry everywhere to get into everything, could be gone when you wake up from your nap.

To quit asking where dad is every second. That he is just at work and will be home soon.

To not jump on my bed anymore after I just made it. Singing no more Monkeys jumping on the bed.

That the neighbors stable is not her playhouse.

That being cute only gets you off the hook 99.9% of the time.

That being naughty will get you a early nap.

Brielle I love you could you please just slow down long enough for me to catch up.

Baxter's early end to the Football Season

Baxter Hurt his knee the other day at practice. It has slowly gotten worse and worse. So after the 2ND time him calling me to come get him from school, I took him in to the orthopaedics specialist. Little did I know his knee was broken. He broke his patella. Part of his bone broke off his knee cap. Poor kid. The doctor looked at him and said how could you not know it was broken, That is one of the most painful breaks. He said what a tuff kid. He needs to stay off of it for 6 weeks. It does not need a cast but this awesome brace so he can not move it.That means his Christmas tournament he was playing this weekend in St. George he will not be a part of it. He did a awesome job this year and we are way proud of him. Goodbye Football until next year.

Can you see what I see

12. Loads of laundry washing

11. Barney's DVDs playing with a quiet brielle

10. Months and Jason is back to work

9. Christmas songs a playing

8. More hours until Family pictures

7. More days and Baxter's football will be over!

6. Stocking hanging

5. Beds made

4. Christmas Trees

3. Boys at School

2. Box's to UN pack

1. Very quiet day, With a long a waited nap.

Thanksgiving

We had a fun Thanksgiving. We loved hanging out with all our family and getting way stuffed.

Brielle all ready to eat

Grandma and Grandpa Baker

Ben and Jill

Bridger stayed in the tree all the day

Baxter and Brenda getting all tangled up.

Thankful

A new Home a new job and a new life. Well we are moved and getting settled. A lot of long days and nights and a few tears. I would love to thank all the Family that has come down to help. Also the wonderful people in our ward and here in Logandale. We have had so much help. Every time I open the door there more people to help and have dinner. I can't believe how nice people are. We are looking forward to a great Thanksgiving up in Utah with Jason's Family. Jason returns to work on Monday 10 months latter. I don't know if he will ever return to the floor as a Fireman. We hope and pray that he does. But for now he will be in a 9-5 office job for a while. With the Fire department. Life will start to get back to normal a little. I'm looking forward to putting up my Christmas this weekend. I always have it up way before Thanksgiving so I'm feeling a little behind. Luckily the missionary were here yesterday and got a jump start on our Christmas lights. I'm just so thankful for the good people that have helped us. I can't believe it's almost Dec. And I have not done a thankful post. I'm so thankful for my Children and My wonderful husband. And for all the great blessing that we have received lately in so many ways.

Exhausted

We are moving on

This is a post that has way to much tmi. So if you don't want to know then don't read on. Well it has come to the point of moving on. Most know that Jason has been off work for 9 months now with a few more months to go. We have been living off Workman's comp. And burning his vacation and sick time, which is about to run out. As he has a appointment with his chief today to beg for more time. His wage right now is half of what he was bringing home before. Just a little stress. It has forced us to short sale are home. We had a great offer on it. We were really hoping it would go through. Because it would allow us to still stay. But fate would have it, The bank would not take it. Our options seem to be about gone with keeping our home, Not A lot we could do about it. We have felt like we have done everything we could to stay. So here we go the move begins and hopefully we will get everything moved in the next week or two. A little stress Jason still can only lift 5 pounds and needs to be down a lot. So here we are always wanting to do everything by are self's and will not be able to. It hard to ask for help. But I know that's why there so many good people Around us and it will all be OK. The good news is we have a place right up the street. A guy in our ward owns and it is brand new and he is going to let us rent it. The only problem is it is half of the size of our home we have now. So time for a big yard sale. This is not a pity us post. But to let all know what is going on. We know that everything will be OK. We have and love each other and that is what is most important.

It just not a Party until someone goes to the ER

Boston this morning with his eye swollen shut.

Tonight we were at one of are friends sons 16 year old Birthday party. They had this cool Human hamster ball. Boston was in it. He and another boy heads hit hard. Boston ended up with a bunch of stitch's. Poor kid. And the other kid ended up with a huge bumb on his head. Jason was so proud his first kid with stitch's.

I think Bostons shirt should say this isn't my lucky shirt. Boy did he pick a good shirt for today. Poor kid.

Family History I am doing it.

Well I have had this urge or push to start our family history. I had some people in our ward come over and teach us how to do it. It has been so fun and exciting. The first night I was able to find a huge amount of temple work that needed to be done. I have a good friend that died a few years back. I have felt strongly for some time I've needed to do her work for her. I found her name and after none of her family was able to do it. Me and Jason headed to the temple. We were able to take 4 of my great grandparents and 1 of my great great grandparents threw. We started in with the baptism and went all the way threw and finished with the sealings all in one day. That means my friends work is done and also my grandparents. What a great feeling it was. And a great day in the temple. I look forward to doing the rest of the work. I know that it will take awhile. For I have heard that Family History is never done. I can not believe how easy it was to find the names. If anyone would like a lesson I would love to give it to you. I'm still learning myself but I can get you started.

Pomegranates

Look Mom I found one!

Look Mom I emptied my bag!

We had a blast last night picking pomegranates with our friends.

The guys

I gave Jason the camera, to occupy him, but I had to take it away he was getting nothing but back shots.

The Gang

Maybe if I give him a big hug. He will give me more.

Yes it worked.

Now if they were just all juiced and all the jam was made. We will leave that for tomorrow.