Happy Birthday Jaxon!

Happy Birthday Jaxon! I can't believe Jaxon is 5. Time goes by so fast. Jaxon is such a fun kid and always has been. He has definately got a stubborn bone in his body, but that makes him him. He is always making us laugh. We are so blessed to have him a part of our family....
For his birthday he wanted to have a sleepover party. He has been planning this party for months. We did it the weekend before his birthday. He invited some of his cousins (Kip, Sier, Braxton and Nicole). His brother and sisters and both sets of grandparents. All the kids slept over and the grandparents came for pizza, cake, ice cream and movies, then they went and slept in their own beds. We woke up and had doughnuts and chocolate milk for breakfast. It was a great time.

On his actual birthday he started out the day with opening presents having his choice of breakfast (frenchtoast). He then went to school taking oreo's and suckers to share with his class. We went to dinner at Rock Creek Pizza. He told me he wanted to got to little ceasers for dinner, but that he wanted to eat inside. I told him you can't and so he settled for Rock Creek :) We went to the boat show after that. Grandpa Kane and Grandma Gin came with us to dinner and to the boat show. He said he had a great birthday! We love you Jaxon.

Basketball Season

This is Makade's second year playing basketball. He is having a great time.. He is getting a little more aggressive and that is helping him a lot. If you can't tell he is number 5 on the white team.

Lets Go!

Brooklyn is such a fun little girl. She is always wanting to go out side. When she gets up in the morning she heads straight for the coat closet and gets a hat, any hat, and her jacket. She has to put the hat on by her self. She is ready to go!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

We had such a great Christmas. Every year we go to Grandma and Grandpa Bearden's house for Christmas Eve Dinner and a little party. We are lucky enough to have our own personal Santa that comes to visit the kids every year. We had such a great time. We ate dinner, exchanged gifts and did a white elephant game. After that we came home and let the kids open their new Christmas P.J's. Grandma Gin, Grandpa Kane, and Bailee came out to hang out a little that night. Christmas morning the kids were so much fun.. They woke up at about 7:30. Well, let me tell you what really happened. I woke up at about 2:00 to get Brooklyn a bottle and I could hear something upstairs. I go up so see and it is Makade. When he saw me he said "Hey mom, a rip-stick G". He was sitting up there watching TV and holding his rip-stick G. I sent him back to bed and then we all got up at 7:30. They all came running in so excited except Brooklyn. She didn't get it. They all loved everything they got. Their main gifts from Santa were Makade his rip-stick G. Jaxon a snowboard. Alex a baby, barbies and a barbie van. Brooklyn a baby and stroller. Craig and I surprised them with a new real 4-wheeler. They were so excited. They love riding it. Makade told one of his friends "I am really good at driving it, I have only tipped it over one time". This is true, but his friend didn't think of it as a positive thing. He wouldn't ride the 4-wheeler.... Christmas morning we always do a big breakfast with the Bearden family. This year it was at our house. It was a great time. With the big snow storm everyone got stuck at our house. I think everyone ended up having to be pulled out to leave.
We all usually meet up at my mom's that evening, but because of the snow my brothers didn't make it, we missed seeing them and their families. We had a great Christmas and hope you all did too.

Christmas Cards?!?!

Okay, so I really meant to send out a Christmas Card this year. Thank you to all of you that sent us a card. We loved them.
I will give you a quick little update on all of us, since we didn't do the card thing. Next year.....

Craig: Craig is doing good. His company is doing good. He is serving as second counselor in the Elders Quarm Presidency and is enjoying that.

Jera: I am doing good. I have good days and bad days with my health, but it could always be worse. I am still at home with the kids and loving it. I am serving as the second counselor in the Young Women's Presidency. I love it. I was in the primary presidency right before, so I was a little nervous for the change. It has been great though.

Makade: Makade is six and a half. He is in first grade. He loves going to school. He is quit a social little butterfly. He is playing basketball right now and is really enjoying that.

Jaxon: Jaxon is four, he will be five in February. He is in the 4 year old preschool. He is excited to start kindergarten next year. He is a fun little boy. He love playing with his brother and sister.

Alex: Alex is three. She is such a little girl. She loves shoes, lipstick, getting her hair done, jewelry. Any girly thing. She is in dance and loves that.

Brooklyn: Brooklyn is 17 months. Yes, one more month until nursery...... She is such a good little baby. She is so fun. She loves playing with her sister and brothers.

We hope you all have had a good year and a Merry Christmas!

A Little Scare

I will try to give the short version.
Saturday night at about midnight Bailee calls me and says "something is wrong with mom, her eyes are crossed". I had her put mom on the phone and sure enough I could tell she was starting to have a stroke. Kane had taken a sleeping pill, so he was no good that night. I stayed on the phone with mom while Craig drove down and got her. He and Bailee took her to the E.R. at Jordan Valley, they called mom's doctor. Her doctor wanted her to come to the University of Utah hospital, so they could monitor her there. They have done a lot of tests and we are hoping she will be coming home today. She is doing good now, but that sure was a scare.

Christmas Dance Recital

We started Alex in dance in August and they just had their first recital. It was so cute. They had all the kids wear their P.J.'s. Alex did such a good job. At the end Craig gave her flowers. She thought that was great!