Christmas Day 2008!

For Christmas this year Jason and I got the boys two little kitties!

They are sisters and they are 6 weeks old.  

This is Bella under the tree!

This is Dottie on her new blankie!

Brock has finally gotten his first pet!

Laura has finally gotten the twin girls she has been waiting for!

I hope you all had a Wonderful Christmas!  This year I am so grateful for my family and our good health.  My 9 year old niece was diagnosed with bone cancer last week and it has forced me to reflect on the truly important things in this life!  Our families mean everything!  I am so grateful to be a member of the true Church of Jesus Christ and for the knowledge that I have of my Savior.  My heart is overcome with gratitude for Him, for his ultimate sacrifice for us so that we can live again with him, and with our families forever!  

Christmas Eve 2008!

Well Christmas Eve was a blast as you can see!  Ryder is the ghost of Christmas past.....i guess?!

We had the Kelly crew and the Elders over for dinner!  

I made everyone their own  "toastie scarf"!  You heat it in the microwave and it stays warm for a long time.  They were a hit with everyone!

The Elders showing off their new scarfs!

Jason and Brock having a bonding moment!

Let it SNOW let it SNOW let it SNOW!!!

This was taken last Sunday on Dec. 14th.  We were sitting watching t.v. when we saw a family of deer eating our grass.  I couldn't believe they had gotten SO close to the house.  They must have been really hungry!  Usually when they are in our yard and they see us move through the house they run away.  However, when I got up to grab my camera, they just froze and kept eating.  

This was taken this morning Dec. 18th.  All schools closed down today and last I checked we may have broken the 1952 record of the most snowfall in a 24 hour period here in Spokane.  I think we have had 22 inches and counting.  

This is what I saw when I opened our garage door this morning!

We have 1 mile of road in our subdivision from the front gate all the way to our house.  Jason, who is extremely sick today, has been out plowing our roads and neighbors for hours now!!  What a day!!!  

Happy Birthday Jeannie!

Happy Birthday to the Worlds Greatest Mother-in-law and Grandmother!

Jeannie is one of the most gracious and generous people I have ever known.  When I married Jason I hit the jack pot for Mother-in-laws!  I have to admit that I didn't fully understand that almost 12 years ago, but through the years as I have "grown up", I have come to realize how truly important you have been in my life.

Jeannie has taken our family on two cruises over the last few years.  This is Jeannie and Brock on our cruise last December 2007!

This has always been one of my FAVORITE pictures of Jeannie! (sorry about the scanned copy!)  This was taken just minutes after Zackary was born.  I can honestly say she was equally as excited over the births of all of my children as I was!  She justs glows in this picture and you can see the the love in her eyes.  

Jeannie was there for me when I had all four of my boys.  She was actually in the room with us when I had Zackary and was able to be apart of that special experience.  It was always such a blessing to have her help and she would always stay at least a week and take care of everything!

When Jason and I lived in Vegas we would take the kids on trips to Legoland and Disneyland every year.  These are some of my favorite memories as Jeannie and Gordon would always meet up with us for a really FUN time!

This picture is of Gordon and Jeannie at one of our trips to Disneyland.

This is a birthday picture especially for you Grandma from Parker!

He is Harry Potter(of course) and you and he are picking the flower together!  He told me he colored lots of hearts because he loves you very much!

I hope you have a Fabulous Day, you deserve it! Lots of Love, Laura

Papa Jongewards Visit!

Papa Jongeward flew up last week for a visit and the boys have loved every minute with him!  On Sunday he brought out a bag full of presents from him and Grandma and Carrie!  Thanks you guys so much for the awesome gifts!  The boys especially like the blankets!  

The boys with their new hats, sweat shirts & blankets!

Zack and his new cozy blanket!

Monday night we took a trip to the mall with Papa and went to see SANTA!  Ryder wouldn't sit with Santa for another year, so it turned into a Family picture once again.  

December 4th, Another Crazy Day!

Well this picture should explain ALOT!  The whole potty training thing is quite time consuming!  The game boy was incentive and it definitely works!

This was the sunset tonight and I just had to take a picture!

Parker finally convinced his Dad to build him a puppet theater!  Can anybody guess what Parker wants for Christmas?  He is going to be our performing arts major!  

Thanksgiving 2008!

Thanksgiving 2008!

We had the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving Day, it was so Beautiful!

My Dad flew up from Utah to be with us!

Our good friends the Hubbard's joined us last year and again this year as they are definitely adopted family!  

Sisters!

Well I hope all of you had a Wonderful Thanksgiving!  This year we were the hosts and really had fun hanging out with everybody.   My Dad, the Kory Kelly family, the Kerry Kelly family and the Hubbard's all joined us!  I am so thankful for so many things this year and feel especially grateful for amazing family and friends.  Love you all!