I found some more pictures of Christmas.

Pictures of Christmas eve and Christmas morning. 12/08

The kids waiting on the stairs to see what Santa brought them.

 

We didn't take to many picture on Christmas morning it got so crazy we forgot.....whoops!

Christmas eve at Grandma and Papa Stringham's 12/23/08

Craig and Grant with their Christmas present from Grandma and Papa
 

                                                  The Shepard's.

                                                                        Grandpa Virgil Grant

         Grandpa Jack and Grandma Marion

Hello, for those of you who have been wondering, yes we are still alive and doing fine, we have had a crazy month. Christmas was wonderful. The kids got spoiled like normal. We went to St George for New Years and had a great time. Our baby turned 2. He is getting so big.
Mike went out of town on the 18th of January for a few weeks to Vegas with work. Before he left I surprised him with a night out. Mom and Dad Stringham watched the kids for us. When Mike got home he told me he fainted in Vegas. He says it's because he got out of the hot tub and his body cooled off too fast. I was not happy he waited until he got home to tell me. It really worried me. I guess that is why he waited to tell me. He hit the bathroom stall and really gashed his back . We made him a doctor's appointment mainly to make me feel better.
We took Grant to the doctors because we thought he might have diabetes, because he drinks and pees a lot. The kids and I got to take a field trip to the U of U last Friday. We had lunch in the cafeteria at the U. We had to wait for the results to come back on Grants blood and urine it was an eventful day. It all came back good, but we are still trying to figure out what is up. Why we where there the Doctor could only find one of his testicles, I am sure you all want to know that, but come to find out not just for the obvious reasons but if we don't have it taken care of his chances for testicle cancer increases. I didn't know that. We are having to keep track of how often he pees and drinks and take him and the log back into the doctors on the 23rd of February to look at both issues . I have been busy planning our ward adult party in March. I think it will be fun we are going to have a fiesta night with a pinata, a couple in our ward salsas (dances) so they are going to be the entertainment and for dinner...a taco bar. Grant also went snow shoeing and rock climbing with his school class last month, there is a group called Splore that works with special need kids and they picked a few schools to work with and Grant's school was one of them. He loved it. I was worried about him doing it, but Mike said I need to let him branch out a little.
I was able to go have a girls day with my Friend Stephanie after two weeks with 4 kids and only going to Arctic Circle and the store. I needed a girls outing with an adult. We had a great time. Mike watched the kids. It was very sweet of him. Mike had been working on the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and was able to bring home some of the marble rock they used to build it. The kids thought it was cool. It was Nags (Stringham) birthday on the 2 of February and it is Brittney birthday on the 8th. Happy late and early birthday. Well that is it narrowed down as much as I could. I won't wait so long next time. I'll put some pictures up from our Christmas and New Years and other fun stuff from the last month Love ya Janie

Aunt Brittney and Aiden came to visit the weekend of Craig's Birthday.

Two guys enjoying their fries.

Aiden enjoying his spaghetti!!

Brittney and Aiden watching the kids sled.

The kids out sledding in the front yard. Grant, Brookie, Brinlee, Craig, Daddy and Rylee

Stringham's family dinner and Craig's Birthday dinner

1/11/09

Craig got a pig for his birthday and Brookie had fun turning the box into a cow and a barn.

1/09/09

Craig's Birthday dinner. 1/08/09

Grandma, Papa, Aunt Brittney, Aiden and Jessica came. Jess got sick and

they had to leave a little early. We wont mention she left her mark in the drive way.

The kids house they built or tower very creative.



Playing at papa and grandma Neve's

                                                                    Craig helping Grandma with daddy's quilt.

Hanging out at Johnny and Sarah's New Years weekend

                                                                                                     Nice face Johnny!!!

Braxton helping a brother out by keeping his nose clean. Kylie enjoying her popcorn