We are alive!

Hello to all you who read our blog! (All 5 of you!) Just a quick note to let you all know that we are alive and I promise there are some fun things we did this summer to blog about but I haven't had a second to do it! Busy, busy, busy! I promise something good in the near future and hopefully before school starts because than you really won't hear from us! We hope everyone is doing well and having a great summer!

Happy Birthday Braxton

Today is my nephew Braxton's birthday! So Happy Birthday Braxton Boy! We miss you so much! Hope you have lots of fun! Wish we were with there with you. Love you buddy!

Poor little Jasper...

Two weeks ago Jasper & his friend Tilly got hit by a car. It was awful. We saw the whole thing happen. We were unloading groceries and chatting with our neighbors for a minute while the dogs were playing on the porch. Just as a car came around the corner we saw the dogs chase each other out in the parking lot and right in front of the car. It happened so fast. Jasper went under the front wheel of the car and rolled under before flipping out the back. Tilley luckily didn't go under. We took them both to the Emergency Animal Hostpital in St. George. Tilley was limping but her x-rays were good and she was ok! Poor little Jasper though...he sure took a beating. His front left leg was broken and he has staples in his back leg. He was covered in road rash and there were quite a few gashes under his belly and legs. He had to spend the night in the hospital hooked up to IV's and moniters. It was the saddest thing ever. We are so happy that he is alive though! And he is healing so well. Within a week he was walking on his own again and now we can't keep him still! He is so ready to be better and out playing. But he still has 4 weeks in his cast so he will have to have patience. He is getting lots of loves and treats though so he can't be that bad! My mom came and stayed with us for the first few days to help out. He couldn't get up, sit up, or walk on his own. Everytime he had to go to the bathroom, he'd whine really loud and we'd have to carry him outside and help him stand. He was miserable. Cooper sent him some pictures he painted and home made doggie bones to make him feel better...and it worked! Here are some pictures of the little man from the last few weeks.

Jasper with ice packs and an IV...so sad

The day we brought him home.

Kissing my nose

He couldn't life his head well the first few days so we had to feed him by hand.

About to chow down on a home made dog treat
His package of love from Cooper
Jasper with his tin of treats and a picture Cooper painted for him
Mmm....
Grandma & Jasper...at his check up a few days after the accident.

Christmas Pictures

We spent Christmas morning at my house with the family. Everyone was there except Holly, Dave, Austin & Braxton who we missed very, very much!!! Cambree is getting so big and this is the first Christmas she really understood what was going on. She was such a big helper when it came to pulling the wrapping paper off! She definatly got the mother load but she is a good little girl and deserved it all! I sure love my family and can't wait to go home and see them again.

Opening my "special" present from Holly & Dave. It was a kinetic energy machine! Seriously! Holly made it in school. It was my favorite!

Mi papa!
Mi Mama! Cole made that pitcher in ceramics. He's really good.

Everytime someone would open a present, Cambree would clap! So cute!

Jasper & Ruger playing! They are die hards!

Chad & Anna

Derek, Christie & Cameron

Grandpa & Cambree Lynn

Andrew, Christie, Derek, Cameron, Cole, Chad, Anna, Mom...Just after we all woke up!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Jamie Cole!

Yup! I know this is really late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cole! He is a big boy now at 25! We opened his birthday presents on Christmas Eve with his family so if it looks like Christmas...it pretty much was. Here are a few pictures from that night. My favorite present was the one Savanah gave him. She colored him the prettiest picture of a colorful carwash! It's not Utah...it's a carwash! She is such a sweetie!

Papa Jim & Macy

Jasper waiting for a treat
Me & Macy Jane

Savanah, I & Auntie Ruth

The colorful carwash!