Christmas 2014

We spent Christmas Eve with the Graham side of the family.  On Christmas we went to Amy's parents and then came home after lunch and the boys opened their presents.  Jeremy and I cut back drastically this year.  the boys still had a wonderful Christmas!!!!  Paying cash for Christmas is so nice.  We won't have to watch for those lovely bills in January.  Jeremy and I were very Thankful for everyone that buys our boys gifts. And our gifts too.  We are always so glad to see Christmas go!!!  As Jeremy says he doesn't hate Christmas just hate how commercialized it has become.    Our funny for Christmas was we got a new tv.  So Jeremy hauled it home in his Grandpa Bus old chevette.  it old him the tv is worth more than the car!!!!  



Jeremy's funny quote's for the day.

 I wish Christmas would come like leap year ....

Joey says "Dad will you open up the new tractor Adam got me"  Jeremy said well how about just push it around in he box then it will stay nice!!!!

Joey's 5th Birthday!!!!

Joey turned 5 on December 14.  Of course we had a party planned for Dec. 13 and I was terrible sick.  So as it seems to always happen we had to postpone Joey's birthday. So for Joey's real birthday we went to watch Jacob in the Church Christmas Program and then came home and spent all day playing with his toys.  Jeremy made Joey a cake for his real birthday.  Nothing fancy but Joey was glad to have a cake.  We ended up having his party on the following Wed. night.  He had so much fun and the best gift  he received was Jeremy made his REAL birthday cake to.  He did a very good job on decorating.  Joey had lots of fun turning 5!!!!

our niece Mady.

My brothers step daughter Mady found she has a cancer spot behind here knee.  They are also going to do a biopsy on her lungs as they found a few spots on them.  She is 15 years old and was LOVING being in high school.  She had just started cheerleading for the basketball team this year...  We are hoping for the best.

Justin illness.

Justin woke up one night not able to breathe.  He was taken to the ER, where they though he had an ear infection.  So we came at 3am and then the next morning he woke up struggling again.  So we went to the pediatrician.  They gave he some steroids and he was soo much better.  The next morning he woke up breathing very bad.  We called the pediatrician and she said get him to the closest ER.  After Justin quit breathing in the ER.  They decided we should go elsewhere.  So we ended up at blank.  Justin and I rode in the ambulance.  Once we got there we spend a few hours in the ER.  They gave him breathing treatments and more steroids.  Well he did good for the couple hours but then started going down hill.  So we were admitted to the hospital on the Peds floor.  So very early the next morning he was becoming very wore out not able to breathe.  They moves him to the peds ICU.  Once we arrived there.  He quit breathing again.  After he was stable they looked down his throat to check for blockages and the started him on Helium and oxygen.   That help for awhile.  Jeremy and I thought Justin was getting better.  He was all of sudden working way to hard to breathe.  So then we all of sudden had about 15 people in his room and they were going to put him on the ventilator.  When they put him on the vent they check  down his throat again.  He airway was swelling such due to an infection.  They told us he  has tracheaitis ( which is a very freak thing to get), that was causing all the problems.  After 5 days on the vent they did another scoop down his throat and everything looked much better.  So they started weaning him off the vent.  They told us this  could take anywhere from 2-8 days.  Well not with Justin he was off in 4 hours.  He was completely off oxygen in less than 24 hours.  Thanksgiving morning the Dr.s came in and said if you feel comfortable taking him home he can go.  He just need to rest and he will do that better at home!!  I will have to say I have seen all 3 of my kids on a vent, but seeing Justin on it was the hardest.  Very hard to watch your child lay there for 5 days and not move or talk.  We are very thankful he is all better.  We have been told by the PICU Dr.'s and our pediatricians that we are very lucky to have Justin.  They said things could have easily ended up differently. 

at least we tried!!!

So we always try to take a pictures with Grand Kathryn.  It never fails the boys like to take silly pictures...    I guess we can always look at them and remember all the fun times we had!

Justin's 4th birthday!!!

Justin was soo excited about his birthday this year!!!!  On his Birthday he spent the day at home.  He has to help us work calves.  Which he told Jeremy CHUCKE CHEESE would be more fun!!!  Justin love the Teenage mutant ninja turtles.  So had a fun turtle cake and received so many nice gifts.  Of course we had to take our annual picture of Joey, Wyatt and Justin all being the same age!!!  They are all the best of friends!!! 

Jacob turned 10!!!

I kind of had a hard time with Jacob turning 10.  I just don't know where time has gone.  He is growing up so fast.  I still can't believe what a MIRACLE he really is!!!  He had a wonderful 10 th birthday.  We had a family Birthday party at my parents farm on the day before.  His friend Trenton came and hung out to.  We had lots of food, cake, and many laughs.  Then that night he received a phone call from his great great Uncle Bob Novak.  It was very neat that he called and talk to Jacob and Jeremy for a very long time.  Jacob and I have never met him, so we think it is pretty neat that he called to tell Jacob Happy Birthday.  Jacob really enjoyed talking to him.  On Jacob's Birthday he had to go to school.  Joey, Justin and I surprised him with his favorite lunch from Rumors- Breaded Loin(no bun), cheeseballs and XL Ice Tea.  Then that afternoon Justin and I surprised him by walking with his class to the ice cream shop and buying everyone an Ice Cream Cone.  He somehow lucked out and Jeremy came home before Jacob had to go back to football practice.  He opened his presents up and then had football for 2 hours.  At the end of practice we surprised him and teammates with pizza!!  Even though Jacob can get on my nerves.  He helps me so much with the little ones. He always makes me laugh.  He loved his new Case IH bag, his new TV, new Table, and new cowboy boots from Jeremy and I .  He got many other nice presents.  I will have to say his favorite part was taking his "CASH" to the bank!!!