Jason is 40 today!

Happy Birthday to Jason...he has been working all day (6am-7:30pm) and the kiddos have been waiting all day for him to come home to show him the birthday cake they made for him. They chose and made a marbled cake with chocolate icing. JJ has continued to sing Happy Birthday as he ate the icing off of his cake. Josie loved it and ate 2 pieces.

Jason, we love you and we are very grateful for all you do for us. You have many traits and talents that I hope the kids pick up on as they grow and learn. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My arm moves too much when I use my phone to take photos...sorry it is so blurry!

Count down to Freeman Family Reunion

The count down is on for the Freeman Family Reunion. I am working on our costumes and Jason is getting the van ready for the trip. Jason and Uncle Ray fixed the brakes on the van last Saturday, so there is no more noise as we drive around town! So happy there wasn't a bigger problem, we were expecting it to be the wheel bearings. Yippee!! Thank you for the trip you made, Uncle Ray and Aunt Diana...we appreciate your time for us and all the help. While they were here, they visited the temple and Aunt Diana began to make her costumes for the trek and I was able to sew most of my 2nd one. I still need to get Jason's started as well and JJ's pants. The possibles bags are 1/2 done at this point.

We are just enjoying everyday life and the kiddos are outside in the water all the time.

We have enjoyed some time with the Norr family recently...Scott graduated High School and Seminary!!! Good job, Scott. Michelle and Samantha have completed their recitals as well. I really enjoy the dance and piano concerts!

"She not modest"

Josie taught our neighbor a new word the other day. She was playing with his 2 daughters and showed him a doll without clothes. Josie said, "Nick, she not modest." Nick looked at his wife and mouthed, "what is modest?" She explained that modesty is when you are covered with clothes. Good job, Josie, our big missionary girl!

Happy Memorial Day

It has been a great weekend! Saturday we visited with a lot of friends and family at a memorial service in Basin City. Yesterday we were lazy and spent the day with Uncle Ray's family. Today, we went to a Ward breakfast and were fortunate to hear the Star Spangled Banner by a professional trumpet player/police officer. We are about to head to Grandma and Grandpa's house for another barbeque and to catch up with all they accomplished in CA with Grandma Santos.

No news is good news?

Well, we haven't heard anything from DSHS yet about our Foster Care license...that probably means the fingerprint background checks have not been returned yet. We keep an eye on the mailbox and continue to wait impatiently.

We had a busy day today. The kiddos went to the park with our friend Danielle. They took their scooters and played while I went to Wal-Mart by myself. Then, we ran to Jason's work to pick up the check stub...we saw 3 of the USF trucks, one of which was Jason and we followed him for a few minutes. JJ fell asleep on the way home. Josie was in a hurry to get home because our neighbor Bella was waiting for her to play.

After naps and lunch, we went to the Children's Museum to play. Josie loves the princess dress-ups they have there and JJ enjoys driving the school bus, ambulances and fire trucks. It was an eventful day and we are so glad we are home in bed now.

Do I still blog?

I don't remember how long it has been since I have sat down to write. We really haven't been doing too much lately because we are all coughing and feverish. We are getting a lot of family time at home though. (Jason was even home from work one day and 1/2 when his boss sent him home early.)

Our part is over!

Woo Hoo!!! Our part of the licensing for Foster/Adopt is over! The knots in my back and shoulders can go away now! Our new licensor is Trish and she spent 2 hours with me today. The home inspection passed all the requirements and we did another huge questionaire. We are just waiting for the back ground check to be turned into Trish. (that could take months) When she gets that report, we will be receiving calls from social workers to place children in our home. Oh, we will be licensed for 5 children...our 2 and three more that are 0-3 years old.