Fun times at the playground!

Christmas Letter 2010

Dear Family and Friends,

Jason began working for MSA at Hanford in June and went full time in August. Jason and I found AdvoCare in March and became distributors for their nutritional supplements. We are currently packing up to move our family a few miles away into a larger home because our family grew again in September when my 18 year old cousin, Sierra Johansson, moved in with us. She is registered for CBC Winter of 2011 and her goal is to become a veterinarian.

Josie Ruth (5) is attending Pre-School and loves it! She is usually carrying around a pencil and paper pretending to be a social worker. Josie loves to sing and dance for us.

Jaycey Paige (4) loves to be the mom when playing and carries armloads of dolls and toys with her everywhere. We are anxiously awaiting court on January 10th so she and Jake can become legally free and the adoption process can begin.

J.J. (4, aka Jason Joseph, Jr.) won't let me forget the periods for his initials. He is becoming a true boy and takes pride in how sneaky he can be. His favorite is still when he got out of bed to paint the house with Jake. He is a super hero that rides a "super charger lawn mower" around the house!

Jake Aleksander is 2. He love cars and trucks. Jake is our dancing machine! He dances to every tune he hears.

Christmas is our time to celebrate the birth of our Savior. We look forward to 2011 and the many possibilities in store for us and you!

With Love, The Jason Freeman Family

January went too fast

We spent last month syringe feeding Cameron, drawing blood on Page and Drake, and driving daddy to work.

Results are that Drake has no food allergies at all. This is such a good thing because his food cost more that the rest of the family's.

Cameron is doing overnight visits with grandma and Mikey. It was so fun to see his excitement when he came home yesterday afternoon. We are happy to have him back for the week.

Too busy!

Christmas Eve was fantastic! We loved the food, Santa and the company! The kids loved opening their gifts, pajamas and slippers from mom and dad, nice toys and Sunday clothes from Uncle Jerry and Aunt Cindy's family.

JJ got Lightning McQueen pajamas and slippers, he started to dance and sing holding them up in they air!

Josie, JJ and Paige had a table all to themselves.

Cameron was the only one who sat on Santa's lap...he got the most presents in the morning!
Just kidding, JJ did!

It is New Year's Eve and we are home from the hospital with Cameron! What a snow storm! It snowed the whole way there on Tuesday night and the whole way home today! He is back to normal, except with arm restraints on to keep fingers out of the stitches. I hope to get photos soon!

Thanksgiving

We had so much fun at grandma and grandpa's house for the Thanksgiving weekend! I didn't get any photos, but there was lots of family and food...isn't that what the holiday is all about? We are happy to have our missionary nephew/cousin, Aaron, home from the Philippines...he was at the airport at 6pm Thanksgiving night (3 hours early).

I am thankful for our houseful of children, our home, our transportation, our food, our clothes and the love of others who are taking care of our family that grew by 2s.

Too many goings ons...

We've had a few weeks to calm down and find a daily schedule that worked for us. The kiddos have been doing great together and I enjoy watching them while they are playing. Their imaginations are amazing. This was hair do day...each of them were doing the hair in front of the other, including the bear!

Who doesn't love a good soak in the tub?

Aunt Julie has been busy sewing Christmas clothes for the kids...Thank you so much for their beautiful clothing!

Some of the biggest news is that last Tuesday, JJ's birthday, November 17th, Paige and Drake joined our family. We don't know a lot about them as of yet...we have found them to be very affectionate and they are very ticklish. Drake has some food allergies that we don't know at this time...he is on an elimination diet and rice and corn are all that he can eat right now.

Here are all 6 kiddos:

JJ had a great time at the Children's museum with family and friends for his birthday! Thank you to all who came and played with us!

Interesting story about JJ's party day...He woke up because he threw up in his bed....we went to Costco to get his cake and he threw up there....poor kid, he was so sick the day we had his party!

It's birthday time around here!

Josie turned 4 September 17th and Mikey is now 3 years old. Thank you to grandma and grandpa Freeman for hosting Mikey's party! It was a lot of fun to see our family that was close by! Josie is still waiting for her big present! She is getting a daddy and daughter date to the movie theater...we are looking for a movie that she would like to see. Mikey received lots of noisy toys and some much needed clothing. I hope to get my computer and my printer on the same page soon...can't seem to find the disk I need to get the printer up and running so I can post the photos...not much else is going on. JJ will be having a big blow out of a party in November when he turns 3...hope to see a lot of you there!

We are still alive...

As you can see, we have been busy this summer and I haven't blogged for ever! Here are some favorite photos of Yellowstone, the family reunion, and our new foster kiddos...Mikey and Cameron. We are travelling to Yakima every Friday for Cameron's doctor appointments until he has the surgery for his cleft lip. We are also playing really hard outside everyday and time is flying by...where did the summer go? I personally am not looking forward to my favorite time of year, autumn. I don't want summer to be over yet, we are having too much fun!

Photos of trip to WY

JJ's cousin Lily is sharing a drink with him. We were able to spend some time with Jared and his girls. (all 5 of them)Uncle Jared in his Sheriff's uniform with Kayley, Hannah, Emma, Lily, Josie and JJ.

This is at Mesa Falls.

Here we are at Independance Rock in WY...We started to meet family for the reunion here before we began at Martin's Cove...More photos later.



Pig chores with my cousin Kelly and his family. JJ loved the piggies and won't stop talking about how much he loves them.

We're home!

We've made it home, now the fun begins as we clean out the van and clean up ourselves from all the camping.

A few quick highlights: The TREK!!! We had a great time at the Martin's Cove and the Willie Company sites in Wyoming. I have never had a connection to the pioneers that came in wagons and on foot in the 1800's before, now I really appreciate who they are and what they did for the church's beginnings in SLC. I am also so happy to know the stories of Jason's ancestors that were a part of the Willie Co. It is exciting to have that rich heritage for my children to grow up with.

We had a great time visiting with family...Jared and Rachel and the girls in Idaho, Uncle Leif and Aunt Dianne with their family in WY and all 170+ that attended the Freeman Family Reunion. I feel like I am finally getting to know some of Jason's extended family. I hope to get some pictures developed tomorrow so I can post more.

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.

Easter

Easter seemed to come really fast...it was just Christmas the other day. We attended the Ward's Easter party the Primary put on. It was a lot of fun. It is obvious that Josie and JJ had a great time.

A neighbor gave us a bike for Josie that her daughter had outgrown. I was really excited because the Easter Bunny could give a huge gift this year. As Jason and I discussed JJ not having a gift yet, I thought it would be great not having to buy 2. Well, the Easter Bunny was coming on Saturday morning and the gift was not purchased yet...I was ready to jump in the van and run to Wal-Mart for either a bike or scooter for JJ. Jason wanted to come with so we got a babysitter. While shopping I was talked into 2 scooters...instead of just one bike. We got home and to make the story really short...Josie and JJ saw them in the back of the van Friday evening and the surprise was ruined!

Eagle Scouts

We were honored to attend the ceremony as Andrew and Scott received their Eagle Scout Awards.

Count down to Home Study...

Irma will be here to inspect our home on Thursday. I had these grand plans of my schedule working out perfectly and the house being completly ready when she arrives, but Josie and JJ have had other ideas. It seems that I am just following behind Josie and JJ as they destroy what little had been cleaned up before they got there. They have even found the garage and our food storage has been a great place to find something to occupy their over energetic minds and bodies.