That is about it with us, Dallas is just getting so big (he is trying to walk), Kassie is trying to get her student teaching done (four more weeks) and Cam has applied to a few positions that have opened up at Etrade so we may be moving soon.

I can finally get on here!

Wow! It's been a long time since I've been able to add a new post! Things here are going good. We are beyond busy. Brett is working long hours. His calling is also keeping him hopping. Needless to say, I'm starting to feel like a widow! Treyton has just started his High School Basketball season. Their first game is on Nov. 30. He has been working around the house, and almost has the basement bathroom finished. He and the other men in the house have been working on the laundry room as well, and have the two bedrooms framed out. Treyton and Brenlon are working hard to get it done, as they are anxious to move in down there. Now all we are waiting on is some time at home. We are gone pretty much every night of the week. Brenlon and Jayden have already played in a basketball tournament in Enterprise last Saturday. Brenlon is a starter, and he played really well. Jayden is on the B-team, and is working hard. Kindra just finished up with volleyball. The Jr. High coach put together practices and two games for the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders during the month of Oct. She really enjoyed it. Treyton just turned 15. He is studying the Oregon Drivers Manual so he can take his test to receive his Learner's Permit and start driving. That sure makes me feel old! Landon is excited for his birthday on Monday. He wants to have a Pig Party. I've been looking on the internet for all things pig! I can't believe he's almost 7. Kierra is anxious for her birthday as well, and can't wait for Christmas, "cuz I will be 5 four days after Christmas." We are planning a trip to Missouri this year, and can't wait to see everyone back there. We are also taking time to head to Nauvoo between Christmas and New Year's. The kids can't wait to go. We are hoping to see everybody sometime/somewhere on our trip!

DeLana you are right we are all always busy. Well nothing really new with us. Football Tuesday-Friday. We are still undefeated. 6-0 record. We have 2 games left. Bo and I talked in church yesterday. I got my horse back from the trainer she has 6 rides on her. I need to go ride her some more so I can turn her out. Braycen got bumped today at daycare and split his head open on the corner of a wall. He thinks it is cool told the Dr. all about it. The doctor and Chona Dick were laughing at him. He didn't get stitches just those new strips they have they find things heal better with less scarring so we will see. Bo just laughed and said it was bound to happen. The kid that bumped him feels so bad. Krista feels bad. Things happen. I don't know if I am coaching basketball. The school is being stupid about it. I don't have time to play games. I would rather save the money and time and spend it with my family. We are enjoying our house. Taedyn really misses Landon and would rather see Landon at Christmas then the Jacobsen clan. Well home all is good with everyone. Talk to you all later.

Anyone there!

I know that we have all had a lot going on in our lives, but hey, I'd like to hear about it. We discovered that we have a soccer star in our family. Mason seems to be a natural. He knows to make the ball go to the goal and to correct it's direction if it is headed the wrong way. He scored at least 1 goal in every game. He scored 4 in his 4th game and 5 in his 5th. He loves soccer and now is telling us that he wants to try basketball. Sidnee and Raven are loving their new school and especially love learning spanish. Mason loves preschool while Jaxon loves playing with his new buddy, Logan, who is the preschool teacher's son. I watch him in exchange for paying no tuition for Mason. It works out really well for me. Jaxon is always asking when he can play with Logan. Potty training is going well. We are down to less than one accident a day. I canned my first meat today. It is really easy. Today was beef. Tomorrow I tackle chicken. I am anxious to have it out of my freezer and into jars. Mason also fell down the window well about 3 weeks ago and got his first set of stitches. He now thinks that he is pretty tough!

WOW

How sweet it is to hear from everyone and especially to see how Dallas is growing. He is so cute. I appreciate the up dates guys.
Now as for Dad and I, we are the same, getting older by the moment. Last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 28, 29, and 30 Jane C. and Sheri S. and I cooked for 40 people at Birch Bay resort and I came home pooped. We made 11 different pies and cinnamon buns and donuts along with all the meals. It is fun to cook for people who appreciate it.
Now it is time to go back to work and I am ready. Your dad has a new calling and he was not excited about it. He is the new Exec. Sec. This means he has to give up his primary class and this he does not want to do. He loves his kids. I would appreciate some in put. Any ideas that you have or activities that are well received for us to make our Relief Society more interesting for our sisters would be great. I am looking for things for Sunday as well as things for Enrichment. Well please remember that we love you all and keep you in our prayers. Since we are only 2 now there is not much to write about so this is short and I don't know about the sweet. Nana

Well I swear this hasnt been up and running for a while, but since I can post now I will. Here are some recent pictures of Dallas. He is now crawling everywhere and pulling himself to a standing position on anything and everything. No words yet. But he makes noise. And yes that first picture is him at my computer.(I wasn't home). Others are just there. Kassie and I are doing fine. She is doing her student teaching this fall, which starts on Tuesday. I am waiting for the position in Seattle to open up so I can apply for that. Anyways thats about it.

Hello!

I have been the biggest slacker on this whole blog. I could never remember my password so I had to create a whole new one and it still let me on this post without losing anything. School is in full tilt and it is nice to have the girls going together. They ride their bikes and don't have to wait on anyone. Sidnee is so excited that she makes her lunch every night and bugs me at 7 am to see when she can leave. They don't leave until 7:40. She is on a new diet. She has had some erractic emotions, so the doctor said to take her off of all grains and refined sugar. She also can't have caffiene. There is a special bread that she can have called Spelt bread. I finally located a loaf at the health food store. It cost me $4.69. So I am now searching for a recipe so that I can make my own and maybe save some money. The girls are loving school and Mason can't wait to start preschool next week. 4 hours a week with just one at home. Aahh, sweet bliss. Jaxon and I have contracted Giardia. Our city water is contaminated. The doctor says that it just has to run it's course, which can be up to 25 - 30 days. All while we are trying to potty train. It doesn't work to well when the kid is extra gaseous and air is not all that comes out. he went through 13 pull ups yesterday. He has stayed in good spirits though. Mason just started soccer last saturday. He was the only one to score a goal on his team. Needless to say, his team got slaughtered. The house is very quiet with just the boys home. They play so well together. It is amazing how well they clean up after themselves when asked. When the girls get home it becomes total chaos. They have to be told repeatedly to clean up. They aren't going to have much playing or tv time if they don't get with the system. Steve and I are doing well and staying busy. It is now canning season and I have been dehydrating fruits to make nut & fruit mix. I bought 16 pounds of strawberries at .60/lb. I am trying pears and kiwis right now. I want to get some peaches in the next couple of weeks. Our tomatoes and peppers are doing great and we have enjoyed fresh salsa lately. We have 6 baby watermelon coming and 3 pumpkins. I am so ready for fall. I love the hot days and cool nights. I am looking forward to using our firebowl. OUr yard is finally coming back to life since we replaced the sprinkler and can now water more than 30 minutes a week. Well I must go, the chaos has arrived.

well hello family.

Well I see no one uses this anymore we are all so busy that no one has time. Well an up date on us. Bo and I are still busy working away. The boys love there daycare. They would rather live with them. Jeremy went out and bought a motor bike for them. They are spoiled rotten by Jeremy and Krista. Since they don't have kids of there own they have taken ours in as their own. There are other kids that go there, but they don't get spoiled like ours. Football has started full scale here now. So Bo and dad are really busy. We have practice from 7-8:30 tues, wed, thur, and games on friday. Bo loves it. The boys on the team love Bo also because he makes it a ton of fun for them. We are slowly getting moved in. I repeat slowly. This long weekend hopefully we will get pictures up and everything put away. That is our goal, but you know how it is when you want to get something done and plan on it, it never works out. I also have to go put a saddle on the filly this long weekend. The hot tub keeps us up late because the boys think they need to go swimming (imming as Braycen says it) every night. As for the other member of our family Jake we are trying to keep him alive (the dog) . The Vet doesn't know what is wrong he has had several blood draws and they can't figure it out. He goes in sperts of having a good day and a bad day. Where he can't walk at all he just falls over. Right now we are having a good day. they think it might be a disease that eats his bones and muscles away. but he is running and jumping so they can't figure it out. Dad thinks he is just growing to fast. He is such a good dog though. He is so gentle he would be an excellent house dog mom and dad say. Well that is all that is new with us. Well we love you all and think of you often. Hopefully we will see you all at Christmas time. Cam I want to see some pics of that baby I hear he is so cute and chubby.
Bo and Deni

is this thing still working?

long time no talkie

Well it has been a long time and nobody has posted anything to be exact Bubba was the last to post and that was on the 27 of Dec. Hope all are doing good. for those of you who don't know we are in the process of buying our first home. It has 14 acres. We are excited. Taedyn is the most excited. He is excited for the hot tub that comes with it. I can't believe how fast the year has gone by. What happened to all the time. The boys are good Braycen is growing so fast and talking so much. He is just like Bubba. I am in trouble. I likes to tease everyone and like to beat on Taedyn. Well hope all is well with everyone.
Deni

Christmas Candy

Hey! We just tried a recipe for some of the best (and easiest) Christmas cany! I thought you might enjoy having it. It was the Grand Prize winner in an issue of Taste of Home magazine.




Cookie Dough Truffles


1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour (I had to use more)
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/2 pounds semisweet chocolate candy coating, chopped


In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour, milk and vanilla; mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Shape into 1-inch balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Loosely cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating, stirring often until smooth. Dip balls in coating; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes. If desired, remelt remaining cany coating and drizzle over candies. Store in the refrigerator.

Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.


Hope you enjoy them! We love them. They were really fast and easy, and made of ingredients I usually have on hand. Happy Holidays!!!

A Moment of Silence

Wow! While I have a moment, I'll try to write a quick update:

Treyton and Brenlon are now playing basketball. Treyton is working hard, and has earned a starting position on the A-Team. Brenlon is starting on the B-Team. Football ended well--they crushed North Powder (our rival) 64-24. It was an awesome game to watch. They are both on the Lego Robotics Team, and will be competing in the local tournament on Saturday. They both got straight A's on their first quarter report card.

Jayden and Kindra are doing well. Kindra competed at the State Elks Soccer Shoot in Salem, Or earlier this month. She received 2nd place! She scored 34 points, which is a great score. She won the District Shoot with a score of 28. Jayden is excited to start basketball next week. Brett started up an AAU Basketball program here in Cove a few years ago for the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Kindra is nervous to try it, but I'm sure she'll do great.

Landon is still having problems with his ears. He failed his 3rd hearing test recently. He has slight hearing loss in one ear, and slight-to-moderate hearing loss in the other. Monday we went in to see about getting his ears tubed again. They were infected again. We are setting an appointment with the specialist to tube them. This will be the 3rd time. They found during his hearing tests that his ears work fine, they are just constantly full of fluid so he can't hear well. It is starting to affect his daily life, so we are hoping tubing them again will help fix the problem.

Kierra is doing great. She is just a little ball of fire. She misses Lanny terribly in the mornings, but seems to enjoy the alone time with Mommy. I think she just misses fighting with Lanny, as that's what she starts doing as soon as we pick him up from school! She loves her short hair, but reminds me all the time that only Mommy can cut her hair now. Thank goodness!

We stayed home for Thanksgiving this year. This was a first for us. We've gone to my parents house every year since we've been married. It was such a nice, relaxing weekend! My parents came to our house Thursday and left Saturday. I think they enjoyed it also, so maybe we can do it again next year! After my parents left we went up the mountain and got a Christmas tree. We decorated it Sunday, as well as the inside of the house. We've never gotten the decorating done so early before! It feels so nice. We got 6 inches of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning, and now it's turned cold. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get lights and decorations up outside. I love the snow, but wish it wouldn't get cold right afterwards. The roads are just packed ice, as there was no time to melt them off.

Well, that's about it around here. Brett starts Tithing Settlement this Sunday. He's really looking forward to it! Ha! Ha! I've been having some health problems, but the doctors are working on figuring out what's wrong. Otherwise, we are doing well around here! Take care everyone!

Look at this

If I can do this I want to show you some pictures. This was our weekend. We missed church on Sunday because we had the 4 wheel drive truck stuck, it slide down the hill toward the hay shed. Yes that was slid. I must admit I did not mind being in my home all day Saturday and Sunday.

HELLO

I hope this works now I did 3 other ones and it didn't work. As you all know by now our car got stollen. they guy got caught. The car was full of needles so it will be about two more weeks till hazmat can get to it. We can't wait for christmas to come. I want it to be here now. I am excited to see everyone. (I wish the Moore family would decide to join the fun) but we will be thinking of you all. as for Christmas Cam and Kassie, anything out doors, sports movies (DVD) that we don't have. the new one about the nfl player. It would have been a blast to have Sid come visit. Taedyn would have loved it. Hope all is well with everyone and we love you all.

WOW, I did it all by my self!

Hi Family,
Sure is nice to read your blogs. Cam I check often for those pictures of the baby belly and ultra sound. How is he growning? Karen it is so fun to read your updates on the kids. I can't seem to get it to sink into my head that Treyton is almost a Teacher. Happy Birthday to you Treyton! That will be a week from tomorrow, wow. Deacon was one thing but next thing I know it will be a priest and then bam, a missionary. Oh my, I think my bones are starting to ache at the thought. DeLana, I wish Sidnee would have come up. I know it would not be Raven's thing but Sid and I could have had great fun. She could have been my buddy to that period of time. I have missed seeing the kids. They all grow so fast. Christmas can not come fast enough for me. I need out of here. I am tired of my routine. Anyone want to trade? Love to you all, MOM P.S. I need Christmas lists please. If you post it here we can all benefit.

Christmas

Wow, is Bubba trunky? well thats what we called it on my mission. Anyways life here is good, and we need to know what Deni and Bo want for Christmas. Hopefully we can put pictures on the website of the baby belly and ultrasound. Anyways looking forward to seeing everyone at Christmas. Later

christmas

Hey everyone it is almost Christmas time again. Man the year has flown by. Our plans for the holiday are flying to missouri then to utah on christmas eve then back home again. We are excited for the trip I wish it was tomorrow. Brett and Karen we have you for christmas can you please share some idea's with us of a wish list:) I tried calling the other day but no answer. Hope all is well with everyone.

Isn't She Lovely?

Thought you might enjoy seeing Kikki's before and after photos. She loves her new hairdo, which scares me to death! Hopefully she learned her lesson. So far when asked she says that next time Mommy will cut her hair. We'll see how it goes!!

Baby Walking!!!
Jaxon has finally decided that walking is the way to go! It is now his main mode of movement. It is funny to watch him wobble after the cats saying "meow" like he expects them to stop and have a conversation with him. It is even funnier to see him stop mid walk and start dancing because he heard some music.

Mason went missing on me Thursday night. After searching his realm of comfort, I started to panic. The whole neighbourhood helped. He was with his little buddy that lives 3 houses down and neither of them had ever done anything like this. Just before I was about to call the 911, Raven called and said that they were at a neighbours house, a place that Mason is allowed to go to, but that no one had answered the door when Raven knocked previous. The mom brought the 2 missing boys to their moms as we were weeping uncontrollably. All Mason said with a confused look on his face was, "I was at David's". Talk about a scare me to death experience. I kept telling myself that he was okay and probably warm in someones house that he was allowed to be at, and he was. The newest rule in our house is that the kids have to call home when they get to their friends house that they have asked permission to visit. Mason was really concerned when he saw me crying. He had no clue what was up. The moms in the neighbourhood have decided that we will call the parent when their child shows up at our door and again when we send them home.

Sidnee is thoroughly enjoying kindergarten. She can hardly wait until she goes all day. She is getting good at taking care of her own hair and gives herself homework. She is already telling me that she is bored. I will be spending 1 day a month in her class, hopefully more.

Raven is doing well and enjoying karate as well as school. She is still the social butterfly. She loves to help in the kitchen. She made our peach freezer jam and then made the custard for our peach custard pie.

Steve just started a new shift at work. He is now M,T,W,S from 11:30 a to 10:00 pm. We will see how this goes. He is testing for his for degree black belt in October and still teaching karate. His new schedule is going to make teaching a little harder.

I am still enjoying my home. I enjoy having space to cook. I just finished putting up 4 bushels of peaches. They are so good. Now I am on to apples, I hope. I need to make more pie filling and applesauce. Some of my neighbours are wanting to join me in this adventure. After canning season then it is on to painting the kids rooms. Wish me luck.