Here's Jak before his surgery today, shortly after pushing the nurse call button for the 12th time in 2 minutes.

And here you see he has learned that he can control the TV with this contraption.

Here he is, freshly sans adenoids and feeling pretty miserable. But they gave him coke!

We got home and all was right with the world. He's doing really really well. Good job, Jak!

I've been trying really hard to get a good Christmas picture of the boys for the past couple of weeks..

Someone always wants to get up...

or pick their nose...or look terribly ill...

or take their shirt off and start cyring...

I think I'll use this one.

Cypress Sam's Treehouse

Jak wandered between the slide and the drinking fountain...

Hence the wet shirt.

Kelan tried out the big kid room, but it was alarmingly loud and boisterous.

He had a lot more fun in the quieter little kid area.

Jak running the ball...

He loves football. He can't wait to play with the big boys!

He also loved having lo mein for breakfast yesterday morning, and this morning's waffles were rather disappointing.

Kelan showed Jak the ropes on his new rocket..

look! he held still for a picture!

we knew it would happen...here's kelan caught red-handed.

but these decorations are so mesmerizing!!!

Nothing like a little cold lo mein on a Tuesday morning...

Happy Birthday Riley, angel baby...we miss you...more than ever...

Christmas Tree time!!!

Jak had so much fun helping decorate the tree!

I hardly did a thing! These boys are so helpful!!

Santa's Little Helpers- Noah, Kai, Xavier and Andrue

Tada! What a great job boys!

No Christmas Tree day is complete without milk and cookies, which as you can see, Jak takes rather seriously...

Santa!!!

These pics aren't the best because they're scanned polaroids...but you get the point. We had fun going to a Christmas Banquet today and we got to see Santa Claus there! Such fun!
Jak loved Santa

Kai was almost as big as Santa Clause.

Kelan wasn't sure what to think of Santa, but he didn't cry!Me and Greta & Santa

Fireman Jak loves Santa Kelan!

Fireman Kelan!

Thanksgiving greetings from Baghdad! We miss daddy so much.
Here are some things I'm thankful for...
In both of these pictures of Jak and I, notice his facial expression. I told him we were taking pictures for daddy and he was saying "I love you! I love you! I love you!"
Kelan missed out on the early morning Thankgsiving photo op because he was napping...

Kelan's First Birthday!

The boys had a great time...
Kelan had fun eating cake
and making a HUGE mess. Notice that he had to change his clothes before opening his presents...
hooray for cake!
and of course, jak ate cake too...

Kelan and Greta
Jonnie, Andrue and Jak working hard to assemble one of Kelan's cool new rides.
kelan and mommy
mommy and kelan

Jak loves Kelan's new fire truck.

the cake made him a little crazy
cool baby crayons! Thanks Greta!
Thanks Papa and Gramma!
partners in crime...