Photo shoot in field next door!

Jacob and baby Kate

Jax

Josh

Jacob

My bro. in law Matt Mcfarland is a professional photographer...the other night after our BBQ he took some pics of the boys in the field. I think they are so cute!

Waiting for baby!!!

Well if anyone is wondering I still look like this! I am really hoping to go into labor at anytime. I am not having much luck! I'm 37 weeks and my skin feels like it might just burst open and spill all my insides out. When the boys see my stomach they make an awful face and ask how bad it hurts. I show them the stretch marks that they made. There is a stretch mark above my belly button that looks like an X. When Josh saw it he said "oh...I get it, it's because its the most extreme!" It actually does look exactly like the X on the most extreme show on the animal planet. So if you've ever watched that show you know that if mother's bellies are a topic for a top ten my stretch mark would recieve #1 on the list of THE MOST EXTREME! Hopefully baby will join the family soon. We went boating yesterday...I was hoping all the bouncing and then me being the one to phyisically load the boat on the trailor would help. I had a few contractions but I guess nothing good enough to signal to the baby it's time to join the world.

All the boys love playing with him and trying to get him to kick. Jacob circles his arms around my belly and in his blanket voice(long story there) says, "oh I love this baby I love this baby," over and over again.

Father's Day Fun!!!

The Whole Family

Happy Father's Day! This Father's Day we had all the boys with us.

We had a fun day filled with playing. We had a BBQ with the boys and

talked about our fathers and grandfathers. We also spent time

talking about Daddy Jake, what we miss about him and what

made him such a good Dad. The boys also told Curtis what they love

about him.

Just the boys

After the BBQ we went to Grandpa Gary's house. We spent some time with the family. Jax and Josh about a month ago broke one of my dad's walking sticks. They both wanted to play with it so Jax broke it in half and they were using the two pieces like swords. When my dad noticed what had happened he explained to the boys that he had been saving the stick for 8 years for them because Jake had found it on the ranch and started it for him. Jaxon totally lost it. He rarely shows emotion in front of people but he cried all night long. He was devastated that he had ruined something that Jake made. We decided to ask my brother-in-law Clint to help us fix it. We glued the two pieces together and then bound it with leather. Then put the Jorgensen brand and their names in the leather. When they gave it to my Dad they said..."now you have a walking stick that our dad worked on and that we worked on". My Dad got emotional...so did I. It really helped to heal Jax and Josh's hearts as well. I am sure that we will have more things from Jake that get old and broken down. It is something that we will deal with every time it happens. Jake was an amazing father and a wonderful husband. We all miss him so much. What a blessing it was to have him the time that we did. I will be forever grateful for that. Clint was the one that helped pull off this small miracle for us. I want to thank Clint again for the help that he offers us on a daily basis. He really makes a difference in my life and my boys life. Thanks Clint!!

Daddy Curtis and the boys!

Later we drove up the canyon and let the boys throw rock into the stream. They had a great time. Curtis is always the happiest when we have all the boys together. He is not the best when it comes to receiving gifts so this year I asked him what he wanted. All he wanted was to spend time with me and the boys. I did get him a card too...but we lost it along the way. He didn't stop thanking me all day for what a wonderful day he had. I think its great that he is so easily pleased. It made it great for me;) Curtis is a great Dad to all the boys. He offers so many things that no one else can. I am thankful that Heavenly Father has blessed us so much in our life. I am really looking forward to having a baby together. The boys are all very excited. As the last 2 years have gone by I have watched Curtis learn and grow and try everyday to become a better person a better husband and a better father. He amazes me at how much he strives to improve himself everyday. He is a great husband and father. I love Curtis so much. Thanks for all you do for us. You make our life great!

Our version of a "dog pile on Dad"

This is pretty much how it looks around our house all the time. I'm usually out shopping or going to the spa when my brain is ready to explode! I do love our life though!

Baseball 2008

It's offical...I get my life back! Baseball is over for another season. We played really well and had a lot of fun. All 4 of the J Boys were involved this year. I was proud of all of them. I am also really happy the season is over. We had 8 games a week as well as practices.

Jacob was a "Cub"

(notice the batting gloves in his back pocket)

Jacob had a lot of fun playing. He was the best one on his team and the only one that didnt go to any of the practices and missed several games. He started the season with a broken arm and being the youngest I didnt tell him when any of his things were in case they interferred with the other boys things...or just if I needed a break. It proved to me that dragging him to all his brothers games and having him watch was far more educational than the practices were. He was really cute. He is a left batter just like Jax. He loved being a Cub!

Jordy was an Indian

Jordy is our hardcore player. He is obsessed with all things sports. Every season he throws himself into. He has been asking for catcher pads since he was 3 years old. He has the perfect swing and stands just right. He slides like a pro and plays harder than anyone else on the field. He is all buisness and takes it very seriously. He is a head taller than all the kids his age and has the coordination. He will go far in whatever sport he chooses. He is our most athletic child. He reminds me so much of Jake. He has a ton of energy too. He didnt even miss his game the day after he had surgery. He looks forward to next year when his team gets to have a real catcher. His birthday is in a month and catcher pads is at the top of the list. (He is finally big enough to fit in the smallest size they make!)

Josh was on the A's team

Josh has to work a little harder when he plays baseball. He is great with X-treme sports but the more traditional ones he stuggles with. He wanted to play this year though and did great.(We give all the boys the choice...there is no "must play" mentality around here!) He told Jax that he hated it at first but by the end of the season he said he learned to like it. He got hits and played his best. I was proud of him for trying and not giving up or asking if he could quit. He stayed commited to his team. He had a great coach which really helped. I think we may look into wrestling. His greif counselor thinks he would make it all the way in Ultimate Fighting...have you ever watched that? I think it's the worst thing Ive ever seen. His team took 4th place this year.

Jax was on the Dodgers

Jaxon's team took 1st Place this year. He had a blast. He is a great player. Their team also won the best sportmanship award this year. He bats left and throws right. He has always loved playing sports. He has a great attitude about it and a really good selfesteem. He was so excited that they took first. The trophy is his biggest yet. I am glad he enjoyed the season so much. It was really fun to watch this year.

All in all we had a great season and learned a lot. I will be enjoying our 1 month break from sports by giving birth to another boy! I must be crazy!!! But I love my life.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day in Castle Dale. We go down to put flowers on Jake's grave and visit Castle Dale every memorial day. It is nice to go down and reflect. It is important for the boys to see all of it. I think for Jacob it still feels like the first time everytime we go because he is so young. This year when we were leaving he said, "I want to come back here again". Cute. After visiting the grave we went out to the Wedge. It is a really beautiful canyon in the middle of the desert. We had a picnic and did some hiking. To save on gas my whole family rode with us in the 15 passenger van. Curtis and his boys werent able to come so we all piled in 5 kids and 10 adults. It made the trip fun and a little crazy. I am so grateful that my family is so supportive and would still come with us. It would be really hard for me to go with the boys alone. They have always been there for me and I know they always will. I even had a couple of brother in laws come that never knew Jake. I am very blessed. Jake died over 4 years ago. It is still so hard and something we deal with every day. The boys love to talk about him. Jax and Josh have memories they share with Jacob and Jordy. Jordy put it best a few months ago when we were driving down the road to visit a store Jake loved to go to...he said, "shouldn't we be learning about daddy Jake right now?" I think it is so cute that he recognizes the fact that he learns about him. We try to learn more about him everyday. We also try to look to the future and enjoy the present. We have so much to be grateful for. I took the boys to Kung Fu Panda on friday and loved a quote they used in it. Yesterday is in the past, tomorrow is in the future, all we really have is today...that is why they call it the Present. It's a gift. Everyday we have.

Primary Childrens Hospital 2008

Our trips to Primary Children's Hospital this year! In March Jacob broke his arm about 5 min. before the Easter egg hunt at my mom's house. He was riding a bike that was a little to big for him and it fell over. The doctors pressed me thinking that it was child abuse. They said he looked to little to be able to ride a bike. My response..."He has 7 older brothers to keep up with and nothing will stop this little one!" Even the broken arm couldn't keep him down. He figured out how to ride his bike and do anything else he wanted to do. Jordy went into the hospital this week for minor surgery. He was born with a herniated bellybutton. They wait until the kids are over 5 to fix them because they usually grow together on their own. Jordy's never did so he went in on Tues. and had it fixed. The worst part of it was the fact that I made him rest for a whole day. His has a very high tolerance for pain and is the most active person I've ever seen. He even played in his baseball game the next day. I catch him showing a little pain on his face occasionally while playing on the playground but still cant get him to stop. My only hope is he doesn't pop all his stitches! They were both great patients!