Giles Family Party

Our Giles Family Christmas party was later because we have to wait for everyone that has moved away to come home! Which is everyone except Colt and Us. So we started to night with eating and playing. We opened gifts. Grandma and Grandpa Giles gave all the kids their own chairs YEAH... since ours are no longer, then they gave them new PJ's Such a joy getting all the grandkids for a picture. notice all my kids are great! and brett and I got new sheets, food storage, I got the cutest collinder and Brett got some pliers from my Dad.











Keaton was riding on the bag of wrapping paper til he would fall off.

Week after Surgery

Well a week after surgery, we had to go change the bandage and make sure things were looking good. The Dr explained better what he did and took a look at the HUGE incision. 28 Staples, not to mention all the stitches inside.
What he did was on your knee cap there is a small ridge at the bottom of it that fractured into small pieces. They were still attached to the Tendon. So he had to take out the pieces and re-attach the tendons to something. so he drilled 3 holes up from the bottom of the knee cap and attached them with a sting like substance to hold them in place. Brett will have to leave his knee straight until it heals so he can start physical therapy. 6-8 weeks straight then, slowly bending to with the brace.

Christmas Morning

I love Christmas morning... the anticipation waiting at the bottom of the stairs to see what Santa left them... I love it.

Santa brought Ashleigh some jewlery making stuff, beads, tools....

Santa brought Brittany art stuff, paper, paints...

Santa brought Connor a MP3 player and a nerf gun

Santa brought Alyssa a Pillow pet ladybug and an MP3 player

Santa brought Kaeli a Pillow pet dolphin and a Squinkie cupcake house

Santa brought Keaton a alphabet caterpillar and some fruit snacks

They all got shoes, & outfits which were not real fun but much needed!


After presents and eating out favorite Breakfast Casserole we got ready to go to My parents for lunch. Which was a laugh trying to get Brett in a car.
We still had a great relaxing day.

Christmas Eve

Well our Christmas eve wasn't what I had planned to do. So we had some dinner and played some games then opened their new PJ's to wear. It was actually relaxing because we really couldn't go anywhere.
Brett was pretty doped up. His best friend is the blue box and blue wrap that is a ICE MAN. I put ice and water in the cooler thing and it pumps cold ice cold water up though the tubes to the ice pack. So he has it on constantly. It is very nice, other that I am going through lots of 20# bags of ice.

All the kids in their new PJ's

Alyssa and Kaeli worked on getting a plate ready for santa.

Brett's Car Accident....

Well my day 12/20 started pretty early in the morning with a phone call from a girl telling me that my husband was in an car accident and that he was hurt, but he was being taken care of and not to worry he will be ok, and that he was going to be going by ambulance to the hospital and I should go there? Well ok he was supposed to be going to Missouri for a business trip for 3 days! I was so nervous about him making his plane, so I called his boss at work and I lost it, I think mostly because I didn't know how hurt he was. And I couldn't tell them nothing other than what I knew and that I was pretty sure he wasn't getting on that plane. Well let's just say I wasn't sure what to do, I think I just stood there for a minute, and then pulled myself together and went to wake up the kids to get going for school. I called my Mom to go get his stuff out of his car at the accident sight and I got kids ready to go to school, then I took off for the hospital. I didn't know what to expect, I went to his room and he wasn't there, he was back getting x-rays of everything. When he did come back he actually looked good. My mom had told me the car was pretty bad and he must have hit his head on the windshield, there was a big crack in it. But there were no marks on his head and he did have some cuts on his knuckles. but he couldn't move his knee, anytime he moved it, he was in a lot of pain. The Dr came in soon after he returned and said that he had a Fractured Patella, he fractured the bottom part of his knee cap. He said it will have to be fixed rather soon so they called right down to the Orthopedic Dr to get us in right then so I got him dressed and they put the brace on his knee to keep it straight. Then we proceeded to go to the Dr. He looked at it and said he could do surgery on the 23rd? Well ok, I guess we didn't have a choice because it had to be done quickly. Surgery went better than expected. We feel it is because we were being so blessed, his Grandparents got to the Temple and put his name in before his surgery, and several were fasting for him. We thank you for all the prayers on his behalf and we felt the overwhelming support. I always felt like everything was going to be just fine. It was just going to take some time. If you know me Patience is not one of my strengths!




How the accident happened, Brett had just left home and went to get gas, he was going to the new light by Walmart and the day before it had rained most of the day and that night froze and snow was falling in the morning. So the road had black ice on it. So instead of going the old way avoiding the light, he decided to go to the light, but making the first turn turned out to be not happening. He saw the Farr's Ice cream semi truck coming towards him. He tried to stop, turn, pump the brakes but his car would only go one way straight for the truck. All he keep seeing was going under the semi with the wheels coming up and over him. He felt like he was going slow enough that he barely missed going under and hit the side of the tires hard enough to spit him back out landing facing east. He remembers putting his hand up and ducking to the right to protect his head. So we think what hit the windshield was his fist. Then he tried to get out of his car and couldn't his leg was not moving and he had to wait. So the girl that called me was a nurse that stopped to help and made him stay there. which he couldn't get out anyway. the paramedics had a hard time getting him out of that tiny car. They debated on cutting the top off the car and then decided to first try to put a towel under his arms and pull him up I guess it worked, that is what he says. I have no hard feelings for the Ice Cream man. Farr's Ice Cream is still my favorite. They could at least give me some;) After all this we are still so relieved about all the what if's? what if he would have been going faster? what if he would have gone under the truck? I just have to thank our Heavenly Father and I am sure his Dad on the other side protecting him. I know this is just a small bump in our way that with time will get better.

Johnson Family Party

This year we had Brett's Family's Christmas party at his Brother Eric's new house. It was great we opened gifts, ate lunch and sent the kids down to the unfinished basement to make as much noise as possible. Just had a great time! His Grandparents came and we had fun talking.


Keaton got a basketball hoop, basketball stuff for the bathtub, outfit & a wiggle car which he has turned into a speed demon...

Connor got a remote control Hummer, BYU sweatshirt and Shoes

Brett and I got some pants :)and treats



Ashleigh & Brittany got necklaces, shoes and Makeup

Alyssa got Poly's, wiggle car and an outfit





Kaeli got a wiggle car, outfit and sticker book

Watkins Family Christmas Party

Boy I sure didn't take very many pictures... this is about all I have, nothing of Grandma and Grandpa. The great grandkids and grandkids all made a Christmas ornament for a tree for our Grandma and Grandpa Watkins. Since they don't put up a tree anymore, this year they had one;) We had pizza for lunch and played our usual white elephant gift game.