Catching Up!

 Hope you are ready for this because this is going to be a long post.  Here was our month of December.  We always have the end of the semester Christmas shows.  This first picture is Savanna at her orchestra concert.  She is getting pretty good at the violin.  It is her second year of playing.  She even played a song with the sixth graders.

 Taylor Jr. High Christmas concerts are always amazing.  Kelsey is still working for the teacher so the actions were great!  Jaycie did a great job singing and performing.

 This year Savanna joined a childrens choir.  They sang a song with the Taylor Teen Tones at their concert and at the temple visitors center.  This picture is at the temple.  The choir also sang with the Peace Choir.  They had 2 performances at 2 churches.  They sang 3 songs with that choir.  She had a lot of fun doing that.

 Savanna's dance studio put on a Christmas recital.  Savanna had a lot of dances but here are a few pictures.  This one is her clogging.

 I love these blue costumes, I think they are very pretty.

 The Jarvis Christmas Party was a lot of fun.  Here is Jake frosting his sugar cookie.

 The nativity!  We even had a few animals this year.

 Savanna was the donkey!!

 We didn't have enough small children so Jake and Kyle were the wise men.  Aren't they studly?!!!!

 We had the bells again.  All ages seem to enjoy this.  We play Christmas songs with pipe bells.  Each bell is a certain note.

 They all look so intense looking at the poster to make sure they play when they are suppose to.  This was Barry's first Jarvis Christmas Party!

 I think Karissa is really enjoying it!

 There is a great house in Grandpa and Grandma's neighborhood that really has a great Christmas lights display. So, we stopped by on our way home. This is just a small look.

 This picture is maybe a fourth of what is all over this house.  I is sooooooo cooooool!!!

 Of course on the 22nd is Kali and my mothers birthday.  Kali turned 23 and my mother turned 83.

 Christmas Eve we always go look at Christmas lights around the city.  At one house there is always this cute Santa that all the kids can sit on his lap and take a picture.  His house is all decorated too.

 On Christmas Eve we open our PJ's.  Here's Rob's!

 The boys all got matching Phoenix Suns basketball shorts.  This was also Barry's first Christmas with us.  Aren't they soooooo cute?!!

 CHRISTMAS MORNING!!  What did Santa bring?  Jaycie got a camera.  If you look close you will also see she has braces now.  She got them on the Monday before Christmas.  Those are her cute PJ's.  They have volleyballs on them.

 Savanna's new PJ's and look at the slippers.  They are moose heads.

 Jake's pride and joy.  New football gloves.  That's his tough look.

 Aren't those cool gloves?!!!

 Jaycie with her new cool sunglasses!

 Kelsey got these nice boots.  Those are her PJ's too.  They have soccer balls all over them.

 My sister gave Rob and I the best and funniest gift ever.  Rob and I's first movie we ever saw together was "The Christmas Story."  My sister found this small version of the lovely lamp that the father in the movie won.  So, she had to get it for us.  If you have never seen the movie rent it.  It is a classic!

 Of course we put it together and put it in our front window for all to see.  Yes, this lamp will be up every Christmas from now on.  LOVE IT!!

 A few days after Christmas you wont believe what happened.  Yes, that is SNOW on my trampoline.  We had snow!  Not much and it didn't last long but it did SNOW in MESA!!! WOW!!

If you have made it to the end on this post congrats!!  Last but not least,  Karissa had a party at our house with some of her high school friends.  A lot are away at school and were in town for the holidays.  Aren't they the cutest?!!  5 are married.  2 have a baby.  1 will leave on a mission in March.  All but 2 are in school. (The 2 with babies)  1 will be getting married in a few months. 1 left right after Christmas to be a nanny in New York.  They loved getting together and catching up with each others lives.  I am grateful for the good friends Karissa grew up with.  They helped make her who she is.  Hope you all had a great Christmas season and hope you have a Happy New Year!!!

Happy Birthday Kali!

Today my oldest baby turns 23!!  I can't believe it.  I was thinking this morning about her birth.  We were living in Provo, UT.  and Kali was due on Christmas day.  My parents had come up from Mesa to spend Christmas with was and help with Kali when she was born.  My mom and I had done some laudery and we decided to go to the mall and do some Christmas shopping.  I told Rob right before we left that I felt like I had been wetting my pants all morning.  We decided to stop by my doctors office before we went shopping.  My water had been leaking all morning so they sent me to the hospital.  I checked in at 4:30 pm and had Kali at 7:30 pm.  It was also my mom's 65th birthday too.  Pretty good present.  I went into the hospital with no snow and we I left the next day there was snow everywhere.  It was a great day and Kali has been a great daughter.  Now she will be having a daughter soon.  Life is crazy!!

Kali

Sorry I was wrong.  As it says on the ticker, Kali is 25 weeks.  2 weeks does make a difference.  Ya baby Brooklyn, can't wait until March 13th!!

Update

 Sorry it has taken me so long to catch up on the happenings of the Jarvis Family.  All Karissa wanted for her birthday was cowboy boots.  The Browns are a cowboy family and she needed her pair of cowboy boots.  Watch Out For These Boots!!

 Savanna's dance company danced the half-time show at Mesa High for their Fear the Hop Basketball Tournament.

 They did a great job and it was fun watching this future Mesa dancer/cheerleader!

 I made the turkey this year for Thanksgiving. This is only my 3rd time doing a turkey. We had dinner at our house.  I tried out my new roaster.  I think it turned out great and tasted very good.  Donna's family was over, my parents and Rob's parents.  Kali and Kason came over later for dessert.  Karissa and Barry where out of town in Cottonwood with the Brown family.  We missed them.

 The 2010 Christmas Tree is up.  Monday night for home evening we put the tree up.  Everyone was here except Kelsey.  She was asked  to go to the Cardinal and 49er's football game on Monday Night football.  It was her first professional football game.  They lost bad, but she said she had fun.  We missed her.

 Here's my cut kids, minus cute Kelsey!

 Here's Kelsey after she got home from the game.

Kali's belly bump is getting bigger.  She looks so cute pregnant. I think she is at 23 weeks.

Karissa

Karissa Pauline Jarvis Brown turned 21 on November 21st.  Happy Birthday Karissa!!  Hope your day was great.  Since her birthday was on a Sunday we went out to eat as a family last night for home evening.  We went to Giant Hamburger.  It was rummy!  On her birthday we had Jarvis' and Brown's over for cake and ice cream and a few games.  It was a lot of fun.  The only thing Karissa wanted for her birthday was cowboy boots (picture to come later).  Happy Birthday Karissa we love you!!

Halloween and Jake football

 Halloween 2010!!  We celebrated on the 30th because Halloween was on a Sunday.  Jake as Elvis

 Savanna is the Mad-Hatter

 Jaycie as a court Jester.  Jaycie went with her friend Emily, her mom and dad, and some other girls to haunted houses.  She said there was some good haunted houses. We went over to the Udall's for their annual chili and soups.  They always invite people over because Collin Udall's birthday is on Halloween.  It is a very fun way to start off the evening.

 Savanna wanted to walk around with her friends this year. Ashley, Allison, Savanna, and Shaylee. They are sooooo cute!! I was able to sit out front with my parents, my brother Gene, and Kali joined us this year.   Rob, Kelsey, Karissa, and Barry went to the ASU football game.

 Kelsey dressed up at an ASU devil since she was going to the game. Security took her pitch fork away because it could be a weapon.  She had to get it back at the end of the game.  DUMB! When she got back she went to a dance party with her friend Danny Parker. He was Michael Jackson.  Sorry no picture.

 Had to put this picture in.  These are Jake's friend Tyler Taylor(mountain man) and McKay Angle(cowboy).  Aren't they cute?!!

 Jake had his last football game.  The team didn't have a winning record but Jake was amazing this year!#16  He was on offense, defense, and punt return.  Can't wait until Varsity next year.

 Speaking of Varsity.  They moved up 3 JV players for Varsity's last game. Jake (31), Erik Sanchez(60) and another guy.  They played Hamilton.  Mesa got their butt's kicked.  Jake did get to go in for the last set of defense downs as a safety.  He even made the last tackle of the game.  He went in once in the 3rd quarter as safety because the 1st string guy got hurt alittle.  He did not like standing on the side lines most of the night.  He has never had to do that before.  Usually he is always in.  It was a honor to be moved up for the game so that was good.

Yes, he did the hauka (spelled wrong sorry) before the game.  It is a Mesa tradition for the Varsity to do this.  Bring on 2011 football!!

Kali's Belly 2

 Here is Kali at 20 weeks.  Last week I went with her to another ultrasound she had.  It was so much fun seeing her baby girl.  The baby is measuring right on her due date.  March 13, 2011!  3/4 of a pound and 9 inches long. (that was a week ago so she is a little bigger now)

You can finally tell she is pregnant!!  The little bump!