My Crazy Family

Oh my goodness. Fun family tricks from the Tates. Ross is determined to end up in the ER every chance he can get.  He was hangin with some friends and they were tryin to get the wheels off a skateboard.  Someone threw it in the air, and Ross's head ended up in the crossfire, so the board collided with his head causing him to need four stitches up there.  Such a boy.
Jazzy must be going through a growth spurt because she ordered this salad and ate almost every bit of it.  I am so sad she is growin up so fast.  Want her to SLOW DOWN. 
No comment on this one. We had a fun weekend with lots of cake and food.  Can't believe I am flippen 37!  That is crazy.  Looks like my wrinkles are deciding to come out of hiding and stay even after I put on moisturizer.  What a bummer.  But I don't care.  Just happy to be healthy these days.  Love and miss you ALL!

Pictures from the zoo...

Here's a picture of our fish, Otto. We got him right before Christmas. He's camera shy and swam away right after I took his picture.


The Relief Society of the Southfield Ward dropped a banana bread off for us. Mikey thought he'd dig right in.

Mikey's way of showing affection is a gentle head tap. He's not into giving kisses right now.

That's it from the zoo.

We love the Snow

We just got back from a trip up to Utah.  The kids and Jason went skiing all day Friday and Saturday while I got to chill with London and Zachariah. Matt was nice enough to stay with the kids one night while Jamie and I went and got our toes done for WAY too much money, but it was worth it. Haven't done that in about FOREVER!  We did have a mini party for Jason on his birthday Saturday night and Galen got to come over and play some Xbox games and eat cake and sloppy joes with us. That is when Jason got "our" new camera...which is where these new pics are coming from.  We have been without a camera for a while now (been using the kids little cameras). We also got to play in the snow by our house for a bit.  Well, I watched.  Almost healed from my surgery, but just a little more time needs to go by before I can get all active and junk.  

Thank You!!!

Hey All! We just wanted to send a huge THANK YOU for the awesome baby gift. Laurel came over yesterday, in the middle of a snow storm, to take pictures of the kids. It took Mikey a little time to open up, but he ended up saying "more, more, more." Katie did her thing and looked cute and peaceful. We can't wait to see the pictures and share them with you. Thanks again for helping us create wonderful memories of the kids.

Love you. Joni and Derek
xoxox

SLC Night

So we did Temple sq. for fhe the other night.  London loved it.  When she first saw the Christ statue she said " Jesus night night"  So silly.  They had a great time! 

My Brave Little Girl

She is SUCH a trooper! Even the doctors were amazed yesterday at how brave she was throughout the whole process - X-Rays, cast, etc. Stupid chair! She got her leg caught in our new kitchen chair while it tipped back. Luckily Jarom had the day off and could take her to the hospital. AND thank goodness she didn't break it on a growth plate - that would have required surgery. As my neighbor said, "At least she doesn't have cancer or something." Sometimes yah wanna punch people that are positive like that. JK

JONI & DEREK, AWESOME job on baby Kate! She is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

High Carb Dinner!!!!

Yummy! Spaghetti and meatballs! It was great and Mikey enjoyed every bite. We think he ate enough, but our floor was a mess after dinner.