Natali Jones

Playin' in the dirt!
Natali at Hagg Lake August 2008

One of Ben's dental assistants, Jamie, has two children. Nathan who is 6 and Natali who is 3. Adorable kids, friendly, polite. Kids you don't mind being around. Last Friday, Jamie went in to wake Natali and found her non-responsive and very feverish. They rushed her to Doernbecher Children's Hospital where for five days they tried everything to bring down her temperature, control her seizures, reduce the brain pressure, and figure out what was causing all of this. They did surgery on Sunday to relieve the brain pressure. They concluded it wasn't menigitis. But on Tuesday they established she had no brain activity. Yesterday she died in the arms of her loving parents. Our family heart aches for the Jones family loss. We ask you join with us in prayer for their comfort and healing.

Hug your babies! We are so honored to be trusted with their care while they grow. What a blessing!

I'm 3

Jack turned 3 on October 7th. (The day before the trip, hence the late post.) We did a small party with his favorite spaghetti dinner and cupcakes. We just adore him. He brings so much energy and love into our home. He is a mess maker, mischeivous, sweet, loves his siblings, athletic and quite the little driver. He has worn through the tires on the battery operated John Deere Gator in 4 months. He loves to swim. He'll jump off a diving board over and over WITH HIS LIFE JACKET ON. He is into trains, trucks, cars, and all things with motors. Typical boy!






This is Jack's experiment with the spray sunscreen on the bathroom walls. He came out and proudly stated, "All done. I show you!" Ahhhhhhhhh!!



We also celebrated on the trip with my Mom and sister, Cydney's, birthdays. They do it up right!


Love ya buddy!

Introducing . . .

First there was Max (our Shute Park kitty), then Maison (our garage sale save), then Malcolm (our neighbor's), then Mabel (from Petsmart), and our most recent addition from the pumpkin patch . . . MASON

Happy Pumpkin Carving Step by Step

You Can Take What You Can Carry!

Jack and Molly went five times to Lake View Farms just to ride the train. Hey--it's local and cheaper than the zoo train. Jack is all about trains!! A little boy's dream!

This is our trip as a family. It was a beautiful sunny day and no one had a melt down. Success in my book these days.

Rule of the Day: You can have any pumpkin you want. As long as you can carry it back TO THE CAR by yourself!! Jeff and Hannah switched pumpkins about 4 times.

What should we be?

So many choices and only one Halloween. We had a hard time choosing. These are just the few we got pictures of . . .












and yes, we are your 37 year old girl scout and 35 year old boy scout. (Thank you Suzi for pointing out we're both older than orginally posted. I'm losin' it!) Lovin' Ben's knees!

Ocular Inferior Oblique Something or Other

The day has finally arrived for Jack's eye surgery. It was early . . . 6:00am. He had great docs and fabulous nurses. It went really well. He came out of the anethesia a bit crazed, but eventually calmed down. He was a bit lethargic and thirsty today. His eye swelled a bit and it will be black for awhile. I'm grateful it's over and we really appreciate all the prayers, thoughts, and kindness.

BEFORE

ALL MOST THERE

Jack told the nurses in recovery, "I done. I bye, bye."