Hi John!

Sedona and I are sitting here in the office doing a little bit of Tupperware updating, listening to a little bit of iTunes when she picks up the "The John Lennon Collection" CD case that was on the edge of the desk (on the cover of which John sits and looks calmly, however directly at the camera). Without pause, Sedona smiles, waves and says "Hi!" then proceeds to kiss John Lennon. She handed it to me and turned the picture to show me he was there. I waved. She laughed.

This just in

Jordan lost his first tooth!!!!

As some of you might know, for the last few months he has been sporting an ever stylish (if however orthodontically incorrect) shark grin. He had two rows of teeth. 2 new teeth came completely in behind the two front bottom baby teeth. And I am happy to announce that the first of these ornery little baby teeth has left us at long last.

The flash on my camera wouldn't work so I couldn't provide a pictorial presentation but I did manage to get the video camera on just before he pulled it out. I gotta tell ya - we may have a star on our hands. He is too funny - my words can hardly do it justice so please demand that I show you the video next time we see you. It is definitely worth it.

well I guess I'll call it a night after having posted a record setting number of things today. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

And finally. . . in Grandma and Grandpa's sink just playing around under the ruse of doing dishes.

All together now.. . . . awwwww.

Could I have made the grass a little greener or my daughter a little cuter? It's a pretty hardcore smile. When she means it she really means it.

Bayley and Sedona

I am not spam

I've been called a great many things - some of them may well have been true but this I know for certain is not truth. I am not spam. The photo publishing thingy wouldn't let me post any more pictures without first blogging a "regular" post. So here you go. About as regular as I can be. They said it was for my own protection but I can't help but wonder if perhaps there is actually an annoyance clause somewhere deep in the red tape of blogging that is designed to protect you, the viewer, from obnoxious numbers of photos. I guess we'll never know for sure. Plus, I don't even know if there is any real tape involved in these silly little websites.

trying again

i can't get this to work. fourth try now. here goes nothin

"Who me?"

And away he went.

Sedona insisted on wearing the backpack. It got so bad in subsequent days that we actually had to bring out one for her. It was a bit smaller than his and she seemed pleased.

Psyched about the first day of first grade. So psyched.

I can't get this darn thing turned around. So turn yourselves and there we are. I'm the tall one.

Having read the "NO SWIMMING" signs. . .Jordan and Joey waded into the murky waters trying to catch fish the "Tarzan" way. So we stripped them.

Grandma Pam is behind the camera capturing this. . . the maiden voyage of their then new canoe. Sedona was a bit put out that she couldn't climb INTO the water. More of a swimmer than a boater, I guess.

OH!!!! I love to swing.

Kids in swings. How my six year old's butt still fits down in that baby swing we'll never know.

Umm well you see I . . .

don't really have any good excuse as to why I haven't written in so long. Has life been painfully uninteresting the last 2 months? Well, no. Have I suffered a debilitating disease or accident that rendered me incapable of typing? Well, not exactly. Has our internet connection been compromised leaving us entirely disconnected? 'Fraid not. So - like I said . . . I don't really have any good excuse as to why I haven't written in so long.
So here we go . . . I'll try to do better. I'll be diligent and witty and silly at least once a week. There I did it. Committed. (laugh laugh - I know some of you have been thinking that's what I've needed for years - to be committed (and I won't say where ha ha))

For this Sunday morning however, I will share a brief medical drama/trauma that occurred about 2 weeks ago while Dr. Jordan was on call.
I was sprawled out on Grandma's floor when Jordan took to doctoring me up. Mind you - we were watching a movie and I was in impeccable health. So he took a toy periscope and, used as a multi-functional instrument, he was able to check my heart, ears, throat, nose, eyes etc. It wasn't until he took a second look in my right ear that he smacked tongue to teeth and sighed, "Just as I suspected. . . . . . . . . .your brain is all messed up." Hardly newsworthy, I know. I asked,"Oh Doctor, will I be okay? Can you fix me up?" but he didn't hear me. Periscope having already turned telephone, he was calling 911.
"Yes, 911? We have Jana Last name-last name here and we're going to need an ambulance. Yes, her brain is all messed up."
I was taken away, miraculously healed, and here I sit today.

Now here is my concern - this isn't the first time Jordan has returned a somewhat disturbing, however hilarious, report on my mental health. Last year he performed a similar inspection of my head and when he looked deep into my eyes said, "hm-hmm. Yep - squirrels in your brain."

Could it be that my little darling has a prophetic gift? Or is it simply clarity afforded only to the very young. I don't know but at least he is consistent.

In other news - Sedona is recovering nicely from a reaction to her MMR vaccination and 103`+ club. She rests quietly while I type and realize that we are going to be late for church if I don't things rolling. So away I go -- promising or maybe threatening to return in the very near future. And I might even have new pictures.