December 2009
 
 
Mary's Birthday December 1st
Heather's gift was singing happy birthday to me
My dad gave me a birthday hug
Mom and I went to birthday breakfast
Michael likes to have his ducks practice flying
Sadie, David Becky, Tara, Gina, Wendy
Jared, Jake Preston
Summer, Wendy Madison
Sadie, Aaron
Josh, Cristie Den, Mary
Garrett, Savannah  
Den, Mary, Preston
 
 
   
    
Wendy's Birthday December 3rd
 
 
Michael, Miles
...giving Baby Jesus a kiss
 
 
Jake's Birthday December 5th

We went out to dinner and I wrote to Jake on the table... Happy Birthday in Heaven Earthquake Jake

Earthquake Jake
   
 
 

Cristie's Baby Shower

Mary, Jean, Jeanette, Cristie

   
   
   
Josh, David
   
Gina, Brooke  
  Madison, Becky, Savannah
   
Savannah  
Tara shares a special "mom" poem
   
 
 
Cristie's Birthday December 7th
 
 
Wendy, Savannah
 
 

Christmas Tea Dinner ~ Mary, Tara

 
 
Madison, Becky, Den testing their skills on the GeoSarfari
Connect Four ~ Gina, Becky David
Garrett pumping a Nerf gun
 
 

Candle Lighting Around The World

I lit my candle for you tonight Jake on compassionatefriends.org

10:52 PM, Sunday, Dec 13, 2009
Location:   Westlake Village, CA USA
  My JAKE, My SON, Brother, Grandson, Uncle, Cousin, Friend, EARTHQUAKE JAKE...

WE all miss you so very much.
I know you LOVE getting my PRAYERS every day!
When I say the Our Father prayer, I feel your presence with me.
I am so BLESSED with the 25 years we had...I can't imagine what ETERNITY will be like!!!

I LOVE YOU MY SON, www.jakewatson.com
Love, mom

 
 
 
It takes two to change Miles (Perry, Michael)
Shuri, Perry Here's to Perry on his BIRTHDAY!!!
  Michael
Perry had his family over for Dinner  
   
  Perry, Tara, Miles
It's hard to believe it is 9pm in December and 68 degrees out!
 
 
Grandpa and Grandma's CHRISTMAS party
Michael, Miles
Christmas 2009
Becky, Wendy David, Sadie
Miles, Savannah
  Grandma Jean
   
  Savannah
  Miles
  Preston
   
Grandpa Frank, Miles, Tara
David won the money game
Cristie, Josh and their baby girl (30 weeks)
Nick, David Michael, Miles, Tara
White Elephant Game
 
 
CHRISTMAS in Mammoth

We arrived in the late afternoon...

the next morning we went skiing /snowboarding as it snowed and the wind blew

David, Den
   
Den Michael
   
Michael  
Michael throwing snowballs at David, Tara, Miles
   

Day 2 we waited for better weather...

we went to the Main Lodge to pick up our 1st prize winnings in the "Disabled Sports" raffle drawing

(A trip to Hawaii & Flip video camera)

   
 
Mary, Den
Miles
Michael, Tara, Miles
   
   
Day 3 We had beautiful blue skies and powder
David
David, Mary
   
   
Michael, David
Michael, Den
Tara
   
   
   
   
We went to Christmas Eve Mass
Day 4 "CHRISTMAS"
Den and David watch for Miles
   
Transformer X-box game was the only present David wanted for Christmas  
Miles
Michael gives David a lesson on his new iTouch
 
Josh was on the webcam (see red arrow)...he called us to the window to wish us a "Merry Christmas"

Calling Jake to wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and the Knapp family "Merry Christmas"

We couldn't reach Becky, Madison or Sadie

David's snowboarding lesson with Tim and Quart
David working on toe turns  
   
Michael returns to the condo to get Tara and Miles
   
   
   
Miles 14 mos. says..."SKI"
 
   
   
   
   
Day 5 Last day of snowboarding lessons before returning home (David, Tim, Johnathan)
Mammoth Mountain is "God's Country"
 
 
   
    
Cristie and Josh's baby girl is making lots of movement
Josh, David Cristie
Mary finally scores Josh's handy cap is playing with a baby putter/ball
 
 
David, Jake, Jared, Preston
 
 
Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III aircraft picture
Michael went to Grand Forks, North Dakota to pick up his Piper airplane with a pilot friend
Flew over the snowy flat land of Nebraska Stayed the night in Kansas
Left Kansas early in the morning Stop off in Clayton, New Mexico
Phoenix the last fueling up stop on the way home New Year's Eve...over the Colorado River
Michael, Josh, Cristie
Jake  
   
Michael  
 
 
Den, Scott, Steve
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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