Catching up on some Pictures

Jaelynn and Jake on Easter before church. (Jolie was in no mood for pictures.)

Jake was a little surprised he made a great shot playing basketball. I was so excited I caught his reaction!

Jolie and Momma

Jason and Jake working on his RA Pinewood Derby car.

Jaelynn caught two fish on her field trip last week. She said she was so good because her Daddy was the best. :)

Jolie enjoying her first snow cone.

Jaelynn being a superstar in her new dress.

60 Things About Me and My Life

In honor of this being my 60th post:
1. I serve one Amazing, Powerful, Fantastic God!
2. I married my High School Sweetheart, Jason.
3. We have three silly and pretty cute (if I can say so myself) kids.
4. My parents are the best!!!!
5. I have one caring sister who is ten years older.
6. I love my church!
7. I am blessed with great close friends.
8. We moved in December to this house we are very thankful to live in.
9. December was a VERY stressful month for us this year.
10. God performed a miracle in My dad's life. He spent 134 days in the hospital and is home doing GREAT now!!!
11. I have never been in more love with my husband.
12. We are very excited about me homeschooling our kids next year.
13. Jaelynn made a goal at her soccer game Saturday and was super pumped.
14. Jake is looking forward to playing machine pitch baseball this year. His first game will be very soon.
15. Jolie is talking and running and climbing and being her super silly self.
16. We love spending time outside.
17. We planted beautiful flowers last weekend and I love our yard!
18. Jolie just turned 18 months and finally weighs 20 pounds!
19. I love reading!
20. Jaelynn and Jolie do too! Maybe it is a girl thing at our house. :)
21. Jason is turkey hunting right now with two friends.
22. I miss him like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23. I am 34 and I never remember how old I am.
24. I love the idea of blogging everyday, but I just can't get around to making it a priority.
25. I enjoy going to my MOPS group.
26. Making bows is a fun hobby for me.
27. I collect Willow Tree Angels.
28. Teaching Kindergarten Sunday School is a blast!
29. The only two years I taught in public school I was pregnant both years!
30. I share the same name with my sister-in-law.
31. I love crafts and wish I had more time and money to make them.
32. The wreath hanging on my door I made last week.
33. I only like taking showers! Who wants to sit in their own dirt?
34. If the kids take bathes we make them stand up and rinse off before they get out.
35. I strive to be an Earthy green, recycling, organic eating Mom, but am too lazy to keep up with it all!
36. I really do like things organized! It just happens with only a few things.
37. I sort ALL my mail over the trash everyday.
38. There is laundry on our couch pretty much everyday of the week.
39. I keep a good friend's youngest daughter everyday.
40. I was a baseball manager in High School.
41. I can still tell you all the position numbers on the field.
42. I really get SO extremely nervous speaking in front of large crowds.
43. Swimming is one of my favorite things to do in the summer.
44. I was baptized twice.
45. I know I will see my Heavenly father one day!
46. We live on a quiet cul-de-sac where you can here the birds and see lots of squirrels.
47. Jake still does not know how to ride a bike without training wheels.
48. Jaelynn wants roller blades. Scary thought really!
49. Jason plays the guitar at church.
50. He still amazes me with his talent!
51. All three children have Jason's blue eyes, but all three are different shades.
52. Jolie takes a 2 to 2 1/2 nap and sleeps 12 hours at night.
53. I am the PTO treasurer.
54. But, I pay only the water bill at my house.
55. I used to have hair to my waist. Now, I can't have touch my neck.
56. My favorite song is Amazing Grace.
57. Red is the most bright vibrant color.
58. Mexican food is my favorite!! No Italian please.
59. I love to eat my Mom's cabbage rolls. Hint Hint!
and
60. Thank you Lord for all the wonderful blessings in my life!

TWO BIG EVENTS!!!!

Not that one event is more important than the other, but I just have to start with.....Yes, you read that right! Welcome Poppa Jerry!
Mom had bought Daddy balloons for the mailbox. Jill tied them on...Well, she thought she tied them on. :) They ended up here....

4 out of 5 grandbabies waiting on their Poppa.

Oh, oh, who could it be?

It is POPPA!!!!!

Bitty was excited to see her Daddy too!

We are so very excited to have you HOME!

His first requested lunch at home was a bologna sandwich.

The next big event is our Jaker's birthday! He has woke up early everyday that he could sleep in, but on his birthday he woke up at 8:30. The funny thing about that is... that is the time he was born!

Jake blowing out his 7 candles on ice cream cake.

Poppa and his cupcake!

The two special guys of the day!

Last week he wanted to go the Village's for his birthday.

He had so much fun and even went down the slides! Here Jake and his buddy Nick.

Jake we love you so much! You keep us laughing and bring joy to our lives. We hope you had a great 7th birthday! Love you infinity and beyond!

Excitement in the Air!

Daddy's birthday was last Sunday and we got to celebrate with him! I know that sounds weird to some because you usually do celebrate with that person. In December we did not know if he would make it day to day much less celebrate his 64th birthday!!!!! The celebration was not as planned because he ended up having an infection in his colon that is extremely contagious. The kids could not be around him and we could not bring food in the room. At this point we did not care we were just glad he was here with us! So, the kids came up and ate cake in the lounge. Then, they waved at him in the hallway. Here are some pictures from that day:Also, some other great news....he has gotten out of the bed and taken a few steps (with assistance of course)!!! God is good all the time!

Me Too.

I used to cringe as my Daddy would say those words to me. I wondered why he would tell everyone else he loved them, but he would say Me too only to me. I got kind of used to those words after awhile. I would occasionally make him say I love you just for me to hear it out of his mouth. Then, he got so sick. How I longed to hear Me too again! A week ago they put a talking piece in his trach. He has been very confused since he had been sedated for 70 plus days! We never know what will come out of his mouth. He proudly told me that Mom was pregnant!!!!! He was SO EXCITED about this news and could not wait to tell me. Ha ha! We had a great laugh over that news. We began to hear I love you all over again even to me. But, I knew that he was just saying it back to me and that was not him yet. He told Jaelynn and I to watch out because a gorilla was coming. Mom said they were having a zoo seminar at the hospital today. (all according to Daddy) Then, last night he seemed to be more himself more often than not. He was calling Jaelynn and Jolie by their name and nicknames. Which it is always interesting to see how Jolie will react to him. She is slowly warming up to all the machines and tubes. As we were saying our goodbyes I told Daddy I loved him like I always do. He smiled really big and said ME TOO!!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!! I lit up like a Christmas tree and was SO THRILLED to hear those beautiful words again! So, slowly on his 80th day in the hospital our Daddy is fighting his way back to reality with all the pain and physical therapy still yet to come. Please continue to lift him up in prayer he has a long process still to go, but God is still continuing to work in his situation.

I'm BACK!!!!

Hello friends! I have missed you. I know it has been a loooonnngggg time since I have blogged. I have been to my breaking point and just now feeling like myself again. December was ROUGH at the Carlile house. Here are a few moments worth sharing:
1. We packed like crazy people getting ready for our move.
2. We closed on our house.
3. We moved! The day we were moving the school called and said Jake had thrown up in his class. So, poor baby had to drive back and forth between houses with a Wal-Mart sack.
4. Still visiting Daddy in ICU during all this. Which we almost lost him at least once. They called us in and all the signs were there that we were losing him. I gave him to God and had peace if he was going home to be with Jesus. When we got to the hospital all his functions were coming back. THANK YOU GOD for another chance to spend time with my Daddy!!!!
5. Jaelynn and I got really sick. We stayed in bed for 2 days.
6. Jason and the big kids were in a Christmas Eve program at church. It was amazing.
7. It snowed!!!!
8. Mom spent Christmas Eve with us this year. Sad, but so joyful at the same time.
9. We celebrated Jesus' Birthday. Thank you God for sending your Son for us!
10. We finally got a dog, Camo, after several YEARS of begging.
That recaps December for you. I will end it with some pictures and I will post about January and give you an update on my Dad soon.

Breakfast with Santa at school

Trying to get a good Christmas picture of the kids. It would have been really cute if Goofball Jake would not have made that silly face!

Princess Jolie

Jason playing the guitar at the Christmas program.Christmas morning waiting to go downstairs.

Jolie LOVES talking on the phone.

Oh boy! Jaelynn got a Ipod Nano.
Jake was the first to ask why they got dog bowls from Santa. :)
Oh yay!!!!!!!!!! Santa brought a REAL LIVE dog!!!!!

Rollercoaster rides are NOT for me!

For those sweet friends that have asked about Daddy and not received any news here lately. Here is the ride we are on.... I really do not know where to start because the last some of you know is he had two surgeries and was supposed to come home that week. Well, a LOT has changed in 5 weeks. He was rushed to ICU and had to have a vent put in. He has been in ICU for 2 weeks now. My Dad is still fighting with something called ARDS with pneumonia. He does not have the vent in now, but if things do not turn around pretty quick they might have to put it back in! He gets upset because he has to have his hands tied down all the time. As soon as the nurse unties them he starts trying to pull off the oxygen mask. NOT GOOD!!! My mom and I were there together at the 5 o'clock visit and he asked us to take him home. :( So, sad!!!!! My sister and I have tried breaking up times when we are there visiting. So, that Mom is not by herself very much. I know my Mom is tired of running back and forth between work,the hospital, and home. She is such a strong person! I admire her strength and joy even in this crisis. This is the time of year we have so many family Christmas traditions. It is starting to tear at us that our silly Santa is not around to carry some of them out! Daddy is the one who writes out their Christmas cards and enjoys every minute of it. He buys TONS of candy canes every year and passes them out each Sunday to all the kids (big and small). This morning as Mom and I sat in early service we could not control our emotions for two main reasons: 1. The choir sang Mountain Mover. Oh, my if you are not moved after that song you need to be pinched. We know God can take any situation and move a mountain to do what he wants. God IS STILL moving mountains to make Daddy well and showing His presences all around us! 2. Our church had a I Love My Church Day today. They showed a video of pictures taken throughout the year. There was a picture of Daddy smiling at one of the kid functions. Well, that got us going again!!!! We are ready to see that healthy, smiling,and happy Daddy again!!!!!!!!!!!
I have several prayer requests right now:
1.Daddy to make big strides to breathing on his own soon. And to be healed!(All if this is God's will.)
2. Mom's strength and stamina.
3. We are closing on our house this Tuesday the 8th. (FINALLY!) That all goes smoothly.
4. The move the following weekend that I will have everything packed and ready for a quick efficient transition.
5. Jason will have hernia surgery the Wednesday after we move. That he will do well and the pain will be tolerable.
6. That we will continue in all this craziness to keep our eyes on the Lord. It is so easy to lose focus when things are this hectic.
Thank you for loving us and continuing to lift us up in prayer. With love and emotions on this roller coaster ride we are on.