Happy New Years with the Grays

Wanamaker County Park

29 Dec 2014

We were so excited to have the Grays come to town! They pulled in the morning of the 29th so I took the some of the kids to the park so Julie could rest from driving all night.  

 It was a little wet but we still had a good time!

Jax always finds a stick while we are there, but this is the biggest yet.

Monkey Joe's

30 Dec 2014

Aaron had a list of fun stuff he wanted to do wight them and this was one of 'em. The jump houses at Monkey Joe's. I love this picture of him playing with Jax and Jordyn.

Poor Cambri Gray was sick the whole time she was here wight he flu...poor baby! She got a lot of sleep in.

Julie was all played out!

Yard Work

31 Dec 2014

Aaron put all the hands in the house to work this day and had the yard cleaned up and lights taken down. Aaron said Jax even did a really good job picking up leaves.

Senora Gray checking out Jordyn's new bike.

Holiday Festival of Lights

The older boys had fun on the rock wall at the festival that night.

Nikadian Gray

Quinten Gray

Senorous Gray

Senora, Julia Gray, Jordyn and Aaron

It got cold enough that night Jax discovered that he could see his breath!

Every year at the Festival they have a large sand sculpture. And this was their 25 Anniversary for the festival. We didn't know it but they had a firework show just as we were headed to the car so we got to watch it. Jax and I were so excited! I believe those are little miracles Heavenly Father gives us. It was just the right timing and we had a good spot to see them.

Happy New Year!!!

2015

1 Jan 2015

We all "toasted" to grape juice!

Then we got to the real business roasting s'mores!

3 Jan 2015

Oh these two stinkers!

Senora and Jordyn

Christmas

Christmas

We had so much fun with the Bishop's on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. We all ate and attempted the nativity play for the first time with our kids and considering their ages and attention spans Jennifer Bishop and I thought it went pretty well. 

24 December 2014 

 Jax (Joseph), Alice Bishop (Mary), Jordyn (angel), and Joseph Bishop (shepherd) while Mike Bishop filmed, Aaron Narrated and Jennifer Bishop and I directed :) it was quite the performance!

28 December 2014

I've been really bad a remembering to take pregnancy photos! but this is Me and Tossey 3 at about 33 weeks.

Ward Christmas Party

North Charelston
Ward Christmas Party
12 December 2014

Jax was excited to see Santa this year. Mostly because every time we went to the store and he saw something he wanted Aaron and I would tell him that he would have to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. It would change every day but I think he told him in the picture that he wanted a big truck and a big gun, you could say he takes after his Dad.

Jordyn on the other had let me put her in his lap but it didn't last long.





She's so funny! 

Christmas Letter 2014

It is the season beloved of the year again and as always I am just amazed at the past year and how we as a family have been blessed.

In February of this year we made the big decision to buy our first home here in Charleston and we love it. We love having a yard where we could plant our first garden. Aaron worked hard to fix the yard by tilling half of it and planting grass, not to mention he installed a drain system in our backyard because we had too much water due to South Carolina’s rain index (never thought I’d ever say that coming from Texas!). It now looks wonderful! We also had a few plumbing issues and now I know a few things about plumbing first hand. Thank goodness Aaron is such a good handyman! We will be in Charleston until November of 2015 so y’all have until then to come visit us!

Aaron also was very excited to purchase a boat this summer. He also experienced a couple firsts since our last letter by getting stitches (as you can guess he got them playing basketball) in his lip and hunting and killing his first deer. He’s excited to go out again this year. He’s staying crazy busy with work, online classes finishing his degree in nuclear engineering, and as a second councilor in the Elder’s Quorum at church.

I stay busy just being “Mom” most days and excited to be adding another little Tossey to clan in February, which we will wait to see the gender of when Tossey #3 arrives. I also received a new calling at church as a Primary second councilor, which I love.

Jax continues to grow, I have to stop sometimes and tell myself he’s not a toddler anymore, he is a little boy. He is now 3 years, although most who see him think he is 4. He has cut his own hair, swallowed a quarter and his favorite show is the “Little Einsteins.” He loves looking for worms and lizards and asked Aaron almost everyday this summer to go out on the boat with his new fishing pole.

Jordyn is now just over 1 ½ and has started going to nursery at church. She is very independent so on her first day she just made herself at home. She is such a fun active little thing. She walked at 9 ½ months and is quick to run away from me when I call her, laughing as she goes. She fell out of a swing onto a concrete floor and chipped her tooth, thanks be to dentists and filled the tooth in. She has the most gorgeous blue eyes and eyelashes and everyone who sees her seems to comment on them.  She is so sweet and although she loves her Mom is a total Daddy’s girl!

“Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

Ris’n with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by,

Born that man no more may die;

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.

Hark! The herald angles sing

Glory to the newborn King!”

“Hark! The Herald Angles Sing” by Charles Wesley

We love you all and hope you “Have yourself a merry little Christmas”

Aaron, Tamra, Jax and Jordyn Tossey

Thanksgiving in Texas: Childress

Thanksgiving in Childress, Tx

21 Nov 2014

Aaron got himself his first turkey!

23 Nov 2014

 Attempt on Sunday pictures. Jordyn is wearing the blue dress my Mom made for Shayla and all the girls took pictures in around 18m-2yrs.

24 Nov 2014

Jordyn liked the beads. 

 But Tyce liked putting them on her more :)

Then Jordyn got Nana in on the dress up.

 iPad time

24 Nov 2014

26 Nov 2014

haha no matter how small they all wanted in on the show. 

Jump the rope

 Jax

 Jordyn

 Damon Keys

 Brek Payne

 Tyce Payne

 Kyler Keys

 Jax

 Luke Payne

 Brek Payne

 Kyler Keys

 Jax

Thanksgiving Day Turkey Bowl

27 Nov 2014

 Jordyn has some pretty dramatic fits.

 Sisters! Tamra, Kacy, Shayla & Savanna

Jumpin with Aunt Savanna

Family Pictures

28 Nov 2014

 The Keys Crew!

Top: Diana K. & Cary Shane K.,

Brek Payne, Brock Payne, Shayla Payne, Luke Payne, Damon K., Radley K., Elizabeth K., Kenney K., Kyler K., Tyce Payne,

Aaron Tossey, Jax Tossey, Tamra Tossey, Savanna (soon to be Schade), Kevin Schade, Kerry K., Asher K.,

Kaden with Conner and Jace K., Jordyn Tossey, Marilyn K., Mark K., Kacy K., Gentry K., Kevin K., Avery K.

 Girls: Gentry, Brek, Jordyn and Avery

Oh how I love Jordyn's face in this picture!!!

 Boys: Conner/Jace, Kyler, Connor/Jace, Tyce, Jax, Luke, Radley, Damon (Asher and Bruce not pictured)

 Gentry, Kyler, Avery, Conner/Jace, Tyce, Jax, Brek, Luke, Radley, Jordyn and Damon (Asher and Bruce not pictured)

 Gift exchange after pictures!

 I love this handsome little boy!

Christmas in Downtown Childress

28 Nov 2014

 Hot Chocolate!!!

We got most all of us on one hayride!!! and Papa took us through the park. I think we are the only crew that sings while looking at the lights.

 This was Mom trying to take a picture of us lol!

Headed back home to South Carolina. Aaron even convinced me to go strait through from Childress all the way to Charelston. Lets just say it was quite a drive.