Jakob - Another Year Older

 July 13, 2012, Jake turned 11 years old.  Let me give you a little history about Jake's birthdays.  Last year, 2011, the sisters and I were at Stake Girls' Camp on Jake's birthday.  None of us liked this one single bit.  I called him, very sad, from camp and promised that I wouldn't be missing his birthday in 2012.  Well, fast-forward, guess who had Stake Youth Conference this week?  Yep!!  SOOOOO, I wasn't going to let another year pass without seeing my boy on his birthday.

 We opened presents two days early and then on the actual BIG DAY, Joe and Jake drove all the way to Ephriam, UT, to be with us.  I took a short break from youth conference and we went out to lunch.  We ate pizza galore and Jake guzzled down root beer.  He loves the way it makes him burp.  Gotta love boys!

It wasn't perfect, but at least we spent time together.  We sure love this youngest guy in our family.  Can't believe he'll be 12 next year.