WHAT A MONTH!

WOW..MAY WAS REALLY FULL. IT BEGAN WITH PAPA JOE BEING CALLED TO BE THE BISHOP OF THE CEDAR CITY 5TH WARD...IT WAS GREAT THAT SO MANY OF YOU COULD MAKE IT FOR CHURCH AND FOR THE SETTING APART. WE ALSO HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY ON THAT SAME DAY FOR GREAT GRANDFATHER UP ON THE MOUNTAIN. GREAT FOOD AND FUN TIMES TO SEE ALL THE COUSINS TOGETHER. MOTHER'S DAY AT MARY'S WAS SO FUN. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE RYAN RECEIVE THE PRIESTHOOD. HOW PROUD WE ALL ARE OF HIM AND HOW FUN TO HAVE MARY INCLUDE PASCO AND KELLY AT THE LUNCHEON. IT WAS A GOOD DAY. JEN AND HER FAMILY DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM IDAHO AND IT WAS GREAT TO VISIT WITH THE FAMILY. WE CELEBRATED JONATHAN'S 4TH BIRTHDAY, BEAU'S 37TH BIRTHDAY, JEFF'S 40 SOMETHING BIRTHDAY AND PAPA JOE'S 71ST BIRTHDAY. ALL IN MAY. THANKS TO MARY AND LEON AND JEN AND JEFF FOR ALL YOUR HELP ON THE FARM HOUSE AND FARM. I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN DO THIS ALONE SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP! IF YOU MISSED OUT ON ALL THE FUN JUST CALL AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE SOME MORE. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR REMEMBERING PAPA JOE'S BIRTHDAY. IT REALLY MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM.

MAY ALSO BROUGHT KIRSI'S SEMINARY GRADUATION, SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND DECISION TO GO TO BYU! WHAT A THRILL FOR SHELBY, NATHAN AND RYAN TO BE IN THE DRAPER TEMPLE CELEBRATION! JOSEPH, SAM, BEN AND DAVID'S STRING PERFORMANCE WERE PART OF THE MAY SCENE! PAPA JOE SAYS HE CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT GOOD WORKERS JOSEPH, SAMUEL, BENJAMIN AND DAVID ARE ON THE FARM. YOU GUYS ARE REALLY AWESOME! ARE WE ALL GOING TO FLOAT THE BEAR RIVER AGAIN? WHAT DO YOU THINK JEN? MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE EVERYONE BRING THEIR OWN TUBES SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN LAST YEAR.

BIG THINGS HAPPENING IN JUNE....END OF SCHOOL, KIRSI'S GRADUATION, CAMPS AND SPORTS GALORE! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT IT ALL! HAVE A GOOD ONE, LOVE MOM, GRANDMOTHER, KATHY

OTHER APRIL HAPPENINGS

HEY GUYS! PERHAPS I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO ADD TO THE FAMILY BLOG SITE...,.WELL, I'LL TRY. THANKS TO MARY FOR KEEPING US ALL UPDATED ON FAMILY EVENTS!
THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GERVAIS FAMILY FARM...WELL PAPA JOE HAS BEEN BUSY PAINTING AND REPAIRING AND PLANTING TREES AND VINES....EVEN WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW STILL ON THE GROUND! JOSEPH IS HELPING HIM THIS WEEK PLANT 60 TREES! (WHAT A WAY TO SPENT YOUR SPRING BREAK!) wE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT READY TO RENT BY MAY. IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME AND HELP WITH PLANTING, PAINTING, DECORATING, ETC. CALL PAPA JOE!

I THINK JAMON AND LAURA'S FAMILY ARE OFF TO A SPRING VACATION IN HAWAII! YES THAT'S RIGHT HAWAII...SOUNDS HEAVENLY!

JENNIFER AND JEFF AND BOYS ARE ON A CAMPING TRIP TO ZION AND IT IS SNOWING IN CEDAR AS I WRITE THIS....I PRAY THEY ARE WARM AND DRY!

GRANDFATHER'S FOOT IS DOING A LITTLE BETTER AND HE STARTED BACK AT THE TEMPLE THIS WEEK!
PASCO, CARVER AND ALICE'S GRANDSON, AND HIS WIFE KELLY HAVE MOVED TO SANDY. HE IS WORKING AS AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR CHALLENGER SCHOOLS. CHECK PREVIOUS EMAIL FOR HIS PHONE NUMBER....HOPEFULLY WE CAN REACH OUT AND BE FRIENDLY TO HIM. tHEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD.

BEAU AND CHERYLE WERE RECENTLY IN SEATTLE. THEY ARE CONSIDERING RELOCATING THERE!

ALL FOR NOW!

Long time no Updates

Well sorry there were no updates since Christmas -How does life get so busy! It would be great if everyone could add their updates occasionally. Here is what I know is coming up:

Shelby's year end show: March 26th 7:00 pm at Alta High

Dawson's 9th Birthday!

Jamon's ?#?! Birthday

Jennifer's *#?!? Birthday

Nathan's 15th Birthday

Grandfather's 89th Birthday!!!

Ryan's 12th Birthday!

That is a lot of Birthdays! Anyone up for a big Family Party?

Please add anything you know of for April

Belated Christmas, Happy New Year Party!

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great Christmas and New Year Party - It was great. Jamon and Laura the ribs were YUMMY! Thanks!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

What a fun Christmas party at Mink Creek! It was great fun. Thanks to Jennifer and Jeff for hosting it and thanks to Mom and Dad for all of their help - the Church looked great! I think all the cousins had a great time. The PJ's are so cute on them - Thanks Mom and Dad! My favorite part was the talent show (even though the Erasmus' did not prepare for it!) It was great!

Santa was CRAZY! I have never seen a Santa move that fast! Boy, I am glad he came he was a crack up. Here are a few pictures - unedited, sorry no time right now!

Thanks for the great pics Mary! I am SO GLAD you and your camera were there---mine didn't turn out so great! Thanks again for coming! It was so fun to have you guys come up. We had a great time----next time, tell Ryan we will definitely have to plan sledding into the itinerary! Some of my 'favorite' moments were:

*Joseph and Nathan's Jingle Bells version!

*Nathan's commentary----wow what a talent---watch out Jay Leno!

*Papa Joe and Leon's amazing speed knot tying ability!

*Everyone getting into the blanket tying business---I'm glad you guys knew what to do, I was a little perplexed, to say the least! Definitely am missing any of those basic homemaking skills!

*Papa Joe's HUGE bonfire---well, I guess it got bigger after I left, but the teensy weensy fire was SOOOOO cold!

*CRAZZZY SANTA! Wow, I didn't know Santa could move like that---hope he didn't have to find a bottle of oxygen after he left! I heard he visited others on his way back to the North Pole and they thought they're dog had killed something when they heard his "HO, HO, HO". I heard him say, "it was just a little friendly laughter!" He was amazing!

*Watching all the cousins watch each other perform---I thought it was a neat moment to see them all rallying around each other and cheering for each other! What an amazing group of kids these are! They are the best!

*I especially loved watching how tender and sweet all of Jacob's cousins were with him----he's a lucky boy!

Love you all!
Jen

December Activities

Well it's sure to be a busy month - please add any activities/performances that you know of since my mind can only remember a few things at a time!

December 5th-6th: Shelby has her first Drill competition at Davis High School! Good luck Shelby

December 12th-13th: Shelby's second Drill Competition at Jordan High School

December 16th-17th Nathan is performing in "The Curse of the Cobra's Kiss" 7:00 pm at Summit Academy Good Luck Nathan

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Dec. 17, 5:00 p.m. Joseph, Samuel, Benjamin, and David String Recital in Logan--The Book Table

Dec. 17, 7:00 p.m. Sam and Ben, Orchestra Concert; Preston High School

Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. Jennifer, The Messiah Sing-In, The Worm Creek Opera House (Don't you love the name?) Preston

Dec. 19, 7:00 p.m. Joseph, Orchestra Concert; Preston High School

December 20th: FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!! in Mink Creek!

Every family brings:

Enough fleece to make 4 blankets (however big you want to make them)

Each child donates one toy

Your favorite soup in a crock pot and the fixin's to go with

A snack and/or drink to share

A board game or other type of group game

Warm coats, hats, boots, gloves for hayride and bonfire

December 27th: Christmas at Mom and Dad's

Have a wonderful December!

Please, please add any other activities/info - (and if you can't remember how to then email me and I will add them on!)

November Happenings

Happy November everyone! I hope you all had a fun Halloween.

Here are a few happenings for the Jarvis family this month:

It is with great remorse that Mary says good-by to the 30's.

Zach will be an official teenager on the 30th!

And of course Thanksgiving on the 27th

As of Yesterday I think the plan is to have Thanksgiving at our house. We hope you can all come. It will be so nice this year with Mom and Dad back home.

Have a great November!