The Jones Journal

catching up!

2011-04-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

Makenna turned 8! I can't believe I'm a mother of an 8 year old, where did the time go?!! We were so excited to have Ron's parents as well as my parents here for Makenna's baptism! We were lucky to have Ron here since he was called a week before the bapsism and told that he was going to be deployed the next day! Luckily his deployment was delayed and he was put on standby. We were told last friday that it has been canceled!

Anchorage

Ella and I went with Kyla's kindergarten class to the local pizza place. She got to make her own pizza!

Wyatt climbed to the top of the snow hill in the middle of our cul de sac. It's amazing how tall it gets each winter!

We've had a lot of fun watching each of the kids play indoor soccer.

We saw these bald eagles on the way home from one of the kids' soccer games.

These are Wyatt's favorite pajamas. He wants to wear them all day everyday! They are the "speediest, most fastest jamies ever". One of his favorite things to do is to run and slide across the wood floor while wearing them.

One of Ella's favorite things is to get into my drawers in the bathroom looking for "lips" (chapstick).

Makenna just loves ice skating! She and Kyla really enjoy thier lessons while Wyatt has decided to take a break.

we took the kids dog sledding again this year, we couldn't keep them away from the dogs!

We took the kids to downtown Anchorage to see the ice sculptures. They loved playing in the ice maze and sliding on the ice rink (they didn't have ice skates).

Spring Break in Hawaii

2010-03-23T22:22:00.000-07:00

After adding all our pictures from Hawaii, I realized that some were missing! I found them and added them, but they're all out of order now! I wish I knew how to move pictures around after putting them into a post! Anyway, above is a picture of Makenna and Wyatt pretending to sweep the sidewalk with a branch of a tree.

I was so shocked that the kids weren't afraid of holding this bird!

The girls were sure that this was the biggest leaf ever!

Ella was such a trooper this trip! She took her naps in this stroller by the pool! She's such a good baby!

Wyatt LOVED this big bike! I love the way he crossed his legs for the picture!

We flew on a C17 to Hawaii for spring break, it was so great! These pictures ended up out of order a bit. Below is a picture of Makenna in the cockpit!

All the kids fell asleep... LOVE IT!!!

This is our luggage at the back of the plane.

They had blankets and pillows for everyone. The kids had a lot of fun!

I was standing at the back of the plane taking this picture. People brought air matresses and sleeping bags to sleep on the 5 1/2 hour flight!

Kyla made friends with one of the crew members who took us up to the cockpit! It was so neat!

This is a picture of Wyatt wearing earplugs. It was kinda loud so we wore earplugs during takeoff.

We went to a luau where they cooked a whole pig in that pit on the ground.

For some reason the kids loved looking at the pig, it was so gross! Kyla and I were looking at these pictures today and when she saw this one she said: "yum, yum, yummy!". I thought they'd be freeked out... I was wrong!

Dogsled ride

2010-03-23T22:10:00.001-07:00

We all had so much fun on this dogsled ride! The kids didn't want to get off! Ella had a huge smile on her face the whole time!

Catching up

2010-02-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

I'm finally getting the blog all caught up! I can't believe how long it's been! So much has happened that I don't know where to start! In order to stay sane, I've skipped A LOT and just put the pictures we've recently taken on the blog. Long story short, we had our 4th baby (Ella) last June in San Antonio. A week later, we had to pack up our house and move to Anchorage Alaska where Ron started working as an internal medicine doctor. Talk about your polar opposites! I had some serious culture shock once we got here (not to mention I was still recovering from having a baby)! Luckily we were able to stop off in California and visit with family for awhile on our way to Alaska. Ella was 6 weeks old when we got here. It has been a rough 6 months but we're finally settling in and getting used to Alaska as well as having a new member of the family. We're all enjoying the snow, but it gets a little too cold for my liking. Makenna is doing very well in school and LOVES ice skating lessons! Kyla enjoys preschool, dance class, and playing with her friends. Wyatt is growing so fast! He loves to find hangers from the closet and pretend that he's captain hook. He's really good at baseball and basketball (which makes Ron sooooo excited). Ella is such a great baby, we all enjoy her! She is now 7 months old. She sits up, claps, dances, says mama, baba, (and a bunch of other noises), loves carrots, jumping in her bouncy seat, and is working on getting her 4th tooth. She loves her family! She gets so excited to see each one of us when she wakes up. She is simply a joy! Ron is enjoying work and has been playing church basketball. He does a great job keeping up with the kids and all their energy! They love to play in the snow while he shovels the driveway. My time is spent hanging out with the kids, getting them to and from school and lessons, keeping up the house, and going to the gym or playing basketball with the ladies at church.

I found moose tracks in my driveway after taking Makenna to school the other morning!!

Yea, the sun has reached our neighborhood! Woohoo!! It hasn't hit our house yet, but it's in our neighborhood for about half an hour on a good day now! Usually we can only see the sun if we drive to certain parts of town. It's starting to get light around 9am instead of 10am and it's getting dark around 5pm instead of 3:30 or 4!!! So exciting!
Makenna received an award at school for her "exceptional writing". Great job Makenna! Cute scarf belt (it's interesting to see what kids do once they get to school)!

Kyla wanted Ella to dress up with her. What cute little ladies!

Makenna was so proud of herself for building this train track exactly the way it was shown on the box. After the picture, she said that she used her hands to say "I made this". Funny lady!
Kyla all dressed up after going to a tea party birthday party. She was so excited about her pretty nails!

We took the kids sledding/tubing the other day. I hung out with Wyatt and Ella on the little sledding hill while Ron took the girls on the tubes. Ron switched with me and I got in on the tubing action toward the end of our visit! Ella did such a good job all bundled up in the ergo! She even fell asleep for awhile! I was so surprised that Wyatt slid down the little sledding hill since he wouldn't even sled down the tiny hill beside our house!

Kyla performing in her "rock star" show.

A photo opp during our game of uno before bed. The girls love putting their towels on their heads "just like Nanna".
The girls love playing with Ella. What good big sisters!
Kyla took this picture!

This is how I found Wyatt during his nap. I guess all that hard work putting every single book he owns in his bed tired him out!
Wyatt and Kyla love the train set that Wyatt got for Christmas!

Ella is 5 months

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Ella is 5 months now!!! She has 2 teeth and is always happy. She is always laughing! We love having her around!

Snow in Alaska

2009-11-16T16:03:00.001-08:00

The kids have had so much fun playing in the snow! We have a nice little hill on each side of our house perfect for sledding! The plows made a little hill of snow in the middle of the cul de sac as well. It has been very cold, I don't know how Makenna manages to stay warm during recess at school! It was -11 this morning as I took Makenna to school! Hopefully they'll keep the kids in for recess today!

piano duet with Grandma Jones

2009-03-29T11:02:00.000-07:00

Makenna really enjoyed practicing piano with Grandma Jones! She was a great help and we enjoyed listening to their duets. I had to add the video of the Christmas song because Wyatt was rockin' out in the background!

Grandma and Grandpa Jones

2009-03-26T14:33:00.000-07:00

We were able to go to the fair While Ron's parents were in town. The kids loved the carousel!

Visit with Grandma and Grandpa Jones

2009-03-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun visiting with Ron's parents! We visited Makenna for lunch at school, went to minitown, played in the yard, did puzzles and played games. It was a relaxing visit!

Christmas in Florida

2009-02-20T11:44:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun spending time with family this Christmas! It was really neat to see Florida for the first time too!

The zoo in Florida

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The beach in Florida

2009-02-20T11:21:00.000-08:00

The kids loved playing at the beach!!! They were really bummed when they heard that Josh and Lindsey had moved to Kansas where there is no beach.

Visit with the Horsley's in Florida

2009-02-19T12:55:00.000-08:00

The Horsley's happened to be in Florida at the same time we were so we were able to visit for a day! It was really great to see them again!

Christmas in Florida

2009-02-19T12:41:00.000-08:00

Family Picture

2008-12-07T18:16:00.000-08:00

Our friends took our picture for our Christmas cards the other day. I just thought it would be fun to post them on the blog. Makenna was our little model thinking of all types of different poses!

A new cast for Wyatt

2008-12-07T18:10:00.000-08:00

We were at the store the other day and Wyatt's cast fell off! It was kinda funny because he just looked at his arm saying: "oh, oh". He was so amazed at how he could bend his fingers. The rest of the way through the store he kept asking me to kiss his "owie". I had to leave the store and head to the hospital to get another cast put on. This time they put him in a long arm cast so he wouldn't wiggle out of it!

Wyatt's burn

2008-12-07T17:59:00.000-08:00

Wyatt was helping Ron make dinner when he decided to put his hand on the griddle!! We took him to the ER and they almost put him in an ambulance to take him to the pediatric burn center! Luckily he calmed down with the pain medication they gave him and we were able to take him home. He's had appointments each week at the burn center. He's been doing the therapy exercises and so far so good. I just hope this isn't a precurser of what's to come with this little guy, I don't know if I can handle any more injuries! It's so sad watching him try to play. He gets so frustrated not being able to pick anything up or feed himself. He can barely stand up on his own between the cast and the burn! Sooooo sad!

Our Charlie Brown tree

2008-12-07T17:54:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2008-12-07T10:53:00.000-08:00

The girls enjoyed helping Ron stuff the turkey.
Wyatt really enjoyed his M&M's!!!

Wyatt's broken arm/ Kyla's black eye

2008-12-07T10:29:00.000-08:00

Wyatt decided to follow the big kids and walk down the stairs instead of slide on his belly. Poor guy ended up fracturing his radius!

Kyla and Makenna decided to play "ghosts" instead of going to sleep one night. They put the covers over thier heads and proceeded to jump on the bed. Kyla ended up hitting her eye on the headboard!

Thanksgiving parade

2008-11-22T11:46:00.000-08:00

Makenna got to dress like an Indian and walk in the Thanksgiving parade at school! I had a lot of fun working in her classroom the day that they made the drums.

Great wolf Lodge

2008-11-19T13:28:00.000-08:00

Family fun

2008-11-19T12:15:00.000-08:00

Ron climbing the rock wall at the gym.

Makenna did a great job climbing!

The girls made yummy turkeys out of apples, marshmallows, red hots, and candy corn.
We went for a walk around this lake at the park.

Halloween

2008-11-07T12:14:00.000-08:00

My parents came for Halloween weekend! We got to have lunch at school with Makenna.

Than Kyla and Nanna TRIED to take a nap (I don't think it worked out so well).

Makenna was so excited to have Nanna pick her up at the bus stop.

Kyla is counting each gingham square on Nanna's pants.

Makenna got to have face paint, fake eyelashes, and lip stick!

Wyatt wants ALL the candy!

We ate at a restaurant downtown called La Hacienda De Los Barrios.

Each of the kids got thier hair cut. Thanks mom!

This was Wyatt's first hair cut! We had to give him a lollipop to get him to hold still (it didn't really help much).

Here he is! No more curls!

River visit/ Soccer game

2008-10-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

Our camera broke so we've been taking lots of video lately.

We had a great time at the river a couple weekends ago!

This is a long video, but it's funny because in the middle you can see Kyla running the opposite direction of the whole game! Makenna made three goals this game. Kyla chased the ball for a few minutes, put the side cones on her head, and played in the dirt. It was a very productive game!

halloween piano recital

2008-10-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

This was Makenna's first piano recital. She had to memorize two pieces. We thought she did a great job!

Fire Station

2008-10-16T11:12:00.000-07:00

Kyla and her preschool class went to the fire station for fire prevention week.
Fireman Steve shows the girls his gear.

Thermal imaging device.

Fire house dog.

1st day of kindergarden!!!

2008-08-25T17:54:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Makenna is in Kindergarden!! Time flies!!!! She's such a big girl! She was a little nervous, but she did a great job on her first day of ALL DAY kindergarden. I wish it was only half day, I really missed her today!

10th anniversary!!!

2008-08-25T12:02:00.000-07:00

Ron got me these beautiful flowers and some yummy chocolates for our anniversary. We also got to spend some time at a day spa where we enjoyed the hot tub and pool and had a relaxing hour long massage! After the massage we each (separately) got to try a sweedish shower and enjoyed strawberries with some sparkling cider out on the patio.

Mini town

2008-08-25T11:35:00.000-07:00

We found this cute little play place called minitown the other day! It has a grocery store room, a room set up as a kitchen/living room, a disco dance room, a salon with dress up clothes, a little gym for toddlers, a classroom, and a mini movie theater. The kids had so much fun, it was a great way to end the summer!

Wyatt buying celery.
Kyla on the teeter totter with Alex Spencer.

We found this little track outside. The kids loved the scooters!

Watching princess and the pauper in the theater.

Making dinner.
Dancin' it up in the disco room!

Art table

Super Wyatt

2008-08-17T21:53:00.000-07:00

Makenna Put this "cape" on Wyatt. He thought it was hilarious!

Wyatt had decided to walk!

2008-08-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

Apparently Wyatt was teasing when he walked for the video we previously blogged. He stopped walking after we got that video! We'd try to stand him up and he'd either lift his legs up into a sitting position or he'd relax them. Stinker! We finally noticed that he had a blister on every single one of his little toes! So sad!! So, I stopped putting shoes on him and the blisters have now healed. We were hanging out in the family room the other day and I turned around to see him standing in the middle of the room! I had no idea he was capable of standing himself up! As I watched, he proceeded to walk himself over to the couch and the rest is history! Remember to go to the blog archive on the left side of the page and click on August so you can see all of our updates!

2008-08-17T19:52:00.000-07:00

Triathlon

2008-08-17T19:42:00.000-07:00

My friend and I did a triathlon last Saturday! It was so much fun! I just can't believe I ran the wrong way during the running portion of the race!!! One of the officials told me I needed to turn around (after I'd been running awhile of course) because I'd gone the wrong way! It was so discouraging to turn around and see all the people who had previously been behind me now passing me! I felt like such an idiot (especially since a few people followed me)! Oops!!

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Waiting to start!

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Finish line!

2008-08-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

Here I am, posing with my fans! I'm so thankful for Ron and his willingness to get all the kids up early and bring them to the race! It was so motivating to hear their cheers as I past by! As you can see the kids were tired and grumpy. But, Ron did a great job taking pictures and video as well as watching the kids! What a great guy!

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Aubrey Spencer and I after the race.

Kids in the Kitchen

2008-08-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

The kids have really enjoyed helping me each night to make dinner. Wyatt loves to stand on the stool and watch!

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Swimming

2008-08-17T19:26:00.000-07:00

We went swimming the other day and Makenna had so much fun going down this water slide by herself! She screamed the whole way down every time!

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The big accident

2008-08-17T19:17:00.000-07:00

This is Wyatt's first big accident! It was so sad! He fell and hit his head on the edge of the bathtub. We're so lucky that we live around so many doctors! One of our neighbors had some durmabond so we didn't have to take him to the emergency room (Thanks Kiley!). Another neighbor (a pediatrician) came over to apply the durmabond (Thanks Miki!). We had to wrap Wyatt up in a sheet so he wouldn't move. We laid him on the kitchen counter and went to work! I held his head straight while Ron held the "wound" together and our friend, Miki, applied the durmabond. We were so thankful that Kiley had some durmabond so that Wyatt wouldn't have to get stitches! Thank goodness for durmabond!!!! I posted these pictures backwards. The first one is a few days after the accident.

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Trip to California

2008-08-05T20:54:00.000-07:00

Ron's family decided to have a reunion so we got to go home to CA for a week and a half! We had so much fun! We did a lot and took a lot of pictures! In order to see all of the trip you'll have to look in the blog archive and click on August.

Waiting in the airport

2008-08-05T20:07:00.000-07:00

This is how Ron and Makenna spent their time waiting for our delayed flight to CA. Makenna was soooo sick! The poor thing was up all night the night before we left (I guess I should say that we were all up the night before)! She was throwing up all day! By the end of the day Ron, Makenna, and I all had vomit all over us!

2008-08-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

This is how we kept Kyla from roaming the airport and Wyatt from crying while we waited for our delayed flight to CA. I don't know how long I pushed them around in that wheelchair!

Just a few cute videos of Wyatt

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Wyatt talking

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Wyatt takes any chance he can get to climb on something!

2008-08-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

Wyatt loved watching Loky run around. He'd squeel and laugh with delight! It was fun to watch!

Dinner at the restaurant

2008-08-05T19:33:00.000-07:00

Aunt Jackie and Uncle Vince did a great job of keeping the girls busy at the restaurant.

Swimming at Nanna's

2008-08-05T19:19:00.000-07:00

Cutting hair

2008-08-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

The girls got their hair cut. It was Kyla's first hair cut!

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Wyatt still loves putting shoes on his hands!

2008-08-05T19:11:00.000-07:00

The girls had fun playing with the water balloons even though it only lasted a few minutes! For some reason they loved wearing Nanna's gardening gloves.

2008-08-05T19:09:00.000-07:00

Makenna really enjoyed taking Loky for walks. She did such a good job making sure she was safe!

2008-08-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

My parents have a park down the street from their house. It was a lot of fun to get to go to the park without feeling like you're going to die of the heat like we do in Texas!

Doctor Kyla

2008-08-05T19:03:00.000-07:00

Kyla did a good job of making sure Papa was taken care of!

2008-08-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

Kyla just about wore Uncle Vince out with all the airplane rides!

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Cake with Nanna

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The girls got to help Nanna make a blackberry crisp! It was so good!!

Jones Family Reunion

2008-08-05T18:42:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time at the reunion! It was so fun having everyone together again although we really missed Nathan, Lindi and their family! We had a good time watching the kids play together. It was a great week at the beach! Here are some of the highlights of the trip. It was really hard to choose what to post! As soon as I can figure out how to do a slideshow, I'll post some more pictures!

The girls and Grandpa Jones

2008-08-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

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Aunt Christy on "hot tub duty". The kids went in the hot tub almost every day. It was the perfect thing to do after a visit to the cold beach!

Big crab

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Ron found a crab! Fun!!

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Robert hard at work!

2008-08-04T13:14:00.000-07:00

The kids were so excited about this sand turtle Robert built! All that hard work!

The redwoods

2008-08-04T12:58:00.000-07:00

We got a chance to visit the redwoods while in California. It was really amazing to see how huge the trees get!

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Ron was excited to find a 4 leaf clover!

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I just thought this was such a cute picture! The girls had so much fun on this tree slide in the redwoods.

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Wyatt walking!

2008-07-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Wyatt walking!

2008-07-13T09:57:00.000-07:00

Wyatt's 1st steps!!!

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Kyla swinging

2008-07-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

We're so excited that Kyla has learned to pump on the swing!

Rollin' in the rocks

2008-07-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

The girls had so much fun playing in the rocks as Ron dumped it under the swing set!

Dumping rock

2008-07-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

Ron has been working hard making a fun play area for the kids! He built this box around the swing set and is now adding little rocks for them to dig.

These shoes are made for crawlin'

2008-07-11T18:35:00.000-07:00

This is one of Wyatt's favorite things to do. He's getting really good at going up the stairs this way!

Makenna on the springboard

2008-07-11T18:28:00.000-07:00

Gymnastics

2008-07-11T18:24:00.000-07:00

The girls are finished with swimming lessons for the summer and have started gymnastics. I got their class times mixed up and they ended up in the same class for the day.

2008-07-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

Wyatt loves to brush his teeth. He also loves to climb things! The girls always get his toothbrush ready for him, but I thought it was so funny to find him standing on the stool at the bathroom sink!

Kids at the park

2008-07-11T13:29:00.000-07:00

The kids loved this merry go round! How long has it been since we've seen one of these at the park?

Wyatt and his walker

2008-06-24T17:48:00.000-07:00

Wyatt is doing a great job of manuvering his walker. It's only a matter of time now!

Makenna at swimming lessons

2008-06-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

Makenna loves swimming lessons! She's really come a long way this year. I can't believe that she's actually swimming!!! We're sooooo proud! In the video clip I said that she'd swam the whole length of the pool, but it was actually the width. Oops!

Kyla at swimming lessons

2008-06-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

The Jones Journal

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Hi,
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