Jones Family

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Horses and hunting

Just a cute picture of Alissa, since you can't see her in the other pictures.

When I looked back at Broden when we got back to the car, this is what I saw. He was obviously completely worn out.

Every time I got down to take a picture this is what the horse would do to me.

We went out to where Blake hunts and fed the horses, which is one of Remi and Broden's favorite activities. They always ask to go feed the horses. Then at home they will get apples out of the fridge and pretend to be horses eating apples and carrots. After we fed the horses we walked through the fields where Blake hunts. I carried Alissa in the baby carrier and pulled Broden in the sled. Blake carried the gun and pulled Remi. We didn't even see anything to shoot at, but it was fun anyway.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

My sister's visit

Dinner at TGI Fridays

We went to an indoor water park at Niagara Falls. This is what Alissa did the whole time at the water park.

Broden wishing he was big enough to ride the tube slide. He liked playing in just the tube too though.

Our niece Katelyn on the slide.

Blake and the kids on the slide.

Remi and Kenzi on the slide.

Kenzi on the slide.

Broden on the slide.

Broden and kenzi.

Broden playing in fountain.

Kenzi, Katelyn, Nikosha and Remi getting ready to go to the water park.

Where all 5 of the older kids slept on our bedroom floor

Kenzi being silly.

All the kids, except Kyler.

Playing on the stairs.

We had so much fun when my sister Julie and her husband Nate came from Idaho Falls to visit us. They even stayed here in our house, which was a blast. They have 4 children, so there were 4 adults and 7 children in our 2 bedroom house. Crazy, but a blast! IF anyone ever wants to come visit you have a place to stay. Its tight, but we have lots of beds. 1 queen, 1 full, 1 twin, 2 cribs, 1 packnplay, 1 cradle, 1 couch, 2 camping pads, 2 other pads and lots of floor space! Come on out.

Friday, December 12, 2008

The things I've done-Jenny

I saw this on someone else's blog and I thought it was fun. What have you done in your life? The things I've done are in bold RED(jenny) Blue (Blake) and Green (both):

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (does Disney World count?)
8. Climbed a mountain (Table Rock in the Grand Tetons)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo(to my kids only)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House(on the street counts, right?)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating("helped my grandma when I was like 6)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life(my daughter)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby - as much as a male can!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day - kids books 3 a night!