House of Jones Girls

Way too tired...

2012-01-31T20:27:00.003-07:00

Apparently Natalee just couldn't make it all the way to her bed to take her nap this afternoon but ya know what?!? She at least took a nap! Yeah!

Oh Brother...

2012-01-31T20:27:00.001-07:00

Mortimer is the newest addition to our family. He's the girls' only brother...he is spoiled for sure. His tail is always wagging so that has to mean he's loving it at the house of Jones girls. Santa gave him to us to love and take good care of. He is 2 years old and we're not quite sure what he is...looks like a mini pin - Chihuahua - dauschuand - terrier something or other. Whatever he is...we

January 31, 2012

2012-01-31T12:56:00.003-07:00

Well, a month into the new year, I finally decide I need to update this blog. Horrible, I know. Sad as it is to say, nothing new is really happening. Girls are still busy with school, and wait, so am I and Nathan. Ugh, how did it come to this? In November, I started classes at Grand Canyon University for my Master's in Secondary Education (yes that is high school). Nathan started taking classes

FHE

2011-11-07T18:41:00.001-07:00

We made a wreath for our activity tonight. And now the girls are enjoying the treat!!! Ice cream cones.

Move over Betty...

2011-10-28T10:43:00.001-07:00

Yeah. I made those. 93 total cupcakes in a single day. Decorated and all. I hope I made you proud Betty Crocker. Just know that you've got some competition. Boom.

Ellyce: Student of the Week

2011-10-25T20:29:00.002-07:00

This whole week, Ellyce is the "Student of the Week". She brought home a huge poster that we were to fill up with things about her: age, favorite color, favorite food, about her family, what she wants to be when she grows up, her favorite place, and her ONE WISH. Well, here was some of the things she wanted on her poster- 1. Age 5 2. Favorite Color: PINK 3.Favorite Food: Strawberries

A lovely little morning

2011-10-24T10:07:00.002-07:00

It is absolutely gorgeous out-Finally. October is such a fickle month. It can't really decide on the weather-for instance, about 3 days ago it was in the high 90's and today, it's about 74 degrees and cloudy. Hmmm. Make up your mind, Arizona. I guess we really have nothing to complain about right?After dropping Jillian and Kelci off at preschool, Ellyce, Natalee, and I went to the park for some

Salvation Army trip

2011-10-16T19:12:00.002-07:00

On Saturday, my friend Terra and I went to Casa Grande to the Salvation Army. They were having a sale (ha-a sale). All clothing was $1 each-yeah, I know, right!?! So not only did we both find a ridiculous amount of awesome clothing for us and our kiddos, we got some decent name brand articles. Here for example is an Ann Taylor Loft skirt (wool-no less)-the light tan

New...

2011-09-19T14:33:00.001-07:00

Our dearest friends, Karl and Chantae are moving to San Antonio and had to leave their beloved playset behind. We couldn't just let it go to waste so we begged to take it off their hands. Not too much begging. But we are now the proud owners of a playhouse thanks to them. It will be used and loved and cherished...so thanks guys. We will miss you!!

Say what now?!?

2011-09-03T09:19:00.002-07:00

I believe my head is still attached but correct me if I'm wrong about that. I can't remember one day versus another. This school year is crazy, absolutely crazy (to say the least, the very least). Four little girls sneak into our room at nearly 6:00 AM every single morning (yes, weekends included) and the first thing they say is: "Mom, can I turn on cartoons?" And my answer should not shock any

Treats for potty training...

2011-08-26T12:12:00.001-07:00

Natalee started potty training on Tuesday, and she is doing amazing. It never hurts to have incentives for her hard work. So I made this little jar...nothing special. But whatever. She loves candy and stickers.

More...

2011-08-17T09:33:00.001-07:00

Put one more red mahogany stain on last night, wiped it off...then miraculously found an ebony stain in the garage which I applied to it this morning before dropping the girls off at preschool. The black stain is awesone. Wish i had found it earlier...would have saved me $8. I like it...a lot.

Not quite dark enough

2011-08-16T20:25:00.001-07:00

Maybe just one more coat of the stain...tomorrow.

Stage 1 of New Kitchen Table

2011-08-16T13:57:00.003-07:00

I am redoing the kitchen table...this is the sanded down part 1 of a layer upon layer process. It should end up really dark. Can't wait.

Stage 2

2011-08-16T13:57:00.001-07:00

First coat of the red mahogany stain...

Mini-Updates

2011-08-16T00:24:00.001-07:00

School started. Ashlynn 3rd grade. Ellyce kindergarten. Jillian preschool. Natalee following the pack. Nathan working hard. Me? Still breathing.

Yearly Fourth of July Trip

2011-07-01T07:43:00.001-07:00

Considering this trip is a seriously long time to be in the car for four little girls...they did a pretty good job. Here are some highlights. Silly girls.

Than you summer crafts...

2011-06-16T13:29:00.001-07:00

I found this little summer craft in the Parenting magazine. Super fun and super easy. We took red duct tape, straws, and pipe cleaners...voila!!! Instant crown or alien head! Either one, thank you summer crafts from parenting!

Homemade play-dough

2011-06-09T13:18:00.001-07:00

Playdate at Miss Liz's house...she made some homemade play-dough. Easy recipe and food coloring. We did have to scrub our hands pretty well-Liz still has red hands. Super fun. The girls love playing with the Tarcola ladies!

Cooking process...

2011-06-03T14:40:00.001-07:00

Now for the presentation....

Baking hour...

2011-06-03T14:29:00.001-07:00

What else are we going to do this summer? Learn how to bake. Oh Yes...we said BAKE! Today's special: honey bran muffins with blackberries. I will let you know if they turn out. Cross your fingers.

Natalee isn't feeling too well...

2011-06-03T11:40:00.001-07:00

Can you tell? Poor thing. She just laid down by my feet as I was "putting on my face" and fell fast asleep. She has been battling a nasty cough and runny/snotty nose for the past few days. One good thing about kids when they get sick is that they are fantastic cuddlers. But still, this is pretty sad.

Our plight in life

2011-06-02T08:05:00.001-07:00

Seriously this train holds up more traffic than during rush hour! Ridiculous, I tell you. Oh well...maybe we will learn to love it. But right now, nope.Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.1

Is this considered child labor?

2011-06-01T18:58:00.001-07:00

Natalee and jillian helped mommy clean toilets...not that fun when I do it!

Swings are so much fun

2011-06-01T17:44:00.001-07:00

Need I say more...

Rock climbing

2011-06-01T17:38:00.001-07:00

The 3rd child is fearless...never once does she freak out at the wiff of a new adventure. Rock climbing? 'Tis no match for her. However, she is on the clumsy side...so the fearless and the clumsy sometimes do NOT mix.

Summer camp at home...

2011-06-01T15:47:00.001-07:00

The girls love to build forts so one Thursday, with the help of my dearest friend, Liz...we put up a fort. Now for those of you not familiar with how we make our forts here at the Jones household, we staple (yes, with a staple gun) extra blankets to the ceiling. Silly but easy and it pleases everyone. So the girls are enjoying their little fort this afternoon...they are too funny!

Only a slight miracle...

2011-05-30T07:16:00.001-07:00

It is 7:15 in the morning and Jillian is still asleep. This is amazing.

White trash swimming pool

2011-05-27T09:59:00.001-07:00

How awesome is this? If you have extra rubbermaid containers fill them up with water...I think this beats out playing in a cardboard box! Hey-yo!

Jillian joins in the fun

2011-05-26T14:16:00.001-07:00

Look how cute she is?!? What a ham! These girls love to pose...what are we to do?

Who is this cute thing?

2011-05-26T14:15:00.001-07:00

Ashlynn is officially done with school now and for her end of the year party today their class had a Hawaiian bash...super fun. The kids each got little treat bus and Natalee found the fun one with these sure sunglasses in them. Isn't she a doll?!?

New family activity

2011-05-25T12:33:00.001-07:00

The girls and I just went on a bike ride around the block! It was super fun. Nathan first bought me a bike a little while back and on Monday night he found a baby seat that goes on the back of the bike. Natalee just loves it. She kept saying again...every time I stopped to wait for Jillian. So much fun. Tonight we have another ride set...a new family tradition, family biking!

Remember the days when...

2011-05-24T21:24:00.001-07:00

We could sleep anywhere and in any position.

Sunday morning...

2011-05-22T06:34:00.001-07:00

The positions that kids can sleep in is just amazing to me...seriously Natalee?

Yes...those are all her pies!

2011-05-16T19:16:00.001-07:00

For family home evening dessert we tried a key lime pie. Needless to say everyone besides Jillian didn't care much for it. So who else is going to eat the left over deliciousness???? Jillian, of course.

Seriously!?!?

2011-05-09T13:52:00.001-07:00

So nap time today turned out to be drawing class for Ellyce and Jillian. Unknown by me, Ashlynn had a marker (oh sorry, a permanent marker) in her room that Jillian found. Making my own assumptions here, but I say that the story went like this: Ellyce: hey jillian want me to put some make up on you with this marker? You will look so pretty. Jillian: Yeah sure (she does say that). ***

The KO Hip-Hop Cello-Beatbox Experience: Julie-O

2011-04-18T20:43:00.000-07:00

Jacob Tucker 2011 Dunk Video

2011-03-08T20:40:00.000-07:00

New rug and chairs

2011-03-01T12:04:00.001-07:00

We finally got some new chairs and a bench for our kitchen table. Our old chairs were being "offed" one by one so it was time to replenish the goods. Nate was using the piano bench...poor guy. Plus we found a nice rug for our living room so perhaps we can have less head injuries with the girls jumping off the couch!

President's Day...

2011-02-21T15:58:00.001-07:00

Since both Ashlynn and Nathan had the day off today, we cleaned the house together then off we went into town. We had a special treat for the girls at Bahama Bucks-a gourmet. shaved ice place...oh yes, gourmet! Here are the fun moments...

Ellyce Turns 5...Officially!

2011-02-19T19:06:00.001-07:00

It is more of a tradition now since this is the second time we have some this and will happen only two more times EVER!!! Ellyce had her first birthday party in celebration of her turning 5. Can't really believe that she is already 5 and next thing that will happen is me sending her off to kindergarten. Here are some pics of her princess cake and her b'day decor...more of a princess / valentines

Qtips...What's the fun?

2011-02-10T07:02:00.001-07:00

Well so much for getting ready without any major cleanup disaster...Natalee loves Qtips so naturally she snatched them and proceeded to the closet to test each one. Either in her ear or up her nose. That will be a fun day when I get the boomers one in my ear!

Technology is great...

2011-02-03T15:34:00.001-07:00

Nathan just sent me an email regarding this Blogger app from Android. How awesome is it that I can now do my blogging via cellphone?!?! So now I can post pics ASAP...enjoy the later in technology.

Insane Violinist

2011-01-23T20:00:00.000-07:00

'Ttwas the day after Thanksgiving...

2010-11-26T18:31:00.003-07:00

Thanksgiving day was wonderful...We all went over to Lynne's house for our feast. It was a great set up...the kids ate first then the twins, Hansan and Dallan, took all the kids (minus Natalee and Lars) to the park while the adults ate. It was quite weird eating in near peace...THANKS FOR THE QUIET!!!!Today has been great. We have all been enjoying the season by just relaxing for the majority of

We're Baaaack!

2010-11-24T10:40:00.002-07:00

Sorry to all family members near and far for the "no-posting-any-pictures-for-like-four-months"... But hey, better late than never. Here are some recent pictures of birthday parties and other fun. More to come. I have been terrible about actually taking the pictures, so I'll keep my camera on me from now on. I feel like we are missing so many opportunities for photos...these girls are certainly

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2010-08-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

Mondays are always wonderful days to go to the pool--or splash pad, in our case. Ellyce, Jillian, and Natalee love coming to the villages for some good "clean" fun! I will be surprised if these girls don't grow gills by the end of this Arizona summer!!!Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Long day in the pool

2010-08-15T19:48:00.001-07:00

Nannee had an especially long day at the pool yesterday. She found a very comfy napping spot on the ride home.

Saturday's Primary Activity

2010-07-20T14:04:00.001-07:00

This past Saturday, there was a Primary Activity at the church. We invited Laura and her kiddos (Payton and Landon) to join in the fun! Ashlynn and Payton are the best of friends---can't you tell?!

Natalee Turns 1!

2010-07-15T17:30:00.004-07:00

Yesterday was Natalee's FIRST birthday! I know-can you believe it? We made some cupcakes and cake for her special day--and as we were reflecting on past "FIRST' birthdays, we were surprised at her reaction to her own little birthday tradition of cake eating.Ashlynn didn't really want to get her hands dirty when she turned 1-it wasn't until I had to stuff her hand in the frosting before she

Pictures of our WY Trip

2010-07-07T14:30:00.001-07:00

2010-07-07T13:37:00.006-07:00

Our First Summer Vacation for 2010

2010-07-07T13:22:00.003-07:00

There is something I have to admit here...I have been out of high school for 10 years now!!! I know, and do you know what that really means? I AM GETTING OLD! At the end of June, we made the journey up to Wyoming for my 10-year class reunion (and more importantly to visit my family). It was a long, long, LONG way but the girls were pretty good. I'm not saying that our trip went off without a

Memorial Day

2010-06-13T09:04:00.004-07:00

For Memorial Day, we all went to Luke and Emrie's house for some fun times in their pool. The kids played and played. Miles and Ashlynn were having so much fun jumping into the water and being little fish! Ellyce, Jillian, and Masie had fun too--with their uncles who (I'm sure) enjoyed spending time with their nieces. Natalee and Lyla were busy with other things like crawling around and wishing

Quick Visit to the Zoo

2010-06-13T08:31:00.003-07:00

Natalee at the zoo--not sure if she was exactly THRILLED to be there in this particular picture.Jillian and Ellyce sitting by the fish pond at the entrance to the zoo...Jillian touching the stingray--well, kind of. Looks like Casper the Ghost in this picture.Ellyce and Jillian posing (well at least Ellyce was) by the Stingray exhibit at the zoo.Our good friend, Chantae invited us to go to the zoo

Ellyce Preschool Graduation

2010-05-26T20:01:00.004-07:00

Preschool Graduation 2010~Ellyce, Hunter, Benton, Mrs. Cooley, Thomas, and Cooper Ellyce and HunterEllyce won an award for "Bursting with questions and not settling for just one answer"...accompanied with some delicisous Starburst candies :)Ellyce~Receiving her "diploma"...my little 4-year-old all grow'd up! Awwwww!

Jillian

2010-05-25T20:58:00.001-07:00

Here is Jillian's rendition of Beat It!

Natalee

2010-05-25T20:41:00.004-07:00

Natalee loves to wiggle--tell me this isn't the cutest thing ever!

Quick update from "Wondergirl Land"

2010-05-25T13:17:00.003-07:00

It has been about 2 MONTHS since I last posted something...ANYTHING for that matter. Once again, apologies are in order to all of you who are in distant lands of Wyoming, Missouri, and even Arizona. So so so so soooooo SORRY. Ashlynn is almost done with 1st Grade (yes, I know---1st Grade). She has enjoyed this school year immensely. It is so wonderful to see her progress throughout the year. Her

Curlers-Who knew they could be so much fun?

2010-05-25T13:10:00.001-07:00

Hello from "Wondergirl Land"

2010-05-25T08:48:00.003-07:00

Our neighbor's dog just had puppies-pure bred German Shepherds...they are soooo cute. Here is Ellyce and our little friend, Madison Lee enjoying the newest additions to the neighborhood.Natalee is now 10months, crawling, talking (mama, dada, baba), and most recently, standing up in her crib--here is her "WHO ME?" look....isn't she precious?Ashlynn will soon be our little 7-year-old, come June

Flooring Update (FINALLY)

2010-05-24T13:33:00.002-07:00

Ok so here it goes---my darling Laura (we love you), here are pictures for your Mama and Daddy (and the rest of the world who follows our family's blog-to which are curious as to how our floor actually turned out as I had only given you a tickle of the "flooring process")...let them know we absolutely LOVE IT! Oh and to purchase a dust mop :)

San Diego Trip

2010-03-30T12:49:00.003-07:00

Jillian looking at a lizard-it was like mini Jurassic parkAshlynn and Ellyce standing next to the Orangatang's place-check out it's handprintsLooking at the fish---right next to the alligator exhibitAlthough you can't see in there-those are sharks Ashlynn is standing next to (she loves sharks)Ashlynn and Ellyce at the Wildlife Animal park

Upgrading our Flooring Day 2

2010-03-02T21:43:00.004-07:00

Day 2: Entry WayDay 2: Kitchen/Dining RoomDay 2: Living RoomDay 2: Two thin layers of cement were laid over the top of the foundation to smooth everything out-make it one big slab of concrete flooring...tomorrow the floor will be sanded and prepped for the staining. We'll send those pics tomorrow :)

Upgrading our Flooring Day 1

2010-03-02T21:35:00.003-07:00

Day 1: Entry Way Day 1: Living Room Day 1: Kitchen/Dining RoomWe've decided that the tile and carpet in the downstairs portion of our house just had to go...SO we're getting cement floors done. We are only in day 2 of the 5

Upgrading our flooring

2010-03-02T21:27:00.003-07:00

Good Bye Carpet :) Good Bye Tile in Entry Way :) Good Bye Tile in Dining Room/Kitchen :)

Newest Pics of our Gorgeous Girls

2010-02-03T09:53:00.004-07:00

***Although our girls are gorgeous, I have to give a lot of the credit to our "photographer" and friend, Bridgette Balmes. Thanks Bridgette...love the pics.

Family Photos 2009

2009-12-28T13:50:00.003-07:00

Recent Events

2009-12-28T13:00:00.011-07:00

Thanksgiving has already passed us by as did Christmas-how can the time fly by so quickly? I will do my best to fill in the blanks from Thanksgiving until present.For Thanksgiving everyone came down to Lynne's house. There was Tommy, Xiaojun, their 3 adorable kids, Luke, Emrie, their 3 adorable kids, Nathan and I, our 4 adorable girls, Richard, Jena, Jena's sister, Michael, Timothy, Taylor,

Quick little coo's...

2009-11-05T13:15:00.004-07:00

Natalee getting tickled by her sister, Ashlynn...a preview of what is to come.

October is gone...

2009-11-05T12:59:00.003-07:00

We, Jones', have been busy. Ashlynn is busy learning all sorts of stuff at school...which she absolutely loves. She also has piano lessons, tennis lessons, and hip hop/cheer class. Ellyce is enjoying preschool two days a week plus she gets to go to dance also (a tap/ballet combo). We tried the potty training thing with Jillian over fall break, but that adventure lasted about 2 days and I gave up.

Cute video of Natalee

2009-09-23T16:13:00.003-07:00

Hello again...

2009-09-18T10:34:00.003-07:00

Yes, it has been an incredibly long time since I have posted anything and I do apologize for being so late with it. In August, Nathan bought me and the girls (all four girls) tickets to fly home to Wyoming and stay a week. It was wonderful. I wanted to share the photos from the trip...so enjoy.

Our Gorgeous Girls...

2009-08-04T14:13:00.004-07:00

Just have to share...

2009-07-08T13:32:00.004-07:00

Ashlynn, Ellyce, and Jillian love playing dress up-Ashlynn usually helps the younger ones pick and choose, but this time, the two younger ones did the picking! I just had to share this picture of Ellyce and Jillian in their outfits...Jillian's face says it all!

Ashlynn's Missing Tooth

2009-07-08T13:27:00.002-07:00

Ashlynn has been wiggling her front tooth for about a month now-literally, but she was too afraid to just yank it out! This morning the top portion came loose, so I told her to just rip it out, but she wouldn't. So for lunch, we had some beans and cheese chips (our version of nachos) and that did it...She was like "Mom, my tooth is hanging...what do I do?" I got a cold washcloth and just pulled

Fourth of July FUN

2009-07-08T13:16:00.003-07:00

For the Fourth of July, we headed over to Emrie's house to enjoy the afternoon. We brought food and our swimming suits! It was so much fun. Richard and Jena, Timothy, us, and Karl and Chantae Cooper (our good friends) were all there to enjoy the holiday. We barbecued some chicken, hamburgers, and hot dogs...munched on chips, fruit, and cookies...and drank a ton of soda. Wow-we were all hyper. The

Dizzy Jilly...

2009-07-03T10:26:00.004-07:00

Jillian loves to dance-and twirl-and sing...Just like her sisters. This video is Jilly getting really dizzy-and trying her best to stay up after all those spins! Silly goose!

Just Before Bedtime...

2009-07-03T10:22:00.003-07:00

Last night the girls wanted to play dress-up after their baths...so after we put their pajamas on, they decided to put their gorgeous costumes over their pj's. It was pretty funny. Nathan turned on the music, and the party got started. These girls can't get enough of that "movin' and shakin'"! I had to fight Jillian tooth-and-nail to get her princess costume off in the end-she would have slept in

Pictures from the zoo...

2009-06-23T20:47:00.006-07:00

The girls and I met our friend, Chantae and her little girl, Charlotte ("Charlie"), and their friends, Carl and his daughter, Lucy, at the zoo last Thursday. It was so much fun; HOT, but fun! I think the temperature on our car said it was 108 degrees (perfect day to be walking around looking at animals-right?). Thank goodness the zoo had lots of little splash pads and misting machines or we would

Ashlynn through the years...part II

2009-06-21T20:53:00.003-07:00

Wants to be an animal doctor-age 4 1/2-loves the zoo Loves dressing up like a princess-Halloween 2008 Kindergarten Graduation-so proud of our girl TODAY-Ashlynn turns 6!You'll have to scroll down to start

Ashlynn Through the years...

2009-06-21T20:30:00.006-07:00

Ashlynn-age 4: First dance recital costume Age 3-new big sister; side note: she still makes this face. Almost a year old...still loves the water even now 1st "Glamour" shot (just kidding)-4 months old

Ellyce starts TINY TOT SPORTS

2009-06-21T20:16:00.005-07:00

On Tuesday, June 16th, Ellyce started her Tiny Tot Sports course. It is a program through the Maricopa Recreation Department where kids ages 3-4 learn various sports basics during the next 6 or 7 weeks. This first day, Ellyce and her little "team-mates" starting learning the fundamentals of T-Ball. It was pretty cute to watch-I was surprised how well she listened to her coaches. She stood really

Happy Birthday and Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T19:42:00.003-07:00

Ashlynn turned 6 today-how crazy is that? Plus, Nathan was able to share her special day since today was also Father's Day. We packed up the Odyssey (yes, we now have a new Honda Odyssey-hurray for the family van) and headed over to Luke and Emrie's house. We had a blast swimming in the pool, lounging outside, enjoying a delicious lunch consisting of the basic necessities of any summer day (hot

Ashlynn's Birthday Party...

2009-06-12T21:28:00.004-07:00

Today was Ashlynn's "6th" Birthday Party. We had about 20 kids here (literally). I had set up the Slip-N-Slide, sprinkler, and kiddie pool along with the trampoline and a little slide (compliments of my friend and neighbor, Laura). The kids did nothing but play all morning. They had so much fun (or at least it looked like they were). Ashlynn was so excited to have her best friends all there (most

Ashlynn Gets Her Ears Pierced...

2009-06-09T16:10:00.004-07:00

For Ashlynn's birthday, she wanted to get her ears pierced, so Nathan and I decided that since she was old enough to make that decision on her own (and know full well that it would hurt a bit) that she could do it. So today (which so happened to be the last day of school) we had to go into town for my doctor's appointment anyways, and we figured that today would be a good day to get her ears

Ashlynn's Kindergarten Graduation Pictures

2009-06-05T20:57:00.002-07:00

Picture #1: Ashlynn's Kindergarten DiplomaPicture #2: Ashlynn in her cap and gown holding her diploma-she was so proud!

Ashlynn's Kindergarten Graduation

2009-06-05T20:27:00.004-07:00

Our amazing little Ashlynn has finally graduated from kindergarten. We attended her graduation this evening at her school, Legacy Traditional. She was asked to speak along with 3 other kids from her class. She practiced all week-when it was time for her speech, she had a bit of stage fright, but eventually she shined, shined shined! What an amazing young lady we have! She said (since it was

Jillian's Solo

2009-05-28T20:10:00.003-07:00

You might have to watch this over and over again-It just keeps getting better (and funnier)! Jillian was singing in Ashlynn and Ellyce's bedroom when I caught her on video. It was so cute!

Ashlynn-Kiwanis Terrific Kid Club Luncheon

2009-05-19T20:10:00.003-07:00

Ellyce and Jillian-1st Time Drivers Jillian loved the carousel. So did Ellyce-can't you tell? Ashlynn-Our Terrific Kid!Ashlynn was invited to attend a luncheon

Pregnancy Painting (4th time around)

2009-05-14T09:21:00.006-07:00

Ashlynn modeling our bedroom colors before-see the stripe? Jillian modeling the new bathroom colors-Teal Deal and White satin (it's really baby blue) Jillian showing off the bedroom-only the wall behind our bed is that Teal Deal color...It's gorgeous (and bright). Usually when I am pregnant (mostly towards the end), I get this "itch" to

St. Louis Pictures

2009-04-16T09:11:00.004-07:00

Nana and Papa Frank-our lovely hosts-and Patty St. Louis Cardinals game-which we lost (how sad-but it was fun anyway!) The new Busch Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play. This is the old capital building downtown St. Louis...beautiful.

Another month is over-April here we come!

2009-04-01T15:12:00.004-07:00

March went by way too fast. I can't believe it's April already. Here are some extra fun pictures of the girls...thought you would enjoy seeing what we've been up to! There are some pictures of the girls enjoying a picnic snack on the tile-for some silly reason or other. Then we went to the Chandler Mall and let the girls play around at the kid area for a bit-weird enough they actually had a

Our backyard...

2009-03-14T20:45:00.005-07:00

Our little trees-minus one Juniper, which we had to go back into town for... Doesn't that look great? And it's not even completely finished! This is the Ruby Red Grapefruit tree: We'll call her Ruby!This is the Blue Juniper tree, and since there are 4 of them, each of the girls get their own named after

More "Surprise Party" Photos

2009-03-14T20:39:00.005-07:00

Jillian: very tired by the end of the night Ashlynn's 3rd soda & one section of the buffet Ashlynn's 2nd soda & the other section of our buffet Collin Martin-utterly exhausted from the party

Surprise: Nathan's turning 30!

2009-03-14T20:22:00.005-07:00

Josh and Jon playing pool... Nate and Jason waiting their turn... The birthday boy making a wish... -THE CAKE- -THE INVITE-For the

This is what the rest of the girls were up to...

2009-03-12T22:46:00.005-07:00

Since Nathan and Ashlynn were on their date, Ellyce, Jillian, and I invited some of our friends over for dinner. My friend (and neighbor), Laura, and her children, Payton and Landon came over to eat some Shells and White Cheddar (my newest pregnancy favorite), some garlic bread (from Laura), and for some reason, I was really wanting bacon. What can I say-pregnancy does a number on my taste

Daddy-Daughter Date Night

2009-03-12T22:42:00.003-07:00

Nathan took Ashlynn out on a date tonight. First they went to dinner at Red Robin since Ashlynn (and I think Daddy, too) wanted some burgers, and you can't forget their delicious, BOTTOMLESS steak fries. Then they went to the Phoenix Suns game. It was so cute. They both had on their Steve Nash jersey's! Go Suns GO!

New baby sling...

2009-03-03T15:42:00.003-07:00

I made this baby sling for Kara's new little bundle of joy, Morgyn. It's hard to tell but it's a black and white check. Totally cute fabric. Can't wait for her to try it out...if it works great, I'll have to make myself one for our next bundle of joy too. Just wanted to let you know I actually use my sewing machine!

Girl Number 4-already in the oven...

2009-02-28T13:31:00.005-07:00

Hello all-yes, we have some wonderful and exciting news that another addition to the family, besides the new piano, is baby GIRL JONES number 4. I guess Nathan has enough testosterone for one household (as his mother pointed out), so another girl it is. We couldn't be more excited-she is healthy and seems to be very flexible. When I went in for the ultrasound yesterday, the first picture I saw of