Jones Way

Raelyn- 6 months old

2011-08-04T16:44:00.003-07:00

Raelyn is 6 months old now. She got her 2 bottom teeth at 3.5 months, started real crawling at 5 months, sits up on her own at 5 months and pulls herself up on the couch at 5 months. She is super smiley and gives great kisses. She is also very active! She is tons of fun!

update on the kiddos

2011-04-19T22:08:00.004-07:00

Bryson just turned 11, Weston is 8 1/2, Deacon is 6 and Raelyn is 2 1/2 months. They are growing like weeds! Just so everyone knows: I am well aware of how crazy Raelyn's hair is. It sticks up no matter how much hair spray I put in it! When it is wet it has ringlets but when it dries it's stick straight and everywhere! It's like baby bird feathers, so soft! I love it!

Birth Announcement

2011-02-06T15:26:00.000-07:00

8 Days old

2011-02-05T15:49:00.003-07:00

She's here!

2011-02-02T16:04:00.003-07:00

Raelyn Jones joined our family on Friday the 28th at 12:07 am! She was 8 lbs 5 oz, 20 inches long. The labor was my easiest yet and she has been the best girl so far! She smells so good and she gets lots of kisses! The boys are very proud to have a baby sister. We all absolutely adore her!

Raelyn's room

2011-01-04T20:57:00.003-07:00

So, I was very tired of the year and a half old pics of 4th of July 2009 and decided to post pics of Raelyn's room. It is finally complete! I love it and am especially proud that I did it for so cheap! My dad helped paint the crib and build the doll-house bookshelf (ok, he practically did the whole thing himself). I made the bedding and the art work. I was happy to create a girly room!....finally!!
We are very excited for her to come. I've been having lots of contractions the last 2 days so we'll see if it means anything! We'll keep you posted.......maybe. I suck at this blogging thing. No promises:)

More 4th of July pics

2009-08-07T13:46:00.000-07:00

4th of July party

2009-08-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

We had a 4th of July party with a few of our friends and it was tons of fun. There was card playin', swimming, eating, jammin', dancing, and lots of talking! We love our friends! They are so much fun! We realized later that if you walk into our grass, you can see the fireworks perfectly from our backyard. Oh well, next year!

Summer party

2009-08-07T13:39:00.000-07:00

This was a super fun birthday party we went to over the summer. They had water balloons filled with whipped cream that exploded all over the kids and a "find the gummy worm is the pudding" race. Deacon didn't want to get close to anything dirty, Bryson was about 50% into it and Weston was loving life! Thanks, Katie, for an awesome time!

Funny Deacon

2009-08-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

So we needed a picture for his preschool class so we got the camera out. He was being so funny! He is such a silly boy. I love this kid.

1st Day of School

2009-08-07T13:25:00.000-07:00

Bryson is going into 4th grade, Weston 2nd and Deacon Preschool! Yippee! Love them all but I'm glad to be on a schedule again!

Phx Art Museum

2009-03-19T22:26:00.002-07:00

It's not all fun...especially for Deacon. He is the sweetest, most lovable boy ever. He is also super sensitive. He cries A LOT! If the boys are racing each other and he gets behind, he stops running and starts to cry. Of course the older boys stop running and let him win. As soon as he notices that they are going to let him win, his tears magically go away! It's strange how that works!
We went to the Art Museum with the Grovers and Pooles. We had 10 kids under the age of 9 with 3 adults. Let me just tell you that half way through our tour, we had employees following us EVERYWHERE telling us and the kids every wrong thing that we did. : "no running", "stay close to your mom", "no loud talking", "no touching", "your suppose to be calm", "you are at a museum", etc. They all had their walkie talkies updating each other as to our location. They were tag teaming us. As soon as we would leave one area, there was another employee in the next area to follow closely behind us. I know they were trying to keep the peace but they are just kids. They were very well behaved if you ask me. My boys had their hands in their pockets the whole time. Of course there was some shouts of "look at this" and "wow, it's echoey in here" and maybe a little skipping or slight jogging to catch up to their friends but come on. They are kids. How else are they suppose to see black finger painted canvases or naked lady statues? The art museum is the only way! Don't worry, I stood up for myself. I am not one of those la-di-dah mom's. Every time they said something to me or my kids, I told them " I got it." or "we're fine." I didn't even smile at them. I know....I'm such a rebel.

Deacon's Field Trip

2009-03-19T22:22:00.001-07:00

Deacon turns 4!!

2009-03-19T22:17:00.003-07:00

(Mom, can you believe I still have that blanket?!)

Birthday party at the zoo! Grandma and Grandpa Jones and Mike, Becky, Gabe and Malia all came to celebrate! It was a beautiful day with an awesome little boy!

Pine Wood Derby

2009-03-19T22:11:00.001-07:00

Bryson's first Pine Wood Derby. His car didn't do terribly, it just didn't do great! Oh well, we'll know some new tricks for next year! (He got 3rd place in every race which puts him close to the bottom)

Burp cloths

2009-01-21T22:32:00.003-07:00

Ahhh, girl stuff. I embellished some cloth diapers and made some burp cloths for a friends baby shower. I also bling-ed out some pacifiers. My friend named her baby Ruby (therefore the "R" on the jar!) I have 2 friends that are having girls within 3 weeks of each other. Babies are fun!

Diaper Cake

2009-01-21T22:26:00.002-07:00

I had so much fun making this diaper cake. Stacey and I are throwing a baby shower for our friend and this will be our center piece. Man, girl stuff is sooo cute.

Dinner at the Cabin in the Snow!

2009-01-16T10:31:00.003-07:00

Sledding with Mike and Becky!

2009-01-16T10:25:00.002-07:00

Talie's Wedding Dinner

2009-01-16T10:17:00.002-07:00

The 12 Days of Christmas (according to Wes)

2008-12-16T19:04:00.002-07:00

We were all eating dinner tonight when Weston broke into song. He was singing the 12 days of Christmas starting at the end where it goes "12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping", etc. He sang this for his school program so I wasn't surprised he knew it. Until.... he got to "5 golden rings, 4 humming birds, 3 frenchents, 2 turbo ducks and a partridge in a pear tree!" Corbin and I were cracking up! We had him sing it again while I wrote it down. We told him the real way but said we liked his way better! Ahhh, good times!

Making quilts for our ward's "Project Giving"

2008-12-15T22:40:00.000-07:00

The Monster Carrots from our garden!

2008-12-15T22:31:00.002-07:00

2 of these bad boys fed our whole family for our roast dinner! Even though they were weird looking, they were the best carrots we've ever had!

Carefree Christmas Light Parade with the Grovers

2008-12-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

Ward Christmas Party!

2008-12-15T22:22:00.001-07:00

Yes, Bryson and Weston were there too. I just didn't get any pictures of them. They were running around EVERYWHERE!

The finished Tree

2008-12-10T09:37:00.000-07:00

Decorating the Christmas Tree

2008-12-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving Dinner

2008-12-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

More Bowling

2008-12-06T14:10:00.000-07:00

Ali's Wedding in Utah

2008-12-06T14:02:00.001-07:00

Rainy Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

Halloween at Home

2008-12-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Halloween in California

2008-12-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

Deacon's Field Trip

2008-12-06T13:39:00.002-07:00

Soccer Season

2008-10-25T17:00:00.006-07:00

Well, it's soccer season. That means we have soccer games every Saturday. It's fun to watch Weston's games. They are a bunch of 6 year olds so there is a lot of "pay attention" yells coming from the side lines. Absolutely none of which come from Corbin! Ok, that's a lie. Some are from Corbin. The only thing that matters to me is that the kids have fun. If Weston's game is first, then he does not like to sit and wait for Bryson's game to be over. He and Deacon fight, cry and beg to go home! Fun times!

Weston

2008-10-25T16:46:00.002-07:00

Wes-"Mom, did you have a microwave when you were little?"
Me- "....yes"
Wes- " I designed microwaves when I was in heaven and dropped them down into the stores."
Bryce- "No you didn't"
Wes- "yes I did. Babies are really smart, you know!"
Bryce-"Well, you're not smart."
(Looks at me and says) "just kidding" very quietly with guilty eyes!

My boys are very entertaining!

Idaho

2008-10-25T16:25:00.002-07:00

I went to Meridian to help my sisters throw a bridal shower for Ali!! When the plane was getting close to the ground, I saw it....the trees. It was Autumn!! I forget about the seasons living here in AZ. I remember Bryson announcing it was officially fall a while ago but it doesn't mean anything here. It was beautiful. I went for a bike ride with Jeff and Emily and forgot my camera. It was an amazing sight and the air was crisp. Every time I visit Idaho, I want to move there. Same with Corbin! Anyway, my sister's bridal shower was so much fun. It was awesome just being there with my entire family. Corbin and my boys were missing though so I wished they were there. I have the best family. I always laugh so hard when we are all together and I love that we all get along so well. Even the in-laws are a perfect fit for our family. Kristin is my sister. I love her. And Brian is awesome too. It will be fun to get to know him better. I can't wait for him to show his whole personality. (I know we are all a bit intimidating with our good looks!) My siblings are my greatest friends! We also got to celebrate my dad's birthday! We packed alot into the 2 1/2 days I was there. Thanks everybody for a great time. We will see you in a couple weeks for the wedding!

Optometrists are not real dr.s!

2008-10-09T22:44:00.003-07:00

Ok, ok. I know the title was kind of mean. But I just found out that my sweet baby boy (Bryson) has been wearing glasses for 1 1/2 years for no reason at all! That's right, I took him to an ophthalmologist today to get his glasses updated. She said his eyes are near perfect and doesn't need to wear glasses. She also told me that the glasses he was wearing were almost just glass. They had the tiniest prescription in them but it wasn't worth anything. Well Nationwide Vision...you got us. Never go to a place that will benefit monetarily from your diagnosis. aka: Nationwide Vision. At least Bryson looked super fly in his glasses since he was just wearing them as an accessory!

Fall is in the Air!

2008-10-09T15:08:00.005-07:00

This year has been the first time that I have thought Arizona was beautiful. I have always hated living in the desert and longed for the lush Idaho landscaping. When we moved to our new house at the foot of Black Mountain, I realized just how beautiful the desert can be. The sunsets and flowers and even the wildlife have a unique loveliness about them.

This lizard was by our front door and the boys tried to catch him. They try to act like they are not afraid of lizards when in fact they would never touch one with their hands, just with a cup. I have a video of us out front with the giant lizard.

A very yummy cantelope in our garden!

This roadrunner was in our yard long enough for me to run grab my camera. I got several shots of him before he ran very quickly into the adjacent desert.

Our courtyard is the only space that I have planted plants that look somewhat lush.

A Very Merry Un-Birthday

2008-10-09T14:51:00.003-07:00

So I was feeling a little bit like I didn't have anything fun to do and decided to throw the boys an un-birthday party. Well, at least with a cake a some loose balloons. I made them their very own cakes and decorated them beautifully.(I intend on learning how to decorate cakes the next time I get together with my mom and Ali). When Bryson and Weston got home from school, I sang them the Alice and Wonderland version of "A very merry un-birthday to you, to you" etc. They were surprised. Bryson was about to throw up just looking at the cake because he was fed a huge cupcake and ice cream at school for a kids birthday and wanted nothing to do with the cake. Weston on the other hand ate almost the whole thing in about 7 minutes. Because Deacon was home while I made the cakes, he just couldn't wait for the boys to get home. I let him dig into his early. He was very confused about it being his birthday. He kept saying, "today is my birthday?" I would tell him "no, it's your unbirthday. Any day that is not your birthday is your un-birthday". He would nod and then a few minutes later he would ask again, "today is my birthday?" It was fun. All I can say is that when they get older, they better remember what an awesome mom I was because I threw them an un-birthday party.

Sunday

2008-10-09T14:40:00.004-07:00

A couple of Sundays ago Bryson came up to me and asked me if he could make a missionary tag to wear. They were all ready for church and we had time so I said sure. When he said that HE wanted to make it, he meant ME. He asked me to do every step. He and Weston were so excited about looking like missionaries that they asked me to take pictures of them. It was so funny because Bryson directed the whole photo shoot. He posed everyone in all different ways. I was cracking up! I would take a picture then he would move everyone to their next pose. He's so creative!

Great Book

2008-10-08T12:38:00.004-07:00

I LOVED this book!! Julia gave it to me for my birthday (in June) and I finally picked it up and just couldn't put it down! It is a great book for moms because it is in diary form so some of the entries are only a half a page. I am able to read an entire entry in a few minutes and then do the mom stuff in between entries. I highly recommend this one. Thanks Julia

Deacon's Photo Shoot

2008-10-06T21:48:00.006-07:00

We found a fun Historical Park and decided to do a photo shoot with Deacon and my great friend, Stacey, and her son, Caden. I really wanted to practice taking pictures and it is way more fun with a good background. I have yet to photo shop any of the photos but they are still super cute.

Disneyland/California Adventure

2008-10-06T21:23:00.008-07:00

We watched a fun show and afterward got to pose/meet mickey mouse and hercules. He had a big conversation with the boys and was very funny.

I didn't know my camera had the option of playing with the colors until Becky showed me the light!

The boys watching the parade. Deacon was turned around backwards almost the whole time because the parade kept spraying tons of water and he did not like that.

I made the boys pose with her but they did not like it one bit. We ate lunch where all the princesses came to meet us and pose for pictures but no one would pose so we made Corbin do it! He didn't mind!

Baby Malia! Ahhh, she smells so good! Like a baby!

Way too cool

Of course it wasn't all fun and games! They are still brothers even at Disneyland

Hangin at the Jones'

2008-10-06T21:13:00.003-07:00

Miss Kate-It was so fun playing with Kate and Brandon. They are sweet kids with darling personalities. Kate and I did our makeup together and I loved every minute of it.

Brandon

Kinney making mac and cheese for all the kids. All of us adults went out bowling while all the kids had babysitters (plural!)

At the Beach

2008-10-06T20:33:00.004-07:00

The water was pretty cold but Weston jumped right in there. Aunt Becky was right there to help him do some boogie boarding. It took Bryson a little longer to get in but when he did, he had a blast.

California

2008-10-06T20:06:00.004-07:00

We went to California for Labor Day weekend. We were able to spend time with almost the entire family. The only ones missing were Talie and Nick. It's so fun to be with Corbin's family and the kids get to play with their cousins.

At the park

The weather is awesome! It almost makes me want to move there!!

It's Bowling Time!

2008-09-29T21:34:00.003-07:00

Notice the final score: Corbin rocked and Grandma Melinda and I got the same scores as Bryson and Weston!!

So Fun! Grandma Melinda came and stayed with us for 5 days which we loved. We decided to go for a little Friday night bowling. In the beginning, Deacon was excited and bowled a few frames with the help of a little metal ramp thingy. Then he decided he was done and just wanted to go home. He kept saying "Mom, it's night-night time. I want to go home and go to bed." It was only 6:30 or 7 but he was ready. He is the greatest 3 year old around! He was patient and waited for daddy to kick our butts with 3 strikes followed by 2 spares in a row! Melinda opted for the gutter blocker bars to be on about half way through and I should have followed suit. I normally will get around 280 (Jeff, is that even possible?) but I was just off that night! Bryson knows how to bowl like a pro and Weston is great at throwing it and letting it land really hard before it starts it's roll. We ate dinner while we bowled 1 game then went home to bed! Thanks Melinda for coming to visit. I love to have girl time with you!

We give up!!

2008-09-29T20:33:00.000-07:00

It was inevitable. Chelsea has decided to blog, and since I will not be writing much, I decided to open things up. Chelsea and I have enjoyed the constant update available to us from all of you, and since we are almost completely without family in AZ, we thought we would make it easy for all who have left us behind to peak in on us every once in a while. I wish you all well and hope you come around JonesWay often to catch up with us.

Corbin