Busy Bees

Savannah had her first soccer tournament this week. They did okay and even won a game, but we didn't make it to the finals. I am actually okay with that since it meant I didn't have to drive into Salt Lake again today. For most of the girls this was their very first tournament and they didn't know quite what to expect, but they played well and will now be more prepared for next weeks tournament. Savannah played Goal Keeper the majority of the time, but did get in a couple of quarters as half . She doesn't particularly enjoy being in the goal, but she is very good at it. She has no fear of the ball coming at her or even of being kicked. Of course if her parents tickle her to hard she gets very upset, but you could kick her in the face and she is fine. Explain that to me!

Bill and Nena arrived on Tuesday and will be staying for a little while at least. Martha may have found them a place in Clearfield that will work nicely for them, but they are still thinking about it. I am glad that they are here and that we are able to spend some time together. Dallas hadn't seen Bill since Grandma Brooks' funeral four years ago, and he had never met Nena, so it has been nice for them to hang out. The kids are so cute, and DJ loves having more cousins his age to play with. They all play until they just collapse from exhaustion. Kylie fell asleep at the dinner table one night and on the ottoman last night. It has been really nice for me because both Kylie and Jonathan are potty trained, so DJ has been much better about going on the potty. Hopefully by the end of the summer we will be able to call it a done deal!

Well, we are off to mow the lawn and clean the house today. We may even put up the pools for the kiddos. We shall see. TTFN.

The calm before the storm

Okay, so things at the Jones' are going pretty good. The house in in a somewhat clean state and all the kids have been having fun out in the pool and keeping the arguing to a minimum. We had a bit of a problem with the air conditioning, but it is fixed now and life seems to running pretty smoothly. Father's Day was nice and calm. We went to church where Mackenzie gave a talk in sacrament, then we came home and vegged until dinner time. I made all of Dallas' favorites (steak, mashed potatoes, and peas) and Savannah made brownies. Bill and Neena should arive late tomorrow night, so we are trying to get everything ready for them. Other than that life is fairly mundane here in Utah. I hope exciting things are happening to you all!! TTFN

We're all going ape around here!!

Monday we took a trip to the zoo with a friend of mine here in Utah. We spent the whole day just walking around and really enjoying ourselves. The new carousel was up and running, so we went for a ride.DJ rode on a tree frog, and Ramos was on a mandrill. We also took a trip on the little zoo train that they have at the Hogle zoo. Of course our last stop was the ape house where we found Savannah's favorite animal, the orangutan. The whole little family was up and running around, and we got some pretty decent pictures. The rest of the week has been pretty cold, but I was able to get my garden in finally. I still have to get my carrots planted, but everything else is done. I just hope it all turns out okay. Today was exciting. We found a gas leak in Mackenzie's room, so the whole day revolved around getting the right people there to fix it. It turned out alright though, and we no longer have a funny smell in the house. Well, we are off to bed. Goodnight!

I am this many!!

Saturday was DJ's 3rd birthday! I can't believe he is growing up so fast. He is potty training and having conversations that you can almost always understand. We had his party at our house with all of the family including cousins and my step-brother and step-sisters. We turned on the sprinklers and let them get wet while the adults sat around and enjoyed the warm weather and some good conversation. It was Bob the Builder themed, and we had a construction hat pinata that only made it through 4 of the kids before it was broken. DJ got a new Spider man bike, some new clothes,a construction play set, water guns, and a horn to go on hist bike. Needless to say, he was in heaven.After the party we played outside for a little while longer then went inside and watched Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which is DJ's favorite movie.He stands in front of the TV and sings all the songs and dances along. It is too funny! Then it was time for a bath and off to bed for him. He had a good day and went straight to sleep.

All the kids running through the sprinkler.

DJ swinging at the pinata.

He picked out the cake himself. It was chocolate.

YEA!!! Presents!!!

"It was a hair raising day, and now I'm Exhausted!!"