January 2017

Dallin got these really cool sugar cookies from a friend of his for accompanying her in Sacrament Meeting.  They were pretty awesome!  And it might be hard to tell from this picture, but they were quite large.  Of course that didn't stop Dallin (or any of the other kids) from eating them all.  I just thought they were so cute, I had to take a picture. :) 

Riley (my niece) asked me if I could tend her little girl a couple of weeks ago.  Her name is Aaleyah (Uh-lee-uh) and she is 9 months old.  She is so stinking cute!

Waving "Hi!" :) 

Aaleyah was very comfortable around Ziggy, but Ziggy had a rough day with a new little person around.  He didn't quite know what to think of her.  It was pretty funny.

And here's a picture of my "baby" holding a baby! That just blows me away! (I don't even know what else to say about that...UGH!)

It was a fun day, but I was tired by the end of it.  I can totally understand why we have babies when we're young and have lots of energy!  Still, Aaleyah was a sweetheart and it was great spending some time with her.

New Years Eve 2016!

We had a fun New Year's Eve this year.  We played some games, ate some food, and watched a movie.  (Our "go-to" family activity night!)  The first game we played was the candy bar game.  I was doing okay at the beginning, but by the time the 1st round was over, I had NOTHING!

Pictures after the 1st round...

Kyle

Dallin

Jacob

And check out Todd's loot! :)  (No wonder he's so happy!)

And this was me!

So, the family took pity on me and we played another round.  This is how it all ended up...

Even when my kids get candy bars, they still don't smile!

At least Todd is smiling!  Geez!

And Dallin seems grateful for his winnings...

And look at me!  I got two!  Of course they are my favorites, so it was awesome!!!

Then, we played the game Ticket To Ride.  It was really fun.  Poor Kyle kept having to change his route because we kept using his pathway.  HA!  I think Dallin won the game...if I remember right.

Then we watched a movie...and I can't even remember which one...so that is just sad.  (It's been almost 2 months since New Year's Eve.)  But I do remember that we had a good time.  The Joneses know how to party.  HA! (not really!)

Do you see all the excitement on their little faces?  :) 

Jacob had gone to bed just before midnight, so I snuck into his room and took a picture of him at 12:00.  He did wake up right after this shot was taken, so he was awake for all the important parts, right?  

 Now, if you ask him what happened that night, he will tell you that he only went and laid down for a few minutes, and then got up at midnight to say Happy New Years!  But...um...yeah, that's him sleeping. :) 

Happy New Year!  

(I'm totally trying not to laugh.  Plus, we're both trying to gross out our kids! HA!) 

I had already taken my make up off before midnight, so I could go right to bed.  Yep, we party pretty hard around here. :)  So, this picture is post make-up removal.  (Don't look at all the wrinkles!) 

  Another year gone! Here we go again!  Welcome 2017!