Jones Memorial Day Party 2017

We had a Jones get together on Memorial Day this year.  It was so fun!  We all drove to Ryan and Malissa's house in Stansbury park and had lunch.  Then their neighbor let us use their backyard access to Stansbury Lake.  It was so awesome!  It was like our own private little lake party, complete with a little beach and everything!  

Ryan borrowed some kayaks, some canoes, and a few paddle boards.  The kids had so much fun!

Todd and Kyle

Some of the Jones crew!  Even Eric and Andraea came.  Matt and Haylee came too! (They left early though, so I didn't get a picture of them).  :( 

Kyle is the King!

Jacob paddling away in his own kayak.  It wasn't as easy as he thought it would be! :) 

Dallin and Emma (on the left)

Eric and Andraea returned the paddle boat to some neighbors across the lake, and I love this picture of them as they are paddling away together.  So cute! :) 

It was a little windy, but such a nice day!

Sweet little Henry!

How would you like this as your backyard?  (Complete with full access to the lake and your own private little beach?  So awesome!) :)  

Cute Alice

(And I think that's Sierra in the background) 

Jacob

Yep, that's Sierra (on her way back)

Cousin fun!

Owen, Parker, and Henry

Eric and Andraea (with Kyle on the left)

Kyle wouldn't look up from his hat.  He purposely hid under it!  That kid... :)

And I couldn't get Dallin to smile either, but at least he wasn't hiding his face!

These guys are so cute together!

After we hung out at the lake for awhile, we went back to Ryan and Malissa's and had cake for Parker's birthday (which was actually 2 days before Memorial Day) 

 Malissa made this cute cake for him!

Parker 

Everybody was at the party (except Brandon, of course).  Mike and Shauna and their family drove down the night before from Idaho and stayed with Aaron and Kristin in Roy.  

It was so awesome to see everyone!  

Happy Memorial Day!

Remembering Family 2017

On the Saturday before Memorial Day, we went and decorated Todd's Mom's grave and the Jones relatives who are buried nearby.  It was a beautiful day outside.   

We sure miss Grandma Jones!

And of course, we always bring flowers for Matty, Todd's little brother who died when he was two years old.  He and Jacob share the same birthday, and it's one of the reasons we gave Jacob his middle name, Charles.  Pretty cool, eh?

 

Hey look!  Dallin is smiling! :)  Kyle is not...But I can always count on Jacob!

It was really sunny outside, so we were definitely squinting! :) 

This one is a little better...

Jacob is the only child who will do some "selfies" with me...(I wonder how long that will last! I guess I'll take it as long as I can get it!)

These are Todd's grandparents' graves. (His Grandpa's name was Charles and my Grandpa's name was Charles too...a couple other reasons Jacob's middle name is Charles.) 

Todd's Great Grandparents...

It seems crazy that this September will mark 6 years since Todd's Mom passed away.  We miss her more and more every day.  The family really needs her and even though we know she is watching us from above and helping from the other side, it's still hard to be without her in this life. 

We love and miss you Grandma Jones!