A Random January Post

Happy New Year!  (Oh, I guess I already said that in an earlier post, didn't I?  Well, it still feels new!)

 

 

Here are a few random things that have been going on in our family this month...

 

First of all, Brandon got asked to the Winter dance at Cottonwood.  It was a neon dance.  Brandon didn't have anything neon, so this is what he wore.  (And let me just say here that if he had told me sooner than the day before the dance, I might have been able to find something for him, but alas, things don't work that way around here!  Plus, I don't think the girl planned too much ahead either...) 

 

Jenny and Brandon

And yes, she is wearing shorts in January!  And yes, it was cold outside!  Just an observation on my part, just saying....teenagers!

 

And yes, that is the only picture I got of them.  I guess I'll take what I can get!

 

 

A couple of weeks ago, Dallin made a cake for our family.  He made a double round cake.  Honestly, I don't think I've ever even made one myself.  He did a great job.  He's the baker in the family!

 



And here are just a couple of random cards I made a couple of weeks ago.  The "thanks" in this card was made with ribbon charm letters.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but the letters are attached to the pink ribbon behind them.  Not too fancy, I know, but a first for me. 

 



And this one I actually made a while ago with my cricut and some rub-ons.  Kind of fun!

 



And here is the kicker story of all time!  Do you remember when Eric went to Snow College way back in August of 2012?  Well, he did and the first week of school, he said he was getting "attacked" by all the mosquitos and flying insects in Ephraim.  Since we already had a few cans of bug spray, I decided it would be cheaper to send him one, than for him to buy it there.  So I did.  The first week of school.  August 21st, to be exact.

 

 

If you also recall, Eric never checked his mail while in college.  Never!  Not once!  He always said he didn't know how, or where to go.  (What is it with boys and not asking for directions???)  Anyway, I always wondered what happened to that one package I sent him, which he never got...

 

Last week I went out to the mailbox to find this:

 



 

 

See the date, August 21, 2012?

 

Return to Sender

Unclaimed

Unable to Forward

Return to Sender

 



 

 

And there it is!  The bug spray I sent to Eric a year and a half ago.  It came back to us.  I couldn't believe it when I saw it and I laughed...and I laughed....and then I laughed some more!  :)

 

Who ever said that the mail doesn't return your packages is lyin'!  I have proof!

 



How long does bug spray last?  Does anyone know?  Just wondering...ha ha ha

 



Happy New Year! 2014

We had a calm New Years Eve, which is just the way I like it!  Brandon had Zach Park over and these guys played a roaring game of Monopoly.  We party pretty hard, the Jones Family...

We even got individual cans of soda...now that's living!  :)

 



Of course we had to do the chocolate fountain.  It's not New Years Eve without that!

 



I love this picture of Kyle...

 



Even Todd got a piece of the chocolate fountain.  (I did too, but no one took a picture of me)...

 

I had a bunch of these little sparkling apple cider drinks, so we had Brandon, Dallin, and Zach "toast" to Monopoly.  It was pretty funny!

Todd and I watched Man of Steel.  We are party animals!  It was a fun evening of spending time with the family.  Happy New Year! 

 



Christmas 2013

 Merry Christmas everyone!  Can you believe it's Christmas again?  I understand that it's an "annual" thing, but it seems to arrive faster and leave faster every year.  UGH!

 

I actually got a picture of all the stockings before the kids "dug" into them.  Pretty cool, eh?

This is our half-decorated tree...I decided it was good enough.  Kind-of sad-looking, really...

 



 

And here's some random pictures of Christmas morning for your enjoyment...

 

Jacob and Ziggy

 



 

 

Kyle, unwrapping his Minecraft poster!

 



See?  I was right!

 



 

 

Dallin opening his very own box of Balance bars...do you see Brandon in the background totally laughing his head off?  He's saying, "Classic."  But maybe he's just jealous because he didn't get any...  :)

 



 

 

I guess he's not too jealous, because he got some Irish Spring body wash for himself...he looks pretty happy about that...Mr. Batman!

 



 

Kyle got a little tablet...a very inexpensive tablet.  But he didn't care....he was so excited!

 



 

 

Dallin, my puzzle guy!  These are metal puzzles.  Fun stuff!

 



 

 

And Jacob got a magic kit.  I love the look on his face in this picture...

 



 

 

Even Ziggy got in on all the fun! 

 



 

 

Dallin and his Twinkie maker!  We will be expecting some Twinkies soon, Dallin!

 



 

 

The Bat Mobile!  So awesome!

 



Hot Wheels, even...

 



 

Jacob loves Minecraft!

 



 

We always get a few movies from Mom and Dad...

 



 

 

Jacob got a new bike!  I think this is the first new bike he's ever had...he's always just had "hand-me-downs" from his brothers.  He was pretty excited.

 



 

Good morning, Mom and Dad!  (a little frightening)

 



This is one of my favorite pictures.  Kyle gave me "World's Best Mom" and he gave Todd a small garbage can with the word "Dad" on it.  We had to get a picture of that...so funny!  What's the significance of these gifts...do you think?  Ha!  :)

 



 

But then Jacob came through and gave Todd a "World's Greatest Dad" cap.  I got a heart necklace, which I loved, of course!

 

 

Kyle's new soccer ball....he'll get a lot of use out of that.

 

 

 

Even Ziggy got some toys.   He destroyed them the first day, of course.  So annoying!

 



 

You can't go wrong with Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

 



And the day wouldn't be complete without talking to Elder Jones!  So awesome!

 

It was a great Christmas!  We are very thankful for all the "things" that we have, but mostly, we're thankful for our family!  And that we get to celebrate the birth of our Savior! 

 

 Merry Christmas everyone!

 

 



The best Christmas present ever!

 Merry Christmas Elder Jones!!!

 

We got to talk to Eric on Christmas day.  It was the BEST. PRESENT. EVER.  Of course I couldn't get him to smile "normally..." not even his famous "thumbs up" goofy smile.  Funny kid!  But it was great to see him all the same.

 

 

 

 

He had a little cold, so he wasn't feeling wonderful, but he still sounded amazing to me!  Maybe that's why he wouldn't smile because he was drugged up on cold medicine.  Ha!

He had dinner at the Bishop's house on Christmas.  He said it was great!  We talked for about an hour...it was awesome!  Of course, it wasn't until the end of the conversation that he said, "well, I'm only supposed to be on the phone for 30 to 40 minutes...how long has it been?"  Oops!  Talk to you later Elder Jones!  :)

 



 

This is as close as I got to getting him to smile.  Actually this one is pretty good.  I take it all back!  :)  We are so proud of you son and we love you!!

Merry Christmas to the Jones Family!

Jones Family Christmas Party 2013

 

We had our Jones Family Christmas party on December 21st.  It was at Aaron and Kristin's home in Hooper.  They always throw a great party!

 

Malissa, Ryan, and Matthew

 

 

There's Matthew and Dallin...and the back of Zach's head...

 



 

 

Aaron and Mike...and Aubrey in the background

 

Rob, Malissa (and Alice), Aaron, Jasmine, and Grandpa Jones (on the right)

 



 

 

Yes, we posed for this picture....Melissa and Todd

 



 

Sweet Aubrey

 



Anissa, Emma, Rob and Mike

 

 

We ate dinner, had a cute little talent program, and then exchanged gifts. We missed Grandma Jones, of course, but felt like she was there in spirit.  

 

Still, it was a lot of fun and great company!  Sadly, my camera battery died after this last picture...bummer.

 

We had a great time!  Merry Christmas Jones family!