favorite quote:

'Whatever we get soon seems a natural right, not a gift. And we forget the Giver. Then our gaze shifts from what we have been given to what we don't have yet'...unknown

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Blueberry Pancakes

What happens when you leave a 2 year old alone to eat her blueberry pancakes?

Now you know...you've been warned :0)

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Taytam's First Bath

It started out pretty good...
but by the end, she was not happy! What a little diva :0)
I finally got her calmed down...turns out she loves to be rubbed down with lotion. Love that yummy baby smell! Gotta love that Buddha belly-she is such a chunk!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Lip Gloss

What happens when a 2 year old finds her older sisters lip gloss?
So pretty Reesie-Roo!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Watch out 1st grade-here comes Adee!

Adelyn graduated from Kindergarten-how time flies!! The graduation was very cute. They sang a few songs & showed a slide show of some of the children's work. It was pretty funny to see how their little minds work & the things they remember & what sticks out to them. Adee wrote a whole book about Lake Powell. I guess she must really love that yearly trip!
Adelyn with her teachers Mrs. Clark & Miss Jones. Thanks Ladies-we will miss you!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Owen's Preschool Graduation

Owen's Preschool Graduation was so cute! They sang several cute songs & did a few dances, they even sang the whole Sign Language Alphabet! Owen has grown up so much this year. He struggled at the beginning of the year & didn't want to go, but by the end of the year he was loving it! His cousin Cam Jones was in his class which made it even more fun!
Owen with his teacher Mrs. Ginny Nobis. He got the award for Most Organized...not sure where he gets that from? ;0)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Precious Baby

My friend Errin Andrus took Taytam's newborn pictures & they turned out so cute. Here are a few of my favs:

Friday, May 13, 2011

Taytam Maren Jones

Taytam Maren Jones was born May 13th, 2011. She is a whopping 9 lbs 6 oz. and 21 inches long! When she came out the nurses said "Oh my! Looks like a 10 pounder!" We couldn't believe it! She has a full head of long dark hair-so cute! It was a little scary cuz the cord was wrapped around her 3 times & she came out dark purple! She was certainly loud though! She has quite a nice set of lungs & let everyone know that she was here & not to happy about it :0) The nurses even called her a little diva cuz once she was comfortable you better not mess with her or she was gonna let you know about it!
Averee was the most excited to meet & hold Taytam. She will be such a great helper!Adelyn is old enough this time around to really be excited about a new baby
Owen was pretty upset to get ANOTHER sister-but I think she will have him wrapped around her little finger! Reese is really not sure what to think of all this. Luckily she is a daddy's girl & doesn't really care if mommy is holding Taytam, but if Daddy is holding Taytam, watch out!
Averee, Adee & Owen made this welcome home sign for Taytam-we left it up for 2 weeks!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Spring Soccer

Averee, Adelyn, & Owen wanted to try playing soccer this spring. We thought it would be a great idea for the girls to try something besides dance. We also thought it might help Owen get a little tougher. Danny ended up coaching Averee's team which was quite an experience. Dannys didn't love it & says never again, but we'll see. It was fun to see the kids get better each week. The season went by way too fast!
Averee liked to play goalie so she didn't have to run around so much :0)
The hardest part was keeping Reese entertained and off the field during game time!
Owen's friend Tyler Page & his cousin Cam Jones were on his team-FUN!
Adelyn and Owen were in the same league so they got to play each other... luckily there was no fist fights!
Adelyn was a great player-she is the most athletic of our children so far
Owen & Tyler Page passing the time while their sisters play each other