First Tooth

Adelyn lost her first tooth! She had been wiggly that tooth for days, so her Dad finally convinced her to let him look at it & POP-out it came! She was surprised & didn't like the blood in her mouth but she didn't cry. Way to go Adee!

Happy Birthday Averee!

Averee had her birthday party at the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center this year. We let her invite all the girls from her school class & ward. 17 girls came!! It was quite a fun bunch-the girls had a blast. It was fun to meet all the girls from Averee's school class that she talks about all the time. What a cute group of girls :0)

Malibu

My good friend Michelle Kelsch & her husband own the Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge Resort in Malibu. She was super nice & took a few of us out there to stay for the weekend. It was a much needed getaway! We had such a great time-I haven't laughed that hard for years!

Here we are doing some Yoga on the beach

This was during the beach hike we did-it had some awesome views! We saw whales & dolphins.

We ate at a yummy restaurant right on the beach

We found a beached sailboat...what a great photo op! Do you like my stretchy pants pose like Nacho Libre?

One of the highlights from the trip was running into Matthew McConaughey as he was getting ready to take his kids on a run along the beach. We chatted for a minute & when asked what we were up to & we told him we were a bunch of Mormon moms on a girls trip. Not sure what he thought of that! We were all a little star struck-I think he was even hotter in person!

The whole gang from left to right: Mandy Fenton (with Emmitt), Elsha Gubler (with Mac), Kayla Hall, Dani Jensen, Michelle Kelsch (with Jada), Marisa Kendrick, Cindy Laubscher(pregnant), Lacy Franke, & Me (pregnant)

Love these girls SO much- we will be friends for life!

One of the class instructors from the Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge Resort...we had a great time shaking our booty's in his groovy class :0)

We had 3 babies along for the trip-they did so good!

We even got to take a trip to the Biggest Loser Resort where they film the TV show. It was awesome to see in person all the stuff we watch on TV each week. Very surreal.

Here we are eating...again! I don't think anyone lost any weight on this trip but we sure had a great time! Thanks a million Michelle-you're the best!

Captain Underpants

Reese was such a good sport and let the 3 older kids dress her up in some underwear-luckily it was CLEAN underwear!

It FINALLY snowed!

The kids couldn't wait to get out and play in the first snow of the winter. We had to make a snowman, snow angels, have a snowball fight & we even found a little hill to sled down. We had a blast! When we finally had enough of the cold, we headed inside for some hot chocolate with marshmallows & candy canes. YUM!

Christmas Day

We had a great Christmas-the kids are getting old enough to really enjoy Christmas morning. It is so fun to see the excitement on their faces. We are all so spoiled! Merry Christmas!

Santa at Jones Manor

I guess you are never too old to sit on Santa's lap? Each year Santa visits all the grand kids at Grandma Sandy's house during our family Christmas party. It is the highlight of the night! Each person gets to sit on Santa's lap as he hands them their gift from Grandma & Grandpa Jones. Reese wanted her doll, but didn't want anything to do with that bearded stranger! :0) Grandma Sandy gave all her kids their own genealogy binder that she compiled-that's a lot of work! What a great gift!

Nutcracker Dance Recital

Averee's school dance class performed The Nutcracker. They did a great job & it was fun to watch. Averee was one of the sugar plum fairies. She was so excited for us to FINALLY see her perform after all the weeks of practice! Way to go Ave!!

Ginger Bread Houses

What would the Holiday Season be without decorating some yummy gingerbread houses? We got together with Danny's brother Ryan, his wife Shannon & their family to make a mess-I mean decorate gingerbread houses. :0) We have gotten kinda lazy- I mean smart & started to pre-make the houses using a hot glue gun & graham crackers. So much easier!! Every house starts out looking the same, but it is fun to see how different they are by the end.

Christmas PJ's

During the first Family Home Evening in December the kids get to open their new Christmas Pajamas. This way they get to wear them all month & of course on Christmas Eve. I love finding matching pj's, which gets harder every year with all the variety of sizes we need now. But this is a tradition the kids love & a great way to start the best month of the year!

Family Pictures

I decided it was high time we got some professional family pictures taken. My friend Errin Andrus did a great job, I love how they turned out. We had a fun afternoon getting some great shots. Here are a few of the favs: