Life is extremely trying right now, but...........I know I will always have these guys to keep me going!
The New Wave
4 days ago
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
thankful
Life is extremely trying right now, but...........I know I will always have these guys to keep me going!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Since I have been MIA
Well, since I have been MIA, a lot has happened in the Jones household. As you can see from the last post, we added a new addition to our family in February. Addelyn, aka..Addie, has brought a lot of tears to our life AND a lot of laughter. As Addie turned 3 weeks old, Colic presented itself! That was the start of a very black cloud over our life. I will come back to this subject in another post, but let's just say I had NO idea how strong us mommies and daddies could really be under extreme stress:) Maci meanwhile has been growing like crazy. She is now 21 months and never stops smiling, joking, running, talking (babbling), and keeping me on my toes! Eric is on his way to becoming a Firefighter. During this past year, he has been in the Fire Acadmey at one of the local Fire Districts as well as becoming a Volunteer Fireman. The station absolutely LOVES him and he has been working his tail off to hopefully getting on their list to be picked. I have been lucky to be at home with our 2 girls and let me tell you, "they" weren't lying when "they" say you can't put a price on a stay-at-home parent. Whoa!!! What a job, but those rewarding moments make the "job" word go all away!
It's a CRAZY life, but its OUR life!!!!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Update
Once again I am a slacker. I don't know why I procrastinate so much when it comes to updating this thing. Isn't blogging supposed to be fun? hehe
Well, Keeping up with the Jones' this past couple of months would have been hard to do. We have been extremely busy. The holidays kept bringing firsts to our home--Maci's first Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the most important--HER 1st BIRTHDAY!!! Eric is staying busy with his Fireman Career and I have been just trying to keep up with a now 1 year-old being almost 34 weeks pregnant. Maci had a blast on Thanksgiving being able to eat just about all the fixins' instead of baby food and Christmas/Santa was so memorable! It was so fun, yet surreal, to watch her upon gifts. Eric and I just sat back ( I with a tear in my eye!) and smiled because there is nothing like watching little ones at Christmas! I missed my family terribly, but thank goodness for Skype!!!! Here are some pics of the couple of months!
Birthday pics will be posted soon!!
Maci was a little full at Thanksgiving!
11 months already!
A Christmas Tree Maci's size!
Maci absolutely LOVED our tree. By the time Christmas came, ALL the ornaments were on only the top part of the tree.
Maci's new tricycle from Grandma
Christmas with Grandma
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Extra Extra Read all about it....
Maci is walking now.....agh!!! I love it! She is the cutest waddler I have ever seen. She walks everywhere chatting up a storm. As soon as I figure out to download video, you will see proof :)
Monday, November 15, 2010
10 months
Time is just blowing by! Maci is now 10 months! I can't believe it. She is standing on her own, taking handful of steps, and she NEVER stops talking---hum, I wonder who she takes after.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Halloween Festivites
I have never been one to "celebrate" Halloween or get really excited about it, BUT I didn't want to pass that attitude down to my kids. I want every holiday to be fun and have traditions that my kids remember and get excited about......SO, this year being that this was Maci's first Halloween, we started a few traditions in the Jones' household. Eric and I had soooo much fun reliving kid-like activities and watching our little daughter enjoy herself.
Enjoying fresh fall fruit
Making Halloween Sugar Cookies
Halloween pumpkins from our garden--We will do this EVERY year. It was so fun to have homegrown pumpkins!
Halloween Morning pancakes
Maci sharing her FIRST pancake with mommy--Oh, and check out the jammies! They are skelton ones that glow in the dark!!! Way cool, huh?! hehe
Carving pumpkins with Daddy
The finished product!
My first Halloween!!!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Yea for fall--October
What a fun month this has been! We have had such great weather so we have been able to enjoy ourselves outside (which usually NEVER happens at this time here in the NW).
1st swing ride
Bath time
September Happenings
This month seemed like it never happend....Here is what we have been up to this month
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Girls have an upperhand now!
Well, as if Eric wasn't out numbered when Maci showed up, he is REALLY going to be out-numbered in March. hehe That's right--We are going to be having another GIRL. I would have sworn I was pregnant with a boy this time, but little did I know. The biggest thing though, the ultrasound shows our little girl is healthy and growing right on schedule:)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Motherhood--Life as we knew it
I have been doing a lot of "thinking" lately. I am not for sure if I am hormonal from being pregnant or if it is just the joys of being a mother, but I have sure teared up ALOT lately. Maci has changed my whole perspective on life as I "knew it". I always used to wonder why my parents, especially my mom, would worry so much, cry at a drop of a hat about one of her children, or work 3 jobs sometimes just to make ends meet, BUT know I think I have just a small inkling why. I would DIE for my children if I had to---Does it really just happen like that--Motherhood--life as we knew it changes in an instant? Maci absolutely has done something to my heart that nothing could have done before. I can just stare at the baby monitor and shed a tear at how peaceful she is sleeping in her OWN bed, not mine or the way she grabs at my face as she is in my arms as to say, "Mom, I LOVE YOU!", or when we look at pictures and we stumble upon one of her and her dad and her face lights up as she says"dadda dadda dadda"! Oh boy, life as I knew it is no more--THIS is life. My mom wasn't different, mean, or weird she was just like every mom then, now and after me---our life--our hearts change. This new little sprout definitely threw us for a loop, but my heart must be big enough to hurt and love so more. I loved the life "as I knew it", but hand in hand with my husband, This IS the life now and what a blessing and honor!
Monday, September 20, 2010
1st time swimming
We took Maci swimming for the first time this weekend and she LOVED it. I thought there would be a little apprehension from her at first, but not at all. She has discovered her higher range voice, so that immediately came out as Eric put her in the pool. We had so much fun watching her frog kick and show pure bliss!
All tuckered out!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
August
This was a very special month because Maci was able to meet the rest of the family: her uncles and aunt in Utah. We had so much fun, but missed Eric:(
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