PJ Jonas

Category: The Jonas Life

  • What’s For Breakfast?

    One morning about 2 weeks ago, Dad announced that he had a surprise for breakfast! All of the boys starting rushing to get their chores done: 1. Milk the goats2. Clean their room3. Get dressed When they told Dad that they were finished, he told them to start eating. They immediately started complaining saying, “But…

  • Meet Colter

    Meet Colter

    Colter at fifteen has become a strong young man. Not only does he work with the goats, but he also has become the soapmaking production assistant.  You can learn more about him and what he does at Goat Milk Stuff by watching his video:   We’re so proud of Colter and all his accomplishments!      

  • Pizza!!

    Pizza!!

    No, this post is not about pizza. This post is about… …Skiing. When you start skiing, the first thing you learn, (if you have an instructor) is how to stop! At least, that’s what we were taught. To do that, you can go sideways across the hill, or you can pizza. Mom calls it snow…

  • It’s Time To Go Skating!

    It’s Time To Go Skating!

    On one of the days that we did not have anything planned, Grammy and Gumpy suggested that we go to the skating rink near where they were staying. Everyone wanted to go, so we went! It was a HUGE rink! Think the size of a basketball court. But bigger. And we had it entirely to…

  • When You Get Tired Of…

    When you get tired of sledding, making faces on trees, having a sleigh ride, and eating marshmallows, what is there left to do? Well, you could… Have a party: Read a bunch of books: Put on lipstick and nail polish: Play hide ‘n go seek: Sneak your nephew’s goggles and pose with them:   Take…

  • Woosh!

    Woosh!

    Woosh! There goes one sled! Woosh! There goes another! That was what several days of our NH visit were like. Woosh! All day! Woosh!  With a few Ooofs thrown in:       Greyden ran off the track and almost ran into a tree: Colter telling Daddy’s cousin, Karla, that his trail was the best:…

  • Having Fun In The Sun

    Having Fun In The Sun

    Yesterday was the sunniest day I have seen in a LONG time! It was also a pretty warm day. So the girls played outside with the baby goats almost all day! They were getting a lot of vitamin D, exercise, and fun. When I came out to take some pictures of the new baby goats,…

  • What Do You Do?

    What Do You Do?

    When your legs are so sore from climbing up the sledding hill 20 thousand times, what do you do?… …You read a book:     When it gets to dark to be outside, what do you do?… … You play charades. (In this photo, the boys had some confusion about whether they were making soap,…

  • Marshmallows Anyone?

    Marshmallows Anyone?

    After we went on our sleigh ride, we went to the campfire that was waiting for us! With it were these “Jumbo Roasting Marshmallows” and marshmallow sticks. Hewitt preferred his black and burnt:.  Greyden, sticky gooey mess:  I like them golden brown and gooey: Gumpy will eat the burned ones if no one else wants…

  • One Seed I Won’t Live Without

    At the Jonas House, we try to cook healthy foods.  As a result, unhealthy foods tend to be special treats instead of standard fare. One of our treats that is both healthy and special is homemade cinnamon rolls.  To make this we make bread dough using freshly ground wheat and flax seeds.  I don’t bother…

  • Oh What Fun…

    Oh What Fun…

    …it is to ride in a one two horse open sleigh, Hey! For our last day in NH, we decided to take a sleigh ride. It was a cold, clear day in New Hampshire. Perfect weather for a sleigh ride! Here we are waiting for the sleigh to show up: Here it comes!!! You could…

  • Homeschool Creativity – Snow

    While we were in New Hampshire, there was a LOT of snow. There were also lots of trees. So when Emery got bored, he decided to use both! He built it right by the sledding path so that everyone could see it as they went down the hill. He liked it so much, that he…

  • Happy Birthday Indi!!

    Happy Birthday Indi!!

    Yesterday was Indigo’s Birthday! She is 5 now!      I cant get it!  Got it!! Our Birthday traditions indicate that the birthday child (or adult) must give everyone a hug, so that they can get the money hidden under the place-mat of the person they are hugging. No hug, no money! Here she is…

  • What It Takes…

    What It Takes…

    Have you ever wondered what it would take to get a family of 10 packed for 3 weeks? When you have to pack for playing in the snow in New Hampshire? And playing in the pool in Disney World? All in the same trip? It looks something like this (yes, we had to buy more…

  • Charades!

    Charades!

    Mom and Dad had a date tonight. So they left for Louisville, and we finished up all of our work. Afterwords, I called all the kids together to make sure all the work was done. Once I was sure it was all finished, I told them that we could play a game of Charades! Then…