PJ Jonas

Category: The Jonas Life

  • 2008 is Almost Over

    2008 is Almost Over

    We have to sell soap tomorrow morning, so we’re being very lazy and not staying up to celebrate New Year’s. But while we’re sitting here, I thought I’d share some of the children’s highlights from 2008. Brett: soap shows Emery: selling soap Indigo: selling soap Emery: getting presents Jim: Patriots/Giants superbowl Indigo: getting presents (OK,…

  • Where Did We Get You?

    Where Did We Get You?

    Indigo is awake (convinced it is morning) and sitting here with Jim and me. She’s being really cute. Jim was teasing her and asked her, “Where did we get you?” Her response? “From my bedroom.” Yep, she’s a keeper.    

  • What is THAT??

    What is THAT??

    I was cleaning up the living room the other day and happened to flip up a couch cushion. Any guesses as to what I found? Amongst all the crumbs and lint and crumbs and small toys and crumbs and pencils and crumbs and junk, was a half eaten popcorn ball. Yep. And it wasn’t a…

  • Singing Christmas Carols

    Singing Christmas Carols

    Last year we invited a bunch of friends over to sing Christmas carols. We had such a great time, we decided to turn it into an annual event. Last year we just sang a capella. But this year it was a Christmas caroling “ho-down”. We had such a blast. Brett and Emery had so much…

  • Oh Christmas Tree

    Oh Christmas Tree

    Normally we go and chop down our own Christmas tree from our neighbor’s woods. But it has been a rather busy December and a VERY wet one. So we decided we might be better served in just buying a tree this year. We got really smart (it was bound to happen eventually) and got a…

  • One Slushy, Eight Children

    One Slushy, Eight Children

    How do you share a single slushy amongst these eight children? Like this (note the anticipation and finger sucking going on):   Unfortunately, it’s hard to get all 8 heads on the eight straws at the same time. This was about the best we could do: They still enjoyed it!    

  • My December

    My December

    Wow, December is almost over. Sorry I didn’t post very much, but I spent the entire month selling soap. And in my spare time I had eight children to raise. And a household to run. And a husband. Oh, and I think there may have been a holiday in there somewhere.  It was a busy…

  • Just the Girls

    Just the Girls

    Grandma sent some photos from the girls’ weekend in Florida. Brett is getting so OLD. Look at her – she’s not a little girl anymore. Here she is being lazy 😉 sitting around letting all the adults sell the soap: And here is a photo of Indigo sitting patiently waiting for us to get the…

  • I Thought YOU Were Watching Her

    I Thought YOU Were Watching Her

    Generally as a mom, I don’t like to hear the words – “I thought YOU were watching her.” It usually signals trouble. What kind of trouble? This kind of trouble: What is that? I’ll tell you. It’s half a jar of peanut butter all over Jade. It apparently makes you very thirsty: Then it makes…

  • Not Bad for 3:00 AM

    Not Bad for 3:00 AM

    Grandma flew me and Brett and Indigo to Florida a few weekends ago to sell soap at her community craft fair. Since she got the tickets she got us a “nice” early flight so we could spend as much time with her as possible. Of course, that meant we had to get out of bed…

  • Are They Clean Yet?

    Are They Clean Yet?

    Our hunter friend brought us 4 deer and we processed them all in 1 day! Wow – was that a long day. The children were great helpers. This was their reward: I think Emery went a bit overboard with the bubbles. Needless to say, the bathroom was a bit messy when they were done. But…

  • Real Help Needed

    Real Help Needed

    Emery was making sweet potato fries to go with dinner. He enlisted some help… And then he had to help the help he enlisted. They were good fries!    

  • That Was Stupid

    That Was Stupid

    Generally as a rule, we are not allowed to say the word “stupid” in our house. But sometimes, the children do things that can only be described as stupid. Colter was washing dishes the other day and got his hand stuck in a water bottle. He tried for at least 5 minutes to extricate his…

  • Fun at the Harvest Party

    Fun at the Harvest Party

    Since I am traveling and am on super fast internet, I thought I’d upload a bunch of pictures from a recent harvest party. Me and Indigo: Brett and Emery and friends on a hayride: Fletcher with a gun (aren’t guns essential hayride equipment?) on the hayride: Jim, Hewitt, and Me on another hayride (do you…

  • Who Looks Sleepier?

    Who Looks Sleepier?

    Jade was getting her molars when I took this photo. She was a bit fussy and just wanted to be with her Daddy. Jim did a good job getting her to sleep. I think he almost got himself to sleep too.