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Category: The Jonas Life

  • Grandma and the Girls

    Grandma and the Girls

    Grandma came for a visit in July. Here she is with the girls. Grandma slept in the “big, big bed” with Indigo. When Grandma went home, Indigo cried because she wanted to sleep with Grandma. Brett told Indigo that Grandma needed to sleep with Poppy. Indigo decided that Poppy needed to sleep by himself, Grandma…

  • Non Dairy Dessert

    Non Dairy Dessert

    Since Hewitt couldn’t have chocolate cake on his birthday (milk in the chocolate), we decided to roast marshmallows. Cole already had a fire going from cooking his baked beans and cornbread, so it was just a matter of finding sticks. It was a huge hit!    

  • Unisex Bathrooms

    Unisex Bathrooms

    We were at a pig roast at our neighbor’s house yesterday. They have 3 girls. The girls’ bathroom has a white floor, lavender walls, and a bright pink shower curtain. When Hewitt asked if he could go to the bathroom, I took him in there. He took one look around, looked at me and said,…

  • Creative Gift Giving

    Creative Gift Giving

    The children like to make each other presents for their birthdays. Sometimes they have them ready in time, sometimes they don’t. Emery had wanted to make Colter a butterfly net for his birthday. He finally completed it. He used an old broom handle, a wire hanger, and some old screen material. He made it all…

  • Happy Birthday, Emery!

    Happy Birthday, Emery!

    I’m a little behind on birthday posts – sorry! Emery turned 8 in April! Do you believe it? EIGHT! Here he is removing the candles from his breakfast birthday cake. See his missing tooth? It has been gone for almost a year. But it is now finally coming in. Emery is becoming quite the young…

  • Dairy Dilemma

    Dairy Dilemma

    Some of you may remember when Hewitt was hospitalized last year for double pneumonia. Ever since then I’ve had my doubts about whether or not he was going to deal with asthma. But to be honest, I wasn’t quite prepared to deal with it quite yet. I kinda felt like Scarlett O’Hara – “I’ll think…

  • Chef Colter

    Chef Colter

    Colter asked if he could cook dinner. Of course, I immediately said, “No.” Yeah, right! My actual answer was, “Go for it!” So here he is cooking baked beans over the fire pit. He did a great job. They were really yummy. He also decided to make corn bread for his Dad. He ran into…

  • Creating Addictions

    Creating Addictions

    I’ve been very fortunate in my life to have had very few addictions. I don’t like coffee, I’ve never smoked, and I’m not a drinker. My biggest life-long addiction has always been books. I just can’t seem to start a book and not finish it in one sitting. This usually causes me to stay up to…

  • Seventh Inning Stretch

    Seventh Inning Stretch

    Friends of ours had some extra tickets to a Louisville Bats (minor league baseball) game. After much deliberation, Jim decided to take Greyden and Fletcher with him. At the last minute, he realized that Hewitt could also go if he sat on Jim’s lap. So off they went. Last summer Jim had taken Emery to…

  • A Hole in the Storm

    A Hole in the Storm

    I just had to share this photo with you. We were having a storm – and the sky was pitch black. Then, just at sunset – this hole appeared. It was beautiful. The picture doesn’t quite do it justice.    

  • Mozzarella

    Mozzarella

    I’ve been making mozzarella cheese from our goat milk for quite a while now.  My children love it.  I lovingly made some for my brother when he visited a couple of months ago and proudly served it to him. His response? Let’s just say he was less than impressed. It was not quite the reaction…

  • Blanket Trouble

    Blanket Trouble

    I’ve crocheted each of the children their own baby blankets. Those of you who know us personally know that these blankets come with us everywhere. (Ok – Brett leaves hers at home most of the time 😉 Since they’re dragged around everywhere, the blankets tend to get rather filthy. But they don’t get washed very…

  • What Happened to July?

    What Happened to July?

    I can’t believe it has been over a month since I last posted! For those of you who like to keep up with our lives – I’m so sorry! What can I say? It’s summer! I’ve got a whole bunch of photos and stories to post. They’ve been on my “to-do” list for a while…

  • Blueberry Picking Time

    Blueberry Picking Time

    Once again, it is time for another Jonas family tradition – blueberry picking! Blueberries are not nearly as messy as some of the other fruits we pick – such as strawberries or raspberries. See, you can hardly tell that Jade has been gorging herself on blueberries. Of course, when we picked her up out of…

  • The Royal Family

    The Royal Family

    My children have very active imaginations. This is a photo of the royal family wearing their capes and sitting on their throne – King Greyden and Queen Bean flanked by Prince Hewitt and Prince Fletcher. They entertained themselves for hours.