PJ Jonas – Page 132 – Teaching Families to Work Hard Together

Prayer Time

During the air show, one of my nephews got upset about something (I think it was a quarrel over the soccer ball). He decided to walk off. I sent Greyden after him to go check on him. A little while later Emery joined them and I stopped paying attention. When I looked back over there…

September 22, 2010

How Many Jonases Fit in the Cockpit?

We have a friend who flew the KC-10 for the Air Force. So we decided to go and check it out. First, we all crammed into the cockpit: Then we each got to be the pilot: The children are all now talking about becoming pilots. I told them they were going to have to…

September 21, 2010

Tora Tora Tora

I’ve always been fascinated by the attack on Pearl Harbor. As a Senior in high school, I did my term paper on Pearl Harbor. I chose to do a speech on it and I admit, I spoke for 2.5 class periods. (The other kids thought it was much cooler than the teacher talking for 2.5…

September 20, 2010

The Golden Knights

The Golden Knights are an army parachute group. Cole especially thought jumping out of a plane was VERY cool: They made a second pass: I’m pretty sure I could never actually jump out of a plane. Not one of my desires. Jim and Cole could do it in a heart beat.

September 19, 2010

Cousins Can Be as Bad as Brothers

We were at the air show and Indigo was minding her own business: All of a sudden her little cousin got ahold of a ball and decided that Indigo was a good target: Look at that evil grin on his face as he decides to go for another shot: Fortunately Brett scooped him up…

September 18, 2010

I Just Don’t Look

When we got back to base camp, Emery and Cole decided to climb the tree. Jim took these photos, because I refuse to look at them while they’re climbing. So if you’re a nervous mom, you may not want to look at the bottom photos! (But don’t worry, Jim checked out the tree and it…

September 17, 2010

Jumpy Things

Once we had base camp set up, it was time to go check out the air show stuff. So off we headed: And we found the jumpy things: It was a lot of fun until Indigo got hurt: So we gathered everyone together: And walked over to the planes: First we walked through…

September 16, 2010

Scott Air Force Base Air Show

We traveled to Scott Air Force Base (where my brother is currently stationed) to watch their air show. We had a blast. The children loved it. Jim, however, went a little crazy. He was in charge of the camera* and taking pictures. As many of you know, Jim takes his responsibilities very seriously. He filled…

September 15, 2010

Goat Milk Pudding

The other day Brett decided to surprise the family with goat milk pudding. We all enjoy it when Brett decides to surprise us and everybody dug right in. Jade quickly became a mess: So the other children got a bit silly with their pudding: But they still couldn’t compete with…

September 14, 2010

And Then There Were Three

In the beginning, there was just one: Then, after many years of waiting, there were finally two: Shortly after that, there were three: And the girly circle is complete.

September 13, 2010

The Hulk

We get lots and lots of deliveries at our house. The other day, the Fed Ex guy pulled up with a delivery, and as he was leaving, said, “The carrier service is headed your way.” Wow – even the Fed Ex guy knows that we get lots of deliveries. Up pulled the delivery truck: Then…

September 12, 2010

Laundry Soap

We’re making so much goat milk laundry soap at a time that Jim now needs more than just Fletcher’s help. So he recruited Greyden. First, Jim mixes the laundry soap all together: Then Greyden starts bagging and weighing the small laundry soaps while Jim bags the large ones: Greyden is getting so big and helpful!

September 11, 2010

The Buck Shed

Our original buck shed was in really rough shape so we decided to tear it down and replace it before breeding season. Colter and Emery got the job of demolishing the old buck shed. I wish I had gotten pictures of it, because they really relished tearing that thing apart. The new buck shed is…

September 10, 2010

Soap Selling at the Flea Market

Almost every month we sell our soap at the Stewart Flea Market in Louisville. We bring a tent for the younger children: They get to chill out with their toys and occasionally watch a movie: They take turns selling soap while they knit washcloths: They let people sniff their favorite soap: And they watch other…

September 9, 2010

Flying Kites with the Goats

Don’t all little boys run around barefoot in the backyard and fly their kites with their goats?

September 8, 2010