Animal Kingdom was the one day we went into the park that it rained. Which was a bummer. Or was it… Normally we just get to watch the Lion King Show (our favorite section to sit in is the Lion Section). But not this year. This year we got to participate. Twice. Emery, Fletcher, and […]
We’re back from our vacation. We had wonderful park weather (mostly 70’s) and still managed to get in a lot of swimming time. Thanks Grandma and Poppy for working at Disney World to make it possible! I’ve got tons of photos to post. So get ready! Driving to the airport (just a bit excited): Brett […]
Ok – so it isn’t quite Mt. Everest. But it was the closest thing the boys could find. This tree was one of the victims of Hurricane Ike – and the boys just couldn’t resist conquering it. My boys will climb anything they can. Most of the time I let them without too much concern. […]
It’s that time of year again… wrestling season is here. My boys are good wrestlers. I think it’s because they’re genetically wired for it. And fortunately for us, it’s one of the few sports where being short, can be beneficial. LOL With all the hard work they do around the homestead, they’re really strong for […]
We’re back from our awesome Disney Vacation. I’ll post photos later, but wanted to list our favorite moments while it was still fresh. Fletcher: Test track in the dark Indigo: Seeing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and all them Hewitt: Cars! Fletcher: The Lion King Show Colter: Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach Brett: Blizzard Beach […]
Mr. Sweetland had some clothes that he thought would be perfect for us. He was right. Greyden took one look at it and claimed it for his own. Fortunately there were two, so Fletcher got one also. I was taking pictures of the two of them, and Indigo decided she needed to be in on […]
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!
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 […]
The children play outside a lot. For the most part they play really well together. The other day I went outside to check on them and discovered this: Yes, that’s Indigo inside a rabbit cage (no there’s no rabbit in there). Now, I must clarify. When I went outside, what I initially found was Hewitt, […]
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.
My brother, Adam, and his family came for a short visit on their move from Arkansas to New Jersey. We had a great time visiting and getting to meet my newest nephew – Aiden James. I wish I had taken more pictures, but alas… I didn’t. But Brett remembered to grab the camera to capture […]
Birthdays at the Jonas house start very early in the morning. Jim leaves for work at 6:30, so we are supposed to have our morning birthday celebration finished by then. Although I admit, we don’t usually make it. Since everyone was awake but Greyden, Jim went in and woke him up like this: Jim: “Good […]
Yesterday was Greyden‘s birthday. I was going to write about Greyden turning 5, so I started looking through the photos that I took yesterday. I got to this photo and had to stop. (If you can’t see the photo well, click on the photo, and a bigger version should open). Will you LOOK at that […]
I think those are two of the most dreaded words (or are they just sounds) that any mother hears. I was greeted to those sounds the other evening. Now, when a mother is aware that there has been an “uh oh”, she has three choices: 1. Go investigate2. Send the children to handle it3. Pretend […]
I mentioned before that Jim was a science teacher. When we moved to Indiana he chose to forgo all the glamour of teaching in order to have more emotional energy for his family. He surprised us all (including himself) by becoming a garbage man. Jim was (and still is) a great teacher. But there are […]