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| From the cabin porch |
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| Great view from the cabin |
The window to the world for our little Jones...welcome friends. This is a chronological blog-style site, so be sure to click around and read older posts from the archive and also by labels!
Friday, February 7, 2014
To the mountains! Part two.
A few more snapshots of the weekend in Tennessee.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
To the mountains!
We had a little family getaway to celebrate our friend Mike's 40th birthday. This was likely the first trip to the mountains that Shepard will remember. He was very excited about seeing the mountains, the tunnels, the icicles and the leftover snow.
What fun.
What fun.
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| Learning about the art of snowball fighting |
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Daily Outtakes
Oh man, are we getting to the fun stage of lots of funny replies and musings...
Shepard: "Owwwww owwwww owww! It hurts!"
Me: "What hurts, sweetie?"
S: "My finger. Owwwwwww."
Me: "Aw, let me see..." (going in for the kisses)
S: "I don't need kisses, I need p'roxide."
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"Mommy, why did you paint your fingers?"
Me: "I thought it made them look pretty."
S: "Oh. Are they MAGENTA?"
Yes, he used the word magenta.
Shepard: "Owwwww owwwww owww! It hurts!"
Me: "What hurts, sweetie?"
S: "My finger. Owwwwwww."
Me: "Aw, let me see..." (going in for the kisses)
S: "I don't need kisses, I need p'roxide."
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"Mommy, why did you paint your fingers?"
Me: "I thought it made them look pretty."
S: "Oh. Are they MAGENTA?"
Yes, he used the word magenta.
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| February 2014 |
Thursday, January 30, 2014
A tiny snow day
We had the tiniest dusting of snow, so of course, we had to suit up and play for a few minutes. This happens only about once a year. Last year, we had a really good one and I made a MOVIE about it. This year, we just snapped some photos. Is this me getting lazier? I hope not.
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| Is that a HALO!? |
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| Regis loved it. |
Monday, December 30, 2013
Have a good holly jolly Christmas
Shepard loved Christmas music this year. Particularly the instrumental "Sleigh Bells" remixed with "Santa Claus' Party" from the Elf soundtrack and "Holly Jolly Christmas." He kept asking why are they saying "Holly Jolly," and all I could come up with was "it means really good." So he sings it "Have a good holly jolly Christmas" now.
The WHYs are killing us. And fascinating. He analyzes EVERYTHING. From pictures in storybooks, "Why is the man driving that truck?" to weather "Why are the clouds smoky?"...to everything. It's non-stop. I'm doing my darndest to answer all of them patiently and with good age-appropriate facts. However, when he asks my why his pee pee has an "egg," I defer to the Husband.
I digress.
Christmas was mostly lovely. After a whirlwind few weeks leading up to the actual vacation (oh Lord, why was it so crazy!?), we were blessed to have a long span of days together with family. We even got our Illinois family for Christmas this year!!! Then, Shepard got a little virus just in time for Christmas Eve, Day and part of the 26th. He was barely sick all year, then got wiped out for the biggest 48 hour timeframe. Sigh.
Here's a photo recap.
The WHYs are killing us. And fascinating. He analyzes EVERYTHING. From pictures in storybooks, "Why is the man driving that truck?" to weather "Why are the clouds smoky?"...to everything. It's non-stop. I'm doing my darndest to answer all of them patiently and with good age-appropriate facts. However, when he asks my why his pee pee has an "egg," I defer to the Husband.
I digress.
Christmas was mostly lovely. After a whirlwind few weeks leading up to the actual vacation (oh Lord, why was it so crazy!?), we were blessed to have a long span of days together with family. We even got our Illinois family for Christmas this year!!! Then, Shepard got a little virus just in time for Christmas Eve, Day and part of the 26th. He was barely sick all year, then got wiped out for the biggest 48 hour timeframe. Sigh.
Here's a photo recap.
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| Lego table! |
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| Capturing both of us smiling with eyes open is like getting Bigfoot on film. |
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| More legos |
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| Grandma assists with present-opening |
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| Christmas Day. Feeling ok enough to open a few gifts |
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| Yay for presents! |
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| Books with steering wheels! |
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| Illinois family at Grandma's house |
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| Gigi and Pops sort out the train situation |
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| "Kindergarten toys!" from Harry and Suzette |
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| All the blondies... |
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| It seemed that the pile of presents was never-ending. |
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| Melissa and I doing a selfie...for two. With elfie. |
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| Go Panthers! |
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| Look at our cool helmets! |
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| Gridiron Cousins |
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| All the Jones boys with all the kids |
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thanksgiving
Yes, it's the middle of December. No, I don't know what happened to this year.
Here are some highlights from Thanksgiving at Grandma's house:
Here are some highlights from Thanksgiving at Grandma's house:
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| Aunt Jessica and Cousin Micah hanging out |
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| Cousin Madeleine shares the iPad |
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| Morning snuggles |
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| Hi, Uncle Justin. Grandma is back there workin' up a storm.... |
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| Selfie with Shepard |
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| Uncle Matt give Regis some love |
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| Twas the night after Thanksgiving and all through the house... |
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| We're wearing our jammies and hangin' at the house... |
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| TURKEY! |
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| Cousins at play |
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Harvest Day at School
Shepard's school recently did a harvest day. They baked apple pie and pumpkin bread in class and practiced acting out a book. Shepard plays the role of an enormous turnip, with the help of some of his friends. He is in a plaid shirt. We had a good time playing "tossed salad" and having snacks in his class. I watched him POUR APPLE JUICE into his own cup. Without spilling. Amazing what they have these 3-year-olds doing. Do note that his class is 3 - 4 year olds with several turning 5 in the fall as well.
We had lots of fun.
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