JONES Family

JONES Family

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Family Photos unveiled!

My friend, Brent, took our family photos this year at Baker Beach. We wanted something to signify our life in Cali at this stage. Last year we did Napa, so this year we thought, "what better than the Golden Gate bridge behind us!!!"
Brent did an awesome job! I was soooo excited! And Shelby had an absolute blast running on the beach.
Our kid is such a clown, always being goofy to make those around him smile.I just love that he captured this moment! The sweetest...When we were in Singapore, Camille taught us to write the location of the beach we're at and the year to document our trips. FUN! We decided to do the same here.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Thanksgiving at TDLC

Trinity is something we are quite grateful for. I was reminded of this when Hollie, Chaila & Aaron came to watch the Christmas program and saw the slideshow with the events throughout the year. Hollie leaned over and said, "Wow! Your daycare does a lot of stuff for the kids. This is great!" Thanks for the reminder to be soooo grateful for the wonderful people and program that care for our son every day. :->
Here's the precious little Thanksgiving feast Stacy and I got to participate in.
The kids all created their Indian hats & names. Shelby chose "golden arrow" for the color of his hair and being fast like an arrow flying through the sky.Ms. Mary is an awesome story teller! I don't know if you can see the board details behind her, but the kids count the days they've been in the Elephant class and learn about "bundles" when they get a set of 5. They also have designated weekly helpers to stand up and lead the pledge of allegiance, the line to go out, the calendar to learn days of the week, the weather to represent what they see outside, etc.Shelby and Nicholas "Running Dragon"
They put on the most precious program! You'll see that Shelby clearly keeps everyone accountable for the agenda. Wow, my kid or what....


The table was decorated with all kinds of great crafts they'd worked on all week.We're so thankful for our life here in California and all the wonderful friends we've made. I can't believe this may have been our last Thanksgiving here..... wow

Urbanathalon: Stacy's latest accomplishment

Mid-November, Stacy competed in the Men's Health Urbanathalon in San Francisco.
It was a 10 mile obstacle course with 8-10 obstacles in the city, including a hike up the bleachers at the Giants stadium and scaling 3 taxi cabs. All that in addition to the natural killer hills!
We made a weekend out of the deal, staying at a hotel, enjoying dinner at the Rainforest Cafe (a first for all 3 of us!) and getting our fam photos taken in front of Golden Gate Bridge (to follow).
He did an amazing job! So much ahead of our expected schedule, that Shelby and I missed his finish on our 2 mile hike from the hotel to the finishline. Almost 1 mile in, Shelby refused to walk up any more hills and I later swore I deserved a metal too, for carrying my son on my back for over a mile...lol
Stacy continues to accomplish one challenge after another and we proudly support his efforts.

November Moments

November brought several weekends of enjoying relaxing time at home, working in the yard, etc. Stacy and Shelby worked to trim the front yard tree a bit.And then I caught Stacy teaching his son BAD HABITS for tree trimming...
Rule #1: ALWAYS use a ladder.
Rule #2: Use the right tool for the job. If you need to cut a branch, use a saw.
Do not bounce up and down hoping your body weight will eventually crack the branch.
Rule #3: Smile while you work. :->
One lazy morning that was a rest day for Stacy's work out (Shelby and I love when these fall on a weekend morning and he's not teaching class), Shelby decided we were going to make breakfast in bed.
He was very particular about whether Daddy wanted the peanut butter on the bottom or the jelly on the bottom.
Another weekend I found Shelby sitting WAYYYYY too close to the TV (grrrrrr....) with his blanket on his head. I couldn't figure out if he was Rambo or some sort of bride! LOL
We spent Thanksgiving Day with "Grandma Jeannie" and "Grandpa Craig". Of course Aaron "Chocolate Cake", Hollie, Chaila and Lil A were all there as well, but I totally indulged in dinner and fell short of photo time....my bad. At least we got the below. So cute...
Another fun cuddle time with the ipad.
And, I did make effort to redeem myself this month! For those that hadn't heard the story:
This year when Stacy went hunting in Wyoming, I decided to be a Martha Stewart-type Mommy. I got up early before work/school and started making pumpkin muffins. I still don't know exactly what happened, as I set the timer to less than the recommended time and it hadn't even gone off yet, when the house alarm started SCREAMING! Because it hadn't been long, my heart fell as all I could think was 'intruder'. I soon realized it was the fire alarm and did all I could to try to shut it up! Poor Shelby was awoken to the chaos and was hollering for comfort I couldn't give him as I tried to solve the problem. It was a complete catastrophe and the sound of our house alarm has haunted my nightmares since. I hate it.

That night when I asked Shelby what he wanted for dinner he replied mini corn dogs. I reminded him those required the oven and he started frantically promising that he LOVED them completely frozen. Please don't turn on the oven, Mom!
How traumatized my son is.. So, one morning I redeemed myself with from scratch, baked in the oven with no house alarm apple cinnamon muffins.
And speaking of cooking, Shelby loves putting on his Spiderman apron from Tehya and helping out his "cookerman" dad. :->