Jones Jingle Jog 2010

The second annual Jones Jingle Jog was held at an indoor track. This made for some serious competition. It's a good thing the track wasn't that busy, because we had quite the group with matching headbands and all!

Here is the gang before we got started.

Brandon hasn't quite gotten that competitive edge yet:)

I don't think these two have either... H/H!

AND THEY'RE OFF...Jordan and Amber planned the event this year and decided to to a relay, since we were on a track. We did boys against girls and each leg ran either a 200 or 400 meter.

The girls got off to a great start...

...and despite what it appears, I think the girls still won!!

After the relay, we all enjoyed the exercise and time together.

Adam actually did a quarter of a mile! He ran two times around the track without stopping. I was pretty impressed.

All the kids got to run through the tunnel and of course there were awards...

It was a fun day. Jordan and Amber prepared "racing bags" that had treats in it for after the run.

I think this is such a fun tradition my parents started last year. It is neat to see everyone be involved in some way and it is a great way to be active after all that holiday food! Even members of our family who couldn't be there, did something to be a part.

Brandon's Baby Blessing

Brandon was blessed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in December. He was blessed by David. We had so much love and support from our family. It really was a wonderful day. We came back to our house and had soups, salads, rolls, and dessert. It was delicious.

The whole gang

Warren Family

Jones Family

Once all the pictures were done, Brandon conked out at his own party! He pretty much slept the entire time even with all the noise around.

We are so grateful to have Brandon in our family!

Christmas Day

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Santa definitley made his stop here.

Our little bundle of joy!

I don't think Adam will be sitting in here when we go hiking this summer!

How did Santa know? The Mo-mo-cycles made it.

Nauni made Brandon a blanket with a camping theme. It is so cute!

Wow! With 7 kids and 8 adults, we sure made a mess.

After a delicious breakfast, we headed up to Grandma and Grandpa Warren's.

Then we went to Grandma's. It was a fun filled day to say the least!

I think Brandon must really have liked Christmas, and I couldn't agree more.

We felt very blessed this year and loved that we were able to spend so much time with family. We missed those we could not see though and wished we could have spent it with them too.

Christmas Eve

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve at Erin and Mike's. My mom and dad were in town and my Uncle Roger joined us for the evening. We had a delicious meal and the table settings were amazing. Reagan made poinsettias out of the napkins... pretty impressive!

The Kid's Table

After dinner, Nauni and Papa Jones entertained the kids with these neat Nativity books. Then the Nativity reenactment began...

You may think these two are from Star Wars, but really, they are the cutest little shepherds.

Here was the cast. The shepherd staffs were getting a little dangerous, so we had to put those away:)

Brandon got to be Baby Jesus

Everyone in their PJ's getting ready for bed. All the kids had a slumber party in one room. This was Adam's first time having a slumber party, so he was pretty excited. The kids could not wait for Christmas morning and neither could we!!

"He Is"

I saw this video on my cousin's blog and absolutely LOVE it!! Adam asks to watch "Jesus" everyday, so I thought I would share it with all of you.

It is such a beautiful reminder to me of how I know my Savior lives. I hope you will feel of His love for you as you watch this.

(Thanks Natalie for posting it, and I hope you don't mind that I posted it too!)

Adam's Dos

We played around with Adam's hair for a while as we debated on whether or not to let it grow out. What's your vote?

Kaylen, Adam's cousin, was so proud of herself for this do! Lookin' Good Man!!

Like Father, Like Son. This was David's do:)

A little spike in the front (That's what I was going for anyway).

Or just back to the good ol' buzz:)
This definitely seems to be the easiest for such a busy boy!
(The black eye is a good addition too)

Adam noticed his little dark spot for the first time the other day. He saw a picture of himself and pointed to his dark spot and said, "What's that?" I hope he will always know how special and unique that makes him!

WE LOVE OUR ADAM
Here are just a few cute stories from Adam:

Adam has become quite the little mommy since having a new brother around:)

Adam came upstairs one day with all of Daddy's running gear on. He had put it on all by himself and was pretty adamant that he thought he should go out running! How could I say no?

Two other cute stories:

1. We have been talking to Adam a lot lately about potty training and being potty trained, and "Are you ready to potty train?, etc." Finally, one day he came up to us and said, "I want to ride the potty train!"

2. There was a commercial on TV the other day about depression. Adam must have been listening pretty intently, because he came up to me and said, "I pray, I pray." I didn't know what he was talking about and then he said, "I pray when I feel bad." It was very sweet that he would see people on the TV feeling bad and think to pray as the solution.

Oh the things we can learn from our little ones.