Cousins for Christmas

Christmas would not have been complete without Cousins!

This was Christmas Eve at Grandma's house.

During the Christmas Break, Jason and Jessica and their family came all the way from South Carolina, so it was fun to have our kids get to know each other a little better!

 This was our first time to meet Colton, and he and Brandon are only 6 months apart!

  

Brandon practicing his new found talent:)

 

 It was fun to have those together that could this year!  We got together for dinner at our house and then went to Erin and Mike's to make gingerbread houses and have a huge cousin sleepover! 

Adam was pretty proud of his work, but he and Ryan's Gingerbread House didn't last long!

 Let the Sleepover Begin!

Nothing like a morning wrestle to get the day going right:)

We also had a Jones Soup Night where we got together with some of my cousins.  While we were there, we discovered a new talent for Brandon!  He did this all on his own.

  Fun with Friends

 

 We also were able to see some old friends and have fun with their families this Christmas Season!

Sleigh Ride!

 "Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you!"

 For my work party this year, we got to go on a sleigh ride up at the Homestead Resort in Midway.  I have always wanted to do something like that!  It was freezing cold, but so much fun.

 Now it wasn't quite how they portray it in the movies, with the whip cracking, the bells ringing, and the people laughing and singing, buit it was close enough and I loved it:) 

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,

Ring ting tingling too

Come on, it's lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you

Outside the snow is falling

And friends are calling "yoo hoo",

Come on, it's lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,

Let's go, Let's look at the show,

We're riding in a wonderland of snow.

Giddy yap, giddy yap, gidd yap,

It's grand, Just holding your hand,

We're gliding along with a song

Of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy

And comfy cozy are we

We're snuggled up together

Like two birds of a feather would be

Let's take that road before us

And sing a chorus or two

Come on, it's lovely weather

For a sleigh ride together with you.

Gobble, Gobble

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 We had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We went to Roy and Christine's and to Julie's. 

 As you can see, everything was DELICIOUS! I have never seen this kid eat like he did on Thanksgiving.

SLEDDING AT GRANDMA'S 

Grandma had the perfect snow and hill for sledding.  It was a lot of fun.

 Adam loved spending time with his cousins

 Brandon's Turn

 Adam's first snow angel

LIGHTS AT TEMPLE SQUARE

On our way home from Grandma's, we stopped by Temple Square.  It was really, really cold, but so beautiful!  I can't believe it has been so long since we have gone.  It was worth the trip.



Brandon's 1st Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!

We decided to do a camping theme since Brandon has camped so much in just his first year of life!  That isn't to mean he always liked it though:)  H/H!

 

Here are Brandon's Cakes

 

We had a tent set up with a little "fire" in the background. I think the kids had fun. We even had a snake hunt. The kids got to keep the snakes they found.

Brandon's Cake Eating

 Poor Brandon was not feeling well for his party.  (I took him in for his immunizations the same day of the party, which note to self, was a bad idea).  He did the best he could, but seemed a little overwhelmed all night.

 Brandon pushed the cake off his tray, so this was Aunt Stephanie diving to save the cake! It was pretty funny.

 I love the concerned look on his face.

 

I think the taste of sugar must have boosted his spirits.

 Brandon sure has a lot of people who love and support him.  We were so happy to have all the family who live here come.

 Papa Jones even happend to be in town and sure knew how to make it a party!

 I sure love my two boys!! 

We love having Brandon in our home.  He is just the cutest little guy.  It is such a joy to be a mother and I really just couldn't be happier.

 For Brandon's birthday, we decided to decorate his and Adam's room.  We are doing a camping room theme, so my sisters got busy and made these things for their room!  They did such an amazing job, I had to show off their talents.  I seriously think they could sell these things... so orders anyone?? 

 Thanks so much Erin and Lauren, we are excited to get working on their room now. 

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Halloween and A Pumpkin Shootin'

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Our Halloween was a little anticlimactic because we rolled into town from San Diego a half hour before our ward's Trunk of Treat. So we threw the costumes on and ran on over. It was still a lot of fun, but we just didn't do as much for Halloween this year since we were gone. David always says that Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I think I am starting to believe him:) (Maybe that is why I was so disappointed we didn't do more!)

Our Little Turtle

BATMAN!!!

Our annual Dinner in a Pumpkin...hmmm I wonder what is in there this year?? H/H!

Just a little scary:)

This video shows Brandon's little crawl. He was the perfect turtle and then Adam was sure to strut his stuff as Batman in the end!

PUMPKIN SHOOT

Our ward had an Elder's Quorum activity where they went and shot leftover pumpkins. They did some clay pigeon shooting too. David had gone last year with our old ward and loved it, so he was excited that our new ward did it too.

Jordan was actually in town for a business trip, so he got to join in on the fun.

"Armed and Dangerous"

Here lie the remains of the pumpkins.

For this next video, all I can say is: BOYS WILL BE BOYS!