The Jones Family: 2009

December 31, 2009

I keep getting ADOraBLE texts with PicTures from my sister

This is the most current one.

Some beautiful, adorable girls who had to get a picture holding their cute spoons Aunt "wisa" gave them! I lOVE being their AuNT!!!!

Miss you guys!

Jessa, Kayci, Tya & kynlee

Happy New Year!!!

December 27, 2009

stole some pictures from Kelcey's camera! College 2009 & Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve & Day.

Full of memories & laughter.

Steve & the kids got their pizza on Christmas Eve & I got my ham, potatoes, rolls, etc. on Christmas Day. Yummy!

The next set of pictures are taken from Kelcey's camera. Not only did she have a blast at college

she got great grades! Good job Kelcey!

Max - chillin

Putting together our second puzzle, the first one is now modge podged & framed.

tina - just chillin

puzzle time

kelcey's smokin hot dominoes uniform - very grateful she has a job, and has started working at her job!

Kelcey's sleepover party at Hannah's house

Trevor's new hampster - Charlotte

Thanks G&G Jones for all of the Christmas money

Kelcey's dorm room

Kelcey's roomate - Natalie

Kelcey's favorite meal - ramon noodles

a small miracle

andrea

Just wanted to wish everyone a WONDERFUL New Year!

2010

Steve & the boys will be lighting a LOT of fireworks to celebrate the new year.

Josh & katie will be joining us for a weekend of fun filled times.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December 24, 2009

We LOVE Christmas! Merry Christmas - 2009

Happy Holidays!

Jacy just barely finished her friends presents, they are soooo cute.

She put A LOT of work into thinking of 50 cute, adorable things about each friend & she gave away 12 friend presents! Whew! I am sure Jacy's friends will adore her cute poem & jars of LOVE!

Every year at Christmas we receive such adorable presents from friends! This one is my favorite one! Thanks to all friends for presents, thoughts & acts of kindness!

Jacy's stack of jars & love!
Jacy took the boys ice skating while Steve & I finished up our Christmas shopping!

THANK YOU Jacy!

we had a MASSIVE wind storm a couple of weeks ago

tumbleweeds - EVERYWHERE, especially on our fence line on the front of the property.

We worked two afternoons (after steve went into work at 2 a.m. both days, got home around 2-3 p.m.) & then we all pulled weeds, trimmed trees & then we had a

HUGE
FIRE!

to burn all of the weeds & tree trimmings.

But - three boys, gasoline, & fire do not mix very well. SCARY, actually!

THEY LOVED IT!

Trevor & his buddies having a HUGE snowball battle!

Kelcey had a sleepover & bought these glasses - she later admitted they give her a smashing headache, but they look CUTE!

the boys have been pacing, running around & driving us all crazy!

They are VERY excited for Christmas Eve!

No Room

"No room for Him," the keeper said

That night so long ago,

"My inn is crowed, don't you see,

The rooms no overflow."

"It's just a child," he must have thought,

"A family poor and plain;

My inn is filled with paying guests,

How could I dare explain?"

And thus, he turned aside from One

Who chose a humble birth

To enter into human form

And save all men on earth.

But lo, the shepherds in the hills,

Were called, the Babe to greet;

They followed then the brilliant star

And worshipped at his feet!

"No room for Him," cry men today

As through the world they plod;

"My life is crowed, don't you see?

I have no room for God.

How could I dare explain to all

My friends who question me,

That Jesus came to save my soul,

From sin, to set me free?"

O God, forbid that we become

As keepers of the inn,

And have our lives so crowded

That we have no room for Him

But now may we, Thy children dear,

Unworthy though we are,

Become as shepherds long ago

And follow now His star!

To all of our family & friends - MERRY Christmas!! 2009

Love, the Jones family

December 19, 2009

Happy Holidays!

Cannot even begin to explain the exhaustion. The is month has been PACKED full of activities & memories. Running here & there. Hotels, swimming pools, slides, more & more gingerbread houses, miles of road trips, etc. etc. etc.

We picked up Kelcey yesterday & she slept the WHOLE way home. She is having a blast at college & has made some friends for life. She has two jobs lined up for the three months she will be home & then makes her way back to college in April. Here she is moving here stuff out of her dorm room & she had lots of helpers. Thanks for helping kelcey move!

Can you tell - we are in Idaho!

We saw our dear friends - the Weldert family. Deb has been battling breast cancer & she is one AMAZING woman! Miss you so much Deb!
Thanks so much for the adorable present!
SO MUCH FUN seeing you!
Love ya!

the boys decorating their gingerbread homes.
This is after making about 10 homes for the YW to decorate.
The girls & the boys did such a cute job!

We have seen Josh several times on our trips up North to hang out in hotels & shop, shop, shop.
This is right after his surgery. He was a little bit loopy.
His pride & joy - a new motorcycle with an electric start (steve is jealous)
Get better josh!

BB, BB, BB & more BB
Trent's season is over - we think. The kids had a snow day & the game was cancelled, we are not sure if they will reschedule the game after Christmas break.
Trevor loves loves loves his basketball team. Here he is wearing some funky glasses his coach provided all the boys to practice in. It helps them dribble the ball without watching down where the ball is dribbling. Trevor has a tournament in Yakima in Jan. & he cannot wait to stay overnight in a hotel & play game after game.
He LOVES it.

Been working feverishly on Christmas presents.
Sewing, sewing, sewing, shipping, shipping & shipping more items.
Receiving lots of packages from family & stores.
So much fun!
Hopefully everyone loves their Christmas presents?!?

The Christmas presents for all of Steve's co & assistant managers