To you, with love

A horror story

We have mice.

THE END

Kickin' it Jones style

A pictorial update, for your viewing pleasure

The kids did cute things like sleep on the floor camping style.

AUBREY TURNED SIX!!

THE KIDS TOOK AWESOME PICTURES WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!

ME AND MY GIRLS, BECAUSE WE ARE PRECIOUS

MAYFIELD LAKE, LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2010

BAUERSFELDS AND JONESES

Throwing rocks in the lake

A daddy and his baby girl

A mama with her baby and a really small lighthouse

Aubrey girl

A Danish monkey

100 watt smile Nathan

Big Dane and Little Dane

Sweet Baby Drew

Little Miss Anna

AUBREY STARTS KINDERGARTEN!!

WEEKEND VISIT WITH THE BAERLOCHERS

Baby Johanna and Baby Max (born one week apart)

The rest of our combined crew. Four kids for each family, all in six years or less.

Things I'm lovin' right now

I think the next post will be a picture post. I know that's what you all want anyways. But for now....

Things I am lovin':

1. That my precious six year old Aubrey ROCKED her first day of school!! She was confident, excited, adorable, and precious. On this here memorable day she also made her own snack after school AND discovered her first loose tooth! Seriously folks, wasn't she just born???

2. A labor day weekend with our friends the Bauersfelds. Nothing beats spending time with old friends and friends who have small children and don't judge your two year old with the chronic cough, runny nose, and whine. What a great time we had!

3. The imagination of my Nathan. He wants to be a "real knight" when he grows up. He also became concerned that he would have to live somewhere else once he grew up and became a knight. I assured him that he could live with his Mommy as long as he wanted. (Remind me of this comment when he's 30 and living in our basement.) He finally decided that he would get up, slay dragons in the morning, and come home and eat lunch at home. Repeat for the afternoon and dinner.

4. Our lights! After some electrical difficulties the lights in my kitchen and utility room are back up and running. It is imperative to have light in the utility room so that I can see if the blown out poop stains on Johanna's clothes have come out.

5. Our Danish tells me that he loves me, unsolicited, MANY times a day. I have never had a kiddo that is this affectionate. It KILLS me and he ends up whining, "Mommy, NO MORE SMOOCHES!" more than once a day. He also says "You're welcome" to all thank you's, even the sarcastic and rhetorical ones. For instance: "Dane, thanks for that great fit you just threw, really made mommy's morning easier." "Mommy, you're welcome!"

6. My husband's commitment to giving me workout time. After the big kids are in bed he takes over with Johanna, helps me clean the kitchen, whatever needs to happen so that I feel like I can work out. He's encouraging and inspiring and thanks to him I've only got 5 more pesky pounds to go. Thank you honey!!

7. Little Miss Jo. Johanna. Johanna Lynn Jones. SHE IS AWESOME. We were not a complete family without her. Her smile is head to toe and she is starting to giggle. Every last one of us is in love with her. We are so blessed to have her. She is sweet, charming, a great sleeper, adaptable, lovable, kissable, squeezable, and amazing.

8. Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. Okay, so I don't really love it but if you want to feel like you did something in 20 minutes I recommend it. Then again, this is my first day doing it and I may never walk again so ask me again tomorrow.

9. Four kids in less than six years. While not for the faint of heart it is so fulfilling to watch our kids become friends, learn, play, sing, act silly, and make this house a home. If you don't have a wall in your house dedicated to pictures your kids have drawn you are missing out.

10. Cherry Pepsi. As always.

11. Never checking a long blog post for typos.