tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242176585455136162024-03-06T03:26:47.891-06:00The House of JonesWelcome to our home. Make yourself comfortable. Come and visit often. Stay as long as you like!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-57992881130145084372012-07-02T23:43:00.002-05:002012-07-02T23:43:48.528-05:00Rachel is 10 Years Old!
I say it all the time...but I really can't believe that my firstborn is TEN years old! Ten years ago today, I became a Mommy. It was one of the hardest days of my life and probably the closest to death I've come. But everything was worth it to have my precious Rachel in my life. I cannot imagine my life without her in it.
She celebrated with ten good friends this past Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-7601690538278883542012-03-12T10:11:00.000-05:002012-03-12T10:11:50.204-05:00Happy Birthday Bekah! (one day late!)Wow, I've really gotten out of the blog habit. I do want to get back into it, it just isn't high on my priority list right now... :)
My baby, Rebekah, turned seven years old yesterday! I can't believe she is that old. Guess that makes me even older! Ha ha... and Jon Paul turned the big 4-0 last week too. I have a couple of years before I hit that mark!
Happy Birthday Rebekah! I hope your day Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-33309686954118501622011-07-09T22:51:00.001-05:002011-07-09T22:51:45.719-05:00Take 2 - Pirate StyleGo Bekah!<!-- Fallback content -->YouTube Video Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-27919114253665301252011-07-09T22:49:00.001-05:002011-07-09T22:49:59.005-05:00Rachel's TurnAnother version!<!-- Fallback content -->YouTube Video Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-80214810899221165562011-07-09T22:47:00.001-05:002011-07-09T22:47:18.192-05:00Dinner Time FunWe love being silly!<!-- Fallback content -->YouTube Video- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-6877259476033530782011-07-02T13:13:00.001-05:002011-07-02T13:15:17.187-05:00Happy 9th Birthday, Rachel!!Nine years ago today you came into our lives and we were forever changed. You made us Mommy and Daddy. We are so proud of you and grateful to God for allowing us to be your parents. We love you and we celebrate you today. We hope you have a most awesome day!!
Nine things we love about you...
We love your creativity. You can write the best plays, songs, and stories and we hope you will always Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-33979913778068478032011-04-26T11:23:00.000-05:002011-04-26T11:23:57.080-05:00Rebekah Says the "F" Word!!
Great dinner time conversation with my six year old!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-6748647299602910002011-03-11T10:43:00.000-06:002011-03-11T10:43:15.986-06:00Happy 6th Birthday Rebekah!I can't believe that you are SIX years old today!
You woke up this morning still insisting you were five because you hadn't had your party yet. It was hard for you to understand that today was your birthday - and tomorrow is your party - but you still turn six today. I think you finally got it after talking a while and eating some breakfast. You couldn't wait to get to school because you were Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-61091493063295003112010-11-27T13:42:00.001-06:002010-11-27T13:42:28.777-06:00Bekah FunnyFrom a conversation over dinner this past week. Bekah: Will I have a car when I get bigger?Me: That depends on if you make good choices and have good grades. Why? Do you want a car?Bekah: Well, I really want a truck!Me: A truck! Why do you want a truck?Bekah: So I can put stuff in the back!Me: Good reason! What color truck do you want?Bekah: Purple, with stars on it. Funny girl!!- Posted using Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-69790172906698174232010-10-01T19:31:00.000-05:002010-10-01T19:31:00.211-05:00Rebekah's Artwork CreativityRebekah colored this at Sparks this past Wednesday night. She was quick to inform us that the picture was originally a boy, but she wanted it to be a girl. So, she added a ponytail, bangs, glasses, makeup and earrings. I thought that was most clever for a five year old and also her design in the rug was nice!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-12883993284692961582010-07-02T07:57:00.111-05:002010-09-30T19:31:20.353-05:00Happy Birthday Rachel!!!(I'm not sure what happened, I had this set to autopost,but obviously it didn't. Regardless, here it is. Sorry Rachel!)
My sweet firstborn turns EIGHT years old today! Where has the time gone? She is growing into such a sweet, sweet young lady.
This year we did something a bit different for her birthday. We are actually on vacation right now and in Dallas. In lieu of a big birthday party, she Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-21457512138171069912010-06-23T21:57:00.001-05:002010-10-01T10:15:31.729-05:00I'm Still Here...Boy, getting back into the blogging habit has been hard! I really want to, but when I have time to sit and think - I'm too tired to think!! Summer is going full force around here and I'm really not sure where June went.
The girls both ended school great. Rachel ended second grade and had all "excellents" on her report card. She also completed her Gifted and Talented ISP - which amounted to her Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-43687404458620683612010-06-08T14:04:00.001-05:002010-06-08T14:40:15.339-05:00Nature is Great - A Poem By RachelNature is Great
By Rachel Jones, age 7.5Written June 4, 2010
Where ever you go, nature is everywhere.In the mountains or on a plain, nature is in the air.I am a flower, my petals are bright;What I really like, is the sun's yellow light.I am a jewel, you can find me in a cave.Go inside, you must be brave!I am land, I’m everywhere;On the ground or floating on air.I am animals, I like to roam.It’s Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-22331086340059575202010-03-11T07:26:00.000-06:002010-03-11T07:26:00.624-06:00Happy Birthday Rebekah!Five years ago today, my baby girl was born. I can't believe how quickly time has passed. I also can't believe I haven't blogged since Christmas!! Well, yes, I can believe it. Things have been crazy around here! I hope to start back up again and catch you all up on what has been going on around here since Christmas. But, enough about all of that and on to the star of today: My Rebekah!!Today is Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-30849392086329440262009-12-24T19:42:00.004-06:002010-05-12T07:05:35.049-05:002009 Christmas Card!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-59251012476013707372009-12-04T10:00:00.001-06:002009-12-04T10:00:03.549-06:00Anniversary!!Ten years ago today I married my best friend and the love of my life. If you want to read more about how we met, you can read it here. Happy Anniversary babe! I love you - always and forever. Thank you for being my best friend, a great husband, a kind and loving father and a great provider for our family. I am very blessed to have you in my life! Here's to many, many more years together!!Jon PaulJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-37469641148411793062009-11-30T10:35:00.001-06:002009-11-30T10:35:00.175-06:00Second Year in a Row - 30 Posts in 30 Days!!DONE!!!! I did it again - what an accomplishment. Thank God for auto-post! :) I'm glad I participated again this year and it has gotten me back in the blogging mood and habit. I really hope to keep it up, but probably not every day. Thank you for coming back and visiting and please keep coming - you are always welcome!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-1164758080468272422009-11-29T18:35:00.000-06:002009-11-29T18:35:00.617-06:00Cats - Volume 2Here is random post #2. In case I'm not able to post from Maui, this will be my post for the day. This time, some pictures of Bella. She's really grown! First part of December she will be six months old.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-50535316306049064632009-11-28T19:16:00.007-06:002009-11-28T19:16:01.018-06:00Saturday Photo Hunt - TechnologyI set this post to auto-post before we left on our trip. I knew I would not get a chance to blog this day because this is our trip to Oahu day! We leave around 6:30am to fly over to Oahu. In the morning we plan to tour Pearl Harbor and in the afternoon we are taking a five hour Lost Tour in a Hummer! We love the show LOST and cannot wait to see tons of places where the TV show has filmed. I'm Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-80526078085644654182009-11-27T18:12:00.003-06:002009-11-27T18:12:00.370-06:00Cats - Volume 1Well, I had two more posts to come up with. Both are while we're in Maui. I am really hoping to blog from there, but in case I'm not able to, I wanted to have posts set to autopost so I can fulfill my NaBloPoMo quota. So, here is random cat post #1. I thought I would share some pictures of both cats this time - Kathy and Bella.Bella wants Kathy to like her so much. Kathy still isn't real fond of Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-70066336776512990662009-11-26T09:01:00.001-06:002009-11-26T09:01:00.153-06:00Happy Thanksgiving!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-77290370164568588342009-11-25T10:04:00.002-06:002009-11-25T10:04:00.229-06:00Wordless Wednesday (with a few words...)Early one morning, when I opened the blinds in our bedroom, this greeted me. A praying mantis. He (I'm guessing it's a he...) has been back several times since this morning. A nice reminder as to what I need to do every morning as I start my day - PRAY!I know there are words here, but I had a hard time just putting the photo here without any explanation. I may post again today, if I get a chance.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-53789520920504361132009-11-24T23:56:00.001-06:002009-11-24T23:56:07.180-06:00Pictures from 11/24Escalator pics for Rachel and Rebekah...Ice crystals...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-69478156873046028982009-11-24T10:19:00.002-06:002009-11-24T10:19:00.331-06:00We're Gone!!Jon Paul and I left today for our 10th Anniversary getaway to here:We will be landing on the island around 8:45 p.m. CST, but it will only be 3:45 p.m. in Maui! We will have flown on a long nine hour flight direct from Dallas to Maui. We're going to try to blog from the island - we're supposed to have complimentary wireless internet at our condo. Hopefully it will all work out!Can't wait to see Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724217658545513616.post-19966463852581321512009-11-23T19:04:00.002-06:002009-11-23T19:04:00.435-06:00New Moon Anyone?So, I went and saw New Moon at midnight on opening day. Part of our group met at Mimi's Cafe for dinner. We had a great time visiting, despite our bad waiter. Guess this should have been a sign to us as to how the night is going to happen. He just didn't care about us at all, even though he walked by our table at least 100 times that night. We asked multiple times for refills, never got them Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282449679464544992noreply@blogger.com0