Jason and Rebecca Jones Family Blog

India, cont.

2010-02-07T20:54:00.000-08:00

Cute Breanna

India

2010-02-07T20:49:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been a while since we've blogged. We're not even going to try to catch up - Sorry! Jason went to India for work and came home with some authentic Indian clothing. The kids loved them!

Watch out Boys!

Disneyland, Day 5 - 6

2009-06-07T20:34:00.000-07:00

McKenna Sue and her Grandma Kitty on McKenna's second favorite ride, "Rocky Mountain Railroad", or whatever it's called. We were so lucky to have Grandma come with us. The only thing better than Disneyland is Disneyland with Grandma (or Grandma and Grandpa).
Braden's highlight of the trip was when he was chosen (because the force was strong with him) to participate in the Jedi Training. He LOVED it. It was Grandma's favorite thing we did at Disneyland.
This is who Braden had to fight. Also, he was FIRST. We are trying to track down the picture when he realizes this. We'll post it soon. Teaser about the picture: he thought this was only pretend. "You want me to fight WHO? I'm only a Padawan Learner".

What a fun trip! Evan after 6 days at Disneyland, the kids weren't sick of it. It really is the happiest place on earth. Thank you thank you Mom, for coming with us. And thank you Jason for going AGAIN, even though deep down I know you love it just as much as me.

Disneyland, Day 4

2009-06-07T20:27:00.000-07:00

We went to California Adventures on Thursday. Braden got soaked while playing in the Bug's Life fountain.

Teacups

McKenna was our dare devil. She would put her hands up in the air on every ride (except Space Mountain - she said it's too dark).

Disneyland, Day 3

2009-06-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

Our cute girls on the Casey Jr. Train. Breanna loved it until the mean guy made her sit on our lap. How dare him!
On Wednesday we did the character breakfast. Well worth it.

Disneyland, Day 2

2009-06-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

This was at Tarzan's Treehouse. Notice McKenna's enthusiastic pose. "Take me to Pirates!"
We found a cool place to eat lunch after the 100 degree weather of the first day. The kids loved feeding the ducks.
Grandma Kitty and McKenna Sue getting their feet wet.

Disneyland

2009-06-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

This is Breanna's first trip to Disneyland and her first "It's a Small World" voyage. She was mesmerized.
Arghh, me matey's! After our first (of several hundred) Pirate's ride, Rebecca pulled out the eye patches (selling for $7 at the gift shop) that she had purchased at the Dollar Store back home (for 4 for $1). Way to go Rebecca!

Pirates was definitely the kids' favorite ride.

Breanna even wore it for a second.

We have 5 more days of this???

Easter

2009-04-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter! Breanna loved picking up the eggs and shaking them. She only kept the ones that made noise.
The Easter Bunny left Spiderman Easter eggs and camo Easter eggs. The camo eggs were kinda hard to find, since they blended in with the grass. Dad is pretty sure he'll find the rest of them when he mows the lawn.
Breanna with her daddy and her bunny.

Breanna loves her bunny. She carried it all over the yard with her.

Disneyland in 6 weeks!!

2009-03-08T16:52:00.000-07:00

We're going to Disneyland in April. They're so excited. One day, McKenna came out dressed like this and said "Mom, I'm ready for Disneyland"

Sunday Walk

2009-03-08T16:45:00.000-07:00

Breanna went on her first official walk today (previously, she had been in the stroller). We took the stroller, but she would have nothing to do with it. And she didn't walk, she RAN. She had her squeaky shoes on, and she was going so fast that the "squeak" was more of a high pitched whine.
Here she is thinking she's hot stuff. She's right.
Poor mom. No one wants to be pushed in the stroller.

Breanna loved the slides.

Farmer Jane

2009-03-08T16:38:00.000-07:00

Cute McKenna. We can't believe how big she's getting.
Not very happy at the soccer game, because her dad is not there yet (it should be noted that he arrived straight from work, only 10 minutes late).
My little farmers. Walmart had Covies for $10! They're normally $35 - $40. I have wanted some for a long time for Grandma Kitty's farm. They've got double strength knees and they're insulated. They'll come in handy riding on the donkey sled with the Jenson's.

McKenna is so cute - we put them on her and she said "I'm a farmer!"

Valentines Day / Soccer

2009-03-08T16:32:00.000-07:00

At the end of Braden and McKenna's Valentine's Day scavenger hunt.
Breanna loves her book!
Braden started indoor soccer. He loves it.

He was the goalie this week. He did a very good job. He only let one shot past him. They won 5 - 1 (even though they don't tell the kids who won, the kids know).

Christmas - Continued

2009-01-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

This is a video of Christmas morning.
Dad playing his PS3 christmas present and Breanna is worn out.

Breanna got a new doll for Christmas. But she still loves this ugly old doll of Granda Kitty's best.

Breanna is climbing everywhere. This is only one of the million times we found her on Grandma Kitty's table.

Christmas

2009-01-18T17:21:00.000-08:00

This is Braden's train. He made it at school. We volunteered to go in and help and Jason went first. When I came to switch with him, he said "Two things. First, today is not pajama day (It's tomorrow). Second, Braden's is the only one that looks like a train. The rest of the kid's are retarded."
Opening pajama's Christmas Eve.

Braden is not really excited about Christmas Eve. "Pajama's again?"

We spent Christmas down at my Mom's. The kids had lots of fun. They played way too hard. We need a vacation from our vacation.

Elephant trainer

2008-12-18T21:43:00.000-08:00

Yes, Breanna has mastered the stairs. She loves showing us how big she is by going up and down them.

Her Dad is so mean. He's trying to make her be like the elephants in the circus. "Stand on this little stool? No Thank You!"

Climb Every Mountain

2008-12-18T21:40:00.000-08:00

Breanna is not even 14 months old, but she loves to climb. These are only a few places I found her today.

McKenna Sue turns four

2008-12-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

Our Pixie turned 4! On Saturday we celebrated with the cousins at Grandma Kitty's. This is the cute cake Grandma Kitty got her. She's taking the first bite.
Sunday morning before we went to church we opened presents with Grandma Kitty.
When we got back home, Daddy gave her one last present - a Tinkerbell doll. She loved it! She said "Daddy picked this out just for me!??" Sure he did.

Christmas Tree

2008-12-07T19:21:00.000-08:00

Last week we decorated our Christmas tree. Jason got it for $5 last year after Christmas. Not bad, huh? With enough decorations on it, it's not too ugly.

Breanna wanted to undecorate the tree.

Tutu's

2008-11-23T17:56:00.000-08:00

Here's McKenna and Breanna playing in some of the tutu's I made for the craft fair. If anyone wants one, let me know. I've sold 15 so far! Jason is very proud of his little entrepreneur wife.

McKenna has been really funny lately. Braden was the "Shining Star" at school and the kids got to ask him 5 questions about him by raising their hands. McKenna was raising her hand (very impatiently), so Braden's teacher let her ask a question. She said "My favorite color is pink!". Then we went grocery shopping on Saturday and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" was playing on the radio. McKenna said "Santa Claus ROCKS, Mom!" What a funny little girl.

Cute Breanna in the small tutu.

McKenna came in from outside and said "I made myself pretty for my Daddy. When's he coming home?" Cute thing.

Sick Baby and Raking Leaves

2008-11-16T19:09:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we raked leaves and mowed the lawn one last time before winter. Braden and McKenna loved playing in the leaves.

Breana has been sick the last three days. As you can see by these pictures, she has not been her usual chipper self. Braden also got sick (started throwing up) after dinner tonight. Unfortunately, we had talked all day about making brownies tonight. We told Braden we would make brownies another night when he was feeling better. Both Braden and McKenna screamed - we promised brownies and we had better deliver. I asked Rebecca if we could make brownies (since I really wanted them too) and just give some to McKenna. You could guess the response I got from Rebecca.

Braden said "I'm feeling bettter Dad". So, needless to say, we had brownies tonight. We hope they'll stay down. We'll let you know how things turn out.

A Man and His Mop

2008-11-13T20:40:00.000-08:00

Here's the history of the Jones Family Mop.For several years, we had been using the Roll-o-Mop from Costco. It had an all-metal construction, with a sponge head. However, they stopped carrying it a few months back. They replaced it with a cheaper plastic version. The mop head popped off the mop after only a few uses! I returned it to Costco for a full refund.

I knew we needed something better than a simple sponge mop. We went to Don Aslett's Cleaning Center. I asked the friendly cleaning professional for a high quality mop. She suggested the Scrubbee Doo. I was a little surprised, to say the least. "Do you have anything more absorbant"? I asked. She replied, "Do you want to absorb water, or do you want to clean"? I told her "I want to clean, da#@ it, I WANT TO CLEAN!"

It was the best decision I've ever made (besides marrying my sweetie). It has a telescopic metal pole, which makes it easy to travel with (yes, sometimes I take my mop to Elmo). The washable mop "head" attaches to the pole with velcro. The mop handles like a sports car. But what really sets this mop apart is the Scrubbee Doo pad. It's a microfiber pad that cleans like nobody's business.

Check it out here:http://www.cleanreport.com/p1041/Scrubbee-Damp-Scrubbing-Mop-Pro-Pad/product_info.html

You must get this mop. It will change your life.

A proud man with his mop.

D.I. Exchange and new glasses

2008-11-12T20:07:00.000-08:00

Our ward had a "DI exchange", where families in the ward brought old belongings to the church, and other families would take what they needed. Anything left over is taken to the DI center. Breanna found a Buzz Lightyear chair that she had to have.

I got new glasses. After spending WAY too much at Lenscrafters 2 years ago, I finally discovered glasses online. We buy everything else online, why not eye glasses? I got 2 pairs of nice glasses for $52 shipped. Check out www.glassyeyes.com (a blog that exposes the retail eyewear conspiracy and reviews online eye glass stores). I got mine from www.optical4less.com.

Breanna sleeping

2008-11-02T18:50:00.000-08:00

Halloween wore out Breanna. Good thing it only comes once a year!

Swimming pools and laundry hampers

2008-11-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

We found Breanna sucking on her own arm. She tastes so good!

This afternoon we decided to go swimming. But first we had to drop off a Redbox movie at Walmart. I had everything piled on my lap, including Jason's wallet. When I got out of the car, apparently, Jason's wallet did as well. We got a block away from Walmart when Jason's phone rang. It was a man named "Chip", who said he had Jason's wallet. We hurried back to Walmart, and there he was, in front of Walmart. I'm very sad to say (on my part), but he didn't look like the type of guy who would return a wallet. All of Jason's credit cards and cash were still there. It goes to show you that you can't judge a book by it's cover. It made me think of President Hinckley's talk where he said "the world is mostly good" (or something like that).

Breanna loves to go swimming with her Daddy.
They have a really fun alligator slide. The kids love it, along with the lazy river.

Breanna is facinated with the hamper now. But she tries to stand up in it. She gets mad when she hits her head and gets stuck.

Halloween 2008

2008-10-31T19:37:00.000-07:00

Our 2nd favorite holiday - HALLOWEEN!

Indiana Jones has the women falling all over him.

McKenna sure loves her brother.

Blowin' kisses

Braden is Indiana Jones, Cute Breanna is a spider, and McKenna is a cute witch, but she didn't like wearing her hat.

Breanna loves her brother and sister, even though they're weird.

Along came a spider...

We went to Jason's work Halloween party. Breanna wasn't sure about this guy...

Our cute little family..

Not a bad haul.

St. George

2008-10-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

We went to St. George last week. We had such a great time! We set a new world record for "# of times in the pool". Braden and McKenna love the pool - they are little fishies. And Breana Caprice liked it too. This is Daddy with his little girls.
They had two pools, but the kids insisted we go to the waterfall pool.
Breanna loved to get on Daddy's shoulders and "swim" while Daddy went underwater.

Almost too far.....

Breanna is pretty sure she could eat her sister. She tastes SO GOOD! She loves her sister so much.

Here we are at Brigham Young's winter home in St. George.

Breanna's First Birthday

2008-10-28T20:18:00.000-07:00

Riding her pony!
She loved her birthday cake.
And she really loved rubbing it all over herself.

2008-10-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

Breana Caprice turned 1! She loves her musical pony and her baby doll.
She wasn't quite sure if Dad really would let her put her hand in the birthday cake.
She quickly found out that on her Birthday, anything goes.