blogging slump

I have been in a blogging slump but I am back and very behind in my blogging. I will be playing catch up over the next couple of days.  First up Easter weekend.

My sister, Becka and her family came for a visit Easter weekend. We went to a Rangers baseball game.  I LOVE my TX Rangers and they did not let us down. They creamed the Chicago White Sox. It was a very good night.

Saturday day morning we got up bright and early and I ran my half marathon and Becka ran a 5k. Pictures will come later. This deserves a post all on it's own. :)

We also threw way to many Easter eggs in the back yard and called it an Easter Egg hunt.  The eggs were pretty much in plain sight but the kids didn't care.  Who would when you get something like 81 eggs each.

Sunday we woke up and had a yummy breakfast and said our goodbyes. I so wish I had some family that lived close by.  It stinks that they are all in Missouri. I keep trying to convince that TX is the place to be.

After goodbyes I let the kids have their Easter baskets and we headed off to church.

This pupper is just too cute to not post. We love him!

the last few months

I have obviously neglected my blog lately. This is some of what has happened in the Jones house over the last few months...in no particular order..

Lots of lounging

Sammy just being cute

Valentines Day..I'm going to go see Wicked!!

Youth conference. Braeden got lucky in the game of Life.."marrying" this cute girl

More lounging

Sammy still being cute

Kate made cookies for the first time all by herself

Easter

Kate started volleyball. Two games under her belt so far and both were wins. :)

Braeden's soccer team finished with a winning season. They won 14 games, lost 4, and tied 2.

in no particular order

These are pictures taken within the last week or so that I had every intention of posting, but life happens and here they are....finally.

Braeden finally learned how to tie a tie. It's not perfect but it's getting there.

Two of Braeden's favorite things...playing the piano and soccer. He has managed somehow to put the two things together.

I DETEST frogs! My darling daughter however LOVES them. This toad was found in our backyard.

Kate actually loves animals of ALL kind. She fell in love with this donkey and a couple of horses at our ward picnic.

Our annual Easter egg hunt at our dear friends, the Flores.

Easter Sunday before church...love this picture of Kate. Such a little lady!

I have decided I can never tell Joshua to say out of the mud. It just won't happen. On Monday after some storms had cleared he wanted to go outside. I specifically told him not to get the tiniest bit of mud on him. I should have known better. He came in covered in mud. The very first words out of his mouth were, "I'm so sorry! It was just to tempting." It's very hard to be mad at that cute little face.

Happy Keester!

Easter Egg Hunt....Jones Style

We didn't go to an "official" Easter Egg Hunt this year. I was just to lazy to take the kids, so the Easter bunny left lots of plastic eggs filled with candy and asked that Cary and I hide them. The kids were way to quick so most of the pictures were of there backsides or they were a blur.

Happy Easter!!

Easter

The Easter Bunny didn't come to our house until after Church on Sunday. We go to church at 9:00a.m. so I asked the bunny to come while we were at church. I didn't want the baskets to be a distraction to the kids while trying to get ready. When we got home the baskets were hidden and the kids had to search the house for them. After that we went to our good friends the Flores's for dinner and an egg hunt. The food was delicious and the kids had a blast. It was a really good day.