The Jones Round Up: 07/01/2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Adding to our bug collection

We didn't kill it but Joseph and the boys found a really big spider (well big for Idaho) under the garbage can outside. So we put it in a jar took pictures of it and so we will start a digital bug collection of things we have found. Gideon and I then took the four wheeler and went to the gate at the back of the property away from our houses and let it go. It was kinda crazy looking and big. But He lives to see another day.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Schwans Man

All of you are going to think I am really lame but I am excited to say I just had my "first" shwans man visit and got pizza, vegetables and ice cream for what it would cost to leave my house with my kids and go to the store and buy it. My mom used to get the schwan truck all the time when we were little and we always got the push up ice cream from him. My mom orders from them now and got me interested so I am trying it out. I am just happy they come out here. On to ordered frozen foods from the schwan man. ;) I am going to start looking for coupons :)

Our new desk top picture

I love this picture of our engagement and so I added some writing to it and it has made a perfect desktop picture. I just get all those warm fuzzy's when I sit down at the computer. Oh I know yuk, just gag me now, but hey It works for me :)

Update on our lives

Military~
We are still waiting to hear back form the Air force to see if we can be "waived" into the acceptance process. The recruiter says everything looks great it is just up to the big guys to say yes or no and they are taking there sweet time doing it all. So we are hoping to get a response this week and then put on the pressure to them next week and we may start looking at other options so we can start planning out our lives better. I just hope we can get into the Air force cause we really feel it to be the best choice for short or long term for us.
Around the Ranch~
Joseph has been doing a few hay jobs and a lot of the equipment has been breaking so that has been frustrating and on top of that, crabby people he is doing the jobs for make him want to hurt somebody ;) All in all. Things are "starting" to go smoother and hopefully will pick up in pace here shortly. We are so grateful to have this job at this point in our lives.
Me and the Boys~
We have been all over the place for the last 3 weeks. From utah to Boise/Meridian area. While staying at my parents place I have a new place I like to go. The walking path along Indian creek next to kuna park. I took the boys there once and we picked blackberries on the side of the path and enjoyed watching the BMX riders that have a course next to the path as well. Then when Joseph was able to come down on Sunday we put the boys down in the evening and took off and went for a walk along there and the creek. That was much needed time with him. I think that was the first one on one time I have had with him for a bout a month. We were able to talk about our lives and the air force more and see where we are at after a month of waiting. I love walks!! :) I also love the Indian creek area. In High school I would always go for drives out in the kuna/melba area to clear my head and take walks along Indian creek. I have good memories in that area.
The boys~
We started a bug collection

So if the boys find a dead bug then we add it to our collection. We found 6 dead Beatles on our porch when we came back. Joseph left the porch light on and they are nocturnal bugs and I guess they were attracted to it. I am teaching the boys how to hold a live bug and to not kill them and to gentle with them. It has been fun.
Gideon is officially potty trained. He has been doing really well lately and it was because I started to let him "shoot" into the potty, I got him his own stool and he picked out his underwear. "CARS" was his favorite and he likes Lightning McQueen and Mator. We don't even have the movie but he has started to take a liking to something so I am excited for him. Some kids are really into certain characters, this is Gideon's first time actually showing interest in a specific thing so I think it is good for now.
Bridger is quite the jabber boy now he talks up a storm. Bridger likes to say "Owey" when he gets hurt and likes to be silly. He has quite the funny personality that is showing through. I think he's a nut :)
So that is the update in our lives. Life is good and we love each other very much :)

Ivy Wild Water park

www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Parks/

This is a water park that our family went to in Boise. IT was so much fun and very managable to keep track of kids. They have a big graasy area that you can chill right next to the pool. Gideon was able to go down the big slide with me and he LOVED it. We went down 4 more times. The prices are great. $2.25 for children 11 and under and $3.75 for older than that. If you go to this site you see all of the pools in the Boise area and what they offer. it was a lot of fun and I would recommend it to anyone. The kiddie pool had 2 slides that Gideon and Bridger loved. They also have this tower thing that sprays water with wheels that you can cause there to be a lot of water gushing out or just a little bit. That was Bridger's favorite. Fun Fun Times :)

Our 1st Zoo trip

This is what the heat does to you :)

Boys playing in a grass hut in the African exhibit

Silly Boys

There was a carousel there at the zoo and it was $1 each so I splurged and took the boys on it. :) It was a memory making experience they loved.

They were all smiles on it :)

This was cool! There was a cement tunnel that went underneath the prairy dogs pen and they had little windows that poked up so you could see the ground hogs up close. It was a fun tunnel and the boys played in it for a while.

This is the boys playing by the Bengal Tiger exhibit and that is the actual life size of these tigers. We went right up to a glass window and the tigers came right up to you and the only thing between you from reaching out and petting them was glass. These tigers are so much bigger in real life. They were HUGE! It is very intimidating to see the massive jaws and paws of these animals. I still get that "poor animals" feeling when you just see them pacing wanting to be out. That is all the tigers did was pace.

This is a life size giant clam shell from the great barrier reef in Australia. It could eat up both of my children no prob. :0)

Gideon being a turtle

Bridger playing in the shell

Bridger and Mommy playing on the Giraffe slide. They loved this one. Gideon went down so many times.

Gideon was really enjoying starting to go down on his tummy backwards.

There was a cool slide in the rain forest exhibit that I didn't get pictures of that was really cool. You climbed these stairs up to where the monkeys were and then went down the slide. It was a lot of fun. The boys liked the monkeys. The Rain forest Exhibit and that general area was our favorite cause there was so many hands on things for the children and a lot of animals to look at. The kids liked the lions too. Bridger would growl at them. It was so cute.
The Zoo was really fun and we missed Daddy while doing it but it was good memories made. It was really well priced too. Children 3 and under are free and adults are $6.50. Thursday are 1/2 off day. To learn more info got to
www.ZooBoise.com

Monday, July 20, 2009

Fun in the Sun!

Playing in the Raft Pool

Bridger would just flop out of the pool and would laugh at himself for it. It was really funny!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Days of Summer

Joseph has been working on Hay Jobs and so we don't see much of eachother so I took lunch to him on this day and the boys got to spend some time with their Daddy bailing Hay. I bought "squeeze it's" for the first time for the boys. I don't think I have had those since my softball years when you get the treats at the end of the game. The last pictures was a campfire and dinner outside. It was a really nice evening and the last evening that Joseph and I got to spend with eachother for a whole week.
Last Sunday Me and my two lil boys went down to meridian and then on to Orem Utah where my sister was. The plan was to help her get organized and to help pack her up to Bring her stuff to Boise while she stayed in Utah to have her baby. Her husband just got a job that started last monday and so she was with out a husband and so monday morning roles around and she has made the decision to leave that day and go to Boise. She found a good deal with having a baby at a midwifes place and so that made up her mind. We filled up my dad's trailer with as many things as possible and then Rachel rode with me and my boys to Meridian that night. We were really hoping she wouldn't have the baby on the road. She has been having really hard contractions and so we were glad to make it to my parents home with out a baby. This is her 4th and with all her baby's she has come 1 week before her due date. Well that was tuesday and still no baby. This one is for sure on the Lord's schedule and He was working miracles so that Rachel and Matt could be together for this eventful time in their lives. So it was really nice to be back with my husband last night after we picked him up in New Meadows.
So that is a little of what has happened around here in the last week. Now I am just getting ready for my Family reunion next week with my family. Well I hope all is weel in your neck of the woods. Crazy as ever! :)

Friday, July 10, 2009

Gag Announcement

Ha Ha Ha!!!! I just couldn't pass it up :)

Mommy and Bridger

Kind of a fuzzy picture but Bridger is sure cute. Just hanging out enjoying the day

Fun Day at Boulder Lake

So my Brother Clint came up for the day and evening and we decided to go on a hike to Boulder Lake. I invited my friend Lindsay Nelson and her two kids, Trent and Sedona and her sister Ashley Davis to go with us. It was such a fun time and a good work out. It was so Beautiful up there and little waterfalls everywhere. Beautiful surroundings and Great company = a Glorious wonderful day.