Summer
Summer has come and gone. I look back at the last few months and wonder what I have accomplished. I decided that I have spent a lot of time preparing for trips, going on trips, and cleaning up after...
View ArticleSweet 16
TaraLyn is 16. She is having a hard time believing it. For years now she has been telling boys that she can't date until she is 16. It has been a great way to not have to worry about guy problems. Now...
View ArticleSchool Days
I actually took pictures the first day of school. I just haven't posted them. My children have already received their mid-term grades and are well into the next term. I thought that I would still post...
View ArticleUPDATES TO MY HOME DECOR
Here are a few things that I have added to our home over the last six months:Curtains over the kitchen sink:Close up picture so that you can see the stripes on the top. I thought that it turned out...
View ArticleKjirsten and College Life
The first part of September I took Kjirsten to BYU-I. We flew to Salt Lake and spent some time at IKEA stocking up on apt. stuff. On Sunday we drove with the Bunkers (from Illinois) up to Rexburg. On...
View ArticleFun with Kim
I couldn't go to Utah and not have some fun. Thanks Kim for planning all of the fun. We went to a John Schmidt concert at Thanksgiving Point.We went along with Kjirsten and Joseph (who were on a date...
View ArticleKjel is 12!
Kjel turned 12 on the 12th of September. He has enjoyed going to Young Mens, mutual, firesides, and the Priesthood session of General Conference. This month we are planning a trip over Fall Break to...
View ArticleSenior Night
Breanne had her Senior Night for volleyball last week. No more home games for me. I am really sad. I enjoy watching the girls play volleyball. Anyway, she had a good game with good serves, great digs,...
View ArticleDreams Do Come True......
TaraLyn began cello lessons back in third grade at Columbia Elementary with Mrs. Lopushinsky as her teacher. She has dreamed of having her very own cello ever since. Every Christmas and every birthday...
View ArticleBreanne is an Adult
So, Breanne turned 18. She now thinks that she is finished with Young Womens and is on to Single Adults. She has a point. TaraLyn will turn 18 after she graduates, so she will graduate from Young...
View ArticleWarren and I went on a Cruise!
We went on a 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean. I was planning on being warm for a week. However, there was a hurricane in the Eastern Caribbean which caused big waves and windy weather so we were...
View ArticleChristmas Season 2010
Traditionally we do some kind of family activity every day of December until Christmas. I have an advent calendar with pockets that I put the activity description for the day in and they pick it out...
View ArticleFinished Projects
My goal for January 2010 was to finish some projects that I started last year or maybe even before last year and hadn't finished them. The first one that I finished was my upstairs hallway. I painted...
View ArticleTaraLyn's YW project
I just wanted to post a picture of one of TaraLyn's finished YW projects. She made 6 bags for the primary teachers in our ward. We put all of the teachers supplies and their binders in them. The bag...
View ArticleMy new rug..........
This rug I am making for my hallway bathroom. The bathroom is green. I wanted to bring in some oranges and reds so this is what I came up with. Oh, I had to put a little bit of periwinkle purple in to...
View ArticleRoyal Carribean Cruise
I celebrated my sister Kim's birthday with her on a five day cruise to Cozumel and Belize. Kim is an events planner for a company called Asea. They were having a drawing for a free cruise for people...
View ArticleSpring 2010
I wanted to make sure that we got a family picture before Kjirsten left for school. So Easter weekend we attempted to coordinate our schedules. We even tried to coordinate our clothes. I wish that our...
View ArticleClayton is 10
Clayton began his birthday by dressing up to be a boy in the 1800's. He had a field trip to the one room school house here in town. He packed his lunch in his pail (He had a sandwich made from homemade...
View ArticleDownhome Tennessee Reunion
Downhome TN was the theme of our Jones Family Reunion. Us'ns in Tn would like to thank the cus'ns that traveled to these parts to see us.Jones Family from Johnson CityVeech family from over yonder in...
View ArticleKjirsten's Bridal Shower
Aunt Marta and Shannon Nelson hosted a Bridal Shower for Kjirsten. All I had to do was show up with the punch. It was great. They did a great job and it was lots of fun.Aunt Marta gave these lovely...
View ArticleWill and Kjirsten's Wedding
Will and Kjirsten were married October 22 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They chose this date, because it was their fourth anniversary from when they began to date each other. They dated for two years and then...
View ArticleWho's wearing my pants?
The other evening as we were getting ready for dinner, Clayton came walking into the kitchen with his hands on his back pockets and he said, "Hey, these aren't my pants!" I looked at the pockets to...
View ArticleWhat did I do in 2011?
I obviously didn't get around to blogging in 2011. Here is why:In January I was called to be the Stake Primary President. Although it is less stressful than being the ward Primary President, it has...
View ArticleEagle Court of Honor
We held Kjel's Eagle Court of Honor on New Years Day. He became an Eagle back in August, but he waited to have his Court of Honor when TaraLyn and Breanne would be able to attend. We had a great turn...
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