Megan

If you've followed my blog for a while you've seen this before. This version is edited and updated a little more. I've decided that this is as close as I will ever come to scrapbooking. It's long, so don't feel obligated to watch the whole thing, but I love it! I love looking at the pictures to music and I am committed to finish similar montages for the other two kiddos in the next week or two.

Along with the video I thought I'd add a top 10 list about Megan too.
Top 10 things we love about Megan (in no particular order :) :

10. She is super creative

9. A talented writer

8. Independent and strong

7. Tender hearted

6. Always aware of what's going on in the world

5. Crazy funny

4. An awesome reader

3. Innovative

2. A great friend

1. And, Megan is a great big sister.

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We Did It!

This weekend Melanie and I ran a 5k in Boise. The goal was to run the whole thing and we did it! We were both thinking that we would be completely spent by the end. The very strange thing is that we both felt great...like we could go on for another mile and be fine.

Besides the run we had a great time chatting and shopping! Thanks Melanie!

Some Pictures from Lamoille Canyon

Alice Hair

Last week Brookelynn asked grandma for a haircut. She said, "You know Alice from Twilight? I want hair like hers." Grandma didn't know, but thanks to the internet, we found a picture and Brooke got her cut. I was a little nervous. Hair is not my strong suit, and I knew I'd be responsible for making the do work every morning. It has actually turned out super cute! Here is a picture of her close to bedtime. It is much cuter in the morning. This picture really doesn't do it justice. I'll have to take another tomorrow morning.

Wrestling Video

Chase's wrestling season is now over. I had great intentions to videotape several of his matches but only captured one completely. Unfortunately, it was not his best match...but he still had a lot of fun. In the videos below he is wrestling his good little buddy "E" who is in kindergarten. (Chase is in 1st grade.) The match is broken into 6 short clips...but I think I got them in order.

Born to Create

My friend Melanie had this posted on her blog and I thought it sounded like fun. The video is touching and expresses the idea that we were all born to create. Small things, big things, temporal things, spiritual things. Watch the video and then read the rules below:

The first 5 people to respond to this post will get something from me!

My choice, handmade, for you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.

2- What I create will be just for you.

3- It'll be done this year.

4- You have no clue what it will be (nor do I at this point).

If you would like to re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog, be my guest. The first 5 people to leave me a comment telling me that they want to receive a homemade gift from me will indeed receive one. And, be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

Just Sharing

If you're now seeing this post for the first time you missed out. I was found out and had to take the best one off :(

I am in the process of putting all of our pre-digital-camera pictures onto the computer and had to share these. Look quick because if Megan or Brooke see them for a second I am afraid I will be forced to take them down. :)

Granma Jones

Granma Jones - 17 years old (1937)

A note Granma sent me about 10 years ago. All growing up she would be sure to give us grandkids new bills when she gave us money so we wouldn't be infected by any germs that might be lurking on the old ones!

In case you have a hard time reading it..."Joy Honey-the bank insisted that they don't get new $ bills, so I ironed these on real high to kill the germs people might have left on them. I've always been able to get new ones before-

Have a blessed Christmas and here's $5 to help repay you for the precious pictures you've sent. Honey-I know it's just a drop in the bucket. We have 126...in our family now..."

I think this was Feb. 1995 - Granma's 75th birthday party.


June 1995


Megan pointed out today that I haven't posted anything for quite some time. Apparently, life hasn't been too exciting lately. But this month does mark what would have been my Granma Jones' 89th birthday. There isn't another person in the world who could make you feel more special and loved than this sweet woman. Some of my earliest memories are being held and rocked by her. I am sure I'm not alone in this. You can see in the note above that at the time it was written there were 126 members of our family.

Her house and car always smelled of graham crackers and bananas and she had the softest hands I have ever felt.
Just a few memories...out of many...
Happy Birthday Granma!

My Bubba's a Wrestler

We've gotten past the barbaric nature of this whole wrestling thing and are starting to have a lot of fun with it. Chase has wrestled in three tournaments. Last week he came in 3rd and this week 2nd in his weight class. He is getting stronger and learning more every week and the best part is that he doesn't even know if he lost or won a match when it's over. For now it's all just fun (and a little painful). We have taken a few pictures of him actually wrestling but none that are very good...so I will work on that this next week and hopefully post them soon.

Deer in Lamoille

Mmmm...them are gooood seeds!

(after living in Arkansas I am convinced deer speak with southern accents and have horrific grammar...even the Nevada deer)

Sunday, the kids and I took a drive up to a little town at the base of the Ruby mountains called Lamoille. There is a residential street there called Deer Ln. Apparently every year a whole crew of deer come down the mountain and winter in this little neighborhood. They were so beautiful (yes, I like to look at them...not shoot and eat them). They were completely nonchalant about our gawking. The deer in the last few pictures walked right up to our car so we rolled down the window and it seemed almost as curious about us as we were about it. The kids found some sunflower seeds and began throwing them out the window. The deer seemed to love them...hopefully sunflower seeds aren't toxic to deer...