Easter Morning

The girls always get up and start eating the candy out of the eggs before Mommy and Daddy get their lazy bummies out of bed. They were on a sugar high for church.

Dying Easter Eggs and More

Mara and Syssa got small Mr. Potato Heads from Auntie Carla for a late Christmas present. They decided they wanted to make their own heads like Mr. Potato Head. Where do they come up with these things?


Nattie getting ready to try to crawl.

Done dying Easter eggs.

Nattie Standin

Nattie continues to amaze us as she is trying to crawl and is holding onto things standing up. She is truly amazing to watch because she is so tiny. She reminds me a lot of Alyssa at this age. She gets very frustrated when she can't pull up on something. She doesn't stand by herself or pull herself completely up but she's still very determined to do it at this point. She's a cutie and you'll see what I'm talking about with this video.

How's it going???

I haven't updated in a while. Things have been quite hectic around here and I haven't had much time to post. I'll be better about it though. Nattie's now almost crawling, she gets up on all fours and rocks. It's so cute. She is sitting up without support all the time now too. She also gets up like she's going to do a bear crawl and then plops back down to the ground. She said Hi, Dada and Mama on Friday the 14th I think. It was so cool. She did say hi first so she followed in Syssa's footsteps in that. She definitely has a mind of her own. Alyssa is doing well in school. Her teacher just says that she talks a lot and is very bubbly (not my Syssa :-) Samara is just as cute as ever. She is a Mommy's girl and a snuggler but has fire for an attitude when tested. I am so blessed with the three of them. Micah is still hard at work. We have to decide here pretty soon on whether we are getting out or staying in or leaving here or staying here. Lots of big decisions to make. I'm doing well training for my triathlon. At least I hope I am. I run 3 times a week and swim twice a week and either swim run or swim bike on Saturdays. I'll be doing a 5K on next Saturday the 29th of March. Wish me luck. I'll try and keep you more updated, sorry.

Easter Egg Hunt

We had an Easter Egg Hunt at our housing office this last Saturday. The girls had fun. I was really glad that Mara didn't notice the mom in front of us that was snatching up all the eggs with both hands. At least Mara and Nattie each got one.


Done hunting.


Nattie's Easter Egg


Mara's Easter Egg.

I'm happy to say that they did the 4 year olds by themselves so Alyssa got 6 eggs. She shared with her sister... how sweet. She found a slip of paper in one of hers and won a big Easter basket with a ball and sidewalk chalk in it. She was sooo excited.

Before the race....

Smithsonian

Micah's grandparents came and stayed with us for 2 weeks so we decided to take the Metro to the Smithsonian. It was fun. Mara cried and screamed in the first museum we went to and then was tired and whiney the rest of the day. Syssa never complained once and Nattie was absolutely excellent.





This one's for you Grandpa Ozzie.

Talking to Fish

Funny Faces

My girls were being really goofy. Cutie goofy kids.

Nattie eating Daddy's Hat

Daddy was working nights so on his way to work he was saying bye to little Natalie with his hat on and she immediately grabbed his hat and put it in her mouth. It was so funny.


She's a Navy girl.

Nattie and her good friend playing together with Miss Sarah.

The girls love playing with Nattie Grace. Listen to the laugh.

Nattie sleeping

Nattie was bouncing in her bouncy thing while I was doing my workout this morning. I kept looking over and she would smile at me. Then at one point I looked over and she was sound asleep in her boucer. How CUTE!!!

Stay at Home Moms and Natalie

Today was the second Stay at Home Moms Group get together and Bible study that is at our home. We had a good turn out for kids. And 4 adults including me. I know that God will work through this time we are going to have together. I'm so excited about it.


I put Natalie in the playroom for a few minutes while we cleaned it and sure enough I looked over and she had wiggled her way out of her pants. I thought it was hilarious.

The girls

Playing together being cute.

The girls

Nattie sitting up and having a good time playing with a dolly and butterfly.


I plan on sitting in the playroom while my kids play a lot of the time. So I have a chair that I decided will go in there so I can do whatever I need to while I watch the kids play. I figure this way I'll be forced to interact with them a little bit more. I don't want to miss a second of their lives.

By the way today is Micah's birthday... he turns 25 and he gets more and more handsome everyday. I love him so much. Just thought the world should know.

Hanging out at the house

Nattie doing what she loves to do... act like a big girl (trying to crawl).


Alyssa eating.


Samara cleaning up her mess.

Memorizing

I've been thinking about how important it is to memorize Bible verses and to "Hide God's word in my heart". I'm taking a huge stand against Satan and his lies telling me that I don't have time to memorize. I decided that I would start with John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man abides in me and I in him he will bear much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing. Through Christ who strengthens me I will memorize verses of the Bible. For God's glory!

Illness and Parking

My triathlon training was put on hold. Actually our whole lives here in the Jones family were put on hold for the last couple weeks. We all came down with the flu. Ear infections, coughing, broncheolitis, sneezing, sniffling, aches and pains, and not to mention fevers. We are now over it although I still don't have my voice completely back yet. I am now back into my training and I pray that we all don't get sick like that ever again.


Alyssa was being cute and using her keyboard as a parking lot. It was so cute I couldn't pass up the moment.

Triathlon Training

So, I have decided that I'm going to do a triathlon. My training officially started yesterday. We got a cheap treadmill off of Craigslist and I have a membership to a recreational center that has a pool. There is a small gym close to my house that I'll be practicing my bike at, at least while it's cold. I ran yesterday and about died and am sore today but it's a good feeling. I'm going to do the hardest part I think for me today and that's the swimming. Hopefully I'll catch on at some point. I'm bound and determined to at least finish one and see if I want to do another later on. I'm going to be doing it in July so wish me luck. I'll keep everyone posted about how my training is coming along

Hanging out

Mara wanted to hold Nattie. Nattie's getting too big for this.


Mara got tired at the airport when we were on our way home. She put her dolls to bed then went to bed herself.


Motorcycle shirts. Cool Dudes.

Sledding in the front yard

At Micah's parent's house Micah made a sledding hill in their front yard. The girls had a blast going up and down it. I didn't upload any videos from our trip so I wanted to share this one with you.

Nattie Bouncing

Here is our BABY!!! She's so big already. This is a new thing she started since we've been back to our home.

Family Pictures

Grandpa Al and my three cuties.


Mama Jay, Papa, Oz, and my three cuties.

Packing

Daddy decided to help Mommy pack by puttin Baby Nattie in the suitcase. She cried at first but then almost fell asleep in there.

At Grandparent's House

The three Cuties on Mama Jay's chair.


Cool Little Dude!!!

Daddy and Nattie Zonked out.