March 29th

March 29th, 2018

With it being in the mid to high 60's yesterday, pig pen and the dogs and I spent the whole day outside! We gardened, talked to neighbors, went on walks - it was just he best! But tubby over here looked like a hot mess! Lucky for us, baths aren't as terrible as they once were!

March 28th

March 28th, 2018

Happy Birthday to Mom! We drove up to Salt Lake to see grandma and give her our presents. I finally finished photoshopping everyone into the big family pictures and had it printed and framed. She loved it! Happy Birthday! We love you!

March 27th

March 27th, 2018

Last day of cousins. Everyone was so sad to say goodbye - especially the kids! Jones loved playing with Syd, Savannah and Remmy and gave them all good hugs goodbye. 

March 26th

March 26th, 2018

When all the adult leave, the kids put on a rave! haha! Their dance party turned into glow in the dark tag! Jones and Remmy thought it was the best thing ever and kept up pretty well!

March 25th

March 25th, 2018

These two were the best of frienemies! ha! One minute they are taking a little bubba break together, and the next they are fighting over a toy! They'll be best buds in a few years! 

March 24th

March 24th, 2018

This boy and his animals. I love how much he loves them! He's so good about letting them smell his hand first! Regardless if they are a dog or not! For dinner, Rob took us all to Chuck-A-Rama. Jones actually loved it! He ate lots of mac and cheese and had plenty of cookies. But I think he favorite part was sitting in the kid booth with all the cousins and aunts and uncles! 

March 23rd

March 23rd, 2018

I got to hang out with Noah today! (Peter Duce's little man) He was so good during his whole shoot! I can't wait to start editing the rest of the pictures! Rob and Cindy and the kids also flew in today! We all met up at my mom's house for pizza!

March 22nd

March 22nd, 2018

Danny and I attended our first meeting of the self-reliance classes the church is putting on. I'm excited to see the growth our business can obtain! 

March 21st

March 21st, 2018

I met up with a couple other photographers at the SLC Cactus and Tropicals and we had a little headshot swap! I loved shooting with all the green and color! Hurry up spring, I can't wait for you to finally make your appearance!

March 20th

March 20th, 2018

Happy first day of spring! We celebrated by planting the starts to our groundcover! I also got my Daphne bush, pansies, and other flowers all planted and in the ground. Our yard is starting to look so good! 

March 19th

March 19th, 2018

We had a fun, family day working in the yard! The park strip weeding got all done! So much faster when it's more than just me! The dogs even got to hang out with us! We love the sun!

March 18th

March 18th, 2018

I sent Jones upstairs to watch Moana while I ironed my dress and come back to find that he had made himself a comfy little chair to watch his shows and enjoy is milk! 

March 17th

March 17th, 2018

Happy third birthday to Indy!! They snow ruined our plans to take her to the dog park that morning, but she still got to have her birthday cheesy-bacon-filled-bone! Danny, Jones and I drove down to Orem for the Persnickety Prints grand opening party. We got our photos taken in the photo booth, ate lots of yummy treats, colored and made a little album. 

March 16th

March 16th, 2018

Danny and Jones went up to SLC to watch more basketball with Bill and Rich while I stayed home to get work done. When they came back we all just had a chill day. Except Jones tried to be sneaky by hiding behind the book he was currently trying to eat. 

March 15th

March 15th, 2018

Danny and his bros got together to watch March Madness together! Jones was just excited to play with his cousins! 

March 14th

March 14th, 2018

It's that time of year! Danny and I went over to the house so that the kids could fill out their brackets! They were all pretty mad that BYU and Oregon didn't make the cut! Usually the kids have one or the other going all the way! haha!

March 13th

March 13th, 2018

These two fluffy pups are the cutest. I just love how well they've bonded and how much they love to be with each other. 

March 12th

March 12th, 2018

It's been so warm that Jones and I have practically lived outside! We spent all day in the front yard weeding and then in the evening we hung out with the Benches and Smiths in our front yards. I loved seeing this little hoard of boys running around and playing with each other! It makes me so excited for summer!

March 11th

March 11th, 2018

Happy Birthday to the best guy I know! He may have had meetings and church all day, but that didn't stop the party! Danny's parents came over and we had cake, ice cream and presents! I even made extra cake and cupcakes so the birthday boy could have some more later on in the week. Love you Danny! Happy Birthday!

March 10th

March 10th, 2018

Welcome to Danny's birthday extravaganza! Danny woke up this morning to balloons and a card that said, "Your birthday is tomorrow, but the party starts today! Be in the car by 9:15, and then it's time to play!" I had the whole day planned out for him! We started off by dropping Jones off at my mom's house and then I gave Danny directions to to his first surprise; Top Golf! Not only was Top Golf the surprise, but I had invited the Burgners to come down and play with us! After top golf we ate lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. Then we picked up Jones and Danny got to have a "guilt-free" nap with Jones. When they woke up I gave directions to the next surprise; Nickel-cade! Jones loved pushing all the buttons and playing the games with Danny. In the end, we won the most expensive tootsie pop we will ever buy! We finished off our night with dinner at my parents house and getting "Murder on the Orient Express" from Red Box. By the end of the day we were beat! Happy Early Birthday Love!

March 9th

March 9th, 2018

The happiest sight you ever did see! Alllll 360+ bulbs are coming up!

March 8th

March 8th, 2018

It was Breken's birthday today! So, naturally we had to walk over so Jones could give his girlfriend a birthday present! haha!

March 7th

March 7th, 2018

Nothing says, "Living the Dream," like eating cold, leftover-from-lunch, chicken nuggets in bed while we watch a show. 

March 6th

March 6th, 2018

These three. I can never have enough pictures of them being cute! I put Jones on the bed and he tucked himself into the blankets. The dogs hopped up and snuggled right in. 

March 5th

March 5th, 2018

We made a Costco run to grab the dogs a new bed. (Since their old one was beyond repair.) I'm not sure how much use the dogs are going to be allowed to get out of it! Jones sat on it in the cart the whole shopping trip and then pulled out all his blocks to play on it when we got home. 

March 4th

March 4th, 2018

Family time! It was baby Henry's blessing day today! Only a handful of us were actually able to make it to the blessing thanks to a crazy blizzard that dumped on us! But we all ended up back at my parents house for dinner. So many cousins and so much fun! 

March 3rd

March 3rd, 2018

The Joneses of the East rolled in late on Hailey's birthday. We've seen them here and there, but in the evening when we are all in for the night is when we all get to catch up and hang out. 

March 2nd

March 2nd, 2018

We had an impromptu Red Robin dinner party with Danny's parents, Joel, Crys, Rich, Sarah and the kids! So much fun! And so grateful for cousins! Jones sat next to Linds the whole time and I was able to eat my food without putting on a side show to keep him entertained! 

March 1st

March 1st, 2018

Happy Birthday to Kenny! Mr. Bigshot is 12! how crazy is that!? Probably about as crazy as Danny getting him an automatic air soft gun. haha!

February 28th

February 28th, 2018

Happy 14th birthday to Hailey! I can't believe she's so old! For her birthday, Danny and I pulled her and Kenny out of school. We took them to eat at the Pizza Pie Cafe. Kenny held the record for most pieces eaten. (seven) After Pizza we drove over to Iceberg to get them some shakes! We dropped them off after and came over for dinner and presents later in the evening. Hailey requested a cookie cake this year. I think the only one more excited for the giant cookie than Hailey was Jones! He ate a whole slice. Happy Birthday Hai, we love you!

February 27th

February 27th, 2018

After lunch he brought all his animals into my room with him to watch a movie. Five minutes later and he's out. There is nothing more precious than a sleeping chub. 

February 26th

February 26th, 2018

This is something I never want to forget. When Jones is sleepy he always has to be rubbing his tummy. If he can't get to his own tummy he'll rub my arm or neck or basically any exposed area of skin. 

February 25th

February 25th, 2018

This kid is always on the move. I love it.

February 24th

February 24th, 2018

Lucy, the newest cat addition to the Jones household always hides whenever the dogs are over. Normally under the couch. But these last few weeks she's been getting braver and will stalk my dogs around the house. My dogs are either totally oblivious to this, or don't care, since they don't pay her any attention. If a dog walks by Lucy, you'll hear a quick, sneeze like sound. That's her hiss. It's always super random and totally unexpected, but it sounds hilarious!

February 23rd

February 23rd, 2018

This little stinker was the stinkiest stinker that ever was! He was so grumpy and we were out of dog food and milk so we had to go to the store during the snow storm. He wouldn't sit in the basket and was flailing and screaming so I pulled us over to the side of the aisle and tried to calm him down. Out walked one of the bakery ladies with two cookies. She asked if he could have a cookie, I nodded, and she told Jones he could have two cookies if he would sit down. I didn't think that was going to work, but lo and behold my little tantrum kid sat down so fast. She handed him the cookies and Jones said, "Thank you!" in the sweetest little voice ever. Little stink! The lady told me she had 3 under 3 at one point and remembered those days. Those two cookies bought us just enough time to grab milk, dog food and a pizza for dinner. 

February 22nd

February 22nd, 2018

These three are trouble. Haha!

February 21st

February 21st, 2018

Danny and I had a meeting with our tax guy, so this lucky kid got to go to grandma's house! He was pretty mad to leave. Sam was there for the day too and they actually had a good time playing together! Progress!

February 20th

February 20th, 2018

It only took us all winter, but we finally got our snow. I love looking out from our balcony at the snow covered sunset. 

February 19th

February 19th, 2018

We woke up to a couple of feet of snow today! Danny was out and about the neighborhood helping shovel driveways while Jones and I got dressed in our snow gear and went outside to play. After an hour and a half or so of playing in our yard, Jones wanted to find Danny. We walked up to the Mozingos and hung out with him until Jonesey started getting cold and cranky. I was pretty exhausted from carrying him the whole way in the snow, so we knocked on Carly's door to see if she had a sled we could borrow that I could pull Jones home with. She did us one better and we loaded into the truck so she could drive us home. Jones loved being in the truck cab and cried when we got home. Danny came home shortly after and we got dressed in real clothes and went to have lunch at Honey Bee Produce. Jones is a big fan of their pizza and the frosting off of my eclair! ha!

February 18th

February 18th, 2018

We've reached, "slap-happy" on the tired scale. haha! This kid. He is such a big kid playing with his aunts and uncles. 

February 17th

February 17th, 2018

Danny and I doubled with Austin and Jenna tonight. We had dinner at In-N-Out and then headed over to Jordan Commons to watch the Black Panther. It was so good and we had so much fun! I've waited so long for my siblings to go on double dates with us! haha!