California Love

John Mayer sighting

2008-11-09T13:35:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we were at Stater Bros getting groceries in 29 palms, and we saw John Mayer in the check out right beside us!!!!! It was cool! I said hey Donny look in the line beside us and he did a double take, and said hey, that's John Mayer. LA is only 2 hours away, so maybe he was here with family. I wish I would of had my camera, but it was at home, of course.

My surprise 30th birthday party from my hubby

2008-11-04T22:48:00.000-08:00

Me and the girls

Me and Kelli

Me and Erica

Me and Gretchen

Me and Megan

Donny planned a surprise party for me and my girlfriends. It was a lot of fun, we watched chick flicks all night and had some good drinks. We made some great memories together, it was a blast!!! Can't wait to party with these girls at the Marine Ball on Thursday!

Happy Birthday Marines!

Katie Dance class and Rooster at the skate park

2008-11-04T22:23:00.000-08:00

Katie is taking ballet and jazz class every Tuesday, and loves every minute of it! She looks forward to it every week. Katie is having so much fun this year, and she has the BEST teacher ever, she's so wonderful with them. Katie has her first dance recital on December 6th, and it's going to be sooooo cute. I wish my family lived closer so they could see her.

Rooster also loves Tuesdays, because Katie's dance class is right beside the skate park. He takes his scooter all over it. He's getting really good, and starting to do some big drop ins (I'm learning the cool lingo, too!) I can't believe some of the stunts that boy can do already.

September Disney land and California Adventure Trip

2008-11-04T20:39:00.001-08:00

So I'm behind on posting again, I've got a bunch to do and alot of pictures to download. The first is of our second trip to Disneyland this summer. We had park hopper tickets that didn't expire, so we decided to go back and use them. It was perfect, September is definitely the time to go. We had front row seats to every show and no wait in any of the lines. The kids were so excited about going back and Katie did great on all the rides this time. We had a great family time, and can't wait to go back next summer!

My 30th birthday SURPRISE from Donny!

2008-10-22T21:16:00.000-07:00

So I was riding in the car with Donny today, and he said he has something to tell me, but he's not sure if he should, because he doesn't want to ruin the surprise. So of course I start begging, because I hear the word "surprise." After 10-15 minutes of begging, he finally tells me that all of my girlfriends are coming over Saturday to have an all night girls night. He's been planning this for a couple of weeks. I am so excited, we are going to do wood painting, jello shots, games, and chick flicks all night long!!!!!! I'm glad he told me so I could plan some drinks and fun games, plus my house will be cleaned and I wont be in my pj's when they show up...hehe. He's such a sweetie to try and surprise me with this. I love surprises and I think he did a good job of keeping it a secret. Wish all of my friends and sisters could be with me. Happy birthday to me:)

GO ME!!!!

2008-09-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

So I am busting my ass to get into shape, and I've been working out faithfully for three weeks. Yesterday I did Turbo Jam sculpting video (you need to try it, it's awesome!) with my friend Rebekah for 45 minutes, then rode my bike for two miles to pick up Rooster from school (the temp was 102) , and then went hiking to an oasis up two mountains for three miles. Anyways, I'm going to be posting before and after photos soon. I'm really excited about getting into shape. Wish me luck!!!!

"Quoting" from Katie, again.

2008-09-15T18:23:00.001-07:00

Last night we had birthday cake and ice cream for Donny's birthday, and of course Katie ate every drop (she's a junk food junkie), then she brought me her bowl and said "look mom I ate my supper really good, can I have a popsicle now?" It was so funny! I guess since she ate her dessert she thought she need to be treated with a second one. That girl says the funniest things!

First Day of School

2008-09-09T21:20:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my big boy is going to all day school this year. He was so excited to start school this year, and meet his new teacher and friends. The first day I picked him up he said school was way too long and he missed me so much. It was so sweet! I love my big boy!

As soon as we dropped him off I took Katie to her new hourly daycare program so she could feel like she was going to school, too. I am homeschooling her again this year, because all preschools here are booked up (she's on two waiting list). She loves going to the library on base and doing school with me. I am such a lucky mama and I miss my big boy during the day!!!

Memory of me

2008-09-08T19:03:00.001-07:00

My friend Abby posted this on her blog, so I thought I would give it a try.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn’t matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I’ll assume you’re playing the game and I’ll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Flooding in the desert

2008-09-08T18:55:00.000-07:00

So living here in the desert we rarely get rain, so when a flash flood comes, we have some fun. The kids loved playing in the rain, and so did the dogs. Our backyard was flooded, our neighbor said that was the worse rain they had here in 20 years. It was alot of rain, but it did cool us off for a couple of days.

Disneyland August 11th, 2008

2008-09-08T18:42:00.000-07:00

So my hubby surprised me and the kids a trip to Disneyland for our 8th wedding anniversary. We already had the tickets to Disney "World", and we called and they accepted them at Disneyland, so he asked off work and told me we were going for our anniversary. We didn't tell the kids where we were going, because we wanted to surprise them. It's only 2 hours away from our house, but of course they asked every 2 seconds "are we there yet?" We made them lay down and close their eyes, because we left so early in the morning we didn't want them to be too tired during the day. Anyways, we pull into the Disneyland parking lot and there's not even one sign, picture or anything with Disney on it. Katie saw that the parking lot employee had Disney wrote on his shirt, and said he has Disney on his shirt so we must be at Disney, it was funny, but didn't go how we had planned. Then the first ride we go on (Mr. Toads wild ride) scares Katie to death, so she doesn't want to go on anything unless it's outside. The beginning of the day sucked, the stroller broke on us, Katie was freaking, and we were pissed. We finally sat down had some lunch and said okay....lets start over and have a better day. We did, Katie was happy, we rented strollers and we stayed until they closed. It was a great trip, and I'm so excited we live so close so we can go back again soon.

"Quoting" from Katie

2008-08-25T20:46:00.001-07:00

So I wanted to share what Katie said to me tonight. Lately, she's been saying "Mom your not the boss of me" (usually it's funny, but when she's in trouble its not). Well, we were talking and I said see Katie I am the boss of you, and I will be until your 18, and Katie said "MOM......I'll be dead when I'm 18. It was soooo funny, because she was so serious. Then I told her, Katie, your Uncle Sam is 18 and he's not dead. She said, "Oh yeah people with old wrinkled faces they die".

Kids say the darnest things!!!

Garden Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-08-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

You've gotta check out this awesome website, beautiful!!!!!

Our computer is dead

2008-08-05T18:14:00.000-07:00

So my sweet hubby brought home his computer from work, because I'm having withdrawls from the internet. Just wanted to say I'm alive, and I've got a ton of new pictures to post as soon as we get our computer up and running again. Hope everyone has a great week, and I'm going tomorrow to get my new Stephanie Meyers b0ok, and I can't wait.

Tears of Joy

2008-07-28T12:19:00.000-07:00

I had to post these pictures of my Katie Sue, they are priceless! Katie is so into Hannah Montana, and we don't really know why she loves her so much, because she never even saw the show until my Mom bought it for her when she was here visiting. She already had a High School Musical dog tag that we got her, but for her birthday she asked for the Hannah Montana one, and when she opened it up, she had tears of joy. This is my favorite picture of her, and I just had to share the story. I love her so much, she is such a special little girl.

First visitors to our new house

2008-07-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

So I've been begging my mom to come out and visit us, because the grand kids were having withdrawls from her. (We miss her so much!) I was also talking to my friend Tracie who grew up with me and goes to the same church as my mom, so they decided to come out together. My mom hates to fly, and it was Tracie's first time flying, so it worked out great. I got to go pick them up in Vegas, and my sweet hubby watched the kids for the night so I could have a "girls" trip. We did alot of fun sightseeing, and took some great pictures. It was alot of fun, but it was sooo hot.

We planned alot of fun stuff to do while they were here, we grilled out almost everyday and really enjoyed hanging out with each other.

My mom watched the kids for the weekend, so Donny could go out with us and we went back to some casinos only 2 hours from us, and had a blast. Tracie won $170 dollars, it was awesome! Then we got up the next day and drove four hours to Hollywood. It wasn't as glamorous as they make it look on TV, but it was cool to see the stars on the blvd, and see the Hollywood sign. The next day was their last full day here and me and Tracie got to scrapbook together all the cool pictures we took. I miss them so much, and can't wait to see them again!

I'm finally back!!!

2008-07-27T20:43:00.000-07:00

So I haven't posted in about three months, so I have alot of catching up to do, and a ton of pictures to download. We are all settled in here in 29 palms, and loving it! We are smack dab in the desert, but it's sunny and beautiful everyday. The kids are loving all the new friends we are making here, and we love being surrounded by military families, again. Rooster can't wait to start first grade and Katie is so ready for preschool. I am so excited about our new life here, and look forward to the many memories we are going to make.

The pictures are just random, but I wanted to get them posted.

Our California Trip

2008-04-25T20:54:00.000-07:00

So we drove to California to do some house hunting last week. We had a blast and we can't wait to move. I wanted to post some pictures of our trip. We left at 9pm on Thursday night so the kids would sleep for us on the way, it was a great idea, (of mine, of course...hehe) because we weren't 5 minutes down the road and they crashed out.

We found a house that is about 5 miles from Joshua tree national park, and we went hiking and walking there everyday. It was a blast, and we can't wait to do more of it. One of the hikes was suppost to be 2 miles there and then 2 miles back, so 4 miles total, but it was going up the mountain for 2 miles straight. It was alot of hard walking, but the kids loved it, and we got to see a really cool old gold mine. The kids were so tired and grumpy by the end, but it was a blast.

Hope ya'll have a great weekend. They are packing us up on Monday, so it'll probably be a little while before I post again. Wish us luck!!!!

Roosters birthday pictures

2008-04-25T14:30:00.000-07:00

Rooster got a load for his birthday this year. First he got a BB gun, then a ninja set, and also a bike. Not counting the money he got from Grandparents and Aunts. He had a blast this year, here are some pictures of his big day.

I can't believe I have a six year old!!!

2008-04-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

So it seems like we've been celebrating Roosters birthday for weeks now, but today was his "official" day. He woke up this morning bright and early to open presents, then we made monster cupcakes (I'll be posting pictures of them soon). Donny was able to come home early and then we went to ToysRus to get his new bike. He out grows his bike every year. It amazes me how awesome he is on them, and then we went to Red Lobster for dinner. It's his favorite place to eat, he ate three of the garlic biscuit and about 40 shrimp. It was alot of fun, they even let them pet a Lobster. I'll be posting alot of picture as soon as I can of his big day.

So we are off to house hunt in California this weekend, Donny called the base yesterday and there is a 3-5 month wait to move into base housing and we decided no thanks, we'll just find something off base. I'm excited to go check things out. I'll keep you posted. They are packing us up on the 28th, and Donny checks in for work on the 11th of May.

California here we come!

2008-04-09T20:36:00.000-07:00

So we thought that they were sending us to North Carolina or Camp Pendleton, because Donny has never deployed, but Friday we got orders to 29 Palms in California for Donny to teach at the training school for two years. We are so excited, because he's not going to have to deploy!!!! We have to be checked in by the 17th of May. I'll keep you posted on our move.

Easter 2008

2008-04-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter this year. I love making some great memories with my wonderful family. They had a blast coloring eggs this year, it was so much fun. Easter morning was so fun with the kids, they came to the playroom and it was covered in balloons from the Easter bunny. Then, they had to find their baskets that the bunny hide. They were so excited to see everything they got. Especially, Katie who got a new baby, and she named him "Tet" (she so comes up with the funniest names.) Rooster and Donny had fun with the toy planes, and then they had a blast going outside and finding all the eggs the bunny left for them. It was a great family day. I made a huge lunch, (it took me 3 hours by myself) and then went fishing and flying kites.

So we only had one snow storm this week. Today is a beautiful sunny day, and I hope it stays this way, the snow depresses me.

Spring in Utah???

2008-03-31T17:41:00.000-07:00

So I'm beginning to think that Spring in Utah does not exist. We woke up this morning and our yard and cars were covered with about 4-5 inches of new snow. I'm so sick of it, is it ever going to end? I would love to have the kids parties at the park, but I'm just not sure if the snow will even be over by then. Can you tell that I'm so ready to move? We are still waiting to hear when and where we are going. Happy Monday!

My kids birthdays are coming up.

2008-03-27T09:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my baby is going to be 4 and my big boy is going to be 6. Man how time flies, and they are growing up too fast. They are at perfect ages right now and are so much fun, I wish they could stay at this age forever. Katie has started a new thing with me and I love it. Everyday I have to fix here hair like her favorite movie character of the day. (I'm going to take pictures of the different hairstyles, and post them soon!) It started off at Christmas with Cindy Loo Ho (from the Grinch, I have to do three loopy ponytails with one on top with a bow, of course), Annie is her new favorite (curls, curls, and more curls!), Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Ariel (hair has to be down, with a flower hair bow and glitter) and princess Laya from Star wars. It's some fun memories I'm making with her, and I'm glad she lets me play with here hair, everyday.

Rooster has to ride his bike everyday! He is so obsessed with it. The weather was beautiful (until the snow storm today) and we had to go to the park and let him ride, he is so awesome. The last two years we had to get him a new bike for his birthday, because he wears them out and out grows them, and I think it's going to be a new one this year, too.

Lets see, nothing really exciting going on with me, except I'm tanning and loving it. It makes me feel so much better, about me. I've lost 5 lbs in a week, and I've been working out or walking everyday. Me and my sister Leslie are trying to motivate each other to workout. Whoever works out 20 days out of the month has to send the champ $50 to buy a new pair of jeans. So far I think I'm winning, and I hope I'll be down a jean size when I get to buy my new pair.

We are still waiting on our orders to tell us when and where we are moving. It's going to be later then we thought, but that's okay, because I'd like Rooster to be able to finish school here and go on all his fun field trips. Plus, Katie has a May dance recital, and we can't wait to watch our "dancing queen."

Hope everyone is enjoying spring!

Max with the kids

2008-03-22T19:49:00.000-07:00

Max loves to go camping with us! And, he loves the kids so much, if he's not in the bed with them, he's laying in between them. I'm so glad we got him. He's such a great guard dog.

Katie's Chuck E Cheese visit

2008-03-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

So Rooster had a birthday party to go to, last weekend, and Katie wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese. She thought it was so cool that it was just her by herself. She was so excited, she couldn't stop cheesing. She is getting so big!!!

Swimming in the Hotel

2008-03-22T19:37:00.000-07:00

So we tried to go camping and fishing a couple weeks ago and it was just too freezing, and then a snow storm came, so we decided to go to a hotel. The kids loved it because they got to go swimming. They are getting so big!

Our new tattoo's

2008-03-16T21:34:00.000-07:00

So me and Donny decided to get new tattoo's. We are so spontaneous! We got a babysitter, and said lets do it!!! Mine is of 4 stars and some swirls. I have 2 purple stars, one for me, and one for Katie Sue, then there is 2 black stars, one for Donny and one for Rooster. Donny got a nautical star on his elbow. It's the sexiest tattoo, ever! We love them!

Fishing in Freezing Utah!

2008-03-04T12:46:00.000-08:00

We love to go fishing as a family, but we haven't had any luck here in Utah! I almost had a 2ft. rainbow trout hooked, but he got away. We want the kids to see one so bad. So, we did some research online and found some ponds that are stocked for kids 14 years old and under, so we made the hour drive and guess what, the water was frozen. There was a small opening in the water and we decided we were going to try it. Imagine this.....Climbing up the snow to sit on a blank in the snow, to go ice fishing with a 3 and 5 year old. I was completely miserable. Donny tried for about 30 minutes to catch something, but he finally gave up after only a couple nibbles. So the kids say they hate fishing now, and I'm sure they don't even believe us that there's really fish in there. We are going to keep trying, we have to catch a fish someday, right?

My friend Abby tagged me, so here's my answers:

2008-02-13T20:18:00.000-08:00

10 years ago: I was married to my crazy ass ex-husband, and living in Georgia. That was not a great time in my life, so....blah!

5 things on my to-do list today: well, the day is almost over. But, I still need to work out, read some more of twilight (best book ever), brush my teeth, finish watching Idol, and go to sleep.

Things I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire: Pay off all my debt, buy a house in Georgia, get a total body makeover, buy a new car for me, Donny and all of my family. Go on an awesome vaction. Well, the list could go on and on. I would be financially set!

3 of my bad habits: I bite my nails, I'm a stressful eater, and I stay up too late

5 places I have lived: Boston, Georgia; Albany, Georgia; Okinawa, Japan; SLC, Utah; and West Valley, Utah

Jobs I have had: sales clerk @ jcpenneys, receptionist at two doctor offices, bank teller, and now a stay at home mom

Things people don't know about me: I want to get my nose pierced, I want to get another tatoo, I dye my hair too much, I broke my tailbone by jumping off a high-dive, I LOVE american idol, and I hate Utah!!!!!

Tag: Angelique and Cathy

Our silly cat!

2008-01-31T11:39:00.000-08:00

We are always finding battle in some silly new place. He is so much fun and we love him so much! His new favorite spot is on top of the cabinets. He has to jump on top of the fridge to get up so high, and then he knocks some of the kids stuffed animals out of their toy net. It's so funny!!! The kids think it's so cool, he drops down toys to them all the time.

Hooky Day from school

2008-01-31T07:30:00.000-08:00

Do you remember when you were little and you would wake up in the middle of the night with

leg cramps? I do, and I remember how bad it hurt, we'll I guess my kids are growing, because Katie was up last week, and Rooster was up for hours last night crying with his legs hurting. I rubbed and rubbed, but he didn't go back to sleep until the motrin kicked in. So today we are having a "sick day" home from school.

Hope everyone is having a good week. We are freezing here in Utah. Monday we had a blizzard come in and I've never seen so much snow. We are suppost to be getting another one this weekend. Is it ever going to end? Once again.....I'm so ready to move :)

My sweet kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-22T13:27:00.001-08:00

Here's some pictures of my hubby doing the hammer with the kids, they have loved doing this, before they were even able to walk. I love watching them.

This picture is so funny to me, because she hopped right in Max's cage with him. She loves our new puppy so much, and he's so patient with her, it's so cute. But the funniest thing about this picture is her short shorts. It was only 12 degrees outside and Donny let her wear these clothes over to our friends house. (I was having a much needed girls night out.) What's so funny is I even layed out all of their clothes so they would match and be warm, but he is such a sucker for Katie. That girl could get away with murder with him. I don't even know where she found those shorts, because they are 2 sizes to small for her, but he said she just had to wear them. She is such a funny girl.

Our poor Chargers!!!

2008-01-21T09:41:00.000-08:00

So our poor Chargers got beat by the undefeated Patriots. It was a sad day at the Jones house!!!

Katie's first day of Preschool

2008-01-16T15:46:00.000-08:00

So believe it or not, I didn't even cry today. I guess I knew that she was just so ready to go to school. She loves her new teacher Mrs. Margine and all of her new friends. She even gets to go to dance class there, too. My baby is so big, and I can't wait to see what all she's going to learn in school.

My Baby is starting Preschool

2008-01-15T20:27:00.001-08:00

My Katie Sue is starting Preschool tomorrow, and she's so excited!!!! I took her to the mall (her favorite place to go) today to pick out a new outfit for her first day. She kept saying mom can we go home so I can go to sleep. She was so ready for bedtime, so she could wake up to go to her first day. Check back and I'll post some pictures of her on her big day. I love her so much, she is such a sweetie!!!!!

I'm ready for fishing days

2008-01-13T19:19:00.000-08:00

When I look of these pictures it makes me think about our fun camping trips that we had in the summer. I can't wait for summer, no more snow, and fishing all the time. Rooster says all the time "hey mom is today spring?" We are so ready to be done with the snow. We did go sledding this weekend at night, which was fun, but it only took us an hour to get them dressed properly so they don't freeze. We'll I guess I'm done complaining for now about the snow. Hope everyone has a good week.

GO CHARGERS!!!!

2008-01-13T19:16:00.000-08:00

We had an awesome football weekend! Thanks to all of my friends that came over to watch the playoffs with us, on Saturday. I was so nervous on Sunday watching the Chargers play, and we were so excited to see them win!!!!!! I can't wait to watch them play the Patriots this coming up weekend. Go Chargers!!!!!

New Years Eve

2008-01-03T15:18:00.000-08:00

We had a great time this year!!!! Our plans changed at the last minute, so we went to get fireworks, and snacks for the kids. We let them stay up and watch the Transformer movie, and then Donny and I stayed up playing WOW. (I know we are dorks :) Hope everyone had a great New year

Christmas Day Pictures

2008-01-03T15:09:00.001-08:00

The kids were at a perfect age this year for Christmas. It took them 3 hours to open all of their gifts, because they wanted to stop and play with each toy they opened. Katie got her doll house she was asking for, and Rooster got is hot wheel track. Katie told us on Christmas Eve that if she didn't get her dollhouse, she was going to find the elves and spank them. LOL I don't know how well that went over with Santa, and her being on the good list, but she did get the house :). It was nice being at home and doing our own family traditions.

New Year 2008

2008-01-01T18:22:00.000-08:00

So this is my first time ever blogging and I'm just trying it out! Hope everyone had a great New Year!