New Website

Well, hasn't this place just been totally ignored lately! I am terribly behind on anything photo related to the kiddos since I have been working tirelessly on my new project. Let me just say, I understand why web designers charge what they charge. I have put in many, many hours designing my new website, and it went live last Friday. Here's the link:

http://photolettersbyjenjones.com/

Take a minute to check it out and feel free to like it on FB, pin it to Pinterest, order, or anything else you can find to do on it! :-)

Christmas Dresses 2011

Beautiful Kate ready for church.

First, she had to show me how her dress twirled, though!

A lovely Claire and her American Girl, Bethany.

Championship Game 2011

All smiles! The surprise limo arrived to some excited football players!
Happiness inside the limo!

Off they go to the championship game.

Our united team.

Sam is at the coin toss in the background on the left #32.

Look at the cute, little cheerleader that showed up to cheer on her cousin.... Bonnie Kay!

No win this year, but happy with his 2nd place trophy!

Sam's team pulled out a win (20-0) last week in the second-round playoff game against a team that had beaten them in the regular season. This week we headed to the championship game against an undefeated mega team. We were all certain that the possibility of a win was remote, but the coaches made sure to make the day memorable for the guys with a surprise limo to transport them to the game. They were beyond excited when it pulled into the parking lot. As expected, they didn't win, but I think most of the boys were happy to have made it that far. The coaches did a great job uniting the team by teaching them how to always help your teammate out, tailgating parties, and various other activities.

Did anyone hear that huge sigh of relief? It is over for another year!

Cowgirls and Indians

Kate dressed up as Jessie from "Toy Story" and Claire was Pocahontas tonight for Halloween.
Claire's costume was borrowed from her friend Emma's mom who
wore it in a play when she was in school.

Cute lil cowgirl Kate!

We spent the evening at our church's Trunk Or Treat then on to visit grandparents. Claire's quote of the night: "I think I've had enough candy. My brain is hurting, and I have a little bit of throw up in my throat." Yeah, that's the sign you've had enough!

Saturday Night Football

Sam scored great seats to the MTSU football game this past Saturday night. He also ended up with some new team shirts and baseball cap as a result of a conversation with the MTSU girls' basketball coach last week (who is a family friend.) Sam invited a good friend to go along with us, and they had the best time commentating the game even though the team was getting badly beaten! If the coach had just let these two either coach or play, I'm quite sure (according to the boys) that they would have won.

Here Comes Kate

Aww, look at how sweet and innocent this precious girl is.

Any teacher would be blessed to have such an angel as a student.

Don't let the picture fool you.

She left her angel wings on the couch because she was anything but once she entered Mother's Day Out the first day. She had a few problems like not wanting to switch activities when it was time, throwing her coloring page in the floor, not letting the teacher help her at potty time, taking her shoes and socks off at the lunch table, not staying in her seat at the lunch table, running amok during naptime until she finally napped when threatened with the teacher telling her Mommy, and last but not least...sticking her tongue out at the teacher. The last offense was due to having fallen the day before and biting the tip of her tongue, so that is kinda understandable. The others, not so much. After Tuesday's fiasco of a school day we went over the rules on Wednesday. Over and over. On Thursday I left her there with the fear of returning with an even worse report. But, to my great surprise and answered prayers she had in the words of her teacher a "fabulous" day. WHEW!

Sam is 11!

Could there be any other kind of cake for him?

I forgot the candles. Again. Kate stood ready to give him her #3 candle, though!

Sam had a sleepover with three friends. When we went to check on them at almost noon, we found one curled under Kate's bouncy house, Sam on the ottomon, another one wadded up in a chair, and this guy sleeping through the ball pit. That's what happens when you stay up til 4:30 AM! My downstairs looked worse than a frat party house.

Happiness over what this gift means...the new Madden game to a new video gaming system!