Halloween Hauntings!

Maicey is a witch-she loved having a green face. We actually got her a different witch costume but her pettiskirt came in the mail she put together this.

 Gage is a phantom. It was so funny when he put the costume on he said, "Mom, I always wanted a dress!" Since then his friend informed me it is not a dress but a robe-my bad-

Vi is Rapunzel. She originally wanted the long wig you buy at the store but I could not bring myself to spend $20 on it. I came up with this for her and it works. It was originally touching the ground per Violet's request but she soon realized it was hard to get around in.

The kiddos really wanted me and Jordan to dress up for Halloween. Jordan decided to humor them and I improvised with the leftover blood. The kids thought it was awesome!

Maicey is pretty proud of the mole we created on her nose. I love her crossed eyes.



Just Because!

 The other night while I was working on homework Maicey was working on this. She is so thoughtful and she sure LOVES to create. 

Here comes the Tooth Fairy!

 Before: You may not be able to tell but Gage's tooth is literally hanging by a thread. He thinks it is pretty cool to twist it in unnatural positions.

After: Two weeks of endless wiggling has paid off.

Gage has already lost his bottom two teeth, but there is something about the top two missing that I LOVE!

Gage lost a total of four teeth in one week here is his current look. TOOTHLESS!

First Day of School!

 Gage-1st Grade

 Maicey-3rd Grade

Violet-Kindergarten

     School has officially begun here in Idaho and although I am looking forward to a schedule, I will miss my kiddos being home all day. Today is the beginning of a new chapter for Jordan and I, as all three of our kids are in school. The extra three hours I get are already taken for some well needed studying. We can't believe our little Vi is old enough for school and we are excited to see her grow and learn. The kids have already met their teachers and were excited (but a little tired) this morning.

**update- Maicey says she has the nicest teacher and a comfy couch that she can read on.

                Gage said, "school is longer than I thought, we didn't even do math"

                Violet was super excited she was so big she said, "I want to stay in school forever."

Bundy Reunion

I was able to go to the annual Bundy Reunion. We had a good time, the kids enjoyed the races, the merry-go-round and the dance. They have a dance on one of the nights with a band and the kids had so much fun, I was even able to get quite a workout trying out some of their line dances. It is pretty cool seeing how many people come (this year we had over 1000 people attend)and it all started with my Great-Great Grandparents and their nine children, quite amazing it is still going strong.

Best Buds

Gage and Canyon were so cute, I found them bugging a stink bug. I asked them why they were holding their nose and they said that the older boys said they will stink if you squash them.

California

We love our traditional Jones summer reunion at California. We have been staying at this particular KOA ever since I was a little kid. It has tons of fun activities for the kiddos. Everyone in my family was able to come this year except for Paul and Jordan, that means a total of 20 kids nine and under, it was a little crazy but definitely worth it. I just want to thank my Mom and Dad for keeping this tradition going.

The next few pictures were taken at a local park in San Diego. Ty and Tor and I went there on our free day and took the kids. Thanks for driving me and the kids we love the travel with you guys.

My Brown Eyed Boy.

Gage loved to get Ethan to laugh. Gage would get it really rockin for him.






Well, the park did what it was supposed to do.

Catching some rays! Oh the kids LOVED the beach. Maicey was into finding seashells and sand dollars, Gage was found digging in the sand, and Violet was running away from the waves with Sienna.


The kids were all over these "slugs" (I believe they are called)

As you can see Violet wasn't so sure about them.



Craft time with Grandma. Grandma had tons of fun crafts for the kids to do.