Jack Starts Preschool

Jack is growing up so fast! He started preschool, even though he doesn't turn three until March 31st, but he loves to play with kids and is pretty smart. His preschool is really fun because they have a hour of learning time and then a hour of activity time where they do aerobics, dance, tumbling, and they even go swimming. He was so excited to get a back pack and makes sure it is packed every night before preschool.
I am at work when he goes to preschool so Granny gets to take him in.
Hanging up his back pack.

Jack swimming with one of his best friends Luke.
He is learning to write and spell his name.
A cut out picture of Jack's body he colored.

Hankers- Pickle or Cookie?

This little guy keep things interesting around here. He is 15 months old and is SUPER busy. He is getting a mouth full of teeth and is the absolute WORSE teether in the world. I don't know if I was just spoiled with Jack but Hank has had such a hard time getting teeth. He screams ALL night, has diaper rash and diarrhea like you wouldn't believe, runny nose, and is very irritable. Thank you for teething gel and butt paste to make things a little better. He almost has all his teeth now, some are still barely poking through but it has been a long couple months getting them all here at one time. Hank and Jack are already SO different from each other. Hank is so busy and loves to climb on EVERYTHING. He has already learned to scoot the stools around so he can climb up them to get things up high. I find him on top of the office desk, sitting on the back of the couch, standing on the kitchen table, and the other day on the counter with the lid off the frog tank and his hands inside. His favorite thing to do is to open the pantry and dump every cereal or cracker box on the floor. He is so dang cute and looks so innocent though I can never get mad because he always gives me this huge grin, or turns around and takes off running to hide. He is one determined little boy and doesn't give up until he gets what he wants. He is also becoming quite independent as you can tell in the picture. He likes to feed himself now which means a lot more baths and clothes to wash.
The other day Cort was getting home from work and Hank met him at the door (he LOVES when "Da" comes home- so cute) Cort came into the kitchen holding him and we both noticed something on the floor. Cort asked what it was and I told him it must be a pickle that dropped on the floor from dinner last night. Cort immediately said I don't think thats a pickle. I bent down to pick it up and Cort said that it looked like poop. As I was smelling it, Jack yelled from the bathroom for someone to come wipe his bum. I about started gagging and asked Jack if he just pooped and how Hank got his poop out of the toilet. Jack said that Hank got the poop out of the toilet with the spoon he was holding and that he thought it was a cookie!
So I am holding a piece of poop I thought was a pickle and Hank thought was a cookie. Don't you love a classic poop story?

Once the was a Snowman

Named Jack! Jack loves to name everything after himself. Jack, Hank, and I had a fun time in the snow. I pulled them all around the house on the sleigh and they were so relaxed. We had to improvise a little for the snowman, have you ever seen a banana for a nose? Jack makes sure to say hello and goodbye to Jack the Snowman every time we come and leave home.

Building something for Mom

Jack got his own tool kit for Christmas and loves to "help" dad in the garage building things. He makes sure that he always has his safety glasses on and makes Cort wear his also. Cort was building me some things so Jack thought he would make me something also.

Around the Jones' House

We have just been enjoying the new year and our new house. Here are some things we have been up to.
Jack and Hank LOVE to take a bath together. I actually love it also because they for the most part play so well in the bath tub together. They can be entertained by bubbles and bath toys for about a half an hour. Plus I love how they smell in their nice clean jammies and all lotioned up.

For family home evening Cort gave the lesson on how Heavenly Father created everything on the earth. Then we set up Jack's fish tank and put in some plastic sharks, fish, and sea creatures. The boys thought this was SO COOL, and so did I because I don't even have to remember to feed them or clean the tank.


Jack got this little tent for Christmas and calls it his "puppy house" he really likes to pretend to be a puppy or any animal. He can even con Cort into playing just about any animal with him.

Happy New Year!

We like to party! We like to party with these party animals. For New Year's Eve we had some friends over to help bring in the new year. We had a blast and of course stayed up WAY too late!
We played some mean games of cards.

Vic and Cort rocking it out with guitar hero.

Played a tournament of ping pong. Trevor and Hayden

Shane and Katie

And this years ping pong tournament champions- Nick and Ash! They both won a Napoleon Dynamite T-shirt. But everyone better watch out cuz Cort and I are practicing up for next year.

Judd- doing what he does best, which I'm not sure what that is...

I love these girls! It is awesome that all Cort's high school buddies married such cool girls that we all get along so well.

Jack's "best friends" These guys had so much fun together all night watching movies, eating junk, and playing games. They were all so dang cute!


We wish you all a Happy New Year! We hope to see you all soon!

Photographer Jack

For Christmas Jack got a new digital camera- just a crayola kid camera. He lOVES it! He follows me and Hank around the house all day saying "say cheese!" He was so excited to bring his camera to Pocatello to see my grandparents because he wanted to take a picture of my Grandma's dog Buster. He is getting pretty good at taking pictures at everyone else's expense.
On the way there he saw a train he just HAD to get a picture of.

A lovely picture of one of the hundred pictures of me.

He was so hilarious telling my Grandpa to say cheese!

A self portrait of Jack.

Grandma Cowman

Baby Ben

The fish tank at the Veterans center where my Grandpa is.

And his prize picture of the day Grandma's dog Buster.


Jack didn't take this picture with his camera, but he came out of his room SO proud of himself because he can get dressed all by himself now! Let's just say sometimes as a mom you just have to smile, say they look great, and look away. Especially when he dresses himself to go somewhere out of the house... He is such a nut and is growing up so fast. Jack is at the stage where he can do EVERYTHING by himself which requires a LOT of patience from his mom and dad.

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas this year with family and fun. We had our first Christmas in our new house. It was so fun to wake up with our little family to see what Santa brought. Christmas was fun as a kid, but having your own kids makes it so much more fun. Jack talked about Santa and Christmas for a month before. Cort was so excited he had a hard time sleeping and wanted to wake Jack up in the morning.
Santa even left Jack and Hank a letter!
The presents under the tree.
Jack and Hank's stockings.
Hank was so funny Christmas morning. He opened all his presents in the buggy he got from Grandpa Rod and Staci. I think he just didn't want Jack to get in it.

Then we went to Granny and Pa's house. Santa found Jack and Hank here also- Big time!

We have to wait until Pa wakes up to go into the living room to see what Santa brought. So, about 9:30 we ran in. Jack did sneak in early and yelled "I got a Buzz toy!" He was not happy when Granny ran in and took him out. I love the Santa hat Jack wore- he does EVERYTHING Sawyer does, it is a good thing Sawyer is a good influence.

Hank's grand appearance.
We all got nerf guns and had many nerf gun fights. My dad is such a good sport letting Jack and Sawyer shoot him a million times.

My little brother Scotty- he is single and available- any takers?

Jack gave Cort a box of ping pong balls for his new ping pong table!

Nate's favorite present Susan Boyle CD. He loves her!

Hank would have just loved wrapping paper.

Hank got a new rocking horse.

We love Christmas!!!!

What a bunch of dorks. Did I mention the one on the left is single?

Our nephew Baby Ben's first Christmas. So cute!

This is of Hank exactly one year ago. Amazing how fast they grow.

And the traditional Christmas dinner picture.