Playing at Jack & Gracie's

All the cousins.  We had a blast!

Happy Anniversary!

For our 6th anniversary, Keir gave me tickets to see the Nutcracker Ballet in San Francisco, and a night in the city away from the kids.  I guess by default, Keir's parents also gave us this gift, since they were keeping our kids for the night.  We ate at one of my favorite restaurants (Aqua) in San Francisco, and then took a cab to the Nutcracker.  We had a fabulous time!  This gift means even more to me since I am pretty sure Keir would not have chosen to go to the Nutcracker, but chose it because he knew I would enjoy it!  I love you Keir!  Thank You!!

Fishing

Dad and Uncle Don teaching Conner and Cayden to fish with the new fishing poles Santa brought.  He even brought one for Conner, so Cayden could have a friend to fish with.  The "water" Santa brought was a trip to Aunt Merrily and Uncle Steve's swimming pool.  Conner and Cayden did not seem to mind that their pool did not have any fish in it.

Christmas Day at Grammie & Grandpa's

After an early morning opening presents from Santa, we drove to Grammie & Grandpa's house to spend Christmas day.  Grammie made a delicious dinner complete with juicy turkey, stuffing, potatoes, salad, bread, pies..... boy were we stuffed!  We exchanged gifts, and just spent time together.  In the evening we lost power, which forced all the boys to actually sit around and talk to us, instead of play their new video games - which was actually great, although I bet they would disagree.  Thanks, Grammie for all your hard work!  Cannot wait to see you again!

Sorry, I do not have the best pictures - I stole them from Katrina's facebook, since we apparently forgot to unpack our camera.

Christmas Morning

Here are a few pictures from Christmas morning.Cayden, after dumping his stocking on the floor, and finding scooby snacks.  Very exciting!!

Everyone opening presents.  Sadly, this is one of the only pictures we have of Conner (see him in the background??) on Christmas morning.  There was a lot going on, and I guess we did not take the best pictures.  Oops!

When Keir asked the boys what they wanted to get me for Christmas, they said rope. I have no idea why, but Keir let them get me some rope.  Keir, of course got some he thought he would be able to use.  You know, for tying stuff to the roof on our drive home.  Sorry for the lame picture of me.

Merry Christmas!

Here is our Christmas card, with the inside printed below.  If you did not receive one, it probably means we do not have a current address.  Leave a comment, and we'll be sure to include you next year.

Our big news this year is the birth of child number three. Allison joined us one month early while we were in Denver to take Conner to Children’s Hospital. Even though her entrance was a bit chaotic, involving the hotel concierge, fire department, and

 an ambulance, she is healthy, happy, and brings great joy to our family. The boys adore her! We were in Denver to receive hearing aids for Conner, which is next on our list of Jones Family news for 2008. For those who did not know, at the age of four, Conner was still not talking very much. His improvement since receiving his “Super Ears” (as he calls them) is amazing. Shortly after Allison’s arrival we took our first trip as a family to Disneyland (aka Mickey’s House) and we had a blast. We were lucky enough to have both sets of grandparents, and some of our aunts, uncles, and cousins to join in the fun. Conner & Cayden are still asking when we will go back to Mickey’s House. Cayden’s big news for the year was having surgery on his thumb. You would never have known, but Cayden’s thumb was stuck and immobile for almost a year. He was such a trooper, and now has an opposable thumb like the rest of us. As for mom and dad, we’re doing great. We’ve been keeping ourselves busy remodeling our ho

use, teaching scrapbooking, and riding a bike 100 miles at a time. 

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Love,

Keir, Lindsay, Conner, Cayden, and Allison

Christmas Eve with Omie Grace

Every year Omie Grace hosts Christmas Eve at her house, and it is such a treat.  We told the boys they needed to take a nap before we went - because it usually ends up being a late night.  They both fell asleep in Grandma and Grandpa's bed.  If you are wondering about the MOUNTAIN of presents, Santa came to Omie's house a bit early.