Our house in a few words...

Once in a lifetime tag....

This was an exciting year. I drew the once in a lifetime Mountain Goat tag and I got one.  It was an awesome experience.  I really had so much fun.  We started our journey out at inspiration point, hiked over to willard peak and then up and over ben lomand peak and down about 2000 feet to get my goat. These mountains are about 10,000 feet in elevation and we were on the TIP TOP.   It was an all day hunting trip.  The first picture is of Garet and I, my dad, Todd and Brenon.  This was our first time out to see what it was all about.  We saw a lot of goats that night but we were more or less getting educated and didn't want to take the first thing we saw.  I had a nanny tag and it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between a nanny and a billy.  So the following week we went out again.  I had the most incredible guides with me.  Garet, Chase and Brett( a guide that works for the ranch from new zeland).  Plus I had Todd spotting the North Ogden side of the mountains and my dad spotting the Liberty side of the mountains.  It was a fool proof formula for success.  Todd actually spotted and guided us into the herd we took our goat from.  We spent 14 hours total getting our trophy and it was AMAZING and so much fun.  In the second picture you can see the mountain top of Ben Lomand and we seriously were on the highest point of that peak, walked along the top and down to the spot we finally ended our hunt. Then it was a major hike back up all along the top and back to the truck.  It was hard and steep.  Garet, Chase and Brett do this for a living and  it was hard on them.  I don't think it is possible to realize the location of where these goats live unless you go up there.  It is so beautiful.  Thanks a million to all my guides and their hard work helping me to get an awesome, gorgeous once in a lifetime goat.  And by the way...it only took me one shot to drop this beauty.

I love being able to post and blog again.  Mason LOVES school so much.  This is a picture of him and one of his cute teachers Courtney.  She took this on her Iphone.  He was so happy they were both wearing matching glasses.  He is so cute and happy.  Everybody adores Mason.  We do too.

JUICING...do you have a juicer?  Ever thought of juicing a zucchini?  That is exactly what we did today.  AND IT WAS GOOD!  Very mild flavor but refreshing.  We added some different flavors with our cherries from our tree and apples and it was great.  Fun for the whole family too.  Also very organic.  Just a little food for thought. 

Happy Sunday.

I think I just made a MAJOR discovery.  See all the posts of frustration, well I had to update my page somehow and it chaged the format but now I can post again.  I have missed so much now if I can just remember all I have missed. 
One thing is certain I have had some good laughs lately.  One thing that made me laugh like I have never laughed before was a couple of bee stings.  Easton and his friend were agitating a hornets nest and they came out with FURY.  They both were stung but poor Hunter got stung on the eye and it swelled and swelled and  swelled until he looked like a character on Star Trek.  He said the funniest comments about himself and I Laughed so hard.  But it really wasn't funny because he ended up going in for a shot of epinephren.  He is a funny little fellow though. 
And today Easton made me laugh.  He got into trouble and so I told him he was grounded.  He looked me straight in the eye and in ALL seriousness said, "I wish heavenly father NEVER EVER would have told you about grounded."  I Lost all seriousness and LAUGHED. 
Laughing feels so good.  Right.

blogger is driving me CRAZY!!!!!!!! I do a post and for some odd reason it won't publish the posts. And when I try to edit a post it won't save the changes and post it. So the last post has so many errors. I was trying to get it on paper while holding a wiggly baby and Grayson while he was being irritated by Mason. Maybe it will fix itself??? Anyone else having troublewith blogger?

Blogger is making me CRAZY!!!!!

I am about ready to call it quits. I have posted a few different posts but they wont post. I can't fix my misspelling's or errors (like in the last post) and I never know if what I try to post is going to or not. I am always wrestling my 4 boys while trying to type or make a post. Usually I have 2-3 of them on my lap or the chair while I try to type. BUT when blogger isn't cooperating it makes the task unbearable. So I hope it shapes up soon. OR this if it posts will be one of the last.

WHY WHY WHY...won't blogger work for me. I am so mad at it right now. It won't publish a thing. I really don't want to start over and I am so not happy with it. The publish button will not work. BUGGING ME.

Nightmares, Bad Dreams,ght terrors...

What ever they are they are not fun and can seem so REAL. Easton has been really sick this past week. I woke up to his wailing and went running to see what was going on. We met in the hallway and I sent him to my room. I made him a bed next to mine and thought he was good. His wialing woke up Boston so I went to get him and calm him down. Just as I was getting back to my room I hear the wailing begin again. Garet flies up out of bed while saying Easton what is going on? I quickly come in saying he is clearly not awake. At this same time Easton is screaming I don't want to be a girl I am a boy. I am not a girl, I don't want to be a girl. I am a BOY!!.

This is a serious nightmare, horrible bad dream especially to a 5 year old sick little boy.

Sure made me chuckle replaying it in my mind all day though.

Jones Family PARTY! We all were together in the same place at the same time. Dalton and Holly recently moved back to Utah and Royce and Lauren were in town so we all headed up to Rulon and Kathys new home to PARTY. It was to so much fun to have all the kids together to play. They all get along well and have a lot of fun. We ate, swam, ate some more, played a few card games, had family pictures, and celebrated Easter. Thanks for a fun Easter weekend. So happy we could spend it together. THANKS Ru and Kath for building a beautiful, FUN, place for all of us to come and spend time together. We LOVE YOU!!!

BITE the BULLET

Is exactly what I need to do. I have never had to work on losing weight. Even with my babies the weight just melted off. NOT that I have a perfect body, or that I am in shape or anything of that sort, but I have always had a weight where my body likes to be, and I am happy with that range. I have lots of room for improvement, but right now I want to be normal and have clothes that fit and look flattereing. I refuse to buy stuff to fit for now. HOWEVER after baby #4 I am UP and DOWN and have not yet come all the way down to my pre prego weight. He is 5 months now and I am still on the UP side of this. So it is time to BITE THE BULLET and get it off.

THIS IS ME ASKING YOU FOR HELP!

Please feel free to offer any suggestions or tips that you may use to lose weight. My biggest problem is finding the motivation and time in my sleep deprived hectic schedule of being a mom. I am signed up for a 1/2 marathon in aug. and I need to get my dairy air in shape. I know I can find the time and I will. So if ANY OF YOU have any motivation ideas, work out tips- tricks or plans please share them with me. I will be truly grateful. As I said before I haven't been an avid workout fanatic, haven't had too, but it is time to make a lifestyle change here. NO STARVATION please. I do love to eat and am aware that you need to burn more calories than you eat to lose weight. I need exercise ideas ect. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I have a treadmill, bike and weights in my exercise room. So if you have a plan or ideas I will love you forever. THANKS!!!!

They are with out a doubt...

Something SPECIAL!! sooo blessed am I.

Happy Mothers Day 2011

(Easton 5.9yrs, Mason 3.11yrs, Grayson 2.3yrs, Boston 5 months)

Never a dull moment

in a house full of boys!

WOW we have had a busy, crazy, eventful new year to say the least. We have moved from one thing to the next and I am ready for some good weather and a break from all the on going chaos. The latest story I want to share is one about Grayson. All the boys were out playing on our playground. We heard Grayson screaming and saw him running to the house. He had hurt his arm. I asked how it had happened and found out that while one of our friends were swinging Gray decided to walk in front of him and it sent him flying. We decided to give it a few days. NO swelling, he could wiggle all of his fingers and nothing looked misplaced. Well 2 days later he was still in a lot of pain. So I took him in and found out it was broken. The Doc. who saw us was literally a JOKE put an ace bandage on it and told me to call Monday morning. Well the ace bandage lasted all of 2 seconds on a 2 year old. Monday came and I spent half of the day trying to get an official report from the radiologist and the other half getting into the specialist. The break was close to the growth plate so we had to see a specialist. We finally got in and this doc. was AWESOME to say the least. He was a bit flabbergasted that the other doc. hadn't done any type of splint or brace, especially on a 2 year old, but he quickly casted his arm and we were on our way. THIS IS WHERE THE STORY GOES FROM GOOD TO INSANE! I had Boston with us and he was an angel the entire time. Until it was time to go. Then he realized he was HUNGRY and started to scream. I was trying to get out of the hospital as quickly as possible. Gray was begging for a drink and I told him I would get him one in the car. We headed from the far south end of the hospital to the far north end, out the doors in the rain, and to the parking lot to the car. When I reached the car I found I couldn't find my keys. I set Boston on the ground to dig through my bag, still no keys. Remember it is raining and Bost is screaming. I look up to see Gray on hands and knees, lips to the pavement, sucking the water from the gutter...holy cow. I grab him and carrying both of them make a mad dash back to the hospital. Once in the hospital I get Boston under the blanket and start nursing. Gray is crying, I ask what is wrong, he tells me burn, burn. Somehow he burned the tips of his fingers on his good hand. The only way I can imagine this happened is that he touched a hot exhaust pipe??. So I get him calmed and start unloading the diaper bag on the couch in the hospital searching for my keys. I look up to see where Gray is and just as I spot him the automatic doors open and squish him between the doors and the wall. This triggers a security sensor on the doors, so now they will not open or close. He is frantic! I pull him from this tight place where he is stuck. While doing this I am still nursing. Thankfully I kept myself under the blanket. I try to call Garet to come to the rescue but have no luck...he is up at the ranch. I call my mom, she stayed late at work and comes to get me and the boys. When she arrives I empty my bag again...no keys. So I head back inside. I checked with every Dr. Office from the north end to the south end, check all information booths and security. NO KEYS! I decided I couldn't leave my car there because some one could use the button to find it and drive off. Finally I get Garet and he brings the spare key, we load up and head home. 3 weeks later I decided to go for a walk with the boys, Boston gets too hot in his bundleme so I decided to take it out and use it for a sun shade. SURPRISE...my keys. They have been with me all along. I had a good laugh and a sigh of relief. Never a dull moment.

Remember the days....

when you could fall asleep anywhere. On the couch with your hand in the chip bag like Grayson, or sitting up on the couch like Easton, Mason can do it anytime, any place, any where like in the chair while watching his movie, in the tub after a long swim, or in the rocking chair with his head propped in his hand. I had a few other pictures of Mason where he fell asleep standing propped on the coffee table , and while eating dinner at red robin but I couldn't find those... pretty funny this kid can fall asleep ANY WHERE. Boston just needs to be snuggled and he is good to go. These boys all decided it was time for a break during there long busy days. They look pretty cute doing it too. These photos look so wonderful. I am dreaming of a long nights sleep today. I need to get a little more sleep I think.

"The greatest way to change another person is to quit trying to change them and to change yourself instead."-- Love this quote and have found it to be true. I learned the hard way and i am working on doing this daily. It is hard to do. But will bring more happiness to you if you realize that you cannot change another but you can change yourself and how you handle life situations.

MOMMY MOMENTS are...

So wonderful. I just had one of those moments. Mason asked for something to eat and I got it for him. He then said in the sweetest most loving voice, "thanks you mom for... thank you for working for me mom, thanks for being wonderful mom." I love those moments and wanted to make a note of it.

Mason is genuinely loving and caring. A very valuable character trait. He is the first to say sorry even if someone else is in the wrong. He is always bursting with love. I know this picture is an oldie but it is a favorite of mine. Love my Mason man.

"There are some days I practice positive thinking, and other days I'm not positive I am thinking." Doug Nielson

Today is one of those days. I think it will be one of those weeks, that turns into one of those months...hopefully it will not last the year.
It is that time of year again when the man of the house takes flight to the outfitter shows. It still takes getting use too even after 10 years of it. I guess the bright side of it all is that I still love him so much and hate when he is gone. It would be sad if I was looking forward to him leaving. We will take it one day at a time. I am happy we have a job when there are so many that do not. I shouldn't complain but it really is hard to have hime gone for so long. Especially during this time of year when all the sick bugs are out. We have been so healthy and then as soon as he gets ready to go BOOM we get hit. Then the already sleep deprived state I am in gets worse and...well all you mothers know how it is. I am happy and I am just having a moment today.

More About Boston...

If you haven't noticed we sure LOVE this little man. He is all I can blog about. We had a pretty special event that took place recently. We blessed Boston on January 15, 2011 at our home. We have not blessed any of our boys at home, this was a first, and it was fabulous. We were able to have the entire blessing be all about him. We had our immediate family members over, did the blessing and then ate dinner. The program started out with a song and then a prayer by Lauren. It was pretty exciting that she and Addy were in town and could come to the blessing. After the prayer Easton gave a scripture for Mason because he was too tired. Easton gave us his talk on the Armour of God, and then we had a talk by my dad, the blessing by Garet...he did a spectacular job, a special musical number by Brikelle and Brekyn. They sang A child of God and Brikelle sang in Spanish. We then had testimonies by Garet and I and Grandpa Larry bore his testimony as well. We ended with a closing prayer by Chase. It was very intimate and special. For sometime now, 5 years or so, Grandpa Larry has let us know we needed to name one of our children Richard. For countless generations Richard has be passed on in the Jones family. It has been given to the first born son for generations (like 20 or so) either as a first name or a middle name. Well we finally kept it going. Rulon is not the first born boy in his family and none of his boys have the name Richard. His brother Richard is the first and he did name his first son Richard in his middle name but he has not yet married. Boston is the last in our family so it is not the exact tradition but we decided to use it in our family of boys anyway. Chances are the name would have ended with Garet's cousin had we not given it to our baby boy. Maybe we can start a new and our boys will keep the tradition going. Grandpa Larry was sure happy and it was really neat to hear his testimony and story and see how much happiness this brought to him. Sometimes there is a lot more to a name.

This is my Grandpa Paul. Bostons Great Grandpa. We went to my Aunts house on New years day and he was there. It was awesome to get a picture together with him. Look at how AWESOME he looks. A few grays and a whole lot of brown his original hair color. Look at that face, 78 years and almost no wrinkles, it really isn't fair but so awesome he looks SO YOUNG. I am hoping and wishing he has passed those incredible genes on to me.

Last but not least Boston had his 2 month apt. after his blessing and here are his stats:

Head 15.7 50%

Length 24.5 91%

Weight 14.5 91%

He is our biggest boy so far at this age! He is a solid little chunk and so beautiful!

here is a comparable to the other 3 boys:

Easton Head 75%, Weight 11lbs 9.5oz 50%, length 22 3/4in 75%

Mason head 60%, weight 12.63lbs, 60%, length 23.6in 56%

Grayson head 25%, weight 11.8lbs 50%, height 23.62 70%

It is fun to take a look back at the other boys.

I am one lucky lady!!!

6 weeks post partum...

& I pulled out a pair of pre prego jeans and they slid up over the hips and buttoned. Love that feeling. Don't get me wrong i have a long way to go on shedding the lbs. but I love getting back into my clothes.

Baby Boston

Boston had his 2 week apt the other day and all went well. He is growing great. He now weighs 8lbs 9oz (40th percentile), is 21 3/4 in long (80th percentile), and his head is in the 40th percentile as well. He is super cute loves to be held and loved, and eat. His brothers are really good helpers with him too. Each one of them wants to hold him every chance they get. He had to have his circumcision today...very traumatic. We normally have this done before leaving the hospital after delivery, but because of the severe coombs jaundice we had to wait. Not FUN!! On the bright side we were able to get him off the lights today. We can now dress him, hold him and LOVE LOVE LOVE him.
Mason calls him the cutest things. His main name for Boston is "that guy". Mom that guy needs his..., can I hold that guy and so on. It is pretty funny and so adorable. When I tell him to say Boston he says "Brockston" and also calls him Preston (Meag and Chases baby). Love you Mason.
Grayson loves to hold him and tries hard to steal him out of our hands. He likes to really get him rocking in his swing and tries to feed him M&M's, nuts and whatever else he is eating. We tell him no and he screams at us SHARE! Lately I have had to hide Boston around the house in his car seat some hiding places include the far side of my bed, in my bathroom or closet, in the laundry room or other places so he can sleep. Otherwise he gets pulled out of his seat and it is not always pleasant. My boys are very careful and really love their brother. I just have to keep an eye on Gray.
I have been really impressed with Easton. He is a natural with him. He holds him and loves him and can soothe him almost as good as I can. He doesn't get intimidated when he cries and will hold him for hours...really. He is really good with him and LOVES to hold him and help me with him. He takes care of him while I shower or clean. He is a lifesaver and I am so glad he is so good with all the boys. It really comes natural to him.
We are having so much fun and so happy that we get to have this little blessing in our home. I am a pretty lucky lady to be surrounded by all these wonderful, helpful, handsome boys. They treat me like a princess and make me feel special.