Pumpkin Patch (The 2nd Visit)...

The Jones family is crazy about the mountains! We love to go and find an adventure. Last Saturday we got to make a whole day of adventures. It started at breakfast - Wade took us out! (Yeah - I didn't have to cook!) The girls look so excited! We made it to lunch at Poole's BBQ and a surprise awaited. Mr. Oscar was there! Abs was so excited. He even played the piano while we ate. If you haven't ate BBQ here - DO IT!!! It is awesome! PS - Get the mac & cheese too - it is homemade with a crunchy cheese crust on the top - YUMMY!
On to the pumpkin patch we went. There were lots more people this time so I am glad I got some good pics last time. The girls were a little overwhelmed at all the excitement! Here is a pic of Aunt Angie and Abs waiting in line for the hayride.

Uncle Erik found his country roots on the hayride!
This is one of my favorite pictures. I know it doesn't have the best light but Lily's face is hilarious! She was being a "lion" at the camera. The child has so much personality. (I don't have a clue where she gets it...LOL) So if you want to take an adventure to the mountains....call the Jones family!!

The Peanut Festival

On Saturday, Wade had the opportunity to take one of his students to Plains, GA because he won 3rd place in an art festival. He got to meet President Carter and march in the Peanut Festival Parade. We took Allen & his brother on Friday evening and spent the night before our big day of all things peanuts!
Here is a pic of Allen & President Carter! Here are my 2 two nuts (just kidding!) with the Nut-Mobile! Abs thought this was way too cool!
Here is Wade & Allen marching in the parade. The streets were full of people and President Carter and his wife were watching from the balcony across the street from us!
Wade had to be a teacher...LOL...so we took a "field trip" to President Carter's boyhood farm. This was Abs favorite part.....the outhouse! I think she thought it was so wierd to go to the bathroom in a hut outside. But she insisted that she have her picture made here!!
And finally, the worker at the farm let Abs go and pick some peanuts from the field. We took them home with us and I tried my hand at boiling them. But I think they turned out too salty. Oh well, I get an A for effort!

So after 8 hours in the van (4 hours one way) and peanuts to show for our travels, we had a great time. I hope each of you had a great weekend too!

Our Weekend...

We had a GREAT weekend! Saturday morning we loaded up with Nana and Papa and went to get apples and pumpkins. Some of my fondest memories as a little girl is going with Mom & Dad to get apples in the fall. I want my girls to have some great memories when they are older and we have so much fun!
Here we are at Hillside - Abs has an apple slushie and Lily is eating a carmel apple!The next part of our adventure took us to Burt's Pumpkin Farm. We love going to see the HUGE pumpkins and getting pics on top of them but since I can only show a few pics...I chose the one with Nana & Papa. Abs loved helping pick out the pumpkins to put in our wheelbarrow.
I had to share this pic. Lily decided she was going to pick out a pumpkin that was as big as she is. She couldn't pick it up and she was so frustrated....It was hilarious!
Church time! I just wanted to show off my matching girls...I know it's crazy but I love dressing them alike...LOL!
And finally - we decorated some small pumpkins last night. We drew on some and Abs got to paint one. I still have sharpie and paint on me but we had a great time!
I hope all of you had a great weekend too!

The WOW Writer

Well, I guess I too have been uninspired to blog. I really don't know why, but this is the right topic to get me back!!





ABS IS A WOW WRITER!!

I am so proud! Here is the "story" - They are encouraging the students to draw a picture and then use words as labels. This is still considered "pre-writing" but to Abs she wrote a novel!! Each of the kindergarten teachers chose 1 girl & 1 boy. Abs even prayed Monday night in her prayers that she would be the wow writer......(no pressure God!!) She was so excited to see her work in the main hall!



Here is Abs showin' off her work!

And of course, Lily wanted to be included too!

The Bus Stop...

I have to give props to God!! We now have a bus that drops off in front of my house. Who would have thought such a thing could be so difficult?

We are going to try the bus again today! Thanks to all of you for listening to me and for all your prayers! You are an awesome group of friends to be concerned with the Jones family's bus fiasco. I am so blessed to call you my friends!

Kindergarten Here We Come...

Abs was SSSOOO excited this morning! She went to bed early last night...which is a miracle! But she got up at 3:30 a.m. and wanted to know if it was time to get ready....Needless to say, Wade sent her back to bed.
Everyone in the Jones household now gets up much earlier than last year! 6:30 wake up time!! She ate breakfast, got dressed, and even let me flat iron her hair (without complaining....another small miracle!!)
This is the final results!!

Headin' out to the van....Little Miss Independent!!
The last pic before we left. We couldn't walk them to their rooms, only to the lunchroom. So I couldn't be the crazy parent documenting the entire morning...lol!! The only pic with Lily looking alive....She was NOT excited about getting up early!!

Hope everyone else has a great first day!!!

Kangaroos...

Fear the Roo(s).... Normally shopping for school shoes would never be the reason for a post, however, this is the Jones family!!

{Thanks to Barry for the Fear the Roo idea!}

So in true Jones fashion, we go shopping for the all important tennis shoes to begin Kindergarten. I look for the ones with the coolest colors and Wade goes for the tried and true faithfuls. He tries to get Abs to get some old school K-Swiss. Please note: There is nothing wrong with the K-Swiss but he gets all senitmental about having them when we was in school. So after we weren't sold, we go to eat dinner with the whole Jones clan. I merely make the statement about the K-Swiss and we all laugh...I then add "If Wade could find a pair of Kangaroos, that's what he would have Abs in!" (Do you remember the Kangaroos? The ones with the zippers on the sides to keep your ice cream money?) There was much laughter and Wade wasn't very happy with us!

Remember - paybacks are fun!!!

So off to the mall we go...still in hot pursuit of the school shoes. We end up in the Shoe Department and lo and behold we find.......KANGAROOS!!! They even have the zipper on side. So check out Abs new school shoes------

Wade got his payback on all of us!!!

And remember - "FEAR THE ROO(S)!!"