On The Road

We had a fun and busy start to our week getting ready for our trip.  Trying to eat up all the food and trying to get stuff done without the kids driving us crazy.  Plus Dan had a release at work that he needed to make sure was done and up and running as it was supposed to.  Thankfully things went well there.  I had my last doctor's appointment on Monday to get all the paperwork in order before the surgery and thankfully that went pretty quickly.  After church last Sunday, we realized that David no longer had church shoes that fit or tennis shoes that fit - so we got him some new shoes and he was SO excited!  

Wednesday morning bright and early (well - not really all that early) we loaded up the car wearing our Jones Family reunion shirts and headed out on the road!  We had a long and fun day of driving that ended with a stop at a hotel in Farmington, New Mexico.  We got in and divided into girls and boys rooms and crashed! 

Our second leg of the trip was almost as long as the first, but it ended up in meeting up with Paul and Candace's family for dinner and our hotel stay.  We let the kids have fun in the pool for a bit before we divided up into our rooms for the night.  Poor Dan got the younger, and therefore slightly more difficult set of kids - plus he was sharing a bed with David, who sleeps like a moving helicopter - he is all over the place and kicks and wiggles and sometimes falls off the bed (it's why we have him on a mattress on the floor at home - but he refuses to sleep on the floor now....)  One early morning, he fell off the bed and then poked his eyes above the side of the bed and looked at Dan and said "oopps - I fell"  But then he climbed back on and went back to sleep. 

Friday was the day for arriving at the reunion.  We let the kids swim a bit in the morning, had some breakfast and then headed out to the cabin.  We stopped in Boise for lunch and a Costco run to get food for the reunion, then on to the reunion!  We were the second to arrive after Dan's parents.  So we claimed our room and unloaded and then watched and helped as the family began to trickle in.  Everyone arrived except for Steve and Claire who had a crazy series of events, including a sick dog, and a landslide blocking the way, that prevented them from arriving until Saturday afternoon. 

Saturday morning, we went to a nearby national park to play in the water, hike around the area and play games in the open areas.  It was a beautiful day!  The kids had a blast, but after a short time in the water, most of the ended up freezing.

We had a fun little 4th of July weekend including roasting marshmallows and having s'mores and setting off little firecrackers. We had a blast playing Jones Ball (which is basically baseball, but with fewer rules and more fun)

Sunday was wonderful!  We had a wonderful meeting with amazing talks and music and the spirit so strong!  In the afternoon, we had a baby shower for Emmalee.  We all had a fun time chatting and playing games.  

David loved playing with the uncle that he is named for.  He adamantly let everyone know that he was big David and Uncle David was little David.  He also had a blast playing with his cousin Ezra who is only a few months older than he is.  These two are the end of this generation of Jones' - now we are eagerly awaiting Emmalee's baby and the new generation!