JapanJonesFamily: March 2013

Round 1, Take 2

I am WAYYY behind! Here are a few posts from the past few months.

We went to Round 1 for MLK Jr. Day. It was Mike's first time but I had been with the girls back in the fall.

You fill up the section around the girls' head and push the red button, and balls shoot out of the top.

Annabelle was so excited.

Playing in the ball pit.

I don't know if you can tell how little these toilets were, but they are just the right size for toddlers.

This slide was super fast. There was the mat underneath to break the fall coming off.

Eedie decided it was time to take the socks off.

Eedie loved that slide.

There is a miniature bowling area.

Annabelle with her great form.

Mean face on.

I was trying to help the girls play some Dance Dance Revolution.

These kids and their percussion skills are making me nervous.

Playing the race car game with dad.

So into it.

Seriously, this kid is in a trance.

Snow Day

We had the first snow of the season back in January. Mike took Annabelle and Eedie outside to play while I stayed in with Vivian.

The lighting is a little off, but Eedie's face was funny.

Ready to start making a snowman.

Eedie liked going down the hill.

With the final snowman.

The Girls

Here are a few pictures of the girls from January.

I have been trying to be more of a fun mom lately. I let them paint the tub with colored shaving cream (an idea from the web). But just beware... it calls for food coloring that doesn't come off so easily.

I love these little Japanese pj's for Vivian. I might have to get some new ones. She has definitely grown out of these.

Annabelle went and put a ton of her bows in her hair one day.

The view from the top.

Eedie, the bag lady... and her Shrek headband.

Becoming percussionists... one of Mommy's worst nightmares! =)

They were actually fighting over the drum.

At the beginning of January, Annabelle started Primary at church. Primary is for kids age 3-11 in our church and they go for the second 2 hours of our 3 hour church day.

They got a crown for being a "child of God", and got to color a picture of a child.

I think she was starting to sing.

Uncle Derek and Aunt Sarah sent some Christmas gifts so we got to open those one night.

Eedie was excited.

They got some hair bows,

some movies,

and some stuffed animals.

Vivian with one of the stuffed animals.

We're back to trying new Japanese treats for Family Home Evening. This particular week we had an apple jello type dessert, a Swiss cake type role, and what I thought was my favorite yogurt type drink. Ended up being soy milk.

The girls have enjoyed using the hall closet as a hiding place.

Both of them.

Vivian is beginning to bust out of some of her clothes... case in point.

This was another FHE treat from another week. Little chocolate and strawberry treats, grapefruit gummies and yes! I found some of this yogurt drink that I love so much!

Mike and the girls wanted to build a tower.

This one fell pretty soon.

Then the bigger one.

The fall.

Christmas at the Jones' House

Since we got home Christmas night, we asked Santa to hold off coming to our house until the following weekend and he did not disappoint!

Eedie, after she got up and was still in a daze.

Annabelle was so excited to show Eedie the tree.

Now she's getting excited!

NeNe and Pappy wanted to watch us open presents on Skype (they sent many of the presents that were under the tree) so we decided to eat the famous Ebelskiver Jones breakfast. We are still working on perfecting the ebelskivers, but Eedie sure enjoyed them!