Sunday, February 1, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Like Father, Like Son!
The Joys of Parenting
Hi All,
Tina and I are at our wits end with this whole lack of sleep thing we have going on with Hailey Rose at the moment. Last night was one for the ages as we put Hailey Rose down for the night at 8:30PM, only to have to fight with her until 11:30PM to get her to sleep. Although it was a painful and frustrating experience, in the end we got a great photo out of the deal that we can show her many years down the road.
All I can say is thank god for child safety gates. Tina and I were trying the tough love approach after several failed attempts to put Hailey to bed. Instead of rushing back upstairs to put her back to bed we left her alone to see if she would put herself back to bed. After a while it got very quiet upstairs and we thought we had secured victory only to find Hailey Rose fast asleep at the top of the stairs with her face pressed against the gate. I'm telling you, you just can't make this stuff up!

Tina and I are at our wits end with this whole lack of sleep thing we have going on with Hailey Rose at the moment. Last night was one for the ages as we put Hailey Rose down for the night at 8:30PM, only to have to fight with her until 11:30PM to get her to sleep. Although it was a painful and frustrating experience, in the end we got a great photo out of the deal that we can show her many years down the road.
All I can say is thank god for child safety gates. Tina and I were trying the tough love approach after several failed attempts to put Hailey to bed. Instead of rushing back upstairs to put her back to bed we left her alone to see if she would put herself back to bed. After a while it got very quiet upstairs and we thought we had secured victory only to find Hailey Rose fast asleep at the top of the stairs with her face pressed against the gate. I'm telling you, you just can't make this stuff up!
This is what I saw as I approached the stairs. I thought is she....
We finally put her to bed after the three hour struggle!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Happy New Year
Hi All,
I know it has been a while since I updated the blog, but I promise in 2009 I will be a little better. To get things started I thought I would take the opportunity to add a few recent photos of the family taken over the holidays.
Carley and Hailey decided to help their mother bake chocolate chip cookies on Christmas Eve. That experiment turned out to be an adventure as the girls were more interested in wearing the cookie dough than baking it. We also have a photo of Santa and Carley in the same picture together. This is a first and I am sure that this photo will become a collectors item at some point down the road. Lastly we have Jace, he is just hanging out and seeing what he can get into. Which is everything he can get his hands on these days!
I hope these updated photos find everyone in good health and may all of your dreams come true in 2009!
Regards,
The Jones Family


I know it has been a while since I updated the blog, but I promise in 2009 I will be a little better. To get things started I thought I would take the opportunity to add a few recent photos of the family taken over the holidays.
Carley and Hailey decided to help their mother bake chocolate chip cookies on Christmas Eve. That experiment turned out to be an adventure as the girls were more interested in wearing the cookie dough than baking it. We also have a photo of Santa and Carley in the same picture together. This is a first and I am sure that this photo will become a collectors item at some point down the road. Lastly we have Jace, he is just hanging out and seeing what he can get into. Which is everything he can get his hands on these days!
I hope these updated photos find everyone in good health and may all of your dreams come true in 2009!
Regards,
The Jones Family
CARLEY AND SANTA CLAUS
(EXTREMELY RARE)
(EXTREMELY RARE)
CARLEY & HAILEY BAKING COOKIES
JACE POSING FOR THE CAMERA
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Back from Mexico
Hi All,
Tina, Deena, John and I are all back from Mexico. First we would like to thank our parents because without their willingness to watch our children the trip would not have been possible. With that said, we had the time of our lives in Mexico and cannot wait for the opportunity to go back again. During our stay we did as little as humanly possible and spent most of our time either in the ocean, at the swim up bar or in the hot tub. We also figured out (after meticulous taste tests) that the the Mojito with dark rum is our favorite poolside cocktail. The highlight of our trip was probably our time in the spa getting our 80 minute couples massage and the low point of the trip was probably defending ourselves against the flesh eating mosquitoes that seemed to be everywhere on the resort even in our room at night. Anyway, we had a blast and will hopefully get back to Mexico again in the near future.




Tina, Deena, John and I are all back from Mexico. First we would like to thank our parents because without their willingness to watch our children the trip would not have been possible. With that said, we had the time of our lives in Mexico and cannot wait for the opportunity to go back again. During our stay we did as little as humanly possible and spent most of our time either in the ocean, at the swim up bar or in the hot tub. We also figured out (after meticulous taste tests) that the the Mojito with dark rum is our favorite poolside cocktail. The highlight of our trip was probably our time in the spa getting our 80 minute couples massage and the low point of the trip was probably defending ourselves against the flesh eating mosquitoes that seemed to be everywhere on the resort even in our room at night. Anyway, we had a blast and will hopefully get back to Mexico again in the near future.
View from our Room
Swim up Bar
Mexican Sunrise
I took this picture around 6:12AM on the second morning.
I took this picture around 6:12AM on the second morning.
Tina and Deena just before our first dinner
Last Dinner in Mexico
Monday, September 29, 2008
Pizza Delivery
Buddy Walk Weekend
Hi All,
Saturday, September 20th was the 7th Annual Buddy Walk held in Frederick, Maryland. Team Hailey Bug had a very strong showing coming in second overall with $2,045.00 raised. A grand time was had by all and I would like to post a few photos from that weekend.
I also wanted to hand out a special thanks to the always untouchable Paul Lewis for providing the musical entertainment for the event. The Jones family appreciated the soulful rendition of "Hailey Rose" performed live at the Buddy Walk. I look forward to seeing Mr. Lewis perform at the annual Buddy Walk for years to come. I would also like to request that Paul's calendar be kept open, so I can actually go out to dinner after the show with him and his lovely wife Michel Grey in 2009!
Enjoy the photos...



Saturday, September 20th was the 7th Annual Buddy Walk held in Frederick, Maryland. Team Hailey Bug had a very strong showing coming in second overall with $2,045.00 raised. A grand time was had by all and I would like to post a few photos from that weekend.
I also wanted to hand out a special thanks to the always untouchable Paul Lewis for providing the musical entertainment for the event. The Jones family appreciated the soulful rendition of "Hailey Rose" performed live at the Buddy Walk. I look forward to seeing Mr. Lewis perform at the annual Buddy Walk for years to come. I would also like to request that Paul's calendar be kept open, so I can actually go out to dinner after the show with him and his lovely wife Michel Grey in 2009!
Enjoy the photos...
Daddy and Jace at the Buddy Walk
Paul Lewis is a BAD MAN!!!!!
Carley on the playground
Hailey Rose on the playground
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