Merry Christmas

The kids last day of school was Friday. We are ready to start celebrating the Holidays! I am so excited to play, relax, and just enjoy each other. We wish you all a Merry Christmas! Click on the link to check out our rockin family.  Rockin' Jones

Disney on Ice

We took the kids to Disney on Ice as part of their Christmas gifts this year. We had so much fun. It was unbelievable.

We walked around downtown and looked at all the window displays before we went to the show. This Christmas tree in the mall is the biggest one I have ever seen!

If you look behind the tree those are escalators going up all those levels. I wish I would've figured out how many stories it is but it's a lot!

Here the fam is waiting for the doors to open.

The green army men parachuted in from the ceiling.

All the toys came out to dance to The Toys are Back in Town set to the music of The Boys are Back in Town.  Mickey, Minnie, Daisy and Donald introduced the show.

 Buzz Lightyear getting picked up by the claw.

And no show would be complete without Ken and Barbie dancing to Dream Weaver.

We had so much fun and the kids loved every minute of it. We are so blessed to live in a city that offers such amazing things to do and see.

Inspiration from a friend

I was reading my friends blog the other day.  She just had a darling baby girl. And as I was catching up on her blog I came across this quote she blogged about.

"With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don’t give up when the pressure mounts. Certainly don’t give in to that being who is bent on the destruction of your happiness. Face your doubts. Master your fears. “Cast not away therefore your confidence.” Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you."


This was exactly the inspiration I needed to hear/read at this moment in my life.  Our life is beautiful and Heavenly Father has made it better than I could have ever imagined, but sometimes I do give into my fears and let my doubts consume me.  I know we are where Heavenly Father wants us to be.  My family is thriving, Monte is home to be a father and husband, and life is just good.  Sometimes though, the homesickness and loneliness overwhelms me and I think what am I doing in Washington?  This quote has brought peace to my heart and a willingness to try harder.  Inspiration can come in all different shapes and sizes. I know Heavenly Father is willing to give me the inspiration I need, I just have to remember to ask.

Thank you Charlotte for being the one to help open my eyes.  The talk was given by Elder Holland and you can find it through Charlotte's blog here.  Also go to her home page and check out her new little baby girl. She is adorable and has one of my favorite names: Jane. 

Christmas Lights!

So my neighbor who's name ironically is Heather, totally rocks!  She is the one who took us kayaking and is always up for doing something fun.  Heather brought home some Christmas lights back when she visited her mom for thanksgiving. She ask if we had any to put up. I told her we had some but I wasn't sure if we were putting them up this year.  I told her she was welcome to borrow any of our Christmas lights. Today when we came back from shopping we pulled up to our townhouses looking like this.

She decorated both sides with everything we had, and everything she had.  She is so great. Monte said this was the most he's ever enjoyed putting up the lights hahaha! We are so blessed to have such amazing girls that live next door to us.  They are so good to my kids and a blast to hang out with. Now all we need is some snow! Thanks Heather for putting up all the Christmas lights, you're amazing!
P.S. Heather is also an amazing photographer. She took this picture of the townhouse with the awesome sun set in the background.