hello again!

So I remembered a majoy event that I forgot to mention!
In June Chad and I celebrated 11 years of marriage! It has been great! Maybe not all roses, but we have 3 wonderful kids to show for it and are very happy!
Also, in August when we were in California for the reunion, we spent a great day at Disneyland with the kids. It was so much fun! Caleb only got misplaced once or twice. Never for very long! Everyone got along good for the most part. We were all very tired and hungry when we left! So on our way home, we found a McDonalds and had dinner in the car.
Unfortunlately, we forgot our camera on this trip. May have been a good thing- the battery cage in cracked and pops open all the time- it is now help together with tape! But we did buy a disposable camera. I guess I should drop that off today(2 months later!) to get developed! I will have some pics soon I hope!

such slackers!!

Okay so someone pointed out to me a while ago that we had not updated our blog since Christmas. OOOPS!!!
Well, here it is! A very quick update of the Jones Crew!
January, February, March, April, all a complete blur of school and home and church and all the small things that you forget all the time! In March the kids and I took a trip with Melissa and her kids to LegoLand California. It was so much fun! We went to the beach and swam at Dad's house. Melissa was really impressed with the theater screen and now has one of her very own!
May was great! Tyler was baptized and confirmed by Chad with friends and family there. June was quiet-except for Tyler starting scouts, me being called to be a denleader for Tyler's den, And Tyler doing Katz. It was a busy two months!
July brought heat! And it was hot! We spent a lot of time swimming at friends homes and trying to keep cool! It wasn't easy!
Anna's majoy accomplishment this summer- she is finally swimming on her own! Between Chad and I and Anna's own perserverance, she can finally do it on her own! No more floaties or rings!
Tyler learned to dive and Caleb is still working on the not sinking part of swimming. He will swim with his face in the water while holding his breath, but without floaties, he just sinks with a big grin on his face!
August was the beginning of school! And a big Dow family reunion to boot! We pulled the kids from school for a few days and went to California. It was great! I had so much fun seeing family! It had been YEARS since I had seen most of them and it was great to catch up!!!!
September brings us closer to caught up! Soccer started and I don't think I have ever been busier! 3 kids playing, practice 4 nights a week, games ALL morning-early afternoon on Saturdays. Chad is Tyler's coach this year. So we don't have a lot of spare time!
Chad has been working a lot of overtime for Bank of America in underwriting. I am trying to keep up with laundry and cleaning. I am not doing daycare right now. I don't think it would be possible with the schedule we have!
Caleb learned to write his name yesterday! He is doing preschool two days a week and is loving it! We are hoping that with enough training and the right kindergarten teacher, that he won't need to be put through testing for ADHD. Although it is a possibility.
Tyler and Anna are both doing well in class and in soccer! Everyone seems to love it, but I don't know if I will be able to handle having 3 kids doing the same sport again!
So, there you have it! Friends, Family, Faith and a lot of blessings!
We love you all and hope to hear from all of you!!!

Speaking of things forgotten! Chad ran in Ragnar again this year! It was great being there at the end to watch the team cross the finish line together! What a great group of people!!!!