Mac and Jessica and the marathon

Here is Ma Jones with some of the girls in our family on the trek.

Here is "Pa Jones" and our family trekking across Rocky Ridge. This was the beginning of the marathon.

Mac and Jessica were married on July 22, 2008. It was a beautiful day and I have been busy ever since, sorry that I have not posted sooner but it has been a marathon and I think I am getting to the end. It started the week of the trek, Ryan and I were Ma and Pa on the trek to Martin's cove and Rocky Ridge which was July 14th through the 17th.

It is always amazing to me to experience a little of what the pioneers went through. We traveled 18 miles in one day and I had developed blisters the 2nd day so it was a bit of a challenge to walk 18 miles with blisters on my feet. But I have so much admiration for the amazing people that our ancestors are and the great sacrifices that they made so we could live in Zion. When we arrived home we were then on to the wedding plans. We had the quilt shower for Jessica and Chelsea on the 19th which was Saturday and we also had a baby shower for Kristi on that day so it was the day of the showers. Rainee drove from Reno on Friday and Melanie flew in on Saturday night. I went to the airport to get her and then drove back to Grandma and Grandpa Shaw's to stay overnight because Mark came home from his mission and his homecoming was on Sunday which by the way was a great day to hear the growth and testimony that he gained while on his mission to Mexico.

Aren't these pictures great! They are so photogenic and such a beautiful couple.

Well after the missionary homecoming we drove to Nate and Rachel's house to celebrate the July birthdays, Happy Birthday Bryce, Jaedon, Layne and Nate!!

We then went home and we all had fun with all of the little boys and of course Olivia, she is a little outnumbered. On Monday we had the wedding social at Jessica's home and it was so nice to see so many people and I really liked being able to visit with everyone. It was very casual and we just had a celebration of their lives. On Tuesday we drove to Salt Lake to the temple and were able to enjoy their beautiful sealing. It was so nice and their were many loved ones their to share it with, I felt a special spirit their and learned some things that I had not known before. After we took pictures, it had been raining but stopped for the pictures, by now the little ones were getting pretty restless and we had Shawnee and Cierra take them to the hotel while we enjoyed the nice dinner at PF Chang's. The food was delicious and it was a beautiful relaxed day. We stayed in Salt Lake that night and then went to ParkCity the next day. We had fun with all of the little boys and they all survived our shopping at the outlets. We drove home on the 24th and enjoyed having Doug come. Oh, I forgot, the Sunday before we left on the Trek Ryan was called to be Bishop so he was a little preoccupied for the last 2 weeks. On Sunday he was sustained and it was great that our family was still able to be here for the condolences. So it has been a marathon and I am glad to kind of be back to normal, I enjoyed the last 2 weeks and loved being with my beautiful family!!

Our Trip to Park City

Jessica and Mac's wedding

The ring

Well it is official the ring is on her finger so she is engaged, even though all of the invitations are out and the wedding is pretty much planned. It took a while for her to get her ring because it was especially made for Jessica. I think the wait was worth it though because it is a very beautiful ring.

The three stones across the middle are set in a rose gold so it makes the diamond look pink. It is really a beautiful ring!

Mac and Jessica are official

Belize

Well if anyone knows how to make the slide show smaller please let me know. I can never seem to get it right. Any how Belize was fantastic. It is a beautiful country. The first pictures are of Ambergris Caye. The beaches are brilliant white and the water is so turquoise. Our accommodations were amazing. There even was a hammock on our front porch of our cabana. Doug went salt water fly fishing in the flats. We were unable to catch some permit but he caught 5 bone fish. I didn't think he did to bad since it really was his first time fly fishing. I just loved sitting around. We also had amazing food wherever we went I really pigged out and when I came home I had gained 7 pounds. It is coming off fast though. The next pictures are of some of the waterfalls we went and saw. The resort we stayed at in Mountain Pine Ridge was 7200 acres with only accommodations for 24 people. So the resort was small but amazing the staff was so amazing down to every last detail. Since they have so much land they have these hikes into the jungle and you can go to these waterfalls and swim at the crystal clear bottom. It was like out of a movie. We also went into Rio Frio Cave which has a river running through this amazing cave. There is another spot where it is called Rio On Pools. There are these natural pools in the river where you can swim. We went to Caracol, the mayan ruins, they were amazing. It was mind blowing to see the ruins and read about the history that they have uncovered especially with our knowledge of the Book of Mormon made it ever more the interesting. It was hard to come home. There are also some of the bugs we saw. There is a picture of a Portuguese Man of War jellyfish it is the bright purple animal. These were in the ocean at the time so they advised to be careful when swimming. I also took pictures of the flowers they were gorgeous to me.

Belize

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Happy 4th of July

I was on call on the 4th of July so my day started out at the hospital. I decided to document my 4th with some pictures , I had my camera in my bag because I had been to Kace's t-ball game and I forgot to take it out so I actually had my camera with me. We didn't have to work very long in the morning so I was able to spend the afternoon and part of the evening with Caitlin, Isaac and Mary.
These pictures are actually backwards from my day so the first ones you are seeing are of actually July 5th because after we had a barbeque at Mary and Isaac's and after their great firework show I was called in again. This case started at about 10:30 pm and I was actually kind of upset to be called in to do a hernia repair (on call cases are supposed to be emergencies.) Well when we got into the OR and after the patient was asleep I was able to see why we were doing an emergency inguinal hernia repair. I guess he had this hernia for awhile and it had incarcerated. We found out after the incision that it had not only incarcerated the bowel but also part of the bladder so I called a urologist in and he did the bladder repair and the general surgeon did the bowel repair. Needless to say I spent most of my time in the OR the night of the 4th and most of the morning of the 5th.

This picture was actually the appendectomy that we did in the morning.
Mary and Kelsey were dancing to the strobing fireworks. It looked pretty cool with firework lights.
Here is all of us watching the show, Isaac was the firework master.

Happy 4th of July! I am grateful I have my freedom and I am actually glad that I was on call because if I had an emergency on a holiday I would be grateful that there would be someone there to take care of me.

More of the Jones Reunion

Hike to Rosy's mine

Jones Reunion

Another week another reunion!
This weekend we had the Jones reunion up at Cinnamon Creek and we had a lot of fun reuniting with all of our relatives. This is Corey giving the cousins a ride in the handcart.

This is our breakfast and it was cooked in dutch ovens and it was delicious, I think it was called mountain man quiche. It took us a while to get it finished but it was worth the wait.

Kace had so much fun playing with all of the cousins he didn't even know he had and I don't think he was dry the whole reunion.
Tydon loved the water too and he was quite funny trying to squirt everyone with the hose.
We had trivia games and just visited alot and on Saturday morning we went on a hike to rosy's mine. I will make a slideshow of the hike it was great and we had a lot of fun!!

The Marriott Reunion

We went to the Marriott reunion this weekend up on Monte Cristo. We spent most of our time exploring the property and seeing the improvements that have been made. Into Grandma and Grandpa Shaw's property they have made a new road access and they have it paved to the top of the hill. It looks pretty good! We are now able to get into the property easier.
This is on the property where there is a flat place to camp.
Grandpa taking a rest before he gets back to the mule.

Jessica worried about Mac's driving.

I think that Monte Cristo is one of the prettiest places on earth (especially in the spring.)
Lily had her puppies and had to bring her with us to make sure they would all be okay. Lily did great and enjoyed hanging out in the trailer. Sammy fell in love with the little runt.

Mac started the pyramid and Isaac thought the he could finish it. This is about as far as they got.

Four wheeling and going on the mule was really fun. Mac was a little crazy with his driving.

It has been a cold Spring

This last Saturday Alex was married to Sterling and these are some pictures at the temple. You can't tell how cold it really was but if you look close you can see goosebumps and purple skin. The wind was blowing and it became even colder. By the afternoon it was a little warmer and I was just fine with a coat on. It was a great day though and we wish Alex and Sterling the best! I don't think they are cold now (they are in Hawaii on their honeymoon) Wish I was some place warm.

We are happy they found each other!!

Carolyn did a great job with the reception.

What is this!

So now he has taken a nap and when he woke up, THIS, is what his eye looked like. This has all been very weird.

What HAPPENED?!

When Ty woke up this morning this is what his eye looked like? We can't figure out what happened. He didn't cry in the night......he didn't fall (that we know of :) ) there wasn't a bee or wasp that I could find in his room......it was all very weird. It is looking a little bit better now, but is still quite swollen.

Monterey Trip

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Monterey Trip

I realized on this trip that when you turn 30 it is all downhill from there. My age really showed on this trip. I thought I was doing so good when I packed everything. We got over to Jack London Square which is some shops and restaurants along the coast. We got in the parking lot and I went to the back of the car and realized I did not pack the double stroller. I couldn't believe it. Why would I do that to myself? Needless to say I got the privilege of carrying Bryce everywhere. We then went to the A's vs. Red Sox game. The boys favorite part was the cotton candy. We only lasted through the 6th inning. The next day we went to the Monterey Aquarium. That was fun. But they don't rent strollers so I got to carry Bryce everywhere. Bryce loved looking at the fish. The boys loved that they had so many hands on displays. I am amazed to see how many different kinds of life God created which I know each has a specific purpose.
On our way home we stopped at the Santa Cruz boardwalk which is a good old-fashioned amusement park on the beach with all the carnival games, rides, and food. We rode some rides and ate some junk food the boys loved it. Layne states that this was his favorite part.
On Sunday we were going to church when my age got in the way again. I had forgotten to pack Doug's Sunday clothes. I had packed everyone else's but his. So we had a short lesson that Carson gave us and then we went to the beach and played in the sand. There are some pictures of that. Layne and Carson got some kelp and they turned them into Indiana Jones' whip. I would show you how this worked but my age got in the way again. I forgot to recharge my battery on my camera so it died shortly before this happened.
On Monday we went to the San Francisco Zoo. They did have wagon rentals which we did. I love the Zoo and it was great to do on my birthday.

Oh My Fish!

Hello fish lovers! As you can see the Joneses cleaned up on the big ones. The first picture is of the Friday catch. The fish Isaac is holding is Nate's big Porky Pig of the Pond fish. I have never seen such a fat fish in my life. It was 25 inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. The other fish are probably 3 to 4 pounders and are 19 to 20 inches long and are really good fish, but look little in comparison. The next picture is of Mac holding Nates monster. This is in the parking lot of the Ashton Inn in Ashton, Idaho. Isaac and I met Nate and Mac on Friday night as Isaac had to work Friday.


The next picture is of Isaac's Monster when we got home Saturday night.

The last two are of Isaac's monster in the boat right after he landed it. These fish were full of fresh water shrimp and are so orange meated and fat. They have so much fat on them.
























This fish is 30 inches long and has a girth of 20 inches. It was a female as when we cleaned it there were still a few eggs left inside. It was taken from Henry's Lake on 31 May using a black and gold Panther Martin.

75 Years old!

This last week we celebrated Dad's or Grandpa's birthday. He is 75 years old and he is looking pretty good. We all love grandpa and we went and had a party at Grandma and grandpa's. We had buffalo burgers and had a yummy barbeque and of course had ice ream and cake. We think Dad is our hero and we all love to be around and with him, we are glad that you made it to 75 years and are looking forward to at least 25 more years!

Dad's (Grandpa's) Birthday

Happy Birthday Rainee!!

Man you are getting old!! :) We love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Elder Jones is back!

We have had a busy week but it has been one that we have been looking forward to for awhile. On Friday we all went to Salt Lake to be together with our family and wait for the arrival of Elder Jones. We went to the zoo and were so glad that the rain stopped while we were there. We had so much fun looking at and being the animals and the boys and Olivia had so much fun playing together. It was a beautiful day and we were mostly just glad to be with each other. We spent the day having fun and then went to eat and then to the hotel to wait for Mac to arrive at the airport. He didn't get in until 8:25pm so we watched the Jazz game and had fun getting aquainted with Olivia, Bryce, and Tydon. Some of us were seeing these new babies for the first time. We then all shuttled over to the airport and waited for Mac to arrive. We had a big sign with his picture on it and we knew when his plane arrived because the people coming down the escalator would tell us," He's on the plane we saw him," and another said,"he is at the very back of the plane, He's coming!" So that made us even more excited to see him. I don't think there is a more exciting day in the life of my children than seeing them walk down the steps to greet his family after being gone for 2 years, the glow on their face is priceless. I even have to stop and watch missionaries I don't know when I am in the airport because it is so fun to watch. We were all excited to see him and give him our big hugs. Welcome back Mac, we are glad to have you home!!

What a great day!

Flyin' High

Jaedon got to go and see the helicopter today, and it was his last day of preschool. It was a really fun day.

I am glad it is this week

I am very glad to have last week over with and I am sure those of you that are in school will have the same feeling when this week is over. It was a very busy week for me and with having Stake Leadership, Speaking in Stake Conference, and our Gold and Green Ball, I felt a little overwhelmed. After speaking at Stake Conference it was a great feeling of relief, Ryan said I did great but it is such a stress to speak in front of so many people. So needless to say I am glad that his week is here, now I can look forward to Mac coming home and seeing all of my family together. How great will that be!!!! So I am looking forward to seeing all of you!

We're ready!!

2 more weeks, well more like 2 1/2 until we see you guys, but 2 weeks until we are in Utah. We went and got swimsuits today so we could go swimmin' in the hot tub! We can't wait!!

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That was Jaedon. Interpretation: I am such a big boy, and can't wait to see grandma and grandpa, and all my cousins... Something like that.

some more pics from the Treehouse Museum

I am still in awe at how great the Treehouse Museum was. For those who haven't been there it is right across the street from the temple on 22 street in Ogden. Anyway, it was very fun and maybe we should all go there when everyone is here to visit. So here are some more pics...........

We have been married 33 years!

Today Ryan and I have been married for 33 years, that seems like forever but it just seems like yesterday that we went to the Ogden temple to be sealed for time and all eternity. I have been very blessed to have such a great spouse and we still have a lot of fun together. I can't beleive that the time has passed so quickly. We have been blessed with 6 beautiful children and now we have 4 of their spouses to add to our family and from that we have 7 grandsons and one grand daughter. Like the song our family just goes on and on. We are so thankful for all of you and for the happiness and joy you have brought to our lives! We are looking forward to another 33 years.

Today is our anniversary!

HAPPY BIRDAY TO YOU!!

Here is Jaedon's rendition of Happy Birthday.

I think he could have kept going and going and going...and I just had to throw Livy in! :)

Happy Birthday Mom, Grandma, and friend. We sure do love you and hope you have a wonderful day!!!!

My new carpet

A week of Boys

Yesterday was Layne's and Carson's first baseball games of the season. They did great and had fun. Bryce and Evan just played in the dirt for 4 hours. You can tell from Evan's picture that he even has dirt in his teeth. Bryce's favorite part was the snowcone. He ate the entire thing by himself. The other pictures are of their miscellaneous antics throughout the week. We love you.

A week of boys

"SWEETEST" grandkids!! (Get it?)

We love you, and can't wait to see you soon!

General Conference

I thought General Conference was great and I enjoyed all of the speakers and being able to participate in the solemn assembly. The weather wasn't really great but because of the weather you just wanted to sit inside and watch it, so I guess that was a good thing. Caitlin brought up two boys from Scotland that are visiting here and they were going to attend 2 sessions of conference. It was really fun to hear their accents and to talk with them about Scotland. The oldest one is putting his papers in to go on a mission when he returns. It made me realize how small the world is and that the church is the same all over the world, I also realized that if so many members travel such far distances to come to conference that maybe we should appreciate more what we have so close to us. We went down to Liberty to watch conference with Grandpa and Grandma Shaw and yes they are the winners! They have so much more snow, I think it will still be here in May!!!

April Fool's and General Conference