Hawaii...

Our Trip to Hawaii with the students was great but it was exhausting...it started out with a 6am flight (which meant we had to be up at 3:00am to be at the airport by 4:00am) so we were pretty wiped out by the time we finally got there. Our first night we had a pizza party and just spent time getting to know everyone and waiting for all the stragglers to arrive. On Sunday we went to the flea market at the pro bowl stadium. Its a GREAT place to get your Hawaiian gear!! Then we went to Kailua Beach...it was a fun day but it was overcast and cloudy and a bit on the cool side. Sunday night we played Bunco and had a BBQ....On Tuesday it was still overcast and cloudy but a cloudy day in Hawaii is still Hawaii Right? so we headed out in the morning and did the light house hike (you can go back in my blog to last years trip and see the pictures of that..its really very pretty) after the hike we went to Wiamonolo beach and had a picnic and spent the day there. It sprinkled off and on and the sun never really showed itself so we just pretty much spent most of the time in the water. It was the best beach for body boarding and I even caught a few waves all the way in which I have never done and it was WAY cool....good thing we brought Christoph along to show us how its REALLY done!

On Tuesday we went to Waikiki and hiked Diamond head...It was the initiation for our new chaperons so us "has beens" got the luxury of hanging out with the cars in the parking lot LOL...did not miss those 100+ stairs at the top of the trail....but i did forget the lunch money and had to drive all the way back to camp to get it and race back before the kids got done with the hike. After that we went to Waikiki beach and went out on the Catamaran...this is a highlight of the trip and one of our very favorite things to do...usually the waves are pretty big and the kids get soaked who sit up here in the net (pictured above) and its so fun to watch their faces when that first unsuspecting wave crashes over them but this year the water was like glass....which was also nice because then we got to stop and jump off the boat and swim out in the open ocean!

here is Emanuel coming back up the stairs after jumping off the side into the water

Here is Christoph taking a dive....or maybe a belly flop! LOL

Pavel getting ready for his dive.

Here is one of our Chaperons, Eufaun doing a back dive...brave girl!

who are these people anyways???

Our fearless leader, Kim

Here is Christoph, after he got out of the water...we were so happy to have Christoph on the trip with us. Christoph was our first exchange student 15 years ago and he and his family now live in San Diego. It was good to get reacquainted with him. The day we left his family came into town and the lucky dog got to stay another week with them! We sure love them and wish they lived closer but San Diego is a heck of alot closer then Switzerland!!!!

Pavel, funny funny kid! the life of the party! He lives with my sister Lynn

On our way back in we get that rare view of surfers from the back side...

Here is a group shot (although i seemed to have cut someone off??)

More Hawaii....

On Wednesday we went to Pearl Harbor, where this picture was taken and then we went to the Polynesian Cultural center at BYU.

At PCC we visited several "islands" and learned about their culture there. These were taken in the "island" of Hawaii where they learned the Hula. It was too fun watching them learn all the moves.

This is Monika and Peter

Here is Philipp, Emanuel, Pauline and Toby


A little hip action....

Here is Christoph checking out a teeny, tiny baby gecko that we found on our table at one of the fine dinning establishment we were at on Thursday in Waikiki.

You can click on it to enlarge it and see it up close.

and alittle more Hawaii....

On Friday we went to North Shore and we were able to FINALLY do the shark adventures. We have planned to do it every year for the last 3 or 4 years and every time it gets canceled because of the rough sea...luckily this year we were able to pull it off.

We had to go out in 4 different groups as they only take 10 per boat. So this is one of our other groups passing us on their way back to shore. We were about 3 miles out to sea for this and the water was still pretty rough so once we got in the cage we got knocked around a bit.

Here is Rich with the lovely girls that were on our boat. The second one over from Rich tells us that she is planning to be our daughter in law some day! LOL...she is on a mission to meet Hayden and she and her friend to the left of her in the photo plan to come here for snowboarding lessons! LOL

Here we are in the cage....from left to right

Me, Lynn, Paulina, Hanne and Rich

It was really fun and surprisingly I was not nervous at all to do this. It was a little freaky at first, worrying about having your fingers and toes exposed when you were holding on to the case below the yellow floats but it was so cool to see the sharks up close...it was almost hard to believe that they could be dangerous.

after we left the beach at north shore we went up to sacrifice hill to check out the sunset

On Saturday, just before we left to come home, we were in Honolulu and this is the sunset we caught from the balcony at the Mall.

Below is a video of the shark adventure....

Back home

well we are back home, it feels good! the trip was good but it was exhausting. Starting out with a 6am flight did not get us off on a very good foot ( had to leave for the airport at 3:30am) and we ran from sun up to sun down. The kids were really good so that helped and we did FINALLY get to do the shark adventure this year after 3 previous years of cancellations because of weather. I will post pictures, video and tell all about it in another post coming soon....but in the mean time....you might hop on over to Brittnee's blog in hopes that she will post about her doctors appt today. Just a hint....it might be pink!

I'm outta here....

100 THINGS
Rules: Copy and past the 100 facts and make the ones white that you have already done before
.1. Start your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a Meteor Shower
6. Give more than you can afford to charity (does tithing count?)
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (will never happen)
11. Looked up an old boyfriend on face book
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Got food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (Rich is the Gardner but im counting those little beans you plant at school LOL)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept in an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when your not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a marathon
28. Ridden in a Gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total Eclipse
30. Watched Sunrise or Sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen the Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (it only lasted for a short time)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung Karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful Geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to top of Eiffel Tower
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gotten out of a speeding ticket
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold girl scout cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood
65. Adopted a stray dog or cat
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt- I have helped with one
73. Stood in times square
74. Toured the everglades
75. Got fired from a job
76. Seen the changing of guards in London
78. Broken a bone
79. Been on a speeding motorcycle
80. Seen grand Canyon in person
81. Published a book
82. Visit the Vatican
83. Bought a brand new car
84. Walked in Jerusalem
85. Had your picture in the newspaper
86. Read the entire bible
87. Visited the White House
88. Killed and prepared an animal to eat (not personally but i was there while it happened)
89. Had Chicken Pox
90. Saved someones life
91. Sat on a jury
92. Met someone famous
93. Joined a book club
94. Lost a loved one
95. Had a baby
96. Seen the Alamo in person
97. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
98. Been involved in a lawsuit
99. Owned a cell phone
100. Read one whole book in one entire day

ok, dude...i have done alot of stuff....looks like i need to travel alittle more and get alittle more adventurous in the rain and the water

GO BIG RED!

Were goin to the super bowl!! unbelievable!!!

Next up....

wheww what a whirlwind December and January have been! But its finally coming to an end (all the craziness and long "to do" lists) the next thing on the agenda is our trip to Hawaii with the exchange kids that we do every year ( I THINK this is the 9th trip I have done but I have kind of lost count) so at least its a good thing! But, even though most people roll their eyes when I say this....its still alot of work but it is somewhat relaxing at the same time. We will leave Saturday for a week in (hopefully) sunny Hawaii(its the rainey season) with 36 teenagers! So I have just been working on getting that all organized and getting all my lists together for the trip as well as for the family to function while we are gone. So the kids are not so excited that we are leaving but they are excited that Brittnee is coming to stay with them while we are gone. I'm extremely glad to have such a capable, responsible daughter to pick up the slack for her dear ol' mom.

Banquet....

Last night was the football Banquet...It was a really good banquet with alot of good words said. Coach Moro recognizes the seniors mainly at the banquet so he brought up all the underclassman and they handed out their certificates and letters and he talked about them as a group for a few minutes and then he brought up the seniors and he brought each of them forward and talked about them specifically although he does not talk much about their abilities or athleticism but more about their character and the kind of person they are and their good traits that will take them through life...so that was nice. I video taped what he said about Hayden but the audio is really hard to hear so i did not post that. He talked about his leadership abilities and how he is a spokesman (He gets that from his dad) and that he is a real leader. After they talked about all the boys, we moms went up and gave them their scrapbooks and then we watched the AWESOME highlight video..that was alot of fun. We always look forward to the video. Following the video they handed out awards. The majority of the awards are voted on by the other players. The last award of the night is voted on by the coaches and is presented by the parents of a young man who played football for blue ridge and was a true inspiration. He died of Cancer in 1985 and ever since then they have presented the T.R. Yeager Most Inspirational Player of the year. And....well.....this is who received it this year......



I was told after the banquet, by one of the coaches that this is a very prestigious award and is equal in their minds to the MVP.

Here is a close shot of the award....Hayden told me that he was going to go home and eat some cereal out of it...lol....i think he deserves to do that...I would think that Wheaties would be the cereal of choice to eat out of this bowl but no....Hayden would pick froot loops...and on second thought, for Hayden...that is probably more appropriate! (addendum- he did not really eat cereal out of the bowl, he was just kidding...wouldn't want anyone to think he was being disrespectful or anything)

Here is his plaque he received for All-State

This is Hayden being VERY annoyed with me for wanting a picture of him with his hardware. It was a pretty emotional evening for him. He loves his teammates and will miss football more then anything i think...

and here is Hayden with Coach London...his line coach. He told Rich that Hayden was one of his all time favorites! Hayden loves coach London!

The Football Banquet..

is tonight! I'm excited for it because.....I can finally get this "scrapbook project" behind me! I have not talked about the scrapbook project prior to this because it was ALL consuming and I'm not really sure how I got roped into it???? Every year the moms of the seniors make this book for the boys as a memento for their senior year of football. Well, lets just say...the project has evolved from a simple 8 1/2 x 11 three ring notebook, put together by pasting some pictures from the computer and printing them on the computer to this full fledged 12x12 scrapbook that had a whole lot of special papers, embellishments, hundreds of photos, etc and then had to go to the printer to finish. Thanks to last years moms for "stepping it up" of course we could not be outdone! LOL...Anyways, I got volunteered to spear head this project and then after meeting with the moms and finding out that no one had really scrapbooked before besides me....I ended up making the whole book. Each of the moms made a page for their son and then I did the rest of the pages. The total project cost just over $1000 and took probably about 40hours to complete. But I'm pretty proud of the finished product. I hope the boys appreciate them!

We made 15 books and each has 66 pages...this is the front of the album
1st page

Random page (California camp)

Last page....

I really was pretty happy to get to do it.(I can say that now that its done) I hope it was everything that the other moms hoped it would be. I'm really not ready for all these "senior" moments coming up in Hayden's life cuz I'm just not ready to let him go....but that is another post for another day....

I saw this..

on someone else's Blog and thought I would share....unbelievable site that you can go to, to watch movies and tv shows for FREE!

check it out~

I know, I know....

Everyone must be pretty sick of hearing about it...because no one is posting comments anymore lol but I think there are a few grandparents that check this site that might be alittle less annoyed by my football ramblings.....anyways, I think this is probably the last article we will see.
this was in the independent this week....
here is a link to the full article if you want to read it in full (Grandpa)
http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20237326&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505964&rfi=6
and here is the little blurb about Hayden....

(Blue Ridge five among eight area 3A All-State gridders)
The 6-2, 184-pound Jones was a key member of a solid offensive line that helped the Yellow Jackets average 264 rushing yards and 370 yards from scrimmage a game. The senior and three-year varsity player was one of three Yellow Jackets offensive linemen selected first-team All-3A East. "He was just a great team leader besides being a very good and steady offensive lineman," Moro said. "He's not very big but steady and a great team leader." He moved between the guard and tackle positions on the right side of the line depending on which teammates were injured. That ability, which many players don't have, made him an indispensable part of the line for the last three years. "He's able to play either one," Moro said. "That's pretty much unique, I would say."

I will probably have more to say after the football banquet next week so be prepared! LOL

Happy Birthday to my 14 year olds!

Happy Birthday to Quade and Taylor...I can not believe how fast they have grown up. I can remember the day they were born like it was yesterday.

When we decided to try to have another baby we did not have insurance (luckily the only time we were without insurance) but we thought....hummm worst case scenario, we have a c-section, we pay $50 a month for the rest of our lives...no big deal. Little did we know we would get pregnant with TWO babies and that they would be 6 weeks early, spend 2 weeks in the NICU and the worst case scenario turned into nearly $100,000!

I was on bed rest with them after having meaningful contractions at around 28 weeks. I was put on medication to stop the contractions and that also meant That I would be put on full bed rest which meant that I spent the holidays in bed...unable to cook, clean, shop or anything else. It was a very hard thing too do having 3 other kids at home who needed to be cared for plus an exchange student. But somehow we made it work. Rich was amazing with all he did to keep things in order, my neighbor brought me lunch nearly every day and many of my friends helped out with the kids as much as possible.

At 36 weeks after a week of no electricity because of a HUGE snow storm (we had to cook on our wood stove and put our food out in the snow) the lights finally came back on and thankfully we were able to take hot showers....I woke in the early morning with contractions that would not stop. So off to the hospital we went. We called our friends, Paul and Michael, to have them come and give me a blessing, that helped put our mind at ease.

They started me on another medication that can only be given at the hospital intravenously. It was Mag sulfate. When they put it in your veins you can feel it as it feels warm and it fills your whole body until you feel hot. It was not fun..after the birth i actually had what seemed like a sunburn, I think it burned from the inside out...bazaar. This was still not stopping the contractions so they decided I needed an amnio to see if the babies lungs were developed enough to deliver them here on the mountain but because it was a Sunday there was no one here, on duty to do the test after it was drawn (this ended up being a blessing in disguise) So they decided that they would need to fly me to the valley "just in case" so they loaded Rich and I, with babes inside, in an ambulance and took us over to the airport so we could be flown by the medical plane as this was before we had any helicopters here. We had a very uneventful flight but at the same time we were very scared of the unknown. What would lie ahead for us once we arrived?
After touching down at sky harbor they loaded the 4 of us into another ambulance and whisked us off to Good Samaritan hospital. Once we arrived and were settled in they did the amnio and it seemed like we waited forever for the results. But when they came back in they told us that their lungs looked good and that we would go ahead and deliver. My sisters had arrived at this point and they were very helpful in lifting my spirits and helping me feel alittle calmer.
We delivered in the operating room "just in case" but luckily both babies were able to be delivered vaginally and quickly. What an interesting experience that was...its seems like a blur with all that was going on around us. There were so many people in the room but really in my mind I can only remember the intern that delivered and the doctor that stood over her shoulder. Oh ya, and the nurse who climbed up on the delivery table and pushed on my stomach with all her might (left bruises) to make sure baby B (Taylor) did not switch positions once baby A (Quade) was out.

I cant remember much right after they were born..I think I was just in shock but it turned out that their lungs were not fully developed (this is where the blessing in disguise comes in as in if we would have had the test at home and it came out that they were good to go then we would have been separated if we would have delivered on the mountain because they would have flown the babies out because of the premature lungs and I would have had to stay there to recover)

The babies were both intabated and put on respirators. Luckily they did not stay on them for more the 24 hours. But because of Jaundice and eating issues they were in the hospital for 2 weeks. Thankfully those were the only real issues they had. Luckily I was able to stay with my In-laws and go back and forth to the hospital daily to be with the babies. Rich came home to be with the other kids and to go to work and he would come back on the weekends to be with us. Again, my friends and ward members stepped up greatly at that time to provided meals and to take the kids after school and on the weekends...to them I will always be indebted.
After two weeks we were finally able to bring our sweet babies home! what a joy!

Quade Silas Jones
4lbs 11oz

18 inches

10:21 pm

Taylor Annaleise Jones

4 lbs 8oz

18 1/2 inches

10:30pm

Our little Miracles....

14 Things I love about Taylor

1. She is Beautiful!

2. She is the BEST "other mother"

3. She cares about the way she looks

4. She is smart and does well in school

5. She is a good friend

6. She loves to try new things (sports)

7. She likes to cook and bake (she musta got that from her dad)

8. She is very mature

9. She is a great babysitter (and does not complain about it too much)

10. She is an animal lover and has great compassion for animals

11. She has a level head

12. She has common sense

13. She has a desire to do her best in everything she attempts

14. She is an awesome daughter! I could not ask for more!!

Happy Birthday Taylor-Girl

14 Things I love about Quade

1. He is just plain AWESOME

2. He gives the BEST hugs

3. He is Handsome

4. He is strong (although this can be a hindrance as well LOL)

5. He is ALWAYS happy

6. He is compassionate

7. He loves BR FOOTBALL (just like me)

8. He has a good sense of humor

9. He Loves music (His Christmas iPod is his best friend)

10. He is a blessing and helps us keep things in perspective

11. He has unconditional love for everyone

12. He has a great memory

13. He brings alot of laughs and smiles to our family

14. He reminds us to keep life simple

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUADER-BEAR

another...

Here is a link to another list Hayden made..not a huge deal, but he did get his picture in the paper this time LOL
http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20234569&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505964&rfi=6

Pretty cute....

Pictures from winter formal...good thing they are so cute, cuz they cost an arm and a leg! whats up with that anyways? seems like it should not cost more then the tickets AND the dinner to buy pictures! hummmmm

Maybe I'm in the wrong business! LOL

SOOO Busy.....

I sat down tonight to write a letter to Joe's mom (our exchange student from a few years ago) and it made me realize how crazy things have been around here lately...I have been getting a little flak for not updating my blog more often so I thought I would give a quick run through of what I have been up to.....(an excerpt from the letter)

" Seems that I am busier this month (Jan) and Last then I have been all year. I have way too many projects going on....I am in charge of putting together a scrapbook for all the football player for their senior year. That was a huge project that I just finally finished tonight....66 pages! I still have to take it to the printer and get 14 books made but I think that will be the easy part. I have been trying to help Brittnee come up with some kind of a wedding announcement that we can send out to family and friends. (making them Is the next project), trying to come to a decision with EF as they have asked me to be a Regional Coordinator, hummm should I ? or am I already too busy? I said YES (am I crazy?) planning and getting ready for the Hawaii trip for 35 exchange kids and on top of that and Christmas, Christmas cards, snowboarding excursions, kids being out of school for the last two weeks, extended family coming and going. And then throw in no fewer then 4 holiday get togethers/parties....well...I'm just, pretty much exhausted!"

So if you have been wondering why the heck that Jones Chick does not post more...there is your answer! I'm sure as soon as we get back from the Hawaii Trip at the end of the month things SHOULD slow down some.... hopefully, maybe.....

A day of Snowboarding....

I took the kids up snowboarding yesterday...they had a ton of fun and have not lost their abilities over the summer..Noah and Sawyer went up to midway with the girls....made me REALLY nervous but they did fine and by the end of the day were zooming down midway!

Hayden giving Natalie alittle help (emphesis on LITTLE)

Natalie and Taylor "chillin" (not really...it was sooo warm that day, the kids were shedding clothes 15 minutes after we got there

Austin...who went to the top, by himselft, for the first time...

Austin and Sawyer on the bunnyhill lift

A few snaps from they day....

Sawyer-boy
Noah takin a break

Hayden teaching a snowboard lesson

Noah coming down midway

Hayden catchin' some air (no he's not hanging off the lift LOL)

Some Video.....

Hayden gettin' alittle air at the board park

Noah's second time down midway

Sawyer coming down from midway....you may have to watch this one a couple times to pick him out...he's about half way up, right in the middle.

More football....

Sorry people, I promise its almost over...

The All Arizona lists came out today...and although Hayden did not make the list for 1A-5A All Arizona (which is very hard to do, BR only had one person make that list) he did make the 1A-3A All Arizona team (second team) only 4 BR players made this list.... When I told him this morning...he said....it is VERY exciting BUT...its not a Gold football (meaning a championship) It will take some time to get past that I guess....and it shows that he is a Team player

So I'm pretty sure that this is the list of boys who will play in the All-Star game in June-ish

here is the list

2008 Class 3A-1A Football Team

First Team - Offense

Matt Inman QB 6-0 180 Sr. Yuma Catholic

Shad Bride RB 5-11 200 Sr. St. Johns

Griffen Sturm RB 5-11 175 Sr. Lakeside Blue Ridge

Logan Garner C 5-9 232 Jr. Payson

Matt Wilson OL 6-6 272 Sr. Payson

Blake Crissman OL 6-3 250 Sr. Wickenburg

Davis Voss OL 6-1 215 Sr. Chandler Valley Christian

Matt Scouler OL 6-1 250 Sr. Phoenix Christian

Ethan Hageness TE 6-3 190 Sr. Phoenix Christian

Ernesto Samienego WR 6-2 180 Sr. Yuma Catholic

Adam Mosbrucker WR 6-1 182 Sr. Phoenix Northwest Christian

John Wommer K 5-11 170 Sr. Phoenix Christian

First Team - Defense

Bryan Burke DL 6-4 235 Sr. Payson

Michael Munsil DL 6-1 255 Sr. Scottsdale Christian

Alex Forehand DL 6-3 195 Jr. Fountain Hills

Joel Ballew DL 6-3 250 Jr. Valley Christian

Steel Armstrong LB 6-2 230 Sr. Lakeside Blue Ridge

David Carlen LB 6-1 210 Sr. Payson

Stephen Sasso LB 6-2 180 Sr. Chandler Valley Christian

Justin Smith DB 6-2 192 Sr. Safford

Chase Peterson DB 5-11 175 Sr. Fountain Hills

Jordan Morgan DB 6-0 190 So. Valley Christian

Shane Keith DB 6-0 180 Sr. Payson

Jake Storrer P 5-9 180 Sr. Scottsdale Christian

Kyle Hauser KR 6-0 160 Sr. St. Johns

Second Team - Offense

Ridge Halenar QB 5-10 180 Sr. Payson

Kyle Graf RB 5-6 165 Jr. Benson

Matt Reidhead RB 5-8 180 Sr. Snowflake

Conner Ruppert C 5-11 270 Sr.

Fountain Hills Matt Scouler OL 6-1 250 Sr.

Phoenix Christian Ken Cuiriz OL 6-0 238 Jr. St. Johns

Hayden Jones OL 6-1 175 Sr. Blue Ridge

J.R. Maner OL 6-2 195 Jr. Heber Mogollon

Preston Luna TE 6-2 190 Sr. Kayenta Monument Valley

T.J. Peters WR 6-1 185 Sr. Eagar Round Valley

Brady Wager WR 6-1 195 Sr. Globe

Stacey Berg K 6-2 185 Sr. Winslow

Second Team - Defense

Tad Siota DL 6-2 265 Sr. River Valley

Gavin Clark DL 5-10 195 Sr. Show Low

Derrick Fenn DL 6-6 235 Sr. Benson

Byron Wahl DL 6-1 182 Sr. St. Johns

Eric Liles LB 5-11 180 Sr. Coolidge

Tyler Savage LB 6-3 190 Sr. Payson

Zach Rollings LB 6-0 230 Sr. Fountain Hills

Tracy Poudrier DB 6-2 165 So. Joseph City

Garrett Anderson DB 5-11 162 Jr. St. Johns

Daniel Rodriguez DB 6-1 165 Sr. Scottsdale Salt River

Sheldon Murphy DB 5-7 160 Sr. Wickenburg

Cody York P 6-2 170 Sr. Payson

Ty Webster KR 6-1 175 Jr. Blue Ridge

OUCH!

Brittnee and James got us a Wii fit for Christmas (no, their not trying to tell us something! right Britt?) The kids were setting it up and the different characters (people) stand on the board and input information and it calculates your size and fit age and stuff like that....

well....when Rich stood on the board to set up his character....the Wii fit said......

Owwwww!

Now THAT'S funny stuff right there!!

and...the GREATEST gift of all....

Well as usual, I spent all the money before Rich had a chance to buy me anything. So i was expecting nothing..which was fine, because I would much rather spend it on everyone else anyway. So we get to the end of the present opening...and there is one gift left under the tree. Rich gives it to me, and I'm totally surprised and shocked (cuz I'm not expecting anything remember) So I open it up and see the back first.....its obviously a picture but as I open it up i Read this poem that Rich Wrote.

Innocence
A child so pure
A gift from above
On loan to us
To teach us pure love
Wrapped uniquely with care
By Gods loving hands
A giant of spirits
Placed here among man
The love that is his
He learned from his brother
No anger no hate
No conditions for others
His wonderful hug
That we need to savor
It’s simply no less,
Than the love of ourSavior

Rich Jones

And then I turn the picture around to revel this....

(click on the picture to get a closer look)

If your not getting it.....

here is the inspiration...

There is a story about how this picture came about....I will post more about that later.

So for now, just savor the moment as much as I am!