John&Emily Jones

[...] that they don't serve happy meals until 11, so I got an order of hot cakes to take to the Safari Park for our picnic lunch. When we got there my friends offered to share the picnic food they had [...]

[...] For Nathan's 28th birthday he decided he wanted to take a trip to the Safari Park...for Lizzie, of course. ;) It was our 2nd time going, but I don't think I could ever get tired [...]

[...] the zoo...maybe there's a connection there. =) A day trip with the Hughes family to Virginia's safari park. It was SWEET! Zebras, ostriches, camels, llamas, deer, etc stick their heads inside your car [...]

[...] beta fish for her birthday. She calls him "Tusi" in honor of the Watusi Cattle at the Safari Park. But I think after admiring the amazing tanks at the aquarium she might have tank envy. [...]

[...] , so while she was here I asked her to take a few pictures of me and Lizzie and little baby John who is really starting to poke out these days. I said I would post a few today but I'll post a [...]

[...] ("Moomoo") took care of pretty much everything else. Thank heavens for family. Baby John brought Lizzie a present, a duck purse filled with treats and a locket for a picture of [...]

[...] all the wrong things, but Mae stands as a reminder of what it means to be truly great. If baby John had been a girl I was planning on naming him Abby Mae Jones in honor of Mae Roberts. We [...]

[...] bath green (with food coloring). Sold! I drag the baby swing into the bathroom and set down baby John...still sleeping...while I wash two days worth of stickiness and grime off of Lizzie. I wonder [...]

[...] Jon, and his friend Eric will start in Virginia Beach on October 4th and hope to make it to San Diego in about 2 1/2 months. I love you little brother man! [...]

[...] bikes in Virginia Beach's Atlantic waters on Monday and are headed off to the Pacific shore of San Diego. [...]

[...] John and I used to love to go to Aquariums. From San Diego and Duluth Minnesota, to Myrtle Beath, we loved them all. When we went to Virginia Beach on [...]

[...] gives grants to widows and widowers). He, our cousin Jon, and his friend Eric will start in Virginia Beach on October 4th and hope to make it to San Diego in about 2 1/2 months. I love you little [...]

[...] They're off! The Nutty Putty Bikers dipped their bikes in Virginia Beach's Atlantic waters on Monday and are headed off to the Pacific shore of San Diego. [...]

[...] . From San Diego and Duluth Minnesota, to Myrtle Beath, we loved them all. When we went to Virginia Beach on Monday to see the bikers off on their trip I was excited to find that Lizzie shares our [...]

[...] camels, but Lizzie was more interested in digging in the gravel and stopping at every hand sanitizer station in the park. Oh well. At least she still gets free entry. Spring! We can't get enough of [...]

[...] , giraffes, turtles, tigers, warthogs, etc., her favorite part was stopping at each hand sanitizer station throughout the park (same as our last visit.) The other part of the park is a large, open [...]

[...] the animals, but she's most interested in playing with the gravel and stopping at every hand sanitizer station in the park. 11:45 am We head back to the cars and pull out our packed lunches. Everyone [...]

[...] ;Papa, Uncle Nathan, who she calls "Nate", or our friend Caroline, who she calls "Ra Ra". Other times it's impossible to guess what she thinks has gone missing. As wonderful as she [...]

meet RaRa. Her name is actually Caroline, but since Lizzie couldn't say Caroline when she first met her, John came up with RaRa. RaRa is like a sister [...]

My sweet amazing friend Lara Douglas came to visit me last weekend. She's an amazing photographer, so while she was here I asked her to take a few pic [...]

[...] up a bit and start where I left off. February and March: A few weeks after taking the mommy daughter pictures, Lizzie and I moved away from our beloved Charlottesville and came to Salem, Virginia to [...]

I wrote the following short (except it's kind of long) story in response to all those of you who have been asking what I do all day. I started it a fe [...]

[...] safe zone, glancing at Lizzie from time to time like she might be crazy after all. 10:45 am Lizzie starts to complain from the back seat. She is no longer satisfied with the sucker and is again asking [...]

[...] shelf’s worth of books before I can hear that the scripture study is finally over. 8:40 pm Lizzie steals a little more attention while my mom and I serve up dessert for everyone. 9:15 pm The [...]