More Pictures!!

Here are some more pictures of Claire. My mom and I had a little photo shoot yesterday. She got some great shots!! I can't decide who she looks more like, Karson or Kate? My mom says she looks just like Claire!! Either way we think she is pretty cute.

She's Here!!!

Here she is!! Claire Marie Jones was born on Tuesday Oct. 14th at 6:41 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and is 19 inches long. This is Claire and me right after she was born.
The kids came to visit that night about 7:45-- just an hour after Clarie was born. They were so excited to hold her and love her!!
Here she is with her new baby doll-- Kate insists that she have it with her all the time-- she says that it keeps her company. We came home last night. I'll post more pictures soon.

SNOW!!

Yesterday morning we woke up in a winter wonder land and it continued to snow all day long. It stopped for a little while last night, but is snowing again this morning. It is the most snow I can remember in one day since we have been back in ID-- and it's October-- what the heck? We stayed home all day long except for Jason who went out and shoveled snow off our new house. The power went out twice. The second time Jason got out the camp stove and we made hot chocolate-- so fun. The kids had a blast playing in the snow. Jason also made the kids snow cones-- the thought of eating snow from our yard grossed me out, but the kids thought it was the greatist thing and no one got sick. That night We ordered pizza for dinner and played games like Twister! We had a nice day at home as a family-- something we haven't had for a long time-- since we've been building our house.

Not yet...

So, I haven't had my baby yet. You all probably figured that out since this post doesn't contain any baby pictures, but I thought I'd give a little update. I went to the doctor today and pretty much nothing is happening. Okay, I'm dialated a little and the baby has dropped, but I was like that forever with Kate. I'm 39 weeks today!! So crazy. I think Kate was only 2 or 5 days early-- something like that, so I guess I could go awhile longer. I am just so ready to be done!! I cried the whole way home from the doctor. Anyway, wish me luck and pray really hard that this little girl will join our family soon-- Thanks!!

Five!!

Karson's 5!!! I can't believe it. He was so cute on his birthday. The first thing he did when he woke up was come downstairs and look in the mirror. He said to me, "Mom, I think I look bigger-- look how strong I am now that I'm five!" He had a fun filled day complete with a Batman birthday party with some of his little friends. I decided that it's great to have a birthday in October because there are so many fun decorations, costumes, etc. with Halloween close!! That night we went to pizza with Grandma & Grandpa Jones-- Karson loves pizza. It's hard to belive that Karson is 5! It seems like he was just turning 2. They sure do grow up too fast!! I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be his mom-- he is such a good little boy and brings so much joy to our lives!!