A song for the 4th of July

Happy Easter from the Jones Family!

We hope everyone had a great Easter celebrating the Resurrection of Christ. It was a great day for our family. We had awesome fellowship this morning over breakfast with our church family as well as Deanna and Tom. Then we went to worship service where we got to sing some great hymns and hear a really good message. Although I have heard the resurrection account many times before, it is always so amazing to me how Jesus, who lived a perfect life, would die on the cross for a sinner like me... and so awesome how 3 days later God rose Him from death. What a fabulous reason to celebrate!

This afternoon we went to Freedom Park on base and celebrated Easter with our friends from the Nellis Chapel. Again, we got to sing some awesome worship songs and eat more yummy food. The kids did an easter egg hunt and flew kites. Tom and Mr. J played wall ball under a stealth bomber display. It was really fun. Here are some Easter pics

Wall ball

We had a great time with Deanna and Tom today! I love that we got to spend the whole day with them!

Our little bunny girl

Tom calls my sling the "hippy mommy sack" but I love it! Thanks to my awesome friend who sent it all the way from Germany. How did I have 3 kids without one?

The kids got so much candy this week, that means Mr. J and I eat a lot of it!

Some boy at the park gave the girls this mickie mouse kite, they enjoyed flying it and so did Uncle Tom

And this is our sweet Miss E at 2 1/2 weeks old. So beautiful! She is doing very well. Last night she gave me 6 straight hours of sleep!

Thanksgiving Pics

We had a great week with Mr. J's parents. Here are some pictures that Gma J just sent me. Enjoy!
This little dude is always ready to eat, so I think Thanksgiving might just be his favorite holiday.

Our table, complete with a ship, sweet turkey treats (see below) and hand written place cards done my Miss M!

A thanksgiving tradition, Spinach Dip by Aunt S, was a huge hit, especially of Tom, Deanna and Gpa J. It was so good, there was no leftovers!

Making 89 delicious rolls with Grandma. We still have some in the freezer! Yeah!

Making Sweet Turkey Treats with Gma J. My favorite part was their heads (made of whoppers!)

Miss M's flock.

Miss O's turkeys

Miss O was a big fan of Gpa J

Horsey Rides

P.S. My sister has a really funny blog post about our recent trip to the local Walmart (sorry Aunt S, I had to go, I needed a turkey baster really bad and the commisary and BX didn't have any). It's titled Vegas lesson #274 STICK WITH YOUR BUDDY. She also has a post with the recipe to her super delicous pecan tarts.