Cousins!

Boat Time...

For you, Mom & Dad!

I'll post more holiday photos soon!  Love you guys :)

Happy Birthday, Taylor!!!

Here are a few birthday wishes from your cousin Jona down in Florida.  We miss you Taylor and wish we could be with you this weekend!

Love you!!!  and happy 1st birthday!!!

Love, 

Uncle Ryan, Aunt Missy & Jona

Couldn't resist!

Morning Jog with the Guys

This morning Jona had her first morning run with Ryan and Papa Joe.  Ryan and I talked about how the baby would fit in with his running routine with his dad when I was pregnant and I'm glad to know it worked out okay.  Not to belabor the point, BUT nursing school has been known to keep Ryan busier than usual and he finally got the chance to pick up his favorite jogging routine today.  

I heard she was a good sport.  Love this little one!

Sweet little face...

For Christmas, we get...

Plumbing!!  Yes, you've read this correctly.  We had more 1950's clay pipes that needed to be replaced.  For almost a month now we haven't been able to do laundry, wash dishes or cook really at our house.  Talk about a major inconvenience.  But, with Ryan in school and finishing up the semester we didn't have time until now to trench out the yard and repair the 'ole plumbing. 

This is what was clogging up our piping... I know it looks like... well disgusting.  However, its just mostly tree and plant roots.  

What all the pipes looked like upon removal...

What all the pipes are suppose to look like.  Hence our problem. 

Ryan, Joe and myself spent the entire day digging ditches (maybe the boys did a little more digging than me.. but I still helped!!) around the house in preparation for laying the new PVC piping.

And of course Jona was out supervising!

I'm really happy my mom was in town to hang with Jona during the day and think my dad picked a good weekend not to come into town and visit..hehe.  Fingers crossed that we can fire up the washer tonight and getting started on the heaping mound of clothes. 

Now that we've replaced all the outdoor plumbing and since the indoor plumbing was replaced a few years before we bought the house we are all set with plumbing for now.  And although we think our plumber Norm is a great guy I think we can all agree that we don't need to see him for a while.  Now, onto our next home project.. killing our sand-spur infested front yard and getting started on our horse-shoe drive way!  Yay for more parking space!

Holiday Snapshots

Here are a few of my favorite shots from Thanksgiving.  Last year, we had a photo of Ryan and I taken when I was pregnant with Jona of us standing in the exact same spot.  I think this might have to be a family tradition for us. 

Yes, all five of us adults are attempting to get the kids to look towards the camera.  But.. I'm not sure where the camera is..

Missing someone here...

I just think Jona looks so pretty in these pictures with her daddy.. Oh my, I love her!

           
                                                Group photo!

5 Month Olds are FUN.

So the little peanut has gone through a developmental proliferation of some sort. It is amazing what she can do now that she was not doing two weeks ago.    Of all my favorites though, this little activity is currently my favorite. 

First of all, Jona loves to be on the floor and on her tummy now!  Not sure why but she does and yesterday she scooted backwards while on the floor.  I thought it might have just been an accident but this morning she did it again.  So, she's scooting backwards... I mean, obviously I'm her mom because who else would be so incredibly geeked out over this?  Oh of course, just me.   Ha.  Well, I took a few photos of her cuteness this morning to share with you all... check it out!!

Here's the move in action.  Jona's downward dog and the the slide...

... and voila!  The baby has scooted backwards, by a whole two inches... I'm so proud!!!  Haha.. have a good one family and friends :)

Half Marathon Training Plan

Hey ladies out there who are participating in the Disney's Princess half marathon.  Megan sent this link to me today and I want to share this with you all because the training plan is designed for those who have a little less time to run everyday.  It's a three-day-a-week plan.  Hope it helps!

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--9369-F,00.html

Fire Station!

Finally got Jona up to the station again today!