Birthday Festivities

Just thought I'd post a few pics from the big "four-one." I wanted a pie so we made a cherry pie the Sunday before the big day, which you can see in the first picture. However, the boys were looking forward to some cake and ice cream so we whipped up a quick cake too. What's a birthday without a few extra carbs? As you can see I had plenty of help in opening presents. Since Disneyland was the birthday destination we've got three shots from the Magic Kingdom. The first one of Jackson and me is in front of It's a Small World. In the last shot you can see that Disneyland gets into the swing of Christmas well before the Thanksgiving turkey is served.

Halloween Video

Better late than never I always say. Here is a video clip of trick or treating. There are a couple moments of really dark screen but for the most part there is sufficient light from people's porches to see our little trick or treaters in action.

Halloween was Happy!

What better day than Friday the 13th for looking back fondly at Halloween. Just a few stills from Halloween at the Joneses for now. I'll upload some trick or treating video once I get the files off the camera.

Hello Tooth Fairy!

Jackson lost a tooth over the weekend. It's a lower front tooth (the left mandibular lateral incisor if my dental training a la wikipedia is any good) so it's a little hard to see the gap in the picture. He was pretty excited about the tooth finally coming out, as it's been loose for weeks. He was even more excited about the bounty left by the tooth fairy. He's pretty well convinced that the tooth fairy is make believe, but that didn't dampen the appeal of cold, hard cash under the pillow in the morning. Once his younger brothers saw that Jackson was getting camera time they wanted in on the action too. Can you use photoshop to clean the living room?

Massachusetts Trip

Once again, I'm reaching back in time here. Back in August we went on a fantastic trip to western Massachusetts to visit family. These are just a few of the great shots from the trip.

The first pic was taken at a swimming hole on the Mill River. The next three shots involve a trip to the lake (more swimming ) at the Daughters of the American Revolution State Park. The final shot is of the fam in front of the obelisk at the Joseph Smith Birthplace Church Historical Site. More to come!

Fun Day at Irvine Regional Park

Just thought I'd post a few pics from a recent outing at the regional park. Duck feeding, picnicing, trac ball, swings - it was a fun day. When we drove from the pond area to the playground (it's a big park) Joseph fell asleep so that's why he's not in any swing shots. However, the one picture I've posted of him here shows him doing what he likes best - scarfing the chips. I'm afraid on that score the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

Oh I've Got Five...

Dang, almost two months! I really mean to post a little more often. Well, here's something I've been wanting to put up for a while: a clip of the old Sesame Street song that inspired the title of our blog. This, along with Oscar's "I Love Trash" and Ernie's "Rubber Duckie," is an anthem of my childhood. This is old school Jim Henson genius.