Jones Family

Colorado Vacation

2011-11-17T11:45:00.001-05:00

In August, we went on a wonderful vacation to Colorodo Springs. We had so much fun biking, swimming, visiting a "Mountain Zoo", horseback riding, sight seeing and plenty of family time. We thank God for such a refreshing and relaxing time.

Visit with the Neals

2011-10-24T13:02:00.001-04:00

On our way to Colorado for family vacation, we stopped in to see the Neal's in Harvard, Ill. We had a great time with them. What a wonderful work they are doing there!

Josiah Turns 18

2011-10-13T09:27:00.000-04:00

Can't believe that Josiah turned 18! Noni and Jidoo came down for a visit and we had a party for him. We had such a great time. We had a campfire, sang, ate cake and the kids (and guys) rode the quad. What a wonderful time of fellowship!

Visiting Josh/Knee Surgery

2011-10-13T09:18:00.000-04:00

Josh had knee surgery in August and we were able to visit him. He did quite well and was healing nicely.

Cal and James' Visit

2011-09-30T19:20:00.001-04:00

Lauren, the girls and Cal and James

Charlie, Amy and their beautiful family!

Elisabeth and Daniel were so glad to spend some time with Cal and James

Jake, Lauren, Grace, Abby, Cal and James

Nautilus Museum

2011-09-30T19:09:00.002-04:00

Weent to the Nautilus Museum with Cal and James. We had a great time!

We went fishing at Gardners Lake

August Fun with Cousins

2011-09-30T18:58:00.002-04:00

Cousins!

Cal and James came to spend a few days with us. We had such a wonderful time with them!

At Fort Trumball with Cal and James

Boys being such big helpers!

Picnic at Fort Trumball

Buttonwood Farm

2011-09-30T18:47:00.001-04:00

Buttonwood Farm

Josiah and Jeremiah

Beautiful sunflower

July Blessings! 2011

2011-09-16T13:09:00.000-04:00

In July we had the blessing of having all of our children and grandchildren with us for a few days! We had a wonderful time! It was the first time that all seven of the cousins were together! What a sweet time!! It was also a special time for us because part of Jerid's teen group came to our church to minister. They had a special program, taught Vacation Bible School, ran the teen challenge and did a ladies class. We were soooo blessed by this group, we cannot even tell you how special it was. We thank God for each and everyone of them!!

July 4th, 2011

2011-09-13T15:18:00.000-04:00

Swimming

2011-09-13T15:08:00.001-04:00

While in SC, I got to watch Makenna, Michael and Molly play out in their "pools". They are so precious!

Trip to the Wilds and A Visit to SC

2011-09-13T15:01:00.000-04:00

I was able to take the teens from Cornerstone to the WILDS this year. We flew and had a great time. I was able to visit Jerid and family while I was there. What a blessing it was to be with them!

Noni and Jidoo's Anniversary Party

2011-09-13T14:48:00.000-04:00

In June we celebrated Noni and Jidoo's 50th anniversary. :)

June Fun

2011-09-13T14:39:00.002-04:00

We were able to spend some time with family in June. We went to see Noni, Jidoo and cousins in Vermont (Bet came,too). Uncle Hal came to visit and Grace and Abby came over for a swim.

Visiting SC for Molly's 1st Birthday

2011-09-13T14:29:00.002-04:00

I was able to visit SC in June for Molly's first birthday. While I was there, I got to see my sweet friends Jeanne and Kathy. I, also, was able to go to Jerid's softball game. I had a great time with everyone!

Jeremiah Turns 16

2011-09-13T14:11:00.001-04:00

We had a birthday party for Jeremiah. We surprised him with friends, family and a new trampoline. We sang, played games and ate cake. Fun times!

Visit with Lillian

2011-09-13T13:50:00.001-04:00

We went down to PA soon after Lillian came home for another visit.

The "guys" have a great time together.

Lillian and Nana

Cornerstone Crusaders

2011-09-13T13:45:00.000-04:00

Josiah, Dad and Jeremiah were on our churches softball team this year. We had a blast watching them and cheering them on!

Lillian Coming Home

2011-09-13T13:38:00.001-04:00

We all traveled down to PA to be there for Lillians homecoming! What a blessing it was to be there and celebrate such a wonderful occasion. We thank the Lord for another beautiful granddaughter.

Josh and Cole showing how excited they were!

Aunty Lauren!

Cousin Grace is ready to welcome Lillian home!

Aunty Bet and Uncle Daniel made the long trip to be there too!

Uncles!

Cole can't believe it! His sister is home!

Bye-bye Farm Animals

2011-09-13T10:30:00.000-04:00

In May of this year we sold all of our farm animals. We learned so much from having them but it was time. We have been able to travel and do many other things since then.

Two Special Birthdays

2011-05-19T08:57:00.004-04:00

Grace and Abby have birthdays in April. We have so much fun celebrating! They sure are special girls!

Fun Times with Bet and Daniel

2011-05-19T08:50:00.003-04:00

We try to meet with Bet and Daniel as often as possible. We miss them so much! When we are together we always have a good time.

The Month of March

2011-04-11T19:05:00.004-04:00

This month was a busy one. We went to visit James when he was in the hospital.

We brought him a yummy cupcake.

So glad that he is better and smiling again!

We visited a tea shop in West Hartford. Mom was thrilled, the boys liked the bikes outside better.

Jeremiah!

Josiah

Fun times!

We went to see Uncle Hal and had lunch together!

Baby Shower for Sweet Lillian

2011-03-09T08:47:00.004-05:00

The ladies at our church had a baby shower for Candace and Joshua a couple of weeks ago. I can't even express to you how sweet it was. What a wonderful outpouring of love. The decorations were an African theme, the cake had a map of Africa on it, the cupcakes had pink frosting and brown, little footprints on them and all the gifts were sooooo cute! We looked into God's Word and saw how Lillian is a blessing from God and how Josh and Can need to teach her about God. I was so touched by everyone's love and generosity. What a fantastic time we had!

Uncles

2011-03-08T09:01:00.002-05:00

Josiah and Jeremiah love being Uncles! They enjoy doing things with their neices and nephews.

Karate Kid

2011-02-24T10:12:00.002-05:00

Josiah really enjoys karate.

Tea Party with Grace

2011-02-21T16:35:00.002-05:00

Last Saturday, while everyone was at Bible quizzing and Abby was trying to nap, Grace and I had a tea party. We love having tea together.

Missionary Friends

2011-02-21T16:30:00.004-05:00

Last Friday, the boys, Emma and I went to visit our friends the Hathaways, who live in Boston. We had a great time together.

New Kids 2011

2011-02-21T16:20:00.003-05:00

We have new baby goats. Their names are Maggie, Cindy Lou Who and Beauford (thank you Gracie W. for the nice name!)

Bird

2011-02-21T16:15:00.002-05:00

Jeremiah caught a bird the other morning. It was in our garage and couldn't find it's way out.

Josiah Brown Belt

2011-02-21T14:38:00.003-05:00

Josiah receiving his brown belt. Good job Josiah!!

New "Kid" House

2011-02-15T16:07:00.004-05:00

Jeremiah and Dad made a new house for the baby goats.

Dad painting the kids house.

Dad working hard.

Jeremiah is a hard worker!

Grace and Miah

2011-02-11T14:45:00.001-05:00

Grace loves to be read to. She will curl up anywhere to hear a story!

Snowy Winter

2011-02-11T14:35:00.002-05:00

This has been quite a snowy winter. We have enjoyed it. This is Jeremiah at Chapman Falls.

Josiah and Jeremiah at Chapman Falls

It was so pretty at Chapman Falls with all the snow and ice. It was 17 degrees when we were there.

Josiah jumped off the roof, after shoveling it. The snow was up to his waist.

Visit to PA

2011-02-11T14:26:00.002-05:00

The boys and I went to PA last week to see Josh, Can and Cole. It turned out that Candace was away at a conference so it was just the boys and me. We had a great time.

Uncle Miah and Cole.

Uncle Siah and cool Cole.

I love these guys!

Josh and Cole

Kidding Season 2011

2011-02-11T14:17:00.002-05:00

Josiah trying to get a good picture.

Everyone hanging out and munching on leftover Christmas trees.

Tempest looking good and round. She usually has triplets. We will see next week.

Dafny is due next week also. She gave us two big bucks last year.

Hanging out in the playhouse.

Bet's Birthday

2011-02-09T17:04:00.006-05:00

Aunty Bet and Gracie having fun together.

Dad played his guitar and sang with the children.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith sang a birthday song for Elisabeth. :)

We played games that were about Bet.

The Welches came and shared in the fun.

We had Italian Cream Cake for her birthday.

Matt, Rebecca and Jude were there.

We sang silly songs together.

We had soup, Stromboli, and veggies for dinner.

Noni and Jiddo came earlier in the day to celebrate. Jidoo read to Grace.

We had fun with Noni and Jidoo.

Daniel hates having his picture taken!

The girls took a small nap together.

I love this picture, they are soo beautiful!

Daniel and Elisabeth came down a couple of weeks ago to celebrate her birthday. We had several friends over and had a wonderful celebration. We are so thankful for our sweet "baby girl"! Love you Bet!

Visit With Uncle Hal

2011-02-09T16:56:00.003-05:00

Recently the boys and I went to visit Uncle Hal. He is feeling much better, but still needs prayer. We met Noni there and then went out to lunch with her.

Pictures of All of Us

2011-01-20T13:47:00.002-05:00

Precious babies!

My six "babies"!

All eighteen of us!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-20T13:25:00.005-05:00

This Christmas was so special because everyone was able to be here. We had such a wonderful time.

Christmas Pictures

2011-01-13T18:39:00.001-05:00

These are some of my efforts of our Christmas photo. As you can see, it can be a little difficult with these "kids".

Children's Christmas Program

2011-01-13T18:26:00.002-05:00

Our Children's Christmas program this year included Grace! We were so excited to see her. Harry and Sue came down to watch and everyone did a great job! Josiah and Jeremiah were narrators and had singing and speaking parts, too.

Celebrating Lynnette's Birthday

2011-01-13T18:17:00.002-05:00

My Mom, sisters and I met at Cracker Barrel to celebrate Lynnette's birthday. We talked, laughed and had a special time together.

Thanksgiving Day 2010

2011-01-13T17:49:00.005-05:00

This Thanksgiving was a busy one. We started the day in Mystic where the boys had a "turkey trot and dip" race. Josiah and Jeremiah ran a 3 mile race and then Josiah dipped into the ocean at the end. It was below freezing out, so you can imagine how cold he was. After that, we went to Massachusetts to have dinner with Noni, Jidoo and the family. We had a great time. When we got home, Bethie and Daniel came and we were sooooo glad to see them. We had dessert and played games. Bethie and Mom went shopping the next day, early! We got alot of Christmas shopping done!

Park Fun

2011-01-13T15:47:00.003-05:00

"Last year" I took the girls to Mohegan Park. I use to take "my babies" there when they were little and now here I am taking "their babies" there. How special! We had a lot of fun. Abby wasn't so sure of the other people and just stared at them; just like her Daddy!

Fun with Friends

2011-01-13T15:44:00.002-05:00

We had some friends over recently. We ate, sang and just had a good time together!

Babysitting Two Precious Girls

2011-01-13T15:39:00.002-05:00

We babysat the girls recently and had so much fun! They love to be read to and we made cookies together.

Fashionable Abby

2010-11-16T06:55:00.003-05:00

Abby loves wearing hats and
makes us laugh. She is so
fashionable!!!

Erik and Joyce Visit

2010-11-16T06:52:00.002-05:00

We had Erik and Joyce over for a visit recently. Their little boys James and John came and had a great time playing with Grace and Abby.

Harry and Sue Visit

2010-11-16T06:44:00.003-05:00

Harry and Sue were here to visit last week. We always enjoy our time with them. They are so sweet! As you can see, Grace and Abby love having them here!

Visit to SC

2010-11-13T18:30:00.008-05:00

Jeremiah and I went to SC for a High School Festival that he participated in. We had a great time. We were able to visit friends and family. As you can see, we had a great time with Jerid, Michelle, Makenna, Michael and Molly.

Fun Times with Grace and Abby

2010-11-13T17:50:00.004-05:00

We have so much fun with Grace and Abby. We love to read, make cookies, have tea, paint, and sing songs with them.

Mom's Birthday

2010-11-13T15:32:00.006-05:00

This year for Mom's birthday, Josh came up and surprised her. What a blessing to have him here!!! Thanks Josh!

Big E 2010

2010-10-04T18:30:00.004-04:00

The boys had the privilege of showing their goats at the Big E, in Massachusetts again this year. We always have such a great time. Friends and family come to visit and see whats going on. This year I was able to be a chaperon for the girls and it was a great experience. The boys showed their goats, participated in several competitions, played games, had an ice-cream social and just had fun. The goats did well, but we are all glad to be back home.

Friends Visit from SC

2010-09-23T10:05:00.005-04:00

We had our dear friends the Olivers visit recently. While they were here, another family from SC came to visit also. They had five teenage boys with them, and as you can see, the boys had quite a wild time with them. It is so great to reconnect with old friends. We had a wonderful time!

Apple Picking

2010-09-23T10:00:00.003-04:00

We always love to go apple picking. Lauren and the girls went with us. Grace loved pulling the wagon and Abby loved the pumpkins.

Celebrating Joshua's 30th BD

2010-09-23T09:47:00.003-04:00

We went down to PA to celebrate Joshua's 30th birthday. We had a ball with them. We took Cole swimming, went to yard sales and a farmers market and we went to Josh's favorite pizza parlor. We just LOVE being with them!

Visit to Lancaster, PA

2010-09-23T09:43:00.003-04:00

We love to visit Lancaster to see the Amish, farms and beautiful scenery. We had a great time.

Ducklings

2010-09-22T09:35:00.002-04:00

We had ducklings hatch from under a small chicken. The ducklings were little and cute, but are now bigger than their "mother".

Hadaam Neck Fair 2010

2010-09-22T09:28:00.004-04:00

The Hadaam Neck Fair is always fun. Josiah made friends with this little goat. He was holding it for the owner, when he realized that it was standing on his belt, like standing on a cliff. Everyone loved watching it so much, that he ended up entering it into the "pet class" and won 1st place for his "trick".

Visit with Cole

2010-09-22T09:18:00.002-04:00

We were able to go and visit Cole last month. We had "Nana, Grampa and Cole" time. We had such a wonderful time. Cole is such an energetic, little guy. We went swimming, visited a farm and went shopping with him. We are so thankful that we were able to spent time with him. Cole told Grampa, "I love you Grampa, you are a special treasure".

Chester Fair

2010-09-22T09:13:00.002-04:00

Another fair we went to was the Chester Fair. We had a great time and met new friends. Josiah spilled hoof polish on his show whites. He and this little goat had a lot in common.

Karate

2010-09-22T09:05:00.005-04:00

Josiah was able to participate in a Karate demonstration at a local fair. He had a great time.

August 2010

2010-09-21T09:35:00.002-04:00

Just a few pics of some high school friends and family members.

Honey Extraction

2010-09-21T09:19:00.003-04:00

While the kids were here in August we were able to extract some honey. Some of them really enjoyed it and as you can see, took it very seriously!

All Six Kids

2010-09-21T09:08:00.003-04:00

We had all of our children here with us for a short time. Although it was for a very sad reason we were comforted by their presence. They are all such a blessing to us.

Fair Season Begins

2010-09-21T08:52:00.003-04:00

Fair season began with our 4-H fair! The kids had fun and even Dad showed a goat!

Visits with Bet and Daniel

2010-09-21T08:48:00.002-04:00

We are soooo thankful that we get to see Bet and Daniel pretty often. Sometimes we meet half way and have dinner together. We love you Bet and Daniel!

Another Tree Down

2010-09-21T08:37:00.003-04:00

We had another tree come down a couple of month's ago. We actually wanted this tree down and the Lord had it come down during a storm in the perfect spot! We couldn't have done it so perfectly. God is so good! We did NOT let Dad touch the chain saw after his accident last year! Josiah is the tree "man" now!!!

Visit with Jerid and Family

2010-07-30T10:06:00.005-04:00

While the kids were at camp, we were able to go to Greenville to visit with Jerid and family. It was wonderful to see them. Makenna, Michael, Grace and Abby had a blast together. We all loved seeing Molly, she is such a cutie.

Trip to the Wilds

2010-07-30T09:56:00.003-04:00

This year we were able to drive down to the Wilds Christian Camp with 10 teens. Jake, Lauren and the girls drove the 2nd van. We had such a great time with them. The teens came back with such wonderful decisions for the Lord.

Haying

2010-07-30T09:53:00.001-04:00

We were able to help some friends harvest hay recently. It was a lot of hard work but fun. What an experience. LOVE that farm work!!!

July 5th

2010-07-30T09:48:00.002-04:00

July 5th we went up to Massachusetts for a picnic with Noni and Jidoo and fam. I didn't get many photos but these two are very special. Uncle Butch, from California, was there and Jidoo was in his uniform from being in the parade. We had a great day visiting with family.

Josh, Can and Cole

2010-07-30T09:40:00.002-04:00

Josh, Can and Cole came for a visit July 4th week-end. They were able to help Jake and Lauren paint their house. It was wonderful to see them. Cole and Grace really had fun together.

Trip to SC with Jeremiah

2010-07-30T09:29:00.005-04:00

Jeremaih and I were able to fly to SC to see Jerid and the family. We got to meet baby Molly. She is beautiful! What a wonderful family!!! While there, I was able to visit with my dear friends, also. It was Miah's first time flying and he loved it. Hope we can go again soon!

VBS 2010

2010-07-30T09:24:00.002-04:00

Our ladies Vacation Bible School class this year was so beautiful. Several of our ladies help to make it very special. The guys always show up at the end for the leftovers! :)

Cute Green Girls

2010-07-30T09:22:00.000-04:00

What beautiful girls!

Fun with Bethie

2010-06-17T11:25:00.002-04:00

Last week we were able to meet Bet half way and have lunch together and shop. We always have such fun!! We LOVE "that girl".

Kayaking with Friends

2010-06-17T09:41:00.003-04:00

Josiah and Jeremiah went kayaking yesterday with some friends. They had fun. They went on an island to find a clue for a friend who Geocashes.

Farm Pics

2010-06-17T09:24:00.005-04:00

Our farm is Oak Valley Farm and recently we had a few exciting things happen. This year we were able to extract "spring honey" from our hives. It is light in color and sooo delicious. We also, got some extra comb that we are able to jar with the honey. Mike really enjoys his bees and has made a wild flower garden for them. Also, we had two peachicks hatch from under a chicken. We think that one is a peacock and one a peahen. Time will tell. Also, Josiah is doing a science project with our goats. He has played different music during milking time and recorded their milk production. We will let you know the results when he is done. We sure enjoy our farm. We are blessed with fresh milk, eggs and honey.

Ice-cream with Grace and Abby

2010-06-17T09:19:00.003-04:00

On Jeremiah's birthday we went out for ice cream with Jake, Lauren and the girls. We had so much fun. As you can see Grace and Siah were in silly moods. The waiters and waitresses sang to Miah. Every birthday Jake writes a very funny card for the boys and Grace really thought it was funny this year.

Jeremiah is 15!

2010-06-17T09:16:00.002-04:00

My "baby" turned 15 on June 12th. He is such a blessing to us, we thank God for him. He received a kayak for his birthday. We brought him breakfast in bed. He did have a happy birthday.

Teen Flying Activity 2010

2010-06-17T09:11:00.002-04:00

Our last teen activity was flying with Mr. Carr at Chester Airport. We had such a "soaring time". We were "flying high" with excitement.

Salem Parade

2010-06-04T19:26:00.002-04:00

Every year we go to the Salem Memorial Day Parade with a bunch of friends. It is a small parade but we enjoy it. Diana played her violin on the back of her four-wheeler that her sister was driving. She was very patriotic.