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Thanksgiving & Christmas Program

2010-02-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Shooting

2009-11-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

Since we are having another girl Ryan has decided to do what my dad did and indoctrinate "the outdoors" into his daughters. The girls actually loved shooting and it was good to teach them gun safety since we have a few in our house. Thanks Grandpa for letting us use your cute little 22.

After one of Joni's first shots..."Awesome!"

Having Fun at RCIS

2009-11-14T12:19:00.000-08:00

We love to go shopping at Grandma and Grandpa Tebb's store at Red Canyon. It was fun to go visit all my grandparents and family in Panguitch.

Ryan never ceases to suprise me! He makes us all laugh.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-14T12:05:00.000-08:00

We spent Halloween in Delta with Ryan's family. The kids had a lot of fun and really loved their costumes this year...

Super Hero's!!

We really wanted them to be something besides their usual every day dress up, "Princesses!" To get them in the "Super Hero" mind set we told them super hero stories about "Brave Cat Woman...(who in our book is good) and Strong Wonder Woman!" They have not stopped saving the lost dog and asking if they will ever really be able to fly.

We had a great Halloween.

Aubry's 3rd Birthday

2009-11-06T09:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Aubry! We love you so much. You are so funny and love making us laugh. We are so thankful for your fun personality and squishy kisses!

Aubry had a great Birthday. No party for the odd years but we went to Chucky Cheese and she had a blast! She is also really good to share all her presents with her sister Joni. She even let her open a few...lets hope the kindness continues!!

Joni's First day of School

2009-11-06T08:44:00.000-08:00

Joni's first day of Pre-K. She loves to go to school and her new teachers Mrs. Jennifer and Mr. Eric. Aubry was so sad everyday when she left... until their was an opening in the three year old class for Aubry! Now she gets to go too and really loves being a "Big Kid." Their classroom are right next to each other which makes it fun for them:)

Easter

2009-04-25T14:24:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun this Easter. My girls are experienced egg hunters after going to three Easter Egg hunts this year. Thanks to the girls great hunting ability we have all gained a few pounds from all the candy!

Hunting eggs at our house on Easter Sunday. Mom was sick but we still enjoyed a great Easter Sunday.

Coloring Eggs :

The girls are getting bigger and enjoyed watching the eggs turn colors. I think they where both quite disappointed when their beautiful color candy looking Easter Eggs didn't taste like the expected.

Brighton Ward and Corder Family Easter Egg hunt:

If you want to see an Easter explosion come to the Corder Family/ Brighton Ward Easter party. The girls had a blast! They had several activities for the kids and a an enormous egg hunt.

Last, but not least, my friend Holly has an Easter Egg Hunt play date at her house. We ate a yummy lunch then hunted for eggs on her 5 acres!

We are so thankful for Easter and this time of the year we have to remember Christ and his atoning sacrifice he made for us to repent of our sins and live forever together.

Lion King

2009-04-25T13:58:00.001-07:00

We took the girls to The Lion King on Broadway. I quickly bought the tickets after seeing a great deal online and after it was final I got really worried. I read later that the play was 2 hours and 45 minutes long and was recommended for kids 4 and older! (Aubry is 2 and Joni 4.) I was like, "What have I done!!" We rented the movie from the Library and I made the girls watch it at least three times a week. Luckily, after a week they started to learn the songs and love the movie. We decided to make the trip to Lansing, Michigan and see what was going to happen. Well, they loved it. Aubry hardly moved the entire time and Joni got a little hungry and had to use the bathroom at intermission but after did great!!! I was even tired of sitting but I can't believe how much they enjoyed it. After they closed the curtain Aubry started to Cry! It was funny. Everyone around thought she and Joni where so cute. It has been over a month and they are still playing "Simba and Scar."

This picture was after the show. Joni was upset because she didn't get to go meet all the characters like when we go to the community plays here in Michigan.

Cruise January 2009

2009-03-29T17:57:00.000-07:00

Joni's 4th Birthday

2009-02-08T12:09:00.001-08:00

Christmas 2009

2009-02-08T11:50:00.000-08:00

Joni Preschool Christmas Program

2009-02-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2009

2009-02-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

2008-12-10T06:51:00.000-08:00

Modeling Shoot

2008-11-02T20:35:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures from the “Secret Workshop” photo shoot last June. It was way fun but kind of stressful, due to Joni mood that day. We got the CD back from most of the photographers and the picture of Joni explains the day she was having. On the other hand Aubry came alive. She was dancing, singing, and we got so many pictures of her. This one is my favorite of her.
This was the shoot that started Jenni Jackson Clothing. Thanks Jean for asking me to bring my girls to the shoot. I got more advertising that day than I could have drummed up in a year!

Fall Photo's by Laurel Photography

2008-11-01T10:49:00.000-07:00

Michigan in the Fall

Aubry is getting so big and has a very determined personality. She is crazy, spunky, and makes us all LAUGH...and sometimes cry. All those times Joni was mean to her when she was little is coming back 10 fold!!! She really picked up on Joni's small biting obsession.

Joni and Aubry really are BeSt FrIeNdS! They have so much fun playing dress-ups, school, house, and their favorite... sliding down the stairs (Thanks Smith Boys!!!)

Joni has grown so much this year. She is in preschool two days a week and LOVES her teacher Ms. Lovell. She talks about her letters all week and is awesome at cleaning up her messes. She even told me the other day, "Mom we can't go up stairs until we clean up our mess!"
She loves to dance to the "Imagination Movers and Momma Mia!"

Jenni Jackson Clothing is OFFICAL

2008-07-26T19:48:00.000-07:00

Okay so seriously here it is….

http://www.jennijackson.com/

I can’t believe that I am actually a business owner! I come from a long line of entrepreneurs but I never thought I would have my own business. It has all happened so dang fast I am still just like…what in the heck is going on. Several things have been placed on hold in my life like, a perfectly clean house, every article of clothing ironed, and exercise. I have made over 50 dresses in the past two months and I love every minute. ! I have always been matchy matchy but my eye’s have been opened to a world where the crazier the betterJ
I love sewing and especially the designing. One of my favorite things is after I finish a new design I put it on one of the girls and seeing it in action. This is usually where I decided if I like it or not. My girls are the best! They have been poked with a few pins so every time they put on any clothes…pjs, underwear, etc they ask, “Mom, does this have pins?” It totally cracks me up. I have to make a sample dress of all the dresses I am going to sale so my girls each have so many dresses. They are also my best advertisement so they have to wear them any time we go anywhere. I had sold several just by having the girls wear them.
Log on check them out! I have a 30% off coupon so make sure you use it when you order. Contact me for your 30% off code. jenni@jennijackson.com

Trip to Niagara Falls and Palmyra, New York

2008-07-26T19:39:00.001-07:00

Summer Fun

2008-07-26T19:29:00.001-07:00

We Won 3rd Place!

2008-07-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

In our photo contest the girls won 3rd place! We are so excited! Their were so many cute photo's I feel honored we placed.
Thanks Jean Smith Photography
To see all the photo's go to www.jeansmithphotography.com click on client proofing, then enter the password: urbanjackson

Joni's First Dance Recital

2008-07-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

More Pictures by Lauel Photography

2008-06-16T16:47:00.000-07:00

Okay I am so lucky! My friend Laurel and I have been exchanging our talents. She took some amazing pictures of Joni and Aubry and I made her daughter a dress. Anyway, the pictures turned out great! Check them out at http://www.laurelphotography.com/scoop/

Highlights from our Utah Trip

2008-05-14T16:05:00.001-07:00

Favorite Activities while hang'in in Delta:

Burning down the house:

45 seconds into the fire

Our Utah portion of the trip started off with some bad news. Ryan's mom and dad have been having trouble with their mortgage with all of the interest rate increases. Coincidentally we came home to find their house on fire the same day they received a forclosure notice. Weird huh?
Just kidding. This is an old house on one of the farms that was too old and run down to live in anymore. So...

They dug a big hole in the back yard and the boys got to go trash the inside like Extreme Makeover. Once all kids and adults were accounted for they soaked it in gas, left a trail, then lit a match. After there was nothing left they push it all into the big hole.

....after 10 minutes....

....Joni and Jack enjoying the show....

.....20 minutes.....

...30 minutes...

This was so fun. I could not believe how hot it got even at a distance and how FAST it happened.

We are so glad we were in town for this family event:)

Other fun things we did in Delta:

Playing in the dirt with Grandma Jackson...and Danny.

Aubry giving Aunt Joni kisses.

Joni and Aubry love Aunt JoniJack teaching Uncle Ryan about new technology.

This was also Jack's Birthday.

Happy Birthday Jack:)

Out west of Delta on and Desert:

Joni and Ryan out west of Delta on the dessert.

They went with Grandpa & Grandma Jackson, Uncle Ken, Brooks (Ryan's brother), and his son Josh who is Joni's age. (I had to stay home and let Aubry get one good nap since it had been weeks since she had one...and she slept for five hours! I guess she was really tired.)

Ryan and Brooks getting the Razer stuck!
Grandpa Jackson laughing at them while they got suck!
One sleepy, dirty Joni. She LOVE the Razer!

Favorite activities in Panguitch:

While we were in Panguitch my sister Sherrie and family came to Panguitch to see us a long with my sister Tiffany. We had a great time.

Aubry disovered her love for popcicles! I think Grandma let her have like 10!

Aubry and Kalee playing in the durt. They are six months apart and had so much fun together exploring their world.Joni and Ashlee

Joni and Ashlee spend two days playing princesses, dress-ups, the piano, and outside they found one of Grandpa's old boats and enjoyed a great two hour game of Pirate with Jason and Logan They had so much fun I wanted to play too!

Lake Powell with Grandma and Grandpa Bulkley and Tiffany

My Dad doing his favorite things: Spending time with the grandkids, fishing, and laughing at me:)

I love Lake Powell! It is so beautiful.

Me, Aubry and My Mom!

We had lunch on this cute little sandy beach with a great view.

This was a perfect day because we were like the only people around.

Joni loves her Aunt Tiffy!

We had such a great time but it is good to be home!

My $1600 Mistake!

2008-05-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

We went to Playa Del Carmen with Ryan’s sister and brother in Law…Joni and Layne. We were planning on leaving Saturday morning at 5:30. I was Utah dropping off Joni and Aubry and Ryan was in Detroit and was just going to meet us in Mexico. I was typing Joni and Aubry’s instruction Booklet when Ryan called and the problems began. He was at the post office stopping our mail when he saw the big sign….PASS PORT! He as pretty sure I hadn't thought to take mine. He called me right away and of course I hadn't! When Ryan was driving me to the airport I kept saying, " I know I am forgetting something." Even when I was visiting my sister in Salt Lake I told her I knew I had forgot something. We could not overnight it because it was about 2:30 PM and our flight left at 8:30 AM. Ryan got online and read that you could use a birth certificate still. We were surprised but I called SLC and tired to figure out how I could get my birth certificate. The lady at the Vital Records office said if my littler sister could come to there office with 15.00 and her driver’s license she could pick up my birth certificate for me. I called and Tiffany, my little sister, and she was in Logan not SLC. So we tired to think of anyone we could call who could go get my birth certificate. Ryan’s Mom has a brother that is like 75 that lives in SLC…Uncle Ken. We had to give it a try. She called him and he said he would go over right now. So I called the Vitals Records Office back and told them my Uncle who was in his 70’s would be coming to get my birth certificate. They said, “We’ll he has to have a copy of your drivers license and a letter of consent.” I was like “WHAT!” I told them I had just called an hour ago and they said all I needed was 15.00 and a driver’s license. She explained that because he is not immediate family he has to have the other two things. I was about to pass out! She then told me I could fax them to her and they would have him wait until they got the fax. It was 4:00 and the office was closing at 4:15 so I had to speed into the Service Drug in Delta and get the stuff faxed. I called to make sure they got it and they said yes! They also told me that he has my birth certificate in hand. I was so excited and relieve that I was going to be able to go. That night around 8:00 Joni (Ryan's sister) decided we should go up that night, get the birth certificate, and then stay in a hotel just to make sure we got everything. Well, I decided to call Frontier Airlines and double check on our departure time because they had changed it twice. So, while I was on the phone I decided to also ask if it was okay to use a birth certificate...Well, big surprise IT WASN'T! They said they didn’t know where my husband had read online it was okay to use a birth certificate but that was not the case. They said I could not get on the airplane without my pass port! I was so devastated. I called Ryan and told him and he was so mad at the Internet sight! Just then Joni and Layne walked in the door and were ready to head for SLC. I told them what happened and they were like... SERIOUSLY! I decided I would fly to Fort Lauderdale and meet Ryan on his lay over then book a second ticket from FLL to CUN once I got my passport. His layover was 1:30 - 2:30 but I could not find one flight out of SLC that got me to FLL before 2:30…after his plane would have already left. So I tried just Delta’s regular web site and they HAD ONE that left at 6:30 and got to FLL at 12:00. I was so excited! We said good bye which was hard to leave the girls but all the pass port stress made it easier. Anyway, we were about five minutes from the hotel in SLC and I wanted to double check the time of my flight. I looked at the paper and I had book the ticket from FREAK’IN DETROIT. I think I am so use to booking from DTW I just typed in DTW instead of SLC. Once I found out I didn’t even say anything I just thought I can’t believe all these bad things are happening to me. Maybe I am not supposed to go. Once we got to the hotel Joni and I went to checked into the hotel but I went straight to the computers and started to look for other options. Then Joni came over and said "What’s wrong?" I told her and she was like, "SERIOUSLY." (For the second time in 2 hours.) I think I was about laughing at this point because I could not believe the last 10 hours. Well, I looked for a fight from SLC to get me to DTW by 8:00 when Ryan was leaving and I could just travel with him but nothing…well their was one but it was taking off right as we found it. Layne carried all the bags in and Joni and I just kept looking for some way out of this mess. I called Ryan and he was so nice. I think almost any husband would have been so mad and said…WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING! He didn't say anything rude he just said…so what are you going to do. I told him I would call him back when I got a plan. I called FLL security and asked if my husband could leave my pass port with them for one hour until I could come pick it up and they said NO! I was totally out of options when Joni found a flight for Ryan to fly to SLC and then we could fly to CUN together on a 12:00 flight. We would not get there until 8:3o and the tickets were going to cost us 1600.00! Ryan would have to be to the airport in 1 hour. I called him and told him the new and only option…. and what it was going to cost us...in addition to all the other mistakes I had made and our trip. I asked him if it was worth it…he thought for about 10 seconds and then said yes. He hustled to the airport and Joni and I booked the new tickets. At this point we were so tired and so relieved it was solved we got the giggles. I called frontier to book our new flights and was laughing so hard I could not talk. The man said, “I am sorry are you crying?” I told him I was laughing and then he thought I was drunk…or on something. After I got them booked he gave the confirmation number and I was trying to read it back to him and every time I would say a letter I would crack up! I thought he was going to get mad but luckily he was nice. I was like, “H and is Harry HAAAAA BLAAAAAAAA.” Joni was standing up trying to walk to the bathroom without peeing her pants laugh her head off too. After we got everything booked and went back to the room but I could not sleep. I think I got about 2 hours. After Joni and Layne left for the airport I had about three hours before I had to meet Ryan at the airport. So I got on the phone and called all the other airlines and luckily they all gave me a credit which was so nice. We have over 2000.00 in airline tickets to use…four in my name and one in Ryan's! Yep, forgetting my pass port was a very very very expensive mistake. When I got to the airport and saw Ryan... and my pass port I almost cried. It was the most stressful and expensive 16 hours of my life.

Check out my blood shoot eyes! I am going to get a pocket sewn in to my left butt cheek for my pass port so I will never forget it again.

Our Vacation to Mexico

2008-05-14T05:53:00.000-07:00

Playa Del Carmen

Well our Vacation was AWESOME! Not only in Mexico but also in Utah. We were gone for almost three weeks and nothing has been harder than getting back into real life. I am finally back into my old GRIND. It is raining today and my project today was my Yard...as it has been all week I decided today is the day I am going to finally post pictures from our trip.

I'll start with our trip to Mexico.

Playa Del Carmen is about 30 minutes south of Cancun. This town is the best vacation spot ever. It is not big like Cancun but everything is almost within walking distance. Fifth Ave...(and 3rd, 4th, and 6th) are fun shops, restaurant and Mexican Clubs, kind of like New Orleans. Crazy people to watch, music on every corner. I love Playa Del Carmen...as you can tell.

We went with Ryan's sister Joni and her husband Layne. They have four cute boys that are 20, 16, 13, and 10. The three younger boys stayed and helped Grandma Jackson with Joni and Aubry when they were in Delta while we were gone. Let me just say on a quick side note that our kids did AWESOME! Along with both sets of Grandparents. Right before we left, Aubry decided that Nursery and any babysitter was not for her. We were pretty worried about the Grandparents because she has a strong set of lungs that can last a long time. Well, to explain how well they did all I have to say is that Aubry calls me Grandma... (at least five times a day!) When we got home we were so excited to see them. W missed them so much but they were not even excited to see us. I got in bed with them and I was kissing them and cuddling them and then Grandma walked by and Joni sits up and yells "There's Grandma...Grandma, Grandma!" Then Aubry followed with Gra-ma, Gra-ma. It was so cute and I am so glad they did so great, along with our parents!

I have to thank my cute nephews Jack and Danny for helping Grandma and Grandpa so much, and missing school a couple days to help entertain the girls. My nephews are the best cousins in the WORLD! We love them so much.

Anyway, back to the Vacation. We stayed at a private owned condo in Playacar and it was great. It had two master suits and then a nice living area where we could hangout without having to go sit on someone's bed:) It was nice and perfect for our vacation.

Joni, Layne, Ryan and Jenni on our last day in the lobby of the condo.

Our first day we went to Tulum, a Mayan ruin city. This was one of the coolest spiritual experiences I have had. We were able to get an LDs tour guide and there is no doubt in my mind that this is where the Book Of Mormon was written...at least one of the cities. There were so many amazing correlations I had the cold chills most of the time.

In the back ground is their temple showing that they believed in the Father, Son and Holy Ghost as three separate persons. (Above the three windows were carvings to represent each one.)Day two was great! We went to Cozumel where we went snorkeling, scuba diving (Ryan and Layne), and rented scooters and went all around the Island.

Catching the waves on the Southern Point of Cozumel! It was a good break for our bums.
More sights on Cozumel
This bar was the biggest crack up! We stopped for a bathroom break and a drink. Ryan was sad to see the "No Farting Sign." Joni was going to take it for her house as she lives with five boys!
Don't mess with Layne... Cruisin' on his hog with his lady!

Day Three we didn't have any plans but met this salesman on the street that sold time shares for the Spa Palace. We got the golden package...because we really were not interested... so he kept adding more free things if we would do the presentation. We ended up having a great day. After a 3 hour presentation and lunch we got to sit in mineral hot tub, get massages, spent the day at the all inclusive resort with Kayaks, snorkeling, all the food and drink we wanted, a nice dinner and 10 excursions!!! That's right, we hit gold. We only got to use two of the excursions because we only had three days left but it was an awesome deal and the Spa Palace was so beautiful!
Every night we would go down town and eat at these cute restaurants on 5th ave. We loved watching the people and shopping at the shops. One night while Joni and I were shopping Ryan and Layne watched a dog poop then several people step in it and spread it all over the walk way. It was so funny! After dinner and shopping we would come home every night and decide what we were going to do the next day while drinking a couple glasses of Mexican Coke. It was so good!

Day four we went on one of our free excursions to this activity park. We first went on a 4-wheeler ride in the "jungle." Then we went on these little speed boats in the ocean. We really liked that. The above picture is for my parents because they are always laughing at Ryan because he waves at everyone when we are at Lake Powell...and he did that here also.

We ate fajitas and guacamole with chips and hot salsa for every meal! Here we are chilling at "Alberto's." It seems like at every meal all we did was laugh!

Ryan eating a Habanero...you can't tell but his eye's are watering.

Thanks Joni and Layne for coming with us!
We had such a great time:)

Where is Joni?

2008-04-15T21:06:00.000-07:00

When the girls feel a slight vibration, as the garage door begins to open, they run for cover. They hide in fear of... The Giant. They have found some really good hiding places and can stay amazingly quiet for a long time! However, most of their hiding places include putting their hands over their eyes or hiding under the table. But this one Joni found is my favorite of all.

She was going to the bathroom when she felt the vibration. I was wondering what she was going to do...try to make a run for it half finished with her business...? After I realized she was not coming out I was surprised. I could not believe she was not going to hide! But as you can see she found a spot while continuing with her “project.” Luckily, I had just emptied the garbage...ya disgusting anyways though!

More Amazing Pictures

2008-04-04T04:54:00.000-07:00

I am so in love with these pictures my friend took. I have them all over my house! Thanks so much!

http://www.jeansmithphotography.com/

These are just a few ...it was so hard to decide which ones to share.

Snaps of our Easter Egg Hunt

2008-03-24T08:43:00.000-07:00

Joni's Love Crush

2008-03-23T20:52:00.001-07:00

Well, it is official! Joni is only three years old and has a major crush. She must get it from her Aunt Sherrie! Well, his name is Weston and she not only talks about him but she dreams about him! He broke his arm yesterday and when she saw him passing the sacrament she said..."What is on Weston's arm?" She was so concerned and had to tell every person at church that, "Weston broke his arm!" By how much she talks about him one might think when she saw him she would run to him and give him a big hug...but no, she gets so shy that today during Church, she saw him coming down the hall, so she got under my skirt and would not come out! His family came over for dinner tonight and after about 30 minutes she did finally start playing with the kids and eventually went up and kissed him the cheek! Yes, I know, boy crazy and forward...Ryan and I are in big trouble! When we were in Utah a couple weeks ago at Church, when the boys got up to pass the sacrament, she said, "Where is Weston?" She really does talk about him at least once every single day!
Weston is a great kid. He is a favorite of all the kids in our ward. I have seen him make sand castles for princesses to playing grocery store as the checker. He is a hunk and Joni must have her Mom's eye for good looks:) Wes is an awesome football player too and at 12 is already around 6 foot! We love you Wes, and want to thank you for being so nice to Joni...even though she may end up stalking you:)

Easter Thoughts....

2008-03-23T19:56:00.000-07:00

We have had a great Easter and I have some many things I want to blog about.

Tonight we had such a great time! We had three families in our ward over for Easter dinner. It was so fun! Our ward is great and we have so many fun people to hangout with. (However, due to Ryan's schedule we only have a hand full of chances to have people over.) We have about 16 months left until Ryan is done and it is going to be bitter sweet when we leave. I would love to call Michigan home... if our family where here:(

P.S. Sorry the picture is so bad but it caught our night perfectly. After a great sit down dinner we laughed and laughed and laughed! Thanks, we had a great time:)

This year...in January...I decided I was going to make Joni and Aubry Easter dresses. Joni chose the color of Easter Egg Blue and I was kid of worried. The dresses turned out cute and they both love them. Aubry pointed to her dress this morning and said, "Dress, Dress." Once I put it on her she ran to the oven to look at herself in the reflection. I love to make the girls dresses but they are a lot of work and time, and that I don't have. However, I just finished the final touches this morning but I am already itching to start some cute summer ones . Below are some pictures I took of the girls at 10:00 tonight after our party was over...so basically I am saying excuse the lighting....hair.... and sleepy girls.

I am so thankful for this wonderful time of year that we can focus on Jesus Christ. His life, his ministry, his example, and his Resurrection. We sang the song "He Lives" in sacrament today and it was such a great testament to me that Jesus is alive and loves me. I am so thankful for eternal families and that I have an eternal family. Being in Utah the last couple weeks made me realize how much I love my family...my sisters, parents, in-laws, cousins, grandparents, nieces and nephews. I have so much fun with them am so thankful that I will be with them forever!

Happy Easter!

I can always use a reminder

2008-03-18T20:28:00.000-07:00

We have had a rough couple days...fevers, vomit, diarrhea and two sad little girls. I thought I would remind myself why I love them enough that their vomit and poop no longer affects me.

5 Things I love about Aubry:

1. She is very determined and will not give up on anything very easily.

2. She does her own thing. She doesn't care what the other kids are doing because she already knows what she wants to do.

3. She loves to give kisses and will give them to anyone and everyone...even the drunk man on the plane.

4. She gets so excited when she sees any type of animal. She usually screams then makes the animals sound.

5. She is the best sleeper. She loves her crib and when it is 11:00 and 2:00 and 8:30 she all but says, it's time for my nap mom!

5 Things I love about Joni:

1. She is very sensitive to every ones feeling.

2. She love to be teased, tickled, and chased.

3. She is good even if she only gets 8 hours of sleep at night and no nap during the day.

4. She loves Aubry so much that she often wakes her up from her nap because she misses her.

5. She LOVES Utah. Even though we just got back she already wants to go to the airport to go see Jack and Madee. (Her Cousins)

They are best friend and mean fighters! I love them so much and hope they get better soon...mainly because I think I'm next!

All the above pictures are by my friend Laurel http://www.laurelphotography.com/scoop/

Who broke the plane?

2008-03-04T14:14:00.000-08:00

We'll I am in Utah for 15 days while Ryan is doing his ICU rotation. Last time he did this rotation we never saw him so we decided to get out of town. We were flying out last Thursday night at 9:30, direct flight from Detroit to Las Vegas. The day was going great. The girls had great naps, ate a good dinner, I got my house clean, and we were all mentally prepared for the four hour plane ride. At the airport things were going to perfect! About 10 minutes before we got on the plane my kids were falling asleep. I had help getting on and things had never looked so good before a flight. While the last passengers were getting on the plane we felt a big bump like something big had hit the plane. I looked around and no one seem concerned so I didn't think much about it, plus all my focus was on keeping my kids quiet. The flight attendants shut all the overhead bins and turned the lights out and I thought we were ready to roll. Then the pilot came on the intercom and said, the plane had been hit by a vehicle on the ground and it damaged the landing gear. He said they were going to see if they could fix it, which totally freaked me out! I was on the verge of a panic attack! The fight was already 4 1/2 hours and I had no idea how long they were going to make us sit there while they fixed it. After an hour of not knowing they got back on the intercom and said the flight had been canceled so we were going to deplane in a few minutes. I called Ryan and he had just pulled into our drive way. He back out and headed 1 hour back to the airport. It was another 30 minutes before they started letting people off the plane. I had checked my stroller at the gate so I had to wait 15 minutes while they brought it up. One good thing is while we were waiting Joni got to sit in the Pilots seat and get her picture taken. She was so sad the plane was broken and wanted a name of who broke it. So, the fight attendant finally told her that his name was Bob. She kept telling EVERYONE that Bob broke the plane. As we finally came walking out of the walkway all the passengers were standing in a line trying to rebook with one lady. Everybody looked at us like they felt really bad for us and Joni said, "Who broke the plane?" Everyone started to laugh. You know like when the Bishop says something pretty funny but everyone laughs like it is the funniest thing they've ever head, that is the laugh Joni got.
The soonest I could get a fight out was Saturday morning at 7:00 but I was not sure if I could do that again. It was so stressful and scary! We rested all day Friday, the house got messy again, and I finally decided I could do it again. So hear we are! Christy, my sister, got her kids out of school and came to Vegas with my mom to pick me up from the airport on Thursday. They had to get a room at the Excalibur (Cinderella's Castle) so she could pick us up at midnight and ended up having to stay until Saturday. At least they had fun in Las Vegas!

Thanks Laurel & Jean

2008-02-25T20:08:00.000-08:00

I am so lucky to have two friends here in Michigan that are both amazing professional photographers; Laurel Hogge, who took the above picture of Aubry, and Jean Smith. Today my kids spent the day like super models! Jean and Laurel wanted to use them for each of businesses so I wanted them to look prefect. Jean is doing a special for a kids session and Laurels sister-in-law has a Internet hair bow business and they wanted some new shots for her web page. I packed an entire suitcase with five outfits each so that Jean and Laurel could choose what would work best for what they are going to use the pictures for. They are still editing the pictures but Laurel sent me this one of Aubs and I can't wait to see the rest. I'm sure I'll be posting them.
Thanks so much Jean and Laurel we had SO MUCH FUN!
Here are their web pages
Laurel Hogge
http://www.laurelphotography.com/scoop/
Jean Smith
http://www.jeansmithphotography.com/

Roger That!

2008-02-25T19:49:00.000-08:00

"Roger That" is our families new favorite evening activity. Ryan got "Rock Band" for Christmas and we get in Rock Band kicks, where we will have a concert every night for a week. Tonight we had our friends, Jean and Travis Smith, over for a little concert tour and it was so fun! We played for about two hours with them and then after then left Ryan wanted to take our band "Roger That" to one more quick concert (which is two song so only takes like 8 minute.) So two hours later we are finally heading off to bed. This is very unlike us to stay up past 9:30 let alone 11:00! We rotate between the drums, guitar and vocals. It is addicting and so much fun. Joni and Aubry love it too. They are our back up dancers and they really get the crowd into it! Sorry about the quality of the pictures. They were taken with Ryan's phone..and he was rocking out! I hope he doesn't find out I put them on the blog...he will be REALLY embarrassed even though he looks so cute! Thanks Jean and Travis for rocking out with us and sparking the fire in our band again.

Build A Bear

2008-02-09T06:11:00.001-08:00

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Elmo Makes Music

2008-02-08T15:16:00.000-08:00

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Joni's Birthday Party

2008-02-08T14:35:00.000-08:00

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Five things that make me HAPPY

2008-01-21T20:27:00.000-08:00

I am happy when the Holy Ghost testifies gospel truths to me.
I am happy when I get to spend quality time with the girls and we participate in activities that make us laugh.
I am happy when I get to spend time with Ryan.
I am happy when my house is clean. It is very clear to my family that a clean house equals a happy Jenni.
I am happy when I have a list of things to do. I occasionally do something not on my list, but I still write it on my list just so I can cross it off.

Joni's First Real Fight

2008-01-21T20:12:00.001-08:00

Joni, Aubry and I went to this large indoor play area close to our house. It is four stories of tunnels, slides, and obstacles. Joni and Aubry loved it and Joni had found a couple friends that she was playing with while we where there. One was this little girl who looked about a year or two older than her. We had been there for about 2 hour, had lunch and Joni and her new little friend had made it all the way to the top level. They were leaning on the mesh walls by the biggest twirly slide I have ever seen. After a while it looked like they were arguing. You could see them lean toward each other I’m sure saying something like, “I’m the Princess!” “No, I’m the Princess.” This went on for about a minute then the little girl pushed Joni. So of course, Joni pushed her back. Then after about five pushes each the claws came out. I saw in slow motion the little girl scratch Joni across the face. I had made my way over under the slide and way trying to get their attention but they were so far up they could not hear me. Then they went to the ground! They were rolling back and forth like a real fight. And then I saw Joni’s mouth wide open going in for the bit. At that point I started up the big jungle maze. It took me about one minute to get to the top but once I got their Joni was gone. The little girl said she had pushed Joni down the slide. I didn’t want to say anything to the little girl because I knew Joni had bit her. So yes, I did it. I went down the twisty four-story slide. When I came out my hair was like a fiber optic ball. From all the static shocks I received while going down I was waiting for the ends of my hair to light up. Couple mothers clapped as I came out and said they’d never seen adult brave the “pink” slide before. After getting my hair semi under control I found Joni and she acted like nothing had happened. I had her come take a break and we talked about the fight for a minute. Then I told her she could go play again but she could not play with that little girl. So, Joni ran off to play and with in two minutes Joni and her wrestling buddy were playing like they were best friends. I don’t think the mom of the other little girl knew anything had happened. When we were leaving Joni said, “I hit, and scratched and bit. I am a nice girl.” Lucky she only had red marks on her face and arms; no blood and thankfully no scars. I can’t say Joni won or lost her first fight but she held her own against a four year old when she was only two. Her dad was so proud of her.

Aubry's Christmas Card

2008-01-11T21:32:00.000-08:00

Congratulations, you are reading the first ever Ryan Jackson Family Christmas Letter, by Aubry Jackson. Yep, that’s right, me Aubry, the cute one. I know you’re thinking, “I thought Joni was the smart one?” Well, you’re wrong. I decided to write our family’s Christmas letter so you would know what life is really like under this roof. Yes, risky. Santa might not leave just a lump of coal but a couple yards; however, it’s a risk I am willing to take.
I think I will start with Joni because she is the easiest one to vent my frustration about. But her name is not Joni anymore its “Princess Joni Lyn.” She walks around all day in high heals and foofy princess dresses. And when she is not wearing a “prom” dress she has to wear a skirt or dress of some kind. The worst part about your heiness little fairy tale is that my
mom insists on dressing us the same EVERY DAY. That’s right, I’m in tights and dresses and its 10 degrees. My mom has taken Joni’s side because her new hobby is making us matching dresses. The dresses she makes are usually thirty layers of itchy poof. Back to Joni, she continues her love affair with herself at dance class each week. She started this gymnastic/ballet/tap circus show, which is actually quite comical. Ten little “Ballerinas” staring in a gi-normas mirror as they “try” to do these shuffle steps, somersaults and positions that I could do with my eyes closed. As you probably know I took my first steps when I was 9 months. I was running by 10 and playing soccer at 13. I can’t wait until next year when I walk in that little dance studio and show them what a real athlete can do on the dance floor. There are, however, two things that we do each week that I like and that’s “Ready Lets Play” preschool/playgroup and Story Time at the Library. Joni and I both love to listen to stories and sing songs. My favorite song is E-I-E-I-O. I LOVE animals! This summer I even ate a spider I love them so much. My mom about sent me to the ER trying to get it out of my mouth. But don’t worry, I got the body down before she could get my mouth opened. I didn’t know what the big deal was, it was really good and I will do it again if I ever get the chance. In case your a little behind on our whereabouts, we are living in Pinckney, Michigan just outside of Ann Arbor. I hear we will be here for two more years while my dad finishes his residency in Anesthesiology. Then I hope we are heading back west. However, we love Michigan. The summer in Michigan is GREAT and it truly has the most beautiful four seasons. I do think my families favorite is the Fall. However, we are starting Winter and I strongly dislike it! It is C-O-L-D! My dad is the only one who likes the cold but I think it’s because my mom doesn't go shopping as much.
Church here is GREAT. My mom and dad teach primary together and say they really like it. I go with them and I think I make it a lot more “Fun” for the kids. My mom also does Activity Days. Joni and I have to go with her some times if dad’s gone and we LOVE it! Twenty-Five girls all fighting to play with us.
Joni is in Nursery and will be there for another year, and I get to go in March!
shopping day out” with her friends. She says she needs a little time for herself, whatever that means. She’s the mom, she doesn’t get time by herself! What can we say, Joni and I love to be with her. We watch her shower, go to the bathroom and both of us want to be held most of the time. My mom says her biggest accomplishment this year is getting Joni out of diapers. But that is all just a big joke if you ask me. Joni only goes because she wants candy and my mom gives her some EVERY TIME she does. I have to hand it to Joni, she knows just how to work them. At night she cries in this sad little voice and says, “I’m scared. Can I sleep with you?” and of course my dad picks her up and puts her right in the middle of their bed. Well, I guess that’s what happens because I am stuck in my crib, in my own room, with the lights out and they don’t seem to care if were to get scared. They just keep telling everyone how I am the best sleeper and I sleep all through the night like a little angel, but no, I’m awake I’m just not a scaredy cat like my sister. I have always been the strong one. My mom’s life consists of cleaning, changing diapers, more cleaning, laundry, organizing, cooking, cleaning, talking on the phone and still more cleaning. Once in a while she tries to exercies but don’t worry I ruin that in a hurry:)
Our 13 year old neighbor, Chrissy, has been a great break for my mom. She not only comes over and plays with us but she give my mom that much needed adult conversation. She is a big part of our family:)
Let’s talk about my dad for a while. He has been gone for the majority of my life to be honest. He goes to this big place where they worshup the letter M! I’m like, don’t you know it just a letter people. I went to his work this October when I had a small procedure and it was great. His friends the “Residents” gave me this great candy. I felt so good, had a nap, and when I woke up it was like awesome. I got all this special attention for like five days! I felt totally fine but I played it up a bit. When dad gets home from the letter worshiping candy store he turns into this scary Monster. When we hear the garage door opening we know it’s time to run and hide because the beast is home. He comes in, talks to mom for a minute, then all the sudden he is a monster, roaring and chasing us all over the house! He is really kind of scarry because of the bags under his eyes. I guess their from being at the candy store for so long. My mom says he needs more sleep so that could be it too, but whatever it is, it sure makes the game more fun.
This fall my dad built us this big wooden play room on the back of our house. I think it is called a deck. It was so fun this summer. We got to play with paints, have picnics, and play with water on it. We also ate out there almost every night, which my mom really liked because she said the big mess I make when I eat was much easier to clean up. I love my dad. He is the best dad in the whole world and I am totally his favorite.
Even though I have been trash talking Joni she is my best friend. We are seldom apart but when we are we miss each other so much. I had to stay home from chruch a couple weeks ago and Joni cried all the way to church because she wanted, “Her Aubry.” Ya, I am loved. Joni and I can finally play together for a long time without fighting. I have held my own enough she treats me as an equal…even though I could bodyslam her in my sleep. I am nice to her and she climbs upon the cupbard and gets us treats! It’s a silent mutual agreement. Ya, we’re buddies and I love her.
Well I hope you have enjoyed the truthfullness of my Christmas letter. If I have offeneded you I’m sorry but the truth needed to be told. If you would like to hear more about my family in a nicer tone you can visit my mom’s Blog at:
http://jacksonmiabode.blogspot.com/ (I am sure you don’t this is a little longer than I intended.) Their are more picture and stoires about our Michigan adventures.
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Aubry Jackson

December 2007

2007-12-27T06:42:00.000-08:00

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Christmas 2007

2007-12-27T05:55:00.001-08:00

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Thanksgiving 2007

2007-12-26T08:45:00.000-08:00

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Halloween 2007

2007-11-03T06:37:00.000-07:00

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Sister: Joni and Aubry

2007-10-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

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2007-10-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

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Our Trip to Utah

2007-10-23T15:16:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Utah was good and bad. We started it with the flu. Diarrhea and throw-up consumed most of our time the first week. However, the next week was great. Ryan was able to visit several hospitals and make some great contacts. Most hospitals want him to come back in the Spring for an offical hospital. Moving back to Utah is looking better than we thought...however we don't want to get our hopes up. It was so fun to see everyone. Joni loved all the cousins. Almost every time we get in the car she wants to go to the airport to see her cousins. Joni and Aubry also loved getting spoiled by their grandparents and great grandparents. We had a great time!

Grand Haven, Michigan

2007-10-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

With Ryan only having three days off last month we made a quick trip to Grand Haven, Michigan. It was so beautiful and is only two hours from our house. We loved the white sand beach and pretty big waves. The water was 60 and as clear as glass. We spent several hours playing in the sand and waves. Joni and Aubry had so much fun and really wanted to get in despite the temperature. It was a warm day but really windy. We also took our neighbor Chrissy with us. She is a great help and basically a part of our family. Michigan is a beautiful state. I wish we had more money and time to really enjoy it while we are here.

Pumpkin Express

2007-10-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

On our way home from Grand Haven we stopped in the little town of Cooperville and rode the Pumpkin Express. It was really fun. They had actors and actresses doing little skits about every 10 minutes and singing songs with the kids. Joni and Aubry thought they were really funny and loved their costumes. This is a pictures of us getting on the train:)