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! 
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Where is Joni?
Friday, April 4, 2008
More Amazing Pictures
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Joni's Love Crush
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....
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:)
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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!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I can always use a reminder
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 Joni:Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Who broke the plane?
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!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thanks Laurel & Jean
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!
"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.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Five things that make me HAPPY
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
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.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Aubry's Christmas Card
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
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