Thursday, March 13, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Jones Family Vacation
We just got back from a great trip to Park City, UT with the Jones Family. We had a great time!
First episode at SA Airport... Natalie's ID is expired. That means intense screening and they swabbed everything I brought for explosives. Don't be embarrassed to travel with me!
Hunter did great on the flights- as long as the candy and goodies kept coming! I had packed a bag of cars and trucks to keep him occupied, so those along with his portable DVD player were the ticket. It was a comedy of errors the entire trip starting with our flight to Dallas. Guess who charged the DVD player and then left it on for 2 days straight? You guessed it... me! That meant that after pulling it out, the much anticipated movie was not to be seen on that flight. Try telling a 2-year-old that the movie player is not working!
Once in Dallas, we met up with the rest of the family. Thus began a great time in Hunter's world- having great buddies to tag along with for the next several days. We thought he would be in serious withdrawal today without anyone to play with!
The first night, we went to Chris and I's favorite place in Park City, the Riverhorse Restaurant. Situated on the top floor of a building on Main Street, it's a delicious place for a great steak or something more unusual. The night was not as we remembered because we had Hunter who had napped a total of one hour that day. Not pretty! I had to repeatedly get up from the table to snatch him since sitting in his chair was not his favorite thing that evening. At one point, the true low point of my trip, I slipped on a wet spot on the floor, proceeded to fall down on the floor with a thud, but not before bringing down a plate from the vacant table I grabbed. It shattered much like my pride right there on the floor. What fun! You should have seen Hunter's face when he was placed at the table again. He knew he was in trouble.
The next day, our first day on the slopes, could not have been more ideal. The weather was beautiful and Chris, Russell and Brandon and I skiied as much of the mountain as we could cover.
As for more mess ups, I managed to lose my lift ticket on the first day after one run! Seriously! I had to buy another ticket after skiing down the "bunny slope" and basically eat the cost of the one I had lost. Another moment of greatness!
Hunter's highlights were playing with his cousins, David and Ryan. The three boys had a blast playing in the snow and just being together. The smile that covers Hunter's face when he is with his cousins is precious! He loves to have playmates!
The 2nd day on the slopes was great too! Summer and I joined the boys after lunch and it was a lot of fun all being together. The weather was a little colder and definitely windier, so a stop for hot chocolate on the slopes was a must!
Day 3 of skiing brought some great fun! After a morning with the boys and sledding outside the condo, we all went out for the afternoon. As soon as I had on all 45 layers, it was snowing pretty good outside. Once we had gotten down to the base and gotten our lift tickets, the sun had come out in full force and we were hot. Scott and David joined us that afternoon, so we all went to watch David try out the First Timer run. He did great and was a blast to watch!
Chris and I took off for a little while to do some other runs that we hadn't done yet and later met up with Scott, Brandon and Russell. We skiied that afternoon until it was truly a white-out on the mountain. We ended up making the 3.5 mile trek back down the mountain in heavy snow and we nearly frozen by the time we made it to the bottom.
The last of the errors...Salt Lake Airport... all 10 of us ready to get home... get to terminal... flight cancelled! After over an hour of arranging, we were able to get a late afternoon flight to San Antonio, Russell a mid afternoon flight to Houston and the rest of the group had to spend the night in Salt Lake and take a flight the next day. Who would have thought!
The day was LONG... 2 runs through security, lots of sitting and doing nothing, airport snacks for meals (yuck), and then barely getting on the flight because we didn't have our passes from security with the TSA stamp on them. Holy moly! After all of that, if we didn't get on that flight I would have had a nervous breakdown!
Last of errors, or wait, second to last.... guess who's main piece of luggage was left off of the flight? Mine! Good thing I took my make-up bag out before we checked it to get some of the weight out of it. The last of my mess ups... leaving my purse in Scott's rental car and now it is in Waco. What fun! I hope this pattern doesn't continue! I'm exhausted from trouble-shooting my own antics!
Pictures to come.... camera is in my purse! At least I think it is!
First episode at SA Airport... Natalie's ID is expired. That means intense screening and they swabbed everything I brought for explosives. Don't be embarrassed to travel with me!
Hunter did great on the flights- as long as the candy and goodies kept coming! I had packed a bag of cars and trucks to keep him occupied, so those along with his portable DVD player were the ticket. It was a comedy of errors the entire trip starting with our flight to Dallas. Guess who charged the DVD player and then left it on for 2 days straight? You guessed it... me! That meant that after pulling it out, the much anticipated movie was not to be seen on that flight. Try telling a 2-year-old that the movie player is not working!
Once in Dallas, we met up with the rest of the family. Thus began a great time in Hunter's world- having great buddies to tag along with for the next several days. We thought he would be in serious withdrawal today without anyone to play with!
The first night, we went to Chris and I's favorite place in Park City, the Riverhorse Restaurant. Situated on the top floor of a building on Main Street, it's a delicious place for a great steak or something more unusual. The night was not as we remembered because we had Hunter who had napped a total of one hour that day. Not pretty! I had to repeatedly get up from the table to snatch him since sitting in his chair was not his favorite thing that evening. At one point, the true low point of my trip, I slipped on a wet spot on the floor, proceeded to fall down on the floor with a thud, but not before bringing down a plate from the vacant table I grabbed. It shattered much like my pride right there on the floor. What fun! You should have seen Hunter's face when he was placed at the table again. He knew he was in trouble.
The next day, our first day on the slopes, could not have been more ideal. The weather was beautiful and Chris, Russell and Brandon and I skiied as much of the mountain as we could cover.
As for more mess ups, I managed to lose my lift ticket on the first day after one run! Seriously! I had to buy another ticket after skiing down the "bunny slope" and basically eat the cost of the one I had lost. Another moment of greatness!
Hunter's highlights were playing with his cousins, David and Ryan. The three boys had a blast playing in the snow and just being together. The smile that covers Hunter's face when he is with his cousins is precious! He loves to have playmates!
The 2nd day on the slopes was great too! Summer and I joined the boys after lunch and it was a lot of fun all being together. The weather was a little colder and definitely windier, so a stop for hot chocolate on the slopes was a must!
Day 3 of skiing brought some great fun! After a morning with the boys and sledding outside the condo, we all went out for the afternoon. As soon as I had on all 45 layers, it was snowing pretty good outside. Once we had gotten down to the base and gotten our lift tickets, the sun had come out in full force and we were hot. Scott and David joined us that afternoon, so we all went to watch David try out the First Timer run. He did great and was a blast to watch!
Chris and I took off for a little while to do some other runs that we hadn't done yet and later met up with Scott, Brandon and Russell. We skiied that afternoon until it was truly a white-out on the mountain. We ended up making the 3.5 mile trek back down the mountain in heavy snow and we nearly frozen by the time we made it to the bottom.
The last of the errors...Salt Lake Airport... all 10 of us ready to get home... get to terminal... flight cancelled! After over an hour of arranging, we were able to get a late afternoon flight to San Antonio, Russell a mid afternoon flight to Houston and the rest of the group had to spend the night in Salt Lake and take a flight the next day. Who would have thought!
The day was LONG... 2 runs through security, lots of sitting and doing nothing, airport snacks for meals (yuck), and then barely getting on the flight because we didn't have our passes from security with the TSA stamp on them. Holy moly! After all of that, if we didn't get on that flight I would have had a nervous breakdown!
Last of errors, or wait, second to last.... guess who's main piece of luggage was left off of the flight? Mine! Good thing I took my make-up bag out before we checked it to get some of the weight out of it. The last of my mess ups... leaving my purse in Scott's rental car and now it is in Waco. What fun! I hope this pattern doesn't continue! I'm exhausted from trouble-shooting my own antics!
Pictures to come.... camera is in my purse! At least I think it is!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Lots of Catching up to do!!
It's been so long since I updated and I feel like we've done a lot in the past month.
Hunter's playgroup took advantage of Big Top Kidz a few weeks ago. With this strange January and February weather, we never know if it's going to be cold or warm. Hunter had a blast running from toy to toy and loved the jumping castle.
Chris and I took Hunter to the San Antonio Children's Museum a few weeks ago. After a major parking fiasco, we finally got inside and he had a great time. His favorite things to do were to watch the fish in the giant aquarium and to fly the airplane. This picture cracks me up of him trying to figure out how to milk a cow.
Downstairs at the Museum they had a "giant excavator" that was just Hunter's size.
On my birthday we headed out to the SA Stock Show and Rodeo and took in the grounds. We had a blast seeing the animals and eating. Hunter would walk back and forth bringing hay to the cows in the pen.
Ice Cream break at the rodeo.
Later that day, after absolutely NO NAP, we headed downtown to the Spaghetti Warehouse. I tried to think of someplace that we never had been to that would be a fun place for Hunter too. The atmosphere was fun and whimsical and loud enough for a 2 year old. By the time this picture was taken, we were ready to literally scarf down our meals and get out of there. It was bedtime for sure!!
It's been really a mild winter here in SA and so the other day, decked in an outfit from last summer, this is what I found my son doing... playing in the mud! He loved walking through the beds outside and had mud up to his waist once all was said and done. Oh well, I guess boys will be boys!
Our sweet friends invited us to their house the afternoon of Valentine's for a fun little get-together with the kids. Here's the best shot we could get of the six of them- quite an accomplishment when they range from a little over 2 years to 2 1/2 months old!
To cap off the excitement of the day, here's Hunter having a Valentine's dinner with mommy and daddy. Nothing says love like chicken wrapped in bacon with a side of rice and salad!
Hunter's playgroup took advantage of Big Top Kidz a few weeks ago. With this strange January and February weather, we never know if it's going to be cold or warm. Hunter had a blast running from toy to toy and loved the jumping castle.
Chris and I took Hunter to the San Antonio Children's Museum a few weeks ago. After a major parking fiasco, we finally got inside and he had a great time. His favorite things to do were to watch the fish in the giant aquarium and to fly the airplane. This picture cracks me up of him trying to figure out how to milk a cow.
Downstairs at the Museum they had a "giant excavator" that was just Hunter's size.
On my birthday we headed out to the SA Stock Show and Rodeo and took in the grounds. We had a blast seeing the animals and eating. Hunter would walk back and forth bringing hay to the cows in the pen.
Ice Cream break at the rodeo.
Later that day, after absolutely NO NAP, we headed downtown to the Spaghetti Warehouse. I tried to think of someplace that we never had been to that would be a fun place for Hunter too. The atmosphere was fun and whimsical and loud enough for a 2 year old. By the time this picture was taken, we were ready to literally scarf down our meals and get out of there. It was bedtime for sure!!
It's been really a mild winter here in SA and so the other day, decked in an outfit from last summer, this is what I found my son doing... playing in the mud! He loved walking through the beds outside and had mud up to his waist once all was said and done. Oh well, I guess boys will be boys!
Our sweet friends invited us to their house the afternoon of Valentine's for a fun little get-together with the kids. Here's the best shot we could get of the six of them- quite an accomplishment when they range from a little over 2 years to 2 1/2 months old!
To cap off the excitement of the day, here's Hunter having a Valentine's dinner with mommy and daddy. Nothing says love like chicken wrapped in bacon with a side of rice and salad!
Friday, January 11, 2008
Key West, Florida
It was Key West, FL or bust for the Stouffer family to start of 2008! We had a great time and stayed in the neatest place that was on a small island off of Key West. Hunter had the best time riding the boat, playing in the sand and thw pool, seeing the animals at the Aquarium and especially dancing!
Hunter loved dancing to the music at the Conch Seafood Company Restaurant. He had a crowd of admirers by the time he was finished!
Here is Lazy Days, the cottage that Chris, Hunter and I shared with Kristin. It was located right by the pool and hot tub.
Chris got called up to participate in one of the street performers acts on the last night. Key West is known for their Sunset Celebration that happens everynight. People gather from all over to watch the quirky performances and see the sun go down over the ocean.
Hunter was very entertained with his "puter" on the plane. He thinks the portable DVD player is his own computer.
Here's Nemo- we found him!!
Here's a pic of the cottages and the beautiful landscape on the private island we were on.
Hunter had a blast with the sand and even though it was a little cool out there, you'd never know it!
Jones family in Key West!
Hunter loved dancing to the music at the Conch Seafood Company Restaurant. He had a crowd of admirers by the time he was finished!
Here is Lazy Days, the cottage that Chris, Hunter and I shared with Kristin. It was located right by the pool and hot tub.
Chris got called up to participate in one of the street performers acts on the last night. Key West is known for their Sunset Celebration that happens everynight. People gather from all over to watch the quirky performances and see the sun go down over the ocean.
Hunter was very entertained with his "puter" on the plane. He thinks the portable DVD player is his own computer.
Here's Nemo- we found him!!
Here's a pic of the cottages and the beautiful landscape on the private island we were on.
Hunter had a blast with the sand and even though it was a little cool out there, you'd never know it!
Jones family in Key West!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
There's no place like it!
Last week, I had the opportunity to go to New York with Dana and Summer. We had a great time and braved the near freezing temperatures. We saw a little snow, lots of beautiful Christmas decorations, the store windows, had delicious food and enjoyed two wonderful shows. It was a great time of the year to be in New York and see the tree in Rockefeller Center and of course to shop. We had so much fun! Thanks Dana!!
THE JONES GIRLS ready for Legally Blonde
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Elmo and Me... I had to get a picture of me with Elmo for Hunter
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THE JONES GIRLS ready for Legally Blonde
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Elmo and Me... I had to get a picture of me with Elmo for Hunter
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What we've been up to...
As Christmas and Hunter's 2nd birthday are approaching, we have been so busy! We were excited a couple of weeks ago when President Bush came to town. Hunter and I went with Babs and Sha Sha and all of their neighbors to see the procession of cars coming up the street. Hunter was given a poster by one of the girls and he loved holding it. He even got to sit on a police motorcycle. How fun!!
Hunter and I had the opportunity to see Sesame Street Live a couple of weeks ago when they were in town. It was "Elmo's Music Show" so of course he loved it. It was our first "performance" to go to and he did great.
We spent Thanksgiving in Waco with family and he had a blast with his cousins. He had a permanent smile on his face just trying to keep up with all of the fun things that they do. They all had fun drinking hot chocolate on Thanksgiving morning.
Later that weekend at the lake, Hunter had his first smore! Yum!!
Backtracking a bit... back in Waco... This is Hunter's new residence- in the laundry room fridge!
Hunter and I had the opportunity to see Sesame Street Live a couple of weeks ago when they were in town. It was "Elmo's Music Show" so of course he loved it. It was our first "performance" to go to and he did great.
We spent Thanksgiving in Waco with family and he had a blast with his cousins. He had a permanent smile on his face just trying to keep up with all of the fun things that they do. They all had fun drinking hot chocolate on Thanksgiving morning.
Later that weekend at the lake, Hunter had his first smore! Yum!!
Backtracking a bit... back in Waco... This is Hunter's new residence- in the laundry room fridge!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Pics in the Pumpkin Patch
Our attempt for some cute pictures in the Pumpkin Patch up at the church turned into more pictures of the back of Hunter's head for our picture album. As much as I love the back of his little head, I was looking forward to some precious pictures of his face smiling so big in the midst of the perfect fall pumpkin patch. They did turn out pretty cute though- even though there are no smiles!
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Over the border...
Our 5 year anniversary gave us reason to celebrate, so Chris and I ventured out of the country to Mexico. We had a great time. We stayed at a Palace resort and it was beautiful. We had a great time relaxing by the pool, being out at the beach, enjoying the sunshine and a couple of massages in the Spa! We were certainly spoiled while we were away and still mananged to miss Hunter like crazy. It was a comfort knowing he was with our parents for the week. We were so excited to see him when we got back.
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