A Wacky boy in Waco

Hunter and I treked up to Waco last week to visit his Mimi and Bapa and do a little shopping along the way in Austin for Baby Jones.

Hunter accumulated a number of cars and trucks throughout the 5 days that we were away from home and could not have been more thrilled to add to his collection.

At one of our stops in Austin at this cute shop, Baby Coco, Hunter found some vintage cars and went straight to playing. He had the cars lined up on the floor and did not want to leave. He kept telling me, "Two minutes." Finally, his grandmommies couldn't stand it anymore and agreed to buy him one of the cars. He settled on a red one with a white stripe down it. In my attempt to have him choose the less pricey VW Bus model, I suggested, "Hunter, don't you want to take this one?" His reply..."I want both of them." So much for saving a few bucks. He ended up with the red one and rode all the way to Waco with it on his lap.


Speaking of wacky... here is Hunter in some soft rollers. Doesn't he look darling?


Oh, to top the last one, here he is in his great-grandmother's earrings. What a charmer? Can you say rehearsal dinner pictures?


Friday, we went to the Mayborn Museum down at Baylor and Hunter had a ball. He loved showing me all of the neat things since he had been there once before. I was amazed! It is a great museum and has great attractions for little ones. Here is Hunter in the sound booth making some music.


One of our ventures was a trip to Hillsboro to a great antique store. Afterwards, we met up with the cousins, Ryan and David, who had made the trip down from Fort Worth. Here are the 3 silly boys at Braums enjoying an afternoon treat of icecream.


All in all, it was a great trip to Waco. We enjoyed being with Mimi and Bapa and hope to get back up there again soon!

How does a Mommy get so lucky?

Spending the day with a little boy who loves to have fun, loves to "wook at myself on the camera", laughs a greater laugh than anyone I know, smiles the biggest smile for no reason at all, looks at you and says, "Hi Mama," can make a funny face with the best of them, tells me "I'm teasin' you Mommy", really has a great sense of humor for a two and a half year old, will say "I want you to sweep in my bed," has mastered manipulation and can get pretty much anything he wants, is smart as a whip, can navigate us home from errands out and about, must be pretty safety conscious because he tells us "Don't go too fast" and "Drive with both hands Mommy", impresses me each and every day with his terrific memory of people, places and things we have talked about, loves to be read to, tells me "Don't do that Mommy" when I sing (who can blame him), can carry on a perfectly intelligent conversation with us, is my best little buddy, wants to be just like his Daddy, loves his family with greater admiration and adoration than even they can imagine, and has made my job as a Mommy the greatest occupation I could have dreamed of...I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Random Happenings in the Jones Household...

It's been way too long since I have posted, so here's a little look at what we've all been up to lately...

We attempted a day of potty training. It was fun for awhile but Hunter is just not ready. We will hopefully get back on track soon and have Hunter out of diapers before Baby Jones arrives. I set up a little station where he could watch cartoons, read his favorite little books and sit on his own little potty. It was definitely a classic picture opportunity!


This is Hunter's all time favorite thing to do, and I will often find him so intent on playing that he doesn't notice anything else around him. On this particular day, he was lining up as many cars as he could by the fireplace to go into the pretend "waterwash."


We were in Waco in mid-July and Hunter got to see one of the Baylor Bears up close and personal. He thought that was pretty cool!


One night, as an extra special treat, we all had iced down Cokes in the glass bottles. Hunter thought it was pretty fun to get to drink Coke from a cold bottle.


We've been swimming with our friends... it's the only thing you can do in this summer heat that is bearable. Hunter and Kate had a blast together swimming!


We've had some fun friends over to play on the "giant clayground" as Hunter refers to his big playground in the backyard.



We've been watching as Mommy's tummy gets bigger and bigger as I rapidly approach the 3 more months mark. We are getting really excited!
This first pic was taken before church around 22 weeks- Baby Boy is about the size of a spaghetti squash at this point.

This one is another taken shortly past the 22 week mark- belly button in full glory now! :)

Taken with the timer on my camera, hence the top of my head is missing. That's not the important part of the picture anyway. This was taken at 25 weeks.


We've been at friend's bday parties having fun and trying our best not to sing along with the Happy Birthday song! (Notice Hunter covering his face when they were singing. He's not a big singer... can you tell?)



We've had a great summer. So far, Baby Jones is right on track, measuring exactly where he needs to be at this point. I go back in a couple of weeks and then start my every other week visits. It seems like it has flown by so far. It's hard to believe that 3 months from now, he will be here more than likely. Wow! All that is left to do is get a new rug for the nursery and we should be all set.

It's a....

BOY!! We are thrilled that we got to see Baby Jones today at our 20 week ultrasound. He looked healthy and right on track. We could not be more thankful!!
A look at his profile... looks very much like Hunter did at this stage.

4th of July

After such a week, it was a good get-away to spend some time with family at the lake. Hunter had a blast with all of the cousins and loved the new slide and pool that Babs and Sha Sha had ready. He loved swimming in the lake, but insists that he cling on tight to you. Riding the boat and the wave runners are a sure favorite and he will ask you to go faster! We loved being with the whole Stouffer family and celebrating the 4th all together!

The Jones family enjoying the lake

Hunter has to wear his shades, so my extra pair had to do

We took a similar pic when he was 7 months old, and had to attempt it again...

Trying out the "giant slide" that Babs and Sha Sha got for the lake

Wheee!!!

Mommy and Hunter ready for a boat ride

Cooper and Bailey- we looked over and the 2 dogs were cuddled next to each other in the yard- such great little buddies!

Having too much fun!!!

Mammy- We love you and will miss you so much! You leave behind a tremendous legacy and for that, we are forever grateful.



My Mammy

What we've been up to...

Memorial Day at the Lake with friends...
please note that this is Daddy's beverage, which at this time was empty!

Last weekend in College Station for A&M Regionals and cracking up with Babs...

Singing the Aggie Fight Song one last time... that big white thing in the left corner is someone's arm.

Sea World with the cousins... Everyone say "Shamu!"

Roasting Marshmellows for S'mores at Hill Country Hyatt...

Eating the final product...

Playing in the backyard on the new "Giant Playground" as Hunter refers to it...

Getting a new A/C installed (a second unit) to cool the addition we added a year ago. The original unit wasn't cutting it with these hot summer days! This is the hole where one of the guys accidently stepped through the ceiling. Fabulous! I always hated that light fixture anyway, so there you go!

Long time no blog....

It's been over a month~ and I still don't have my most recent pics on the computer. I need to get with it.

Funny story.... Hunter is obsessed with cars and trucks. Not news to anyone who has been around him lately. He talks constantly about which trucks have hitches and that they can pull a trailer. He also talks about gas tanks and points them out on every car we pass. Along with that obsession, he will remember little details about people's cars. He noticed that the side view mirror on Blake's (my brother) truck was broken. When we asked Blake what had happened, he said that my dad, "Babs" to Hunter, had hit it backing out of the carport on the column. A couple of days later, here was our conversation
Hunter: "The mirror on Blake's car is broken."
Me: "I know. Who broke it?"
Hunter: "Babs... that little stinker!"

Just goes to show that he listening when we talk to him!

Another Funny Story....
As we were passing by our church the other day, Hunter announced, "There's my church!" I replied, "You're right buddy. Who do we learn about at church?" Hunter's response as serious as could be... "The ladies."

A little background... Hunter refers to the women who are his Sunday School teachers as "The ladies." When we were having severe separation anxiety with the entire church drop off thing, he would say, "No my want to go see the ladies." Sometimes he would even bring them up at home and say, "No ladies coming to my house." Now, he is excited about church and wants to see the ladies. As a matter of fact, he taught the ladies at church about gas tanks and hitches on all of the play cars in the classroom 2 weeks ago. Hilarious! Anyway, he associates church with "The Ladies!" For now at least!

Baseball Enthusiast

After a weekend full of watching and cheering on baseball, we have come home to a new obsession. He has wanted to play with the baseball that Blake signed for him and did not put it down the entire game on Sunday. He stood in line with all of the other big time fans (i.e. kids ranging from about 4-12) to get his ball autographed by his Uncle Blake. Today, I walked in to find him with Chris' golf glove on and the baseball in the other hand. We've spent some quality time with our baseball tee the past couple of days too. He keeps telling me that he needs a helmet. Do they make them this small?

Guess who's...

...gonna be a big brother? Since we apparently love holiday babies, this baby is due at the end of November, but is likely to be here much earlier. We are so excited and can't wait to see Hunter as a big brother!