whats happening with the Jones'

Okay so we have not done so good about keeping people updated.
Piper is know running all over the house!!! She is on her 3rd round of antibiotics for ear infections in the last month and a half. She has 8 count them eight teeth, (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) She got to the security gate before me one day after school. Yes, you guessed it, down she went. Pictures of the stair coming some day. She love being outside and has even tried to step into the window wells a few times. Anyone know of a cost effective way to cover the windows so she does not fall in but we can still get sunlight into those big beautiful although very dirty windows? We have had 2 different plumbers come out to look at the sprinkler system including Papa Joe. Trying to figure out why we can not get the water to come out of the house. No we do not have leaking inside but nothing comes out either, (sad). They now tell us we will have to cut a hole in the recently finished ceiling in the guest (Jana's) room, to replace the darn part.
Wes is currenty looking for a new job since his supervisor has decided to make every minute of everyday at work misearble. He has put in applications to both school disctrict as well as a few other places around town.
I am also looking for a new position. Hoping to stay with the school district but with the economy the way it is all the Certified SLP's have decided that private practice is not all it is cracked up to be and are coming to the schools where they can get a garuanteed paycheck. Is doing this my position as a SLP Assistant is not longer necessary. They can now fill all the vacancies and lower caseloads to a mor managable number. (SIGH) I have one more year before they will consider allowing me to work as an SLP while I also work my way through school. I have one more grulling year of Pre-professional classes before starting the Grad program. I do not want to work during the summer since it would give me days home with Piper but alas... I have called on a part-time summer job working with 2 young people who are mute. Making them accoutable for their signs, not getting sloppy/lazy over the summer. I am on the displaced Aids list at the school district and a good friend and c0-worker says not to worry she is not going to lose me, everything will work out.
Lark is loving her mission in Argentina and I can tell she is growing and learning so much each week from her very short letters to us.
Constant passed her GED tests and will be walking in the graduation May 16th at the CSI gym.
We are contstantly praying things will work out for us as well as all our loved ones who are struggling at this time as well.
We are not allow, the Lord is aware of out challenges and will not give us more than we can handle. That also means we will most likely be growing from the expereinces.

Love to everyone
The Jones

One Year Ago March 24, 2008

Okay so I am a little late in getting this post up but Tuesday and Wednesday were very hactic.

On March 23, 2008 I went into labor around 6:30 in the morning. It was slow starting and took all day long. My mother came up to be with us, Wes' Dad and Bonnie were already staying with us. Finally around 12:30 am the next morning we went into the hospital, I was weak and got an epidural at 2:30 am and that just about completely stopped progress. Piper joined us in this wonderful crazy world at 2:29 pm March 24th. She has grown and developed so much since that day. She took her first steps on Sunday the 22nd and all week has been getting braver and braver, walking away from furniture to take more steps on her own. She is drinking whole milk and is not having any signs of allergy! We give her "real food" and is not so sure that is what she wants to eat. She climbs all over anything she can and loves being out doors. We are so very thankful to have Piper in our lives and look forward to many more firsts, seconds, and thirds of her experiences and learning. Piper Ashtyn Jones we love you!!!

We had her 12 month check up on Wednesday and discovered she has a double ear inffection, meaning an inffection in both ears which explains why she has not been feeling so well, had the fever of 102.0 It is amazing what modern medicine can do for a miserable little girl in lots of pain. She is her old self again, laughing, playing, teasing!

Her current stats are:

Weight: 18.3 lbs, 9%

Height: 28 in, 18%

Give Away

Okay, so there is a super cute give away on the My Posh Baby Designs site. You should all go check it out and enter to win. If you have a girl, are a girl, or know someone who has a girl this give away is for you! Super Cute hair clips hand made! Click on the button or the address on this site and you will get right to it. Hurry the give away ends the first part of April!

random photos and first steps

Wes has taken a few photos with his phone in the last 8 months or so and I finally got ahold of them so here are a couple, the pictures in the campground are from the Waters Reunion last Aug and they go from there up to last night when Piper took her first steps alone!

more pictures

thanks to everyone that came to be with us on this special day of Piper's first birthday!

she quite enjoys the rocking giraffe, thanks uncle Blake and Abby of course with all the toys around she had to play with the bottled meat sent from

Grandma Bonnie.

PARTY

So Piper will celebrate her 1st birthday tomorrow but with it being on a week day we decided to have the party on Saturday. We did a very low key gathering with close friends and some family. Basically we all got together to watch Piper entertain us and have a reason to eat chocolate cake and ice cream. Then of course we enjoyed watching Piper open her presents.

Utah

We went down to Utah last weekend. We had a blast and were able to visit family as well. Thanks so much to Uncle Garrin and Aunt Stefanie for letting us crash at you house and for the fabulous visit we had with you.

My mission president and his wife returned from their second mission, they were MTC president and Mom in Bogota Columbia for the last 2 years. We went to their homecoming, visiting with lost of mission friends and then met up for lunch with my MTC companion. With it being our 4 year anniversary this month we also have a tradition on going to Build a Bear every year and adding to our little family. Most of you have already seen pictures of Taylor (1st anniversary), London ( 2nd) last year being 9 months pregnant at the time of our anniversary we did not go anywhere but we did add to the family. 13 days later Piper was born. So this year while with my old Comp we went to the Gateway Mall and built our 4th, Lily Pad Jones. When you see the picture you will more fully understand the name. Piper picked her out, she then was able to pick out her heart to go inside, she did not want to let her go to be stuffed. After they handed Lily back to her and asked if that was enough stuffing Piper would not let her go so we figured she was going to be the soft/cuddly type as opposed to our others the strong silent type. Anyway, next we gave Lily a bath and fluffed up her fur. Then to the clothes section. We had so many choiced and like so many of then that Piper again had to decide. She has demonstrated that her favorite color is blue so after choosing the out fit we held up one more option, a blue shirt, she of course choose the blue one so we changed the outfit. My comp enjoyed the process so much that she decided to do it herself. We were able to go through the store again and document the process of it.

Getting out of town, visiting loved ones is sooooo great!