Mountain Memories with the Jones Family

Today we returned from our week in the mountains with most of the Jones family. This was the first family trip that we have had without Mr. Jones with us, and I found myself thinking of him often and wishing he was there with us to take it all in. We spent lots of time swimming and playing at the waterpark, shopping and just hanging out together. It was nice to get away from our normal school routines and not have to wake up to the buzzing of an alarm clark each morning. Time with family is always special even when it is just hanging out.  

This is Madeleine gloating in her moment of glory because she got to sit by Daddy at the restaurant. Evidently, sitting by Mama is no fun.



Micah is so tired in the picture that he is gnawing on a chicken wing half asleep. Don't worry I have learned my lesson about choking hazards with the safety pin. I took it from him eventually after taking a few quick pictures.

Seriously, this girl could live in water.



Micah got really brave in the water on this trip. He was going completely under and jumping off the side of the pool. Justin probably stood in this position about 20 times catching him in this exact spot.



Who doesn't love an icecream sundae while on vacation? Micah sure did.

This was our condo crew (minus Carl Jr.). There were 2 other condos full of family members too. It was a big group!

Carl Jr., Mrs. Jones, Matthew and Justin...Jerod was still in school :(