Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from the Joneses!!  He is Risen!!

We pray that all our family and friends are having a blessed day celebrating life!

Little Buckeyes

The kiddos dressed up in their Ohio State clothes today, in support of Ohio State starting their run in the NCAA tournament tonight.

Judah and Linea Go to the Zoo

Last Friday, Elizabeth was on Spring Break, Jeff took a vacation day, yet Eliana still had preschool.  So we planned to do something fun with Judah.  We also found out that our good friends, Joni and 2-year old Linea, were going to be in Columbus that day so we invited them to the zoo with us.  It was a cold morning, but the kids didn't mind, as we were treated to many great views of the animals.

On the train ride

Judah's favorite animal was the polar bear. 
Here, the kids are checking out the polar bears in the underwater viewing area

This was our view

Watching the Grizzly Bear

Mother & Daughter

Mother & Son (and elephant in the background)

We came back to the house after the zoo trip, and after picking up Eliana.  You'll notice she is wearing her pajamas in this next picture of the girls, because it was pajama day at preschool!

Parade

I (Jeff) took the kids to a St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday in Dublin, Ohio.  You can probably tell by the name of the town why they choose to make a big deal about St. Patrick's Day.  

Eliana's favorite part of the parade was the free candy, and Judah's was any animal he saw (dogs & horses).

Watching the parade

Judah's view of the dogs

Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow parade

 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day from two (partially) Irish kiddos!

We went to a local St Patrick's Day parade yesterday - pictures to come in a day or two!

Artist

One of Eliana's favorite activities recently has been art.  She often asks to draw, color, or paint.  Here are some pictures of her in action a few nights ago:

Hello, Spring!

We are finally getting some great spring weather, so we spent time outside yesterday with Mamaw Thompson, who is in town for the weekend.

Eliana riding her bike

Climbing

Judah rediscovering the playground

Balance beam with Mamaw

The kiddos with Mamaw

Mommy & Judah heading home (if you look carefully, you'll see Eliana too)

 

Goodbye, Winter!

We had a snowstorm earlier this week, and with the temperatures finally starting to rise, we're optimistic that it was our last snow of the year.  Eliana enjoyed the chance to make a final snowman before we welcome spring:

18 Months

Believe it or not (we certainly don't!), Judah was 18 months old yesterday.

Judah is a true joy. He is our fun-loving, giggly, cuddly boy. He is walking/running everywhere these days, is a great mimic of many words and sounds (hopefully we can post a video of some animal sounds soon!), eats like a champ, loves his sister ("Nana"), and has recently become a big fan of "Praise Baby" and "Baby Einstein" movies.

We love you Judah David!

February Outtakes

The four of us have been sick this week, so we apologize for the lack of posts this week.  Not too many new pictures to post, but here are a few "outtakes" from February:

(Judah had enough of the Valentine's photo shoot!)