First week of work

Well, Wed. the 18th and Thurs. the 19th were my first two days working at Safety Net. I really like it so far. My bosses are awesome. Kevin and Beth, husband and wife, are the owners, and there are two other employees, Derek and Greg, both tech guys. I will mostly be working with Beth as she trains me. I was doing data entry my first two days, entering their contacts into their CRM software. Soon I will have my own desk and computer, and they added my name to their phone system. I feel so official! Kevin and Beth are both really nice and they even took me out to lunch my first day. I also get a downtown parking pass for the employee lot, which will be nice during Cherry Festival time =) I am really excited about this opportunity, I think I am really going to like this job. Check back later to see how its going!

More 2005 Christmas Pictures

Go Pistons! Oh, and by the way, aren't we the cutest kids you ever saw!?

Ethan in all of his shark glory!

All of the cousins on the Jones side: Ethan(3 1/2), Julia (7 mon), Sam (2 1/2), and Issac (9 mon)

Ethan rocking out with his new star station karaoke machine

Sing it Ethan....

Julia being cute

Ethan and Sam playing on the car mat

Look at me daddy!

Santa

Ethan and Julia visiting Santa! Ethan is so cute, the other day he asked me what the North Pole was, and I told him it is where Santa lives, and he said "No its not, Santa lives at the mall!" He is so funny!

An update

Here is what is currently going on with each of us:

• Grace: Most of my time is spent with my wonderful kids. I am looking forward to a new year, and we are all getting settled into a new schedule after the holiday season. As nice as the weather has been, I miss the snow for taking Ethan sledding, he loves it! It has been nice having a few weeks to just relax and get back into the swing of things. My last semester at NMC starts on Jan. 16th. I have one class on Monday nights, and I am doing an internship this semester with a company called Safety Net. I will be working on Wed. and Thur. from 8-5. I am really excited about this internship, and if all goes well, I will be offered a position after the internship and continue working with them. Safety Net is a computer networking company. However, I will not be working on the technical stuff. I will be doing Busniess Adm. tasks, some light bookkeeping, purchasing, marketing, etc. I will be graduating in May 2006 with my associate in applied science - busniess administration degree. I am very excited and hope all works out.
• Sean: Sean is still working with my dad doing construction, and while he has learned a lot, construction work doesn't interest him all that much (and working outside in the cold doesn't either!), and he is looking for another job. Nothing has been decided yet, we have just been tossing around some ideas. As you all know, Sean has a deep voice, and he has been making some phone calls seeing if he might be able to do some radio work, but no luck yet. He is thinking he might start a part-time night job somewhere to get his foot in the door before he quits work with my dad because he is our only source of income and health insurance at the moment. We will have to see what becomes of my internship, if I will get more hours, etc. So, we will just have to see what happens, God always seems to open doors for us, so we have faith it will all work out.
• Ethan: Ethan will be 4 in March. He is going to preschool at Head Start on Cherrybend road. Ethan will be going to preschool again next year, and he truly enjoys it. It has been great for him to be around other kids and he really likes routine. Every day when I drop him off, he has me watch him as he washes his hands and then has me help him sign in. He has even started writing his name, his "E" has a few too many lines, but he is doing really well. Ethan is a wonderful child and he is so smart. He amazes us everyday with some of the things he comes up with. And as many of you know Ethan is very into sharks "Bruce" and spiders. Ethan is also the best big brother ever, he is really good to Julia and loves her so much. It is precious watching them together.
• Julia: Julia is almost 8 months old, and she is so adorable. Having a little girl is very different than having a boy, she is so soft and gentle. Julia has her two bottom front teeth now, and her hair is growing (she definately has hair like mommy's). She rolls all over and moves around, but she is not crawling yet. I am sure she will soon. She can stand up with support and she is always in a good mood. She is such a happy baby and her laugh is so cute. She sleeps about 10-12 hours a night and takes two naps during the day. God has definately blessed us with good sleepers! I am still breastfeeding her, and I plan to until she is one-year-old, just like I did with Ethan. Julia is also eating solid foods, and she loves picking up things and putting them in her mouth.

Well, if you are still reading this you must have had some time on your hands! I just started this blog so I thought I would get you up-to-date. Hope everyone is having a great start to their new year!

Some Pictures!

Here are some fun pictures. Starting at the upper right (1) Ethan leaving cookies for Santa! (2) Ethan and Julia cheering for the Pistons in their adorable outfits! (3) Ethan with his new spider puppet, opening presents at Grandma and Grandpa Plamondons (4) Ethan and Julia's first bath together (5) Ethan and Julia opening their gifts from Santa on Christmas morning! (6) Julia watching Ethan open a gift at Grandma and Grandpa Jones house ~These last three are from October~ (7) Ethan with his marshmallow spiders that we made together. (8) Ethan and Julia at the pumpkin patch. (9) Sean and I at Sean's 22nd Birthday.

P.S. You might start to notice that my pictures may not be posted right away, but that is because I have not started using a digital camera yet. I still use film, have to get it developed, and then scan my pictures! So, you might be seeing valentine pictures in April!

Family Picture!

Christmas 2005 (Ethan 3 1/2 years old, Julia 7 months old)

Thanks to Heather (the photographer) and Aaron, the kids both look great! It took some creativity, but as you can see it worked!

The start of it all

Due to a few suggestions, and the fact that I am on the computer a lot, I have decided to start a blog! I know you are all excited about this. = ) Now you can keep up with the Joneses, literally. I don't know how often I will update, but I will post when I have something to say and if I have time. Enjoy!