Boom - My babies are big!

That's right - Tigue is crawling! Realistically it is more of an army crawl and frog jumping but he gets around like never before. He also has two front teeth (on the bottom) and loves to wave! So, my apologies for not keeping you updated the last two weeks but between business trips and a quick vacation to Colorado this past weekend, unfortunately blogging was not on my radar... :(

Levi, on the other hand, is a talking machine but still loves to regress to noises and roaring!

I'm not concerned that he likes his Mama's stuff,
but he looks way to familiar with that lip gloss...

Levi got to spend time with his friend Penny two weeks ago while I was in lovely Springfield (IL style) for a tax provision analysis (WAKE UP! Just making sure, I went kind of boring there). They had lots of fun but Levi was a little rough - I think Penny still likes him though :)

There's nothing cuter than these two loving on one another -precious!

"Tigue can you roar like your big brother?"

"YUP!"

Nani, aunt Dru and Mimi also came to visit while I was gone. I was very grateful that family and friends kept my loves busy while I was gone and made them busy. Thanks all!

Just a big eating boy!

Just wanna be like Mama...

So, this past Friday, Jenny, Tigue, and I flew out to Colorado to see our wonderful friends Kelly and Chris Lillpop. They are starting to raise funds to go to Poland to be full time missionaries and we went down to support them and be there for the kickoff party!

[CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE:
http://www.josiahventure.com/people-and-places/poland/286]

Time to take flight - Tigue was pretty excited!

Mama and Tigue snuggling at 25,ooo feet :)

I am shocked at the lack of pictures we took in Colorado given how good of a time we had, but that is probably why... we were busy having fun!

One of the extra perks of visiting Chris and Kelly was that they only live 20 miles from Parker, CO... WHERE THE GLISSMEYERS LIVE! It's been 3 years, 9+ months, and some hours since we last saw them - or to put it another way, 2 Jones boys and 1 Glissmeyer boy later!

Here we are with the our long-distance good friends!
(It was great to see you guys and your beautiful kids - thanks!)

And a brunch with the Lillpop extended family, a trip to Parker, fun with Chris and Kelly, and a fundraising kickoff party - we were back on a flight home to Chicago!

So, the three of us were in Colorado with very little snow...
Levi on the other hand was living it up in Wisconsin with the other Jones'!

Levi got a chance to go sledding for the first time...
We're a little sad it wasn't with us but he looked like he had an awesome time!
Thanks fam!

"What exactly are you pushing, Dad?"

A trip down the hill with auntie DooDoo

G-Wo took Levi to a playland with auntie KyKy...

"Is that gangsta Bob the Builder?!"

"Nope - it's a musical protege!"

"And an explorer!"

Now that's the cutest union worker I've ever seen
(not sure that's saying much...)"Bunneeee"

Levi wasn't going any closer than this to that stuffed chicken...

"Coloooor!?"

And more coloring!

Thank you family for a great weekend for Levi. Thank you Lillpops and Glissmeyers for a great weekend in Colorado. Now we're back to our Chicago rythme and just enjoying the spring style weather (without the flowers). Have a great week everyone and hopefully I can get us back to weekly updates! See ya!

"All those the FATHER gives ME will come to ME, and whoever comes to ME I will never drive away." ~John 6:37

Happy New Year (2 weeks ago)!

"Thank you Daddy for finally posting pictures of our cuteness
- it's about stinkin' time!"

MunchyMoo is an avocado eating machine! He is getting fatter and cuter every day! The really funny part is that he prefers that Levi feeds him to Jenny or me, however Levi still needs our help (or should I say Tigue)...

Just being cute!

Levi is a sweaty sleeper...
Today was a new level of sweating!

Seriously?!

Levi and Tigue got to spend the day with Eli - or as Levi calls him Lodie...
more cuteness in the Jones' household.

Levi loves to play naptime with Tigue, and Tigue loves it too!

"Be gentle, Tigue!"

"Na-night"

What could be better than chilling on the couch watching Cars?
Chilling on the couch watching Cars while in a Cars sleeping bag!

Santa Diaper Butt!

It's been a pretty quiet start to the new year... There's been lots of family dance parties, one Tigue full night sleep, and a ton of laughs. Hopefully we'll get some solid snow pictures with the boys for next week (finally have some snow) and maybe I'll be done mourning the Packers' loss by the next post... Sorry for the three week delay - not doing so hot on the New Year resolutions :) Peace Out!



"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask GOD to fill you with the knowledge of HIS will through all the wisdom and understanding that the SPIRIT gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the LORD and please HIM in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of GOD, being strengthened with all power according to HIS glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the FATHER, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of HIS holy people in the kingdom of light. ¹³ For HE has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the SON HE loves,"
~Colossians 1:9-13