The New Look of the JonesLife

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Ok, here it is...the much anticipated (at least by me, anyway) new version of JonesLife.net!  This is only a temporary link - eventually the page address will be joneslife.net again, but I wanted to get this out today.  Hope you guys like it!!

http://joneslife.net/wordpress2/

God Bless,
Ethan

Changes Coming and More Updates Coming Soon...Promise!!

Sorry I've been absent from here so much lately!  It is really taking a lot out of me to get the new site done and at the same time, school and work are really busy right now!  I've got much to share, mucho, mucho:  we're taking our first road trip (that's right, all eight of us), Casey is going under the knife, there is a GINORMOUS announcement that is coming soon, got a cool little tool that we are going to start using on the site that will enhance everyone's lives, pictures, pictures, pictures, and oh yeah, the babies are doing awesome so there is plenty to share there, of course!!  Life is good, look for something just before Thanksgiving... :)

God Bless,
Ethan
www.JonesLife.net

Prayers for Reese

If you have a special Bible verse that has helped you through a difficult time, please post it so I can forward to the family.  The surgery went well yesterday, but was long (seven hours) and little Reese and her family have a long battle ahead.  Please continue to pray...

If you'd like to know more about Reese's story, follow the link here.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/reesenicholson

God Bless,
Ethan

www.JonesLife.net

Prayers Needed, Please!!

I wanted to ask for some prayers for a classmate of mine as he has just found out about a very difficult challenge his family is faced with.  His three year old daughter was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer called Wilm’s Tumor. Here is a link to the condition:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilms%27_tumor. Reece is the daughter’s name.  Her tumor is 14 centimeters and they are removing it and a kidney today. Please lift up her and the family in prayer.  Thank you! 


God Bless,
Ethan
www.JonesLife.net

Change Is In The Air...

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that there are a lot of changes that will be happening with the website and blog in the coming few weeks.  I've been taking advantage of some very, very, very, absolutely ridiculously slow time with my day job, Eliot J Construction, by working on a new design for the website, the blog, and all points in between.  There will be lots of new features, different pages, and different capabilities that will be coming and we are really excited about it!!  Even after the new site is launched, I expect there will be quite a few more changes as we work to make it more functional, more user-friendly, and will even allow for better communication back and forth between us and the "followers" (not sure I like that term...a little too egocentric for my tastes!  Any suggestions?).  So if you come to the site one day and you are directed elsewhere, have no fear, it will lead you to a better place... ;-)

God Bless,
Ethan
www.JonesLife.net

Happy Halloween from the Jones Six Pack!!

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Thank you, Kelly, for putting that video together of the Fab Five...hilarious!! Hope everyone has a safe and happy 
Halloween from Tinkerbell, Casper, and the Four Plumpkins!!


God Bless,
Ethan
www.JonesLife.net

Five Healthy Babies and The Fab Five's First Park Trip...oh yeah!!

Here's a quick update on the Fab Five from their nine month visit to the pedi last week...

- Brooklyn Faith:  16 pounds, 4 ounces, 30%; 27 inches, 75%
- Britton Grace:  13 pounds, 8 ounces, 3%; 24 inches, 3%...I told you she was tiny!!
- Jack William:  19 pounds, 8 ounces, 45%; 27 inches, 25%, and oh yeah, 90th percentile for head circumference...he still has some balancing out to do!
- Lila Addison:  16 pounds, 8 ounces, 45%; 26 inches, 25%
- Ryan Elizabeth:  16 pounds, 9 ounces, 45%; 26.5 inches, 50%

All of the babies are as healthy as can be and are developing as well as most full term, 9-month-olds.  The only developmental skill they were lacking was in the ability to pick things up with their fingers, every other milestone was checked off the list!  Thank you all for your prayers that helped to make this a reality!!!

The picture above is a sneak peek of the photos we got from our photo session yesterday at Mayfield Park, close to downtown Austin.  The babies had a great time at the park while completely ignoring the utter chaos swirling around them as we tried to get the perfect picture of the less than blissful moment!  Between me, Casey, Eliot, the photographer and a friend of hers, and our go-to helper, Tricia, I think we managed to make it happen.  Everyone was completely wiped out after an hour and a half of whooping, squeaking, jumping jacks, songs, smiles, and any other trick we could think of to get five 9 month-olds to look at the nice lady with the camera, but it was FUN, and you guessed it, CRAZY!!!

God Bless,
Ethan
www.JonesLife.net