a great travler...

jones is such a good travler!!! we had so much fun being in mesa and then in utah! two whole weeks of fun! we spent our first week in mesa and got to hang out with the martindale family almost everyday! then the second week we left for utah... it was my grandma and grandpa mikesell's 50th wedding anniversary party (feb. 14th was their official anniversary date)... it was so great to see family and for jones to meet a lot of family.

this picture is for ashley... i didnt get a picture with ashley, but of course i got a picture of jones while she is holding him...

...while away, jones had the chance to enjoy a bathtub... and loved it...

we were able to visit jaxon and watch spot with him on his HUGE bean bag chair...

parker read books to jones...

avery and rieley played with jones every second they could...

jam with gram... we had so many strawberries left over from the party so we made jam the next morning... yummy... i have already eaten 5 peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches in the 3 days we have been back...

we went to park city for the day to visit my aunt and uncle... we visited the farmers market there... they have some of the yummiest breads ever!!! i loved one with olives in it... so so good! then we went to this noodle and pizza place for dinner and they made their own noodles... i love homemade noodles they are so delicious... (alex and i in park city)

with breven...

with tina...

jones loved swimming this time... unlike the last time we took him swimming... this time the water was a lot warmer...

weird new thing... jones has to be teething... he will just start biting your jaw line... and hard... i would not consider these love bites... they hurt... and for some reason he likes doing it to my mom the most... crazy kid!

my mom bought jones a hawaiian shirt just like grandpa... so just before we left to come home we had to get a picture...

good and tired... ready to go home!

sunday dinner/naptime...

i will post more later but i had to get this picture up right now...

jones was loving watermelon.... while sitting with grandma martindale he fell right asleep while sucking on a piece...

we miss you brent... and funny lipsies...

for some reason... jones was sucking on his lower lip all day yesterday... crazy kid... we love him!

miss you dad... see you soon!!!

cereal and basketballs...

tasting rice cereal for the first time was not so much fun for jones...

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like father... like son... jones loves playing with his basketballs...

Only in Mexico - Hot water

Only in Mexico does Errin ask "What side is the hot water on right now?" every time before she showers. Now you may be thinking "how can Errin not remember that the hot water is always on the left side, what a slinky," but allow me to explain...

From about 4 am until about 12 pm every day we get water from the city. This is when the pressure is good and the hot water is controlled by the right knob.

From about 12 pm on every day our water comes from a 1,100 liter storage tank on the roof that is filled in the morning. This is when the pressure isn't so great and the hot water is controlled by the left knob.

So you see when Errin asks "What side is the hot water on?" she's really asking "What time is it?"

Only in Mexico - Sexy Milk Version

We like us some boxed milk for its 6 month shelf life and it just happens to be an added bonus that our favorite brand comes with different women showing me the body I can have if I will drink their sexy milk.

Does it make me feel sexier? I think it does.

Only in Mexico Tuesdays

Only in Mexico1 can a guy (Brent) be in the deodorant isle casually sniffing for his next underarm scent when another clearly heterosexual man, also in the deodorant isle letting his nose guide him to his next man smell comes over to the guy with two choices in hand and says "Which one do you think smells better?"



The guy responds with "Personally, I like this one better," while holding the blue one.



Heterosexual man agrees with "I thought so too, it smells more masculine huh?"



"Si" mutters the guy trying to get away from an unexpected dialogue in the deodorant isle.

Stay tuned for the next installment of "Only in Mexico Tuesdays."

1 For those who may be tempted to leave a mean post accusing the Martindales of being racists, please understand that we have a Mexican son and love the Mexican people and culture.

i sew now???

awhile ago i posted some ties that i found at etsy... they are so cute... but they dont make ties for little babies... they make them for a toddler, two years and older... so although they are not perfect... i made some for jones... and i have to say i was very proud of myself... i didnt sew before, but have been making a few things things... and i have been having so much fun being creative with it... what a great new hobby... and thanks to my mother in law i already have my own sewing machine...