Ryan Pole Vaulting!

Ryan had a regional track meet at his school today. His event was Pole Vaulting. See him catch some ar in this photo! It's a total mystery to me how they do this....

Erika as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz!

Erika starred as Dorothy in the Kids Acting production of Wizard of Oz this weekend. We are so proud of her. She did an amazing job. Parent or not, we believe she was THE BEST out of the four Dorothy's that were in the series of shows.

Her singing was spot on...she remembered all of her lines...and her acting was awesome. There were alot of really nice comments overheard from audience members of Erika.

We couldn't take pics during the show, but snapped a couple after. ENJOY!




Dorothy 1 & 2 (out of 4)


Dorothy & the Wiz!


Dorothy & Scarecrow


Dorothy & the Lion

Puerto Vallarta 2008!

We just returned from Puerto Vallarta this past Monday. As usual, we had an awesome...RELAXING...time. We mostly hung out around the pool and the beach but did spend one day in downtown PV. Attached are some pictures from our little vacation.

I will add some narration to a few of the slides.

We were for the first time on the top floor! Room 1811 in the 1st tower. Despite us being told the view wasn't very good (Marina side .vs. Marina View), we had an awesome view of both the marina and Bay of Banderas!







Here, Erika is getting kissed by the resident Sea Lion, "Monico".


At the orientation show, they changed the performances. It was cool to watch.



Kenny LOVES turtles. At the orientation party, they mentioned a turtle walk that we couldn't miss. The following morning, we woke up early to find baby turtles making their initial dart towards the water. The guide, "Jenny", suggested we pick up the baby turles and bring them to the nursery so they don't get "plucked" by the birds. There is a small volunteer crew that monitors the beach as turtles hatch and catch then release in early AM to increase their chances of survival.



Maybe not so strangely, we recognized quite a few folks from prior years. Here is Rachael whom Erika had become good friends with last year.


I enjoy the sunsets. Here are a few pics with me monkeying around with my camera.




Here we are gathered for dinner at Mayapan. Ryan had met his own friends and prefered to spend time with them. Good for him...but he had to eat McDonalds!


Here are some images from our day in downtown PV.








Pearl's GLAMOUR shot. Who is she trying to impress, I wonder?


The kids playing in the main pool.

Wilson at 10 Months

Wilson got a haircut a couple weeks ago. He looks totally different! I prefer the longer hair but I do admit it's nice not having to vacuum up hairballs twice daily.

Kenny 2008 Piano Recital

Kenny had his piano recital today and did AWESOME! Thanks to Uncle Stefan who helped Kenny practice for a couple days prior. It was a warm (70 deg), balmy and very sunny day with wonderful blue skies for this occasion. :-)

Enjoy the video of Kenny's performance!

Merry Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas everyone! We miss all our family & friends and wish we could have spent this special day with all of you. The Texan Jones' wish you all a safe a prosperous 2008.

Wilson...The Rock Star!!!!!!

The Hill Country Galleria Mall opened last week to much fan-fare here in Austin. They had several opening week activities including a Doggy Costume Contest. Needless to say, since this mall is only 2.5 miles away from us, we entered.

Wilson got an honorable mention!

Parting Shots of Grandma/Grandpy Visit

Grandma/Grandpy Visit

Dad & Mary came to visit us. Last Sunday we took the boat out to Lake Travis and got some good action pictures there. The following Monday, we went to the Texas State Capital building. Enjoy!