Blake David Jones

Rather than try and manage three websites (one for each boy), I'm going to consolidate everything at a single website : www.brandonandmeghann.com

I'm not going to post new messages to the boys' individual sites anymore.

There are pictures of Blake up at the new location.

Disneyland

We took the boys to Disneyland a week or so ago. My dad, Jackie, my grandma, my aunt Sheri, aunt Kim and Meghann's parents joined us.

We had a great time. Below are a bunch of pictures from the trip, including an afternoon we spent in Hollywood. You can click on any of the pictures for a larger version.

There are more pictures from the trip on Tyler's website.

Halloween 2006

Porter was Buzz Lightyear and Tyler was Superman. Apparently Buzz Lightyear was a common costume.

Soccer

Porter started soccer this year. It's chaos. A mass of kids chasing a ball.

Rocky Point Vacation

We took the boys to Rocky Point, Mexico last weekend and had a great, relaxing time. It's only about 4 hours from Phoenix. Here are some pictures... I'll put a few on Tyler's site as well.

First Day of Pre-School

Here is Porter ready for his first day of Pre-School. The kids have to wear uniforms consisting of a burgundy polo and khaki pants/shorts. He's got school ever Tuesday and Thursday for 3 hours. He has been waiting for this day all summer long. He was so excited. As you can see Tyler insisted on being in a picture with Porter. I'd wondered what Tyler was going to do without Porter around. Well, Tyler was really upset that he did not get to go to school too. I think he cried for about 45 minutes after we dropped Porter off. I don't remember the last time Tyler was so mad. When school was over Porter asked his teacher if he could come back again and according to his teacher he's already making playdates with the other kids in the class.

Fearless

So I've already told you how much Porter loves to swim. Now he loves to go off the diving board. Last Saturday we went swimming and the whole time we were there we watched Porter jump off the diving board.

This week, to our surprise, he decided to try the high dive. His teacher dropped him off once and now he can't get enough of it. When everyone lines up to jump, he is by far the littlest kid. Here are some pictures.

Porter Loves to Swim

Porter has gotten to be a great swimmer this summer. He loves the water and insists on having his goggles every time he goes. His swim teacher says he's like a fish.

Santa Cruz, CA

My Aunt and Uncle have a beach house in Santa Cruz and were nice enough to invite us to spend a week there. Just me and the kids went. Brandon unfortunately missed out on this one. We had a great time with my family. We went to the beach, spent the Fourth of July lighting fireworks on the beach, shopped, went to San Francisco, and down to Monterey and Pebble Beach. On the Fourth of July we jumped into my Aunt's VW Beetle and got to be in the local parade. That night Porter had fun lighting sparklers until he decided to grab one of the hot ends. OUCH! And, once the big, loud fireworks started, Porter's cries indicated he was scared and had had enough. On the day we came home, Porter developed a nasty case of pick eye. We got dirty looks as we boarded the plane. The poor kid's eye was swollen shut for a couple days. All in all, we had a great time. Thanks, Aunt Julie and Uncle Phil for letting us come!

Trip to Italy - May 2006

Meghann and I dropped Porter and Tyler off in Seattle with my parents and spent a week an a half in Italy. We visted Rome, Florence and Venice. We had a great time. Click the picture below of the Meghann in front of the Colloseum for a bunch of pictures.

Porter's Birthday

We had a birthday party for Porter last Saturday. He turned three. We had a truck theme, with a truck bouncer and various truck items. Meghann made a great dump truck cake as well. Here's some pictures: