Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from the Joneses!! It has been a very hectic (and cold!) holiday this year! We celebrated last night by getting together with Nolan, Paige and my dad to open presents. It was just like old times having everyone together at the holidays again! The night before we went for our traditional movie before the holiday (Harry Potter!).

We have had a few visitors lately. Savanah drove to Orlando during her winter break from work to come visit us! It's always great to catch up with old friends (I say old but really college wasn't that far in the past..haha!!). My dad is also staying in the area for the time so it is nice to have him in to visit as well!

Rusty has been working the third shift at Universal. He was promoted to a lead position for the month to manage a team of non-Universal employees while they trial a third shift (10pm to 8:30am). He has been having a hard time sleeping during the day so I know he will be happy to return to a more "normal" second shift starting January. It is weird both being on nights because it seems like someone is always coming or going. I will be happy when things get back to normal but I'm not sure what normal is anymore...lol!


The last time I wrote I forgot to mention our trip to Miami to see Grant marry his fiance Erin. It was a beautiful and intimate wedding and I'm so glad we got to be a part of it! Grant really has grown up quickly over the past couple of years and we are glad to see him so happy!!

At the start of this month we gathered up a group of friends and headed to Blue Springs State Park to camp! It was the coldest weekend I remember camping in a long time! The first night we were there, a small storm passed. Turns out it was a cold front! The next day was cold but the night was down right freezing (literally!!). For a pregnant lady making lots of trips to the bathroom away from the heat of the fire it was not a good situation! Overall we had a great time with friends but we all decided the last night was so cold we could forget about cooking breakfast...off to Perkins we went! The next camping trip will definitely be interesting with 2 little ones!!

Lastly, but not least, we got to catch another glimpse of the babies at our recent 20 week appointment!! THEY ARE BOTH GIRLS!!! Big surprise there, but we didn't really have a preference, just healthy! They were very active and the ultrasound tech had trouble capturing their images because they were moving so much!!! In the end she got all the images and the babies (and mom) are doing great! They are measuring right at gestational age except for their leg length which are measuring a week ahead of time! Yikes! We are going to have some tall daughters....Rusty is already dreaming about a volleyball scholarship..lol.

Hope everyone has a great Christmas and a happy new year!!

So very thankful!

So, I know it is after Thanksgiving but I am feeling extra thankful today. I am thankful for many things, like great friends and family but most of all a wonderful husband and a growing family. We have much to be thankful for this year including a new job, our health and happiness.




We celebrated Thanksgiving this year with a group of friends, old and new. Our house was filled with about 20 people and lots of delicious food (and 3 toddlers...a good trial run)! It was great to have everyone together. Rusty had to work on Thanksgiving day but it was nice to grab a bite to eat together with family at my mom's house.


Last night we celebrated our friend Michelle's birthday at Benihana. It is a really good hibachi grill place...I definitely recommend it!!

It's official!

Now that we are safely through 12 weeks...we are "officially" announcing our pregnancy (although most of you already know!) Yesterday and our 12 week check up everything looked great! I gave blood for the second part of the tests for Spina Bifida and Downs Syndrome. So far everything seems perfectly normal...except for the having twins part! I feel great so far. Haven't really been sick except when I'm hungry and have been going for long walks with Layla and doing prenatal yoga to stay in shape. (Hopefully that will help the cruise weight melt off..haha!) Rusty is already a very proud and involved daddy! Every week he updates me on the size of the baby and reminds me of all the things I'm not supposed to do or eat...lol!

This week we vacationed to the Bahamas on a Disney cruise. Yes! We vacationed AGAIN! But this will be one of the last trips for awhile (and probably the most restful and comfortable ones I will ever have again!!) We didn't do much but eat, sleep and lay on the beach...a perfect vacation! We visited Nassau and Castaway Cay, Disney's private island. Can't wait to take our 2 kiddos on the new Disney Dream! (Maybe 2012??) Gotta have something tropical to look forward to!

Right before we left for vacation we had a get together with some good high school friends! We all got together and had a delicious BBQ and brought our dogs...4 in all. It was definitely a full house. I had a great time and it was so nice to see everyone again!!

They're up!

The rest of our Trash the Dress pictures are up!

Trash the dress!

Well, not literally! Rusty and I had a wedding photo re-do this past weekend with Kristin Mizo Photography. She is amazing!! We were never really happy with our original wedding pictures so we contacted Kristin and traveled down to Ponce Inlet and spent the evening remembering our wedding day...what could be better? I was able to get dressed up again (yes! the dress still fits!!!) and get my hair and makeup done. Rusty was looking very handsome himself! I don't have all the official photos yet but I'll be getting them soon. Just a small preview of our afternoon! And yes, I did get into the ocean in my wedding dress, no it isn't ruined :)

Savannah, GA

Last weekend we enjoyed 2 nights in Savannah, GA. We stayed at the Hamilton-Turner Inn, a bed and breakfast right in the heart of Savannah! The first night we were there we walked downtown to a tapas bar and had lots of delicious food. After dinner we went on a 90 minute walking ghost tour. It was more like a historical account of ghost stories then it was a spooky tour. I think Rusty was disappointed we didn't see any ghosts! We DID find out later that the B&B we stayed at had ghosts in it (supposedly!)

The next day we walked for several hours checking out all the little shops around town and down by the riverside. We even did a wine tasting at the local winery...yumm!! Rusty was such a good sport...he hates shopping but discovered he does like some wine! That night we had a private horse drawn carriage pick us up at the bed and breakfast and take us on a tour of the town (picture above!). After the tour we were dropped off at The Olde Pink House for dinner. We enjoyed one of the most delicious, southern style meals we've had in a LONG time! Afterward we rolled back to the inn to get some rest for the ride home.

Savanah and Savannah!!

My good friend Savanah recently came to visit from St. Pete! She's been in Texas the last 2 years and will soon be off to California! We had a great time visiting Universal Studios and finally went to the new Harry Potter world and rode "The Forbidden Journey!" Can't wait to go back without the long lines! So sad that is the only picture of the 3 of us!! Check out the albums for some peaks of Harry Potter :)

Soon we will be visiting Savannah, GA for a weekend get away. We plan on going on a ghost tour and a private carriage tour of the city! Can't wait!