Finally, the pictures!

Noah & Rachel, the "mother-in-laws", Mande & La, the whole crew in Colorado (Rachel is the one turned backwards, I suppose checking to make sure she is still the center of her world)

Keeping up with the Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses

Well, our time here in Colorado is now coming to a close. It is truly amazing to me that we still have room in our hearts for more relationships since we know that this means more good-byes . . . but apparently we do! We have made some dear, dear friends in our three weeks here. Actually, we have even betrothed our Rachel to a very sweet, sweet spirited boy named Noah! We have fallen in love with him (and his parents) while being here. My philosophy is that you can never choose a son-in-law who loves you too much . . .

Seriously, though, we have connected deeply with several of our cohorts here in Colorado. The Kennedys (Noahs family), the Ernos and the Clarks. I am hoping that as you read this you can also see pictures of all of them . . . I'm not great at this blogging thing yet. As I type this I am watching a video of all our kids and all the fun they had during these three weeks . . . tears fill my eyes at the good-byes we are going to say today. In the words of my dear friend Mande, "Are you freaking kidding me? We have to say goodbye today?!"

Next you hear from us we will be on Chinese soil . . . How exciting!

Keeping up with the Joneses

Well, we are winding up our time here in Colorado. I nearly cannot believe how close we have become to so many people in such a short amount of time! Rachel has had a great time going to class each day with Miss Delece. She has crafted, played, sung and learned alot about Jesus and loving others. It has been fun to hear her "teach" me what she has learned each day.

We have also recently betrothed Rachel. We are still working on the dowery, however we are quite confident in the match! We met a wonderful family here, the Kennedy's, who have four beautiful children. Their second is Noah. He is such a gentle spirit and very compassionate. We were afraid that he may get snatched up by some other, less deserving family, so we quickly got in good with the parents and cut the deal. We'll let you all know the details as they evolve. So far we are up to two cows and a gallon of mint ice cream. (of course, we are being rediculous, but we really do love Noah and all the Kennedy's . . . it has been a real G-thing!)

We have also quickly become dear friends with two other couples here in CO. The Ernos, and their three precious kiddos and the Clarks. Mande and I couldn't possibly be much different on the surface, but our hearts have come together in a beautiful way! I LOVE HER TO DEATH!!! I hate the part of my life that is built around "good-byes", but I love the part that allows us the opportunity to meet such awesome people! And in Mande's honor . . . "Are you freaking kidding me? We have to say good-bye TODAY?"

I am hoping that there will be some pictures attached to this post so you can also meet all our new friends from here in Colorado!

Welcome!

Hey, Here we are! We are trying out this "blog" thing . . . we want to keep you all up to date on life in the Jones Family while we are in China. We may not be very consistant in our "blogging" but we will sure try to keep you updated with pictures and the like.

Thanks for visiting us here! Your comments are greatly anticipated!