Quick Quint Clips

We took some photos on Sunday to update you on our big four-and-a-half-year-olds. They're doing well, very busy, talking more and more fluently (and funnily!), making up their own games and make-believe, bossing each other around, and laughing together daily. There's plenty of crying, too, as opinions and body parts collide, but that's to be expected. With this many kids that age in one space, it's inevitable! :)

A tree of Grace

A bucket of Will

Seth insists this is him. :) It's me at his age. Gracie and Will also thought it was Seth.

Jones' Clips - Spirits and Rocks

See the link below for the first edition of our revived series of "Jones' Clips."  The last edition was sent out in the Jones PQ era (pre-quint).  Enjoy!

Jones' Clips - Spirits and Rocks

Keeping Up With The Joneses: April 2017 Newsletter

For those of you who did not receive our April newsletter by email, here is a link to the PDF file.

KUWTJ April 2017

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Not having prepared anything for an Easter egg hunt, and not having any kind of Easter candy in the store, we had Isaac hide the kids' muddy boots in the yard and reward their discovery with portions of the one chocolate candy rabbit that a friend gave us from Australia. Thanks Aunt Nat! These kids didn't know any different!

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Swimming pool fun!

We're so very thankful for new teacher friends, the McCarthys, and for Anita's amazing camera! We need other teachers to come here too, please! We desperately need 2nd and 3rd grade teachers starting in July, plus preschool teachers (you'd get to have the quints!) and teachers for 5th, excepting language arts. There are several needs at the high school, too!

Challenge: Which kids are ours?! From left to right: the first (Gracie), the fifth (David), sixth (Seth), seventh (Marcie) and ninth (Will). Isaac didn't want to be in the photo - I think he knew he'd stand out too much!

Cuddling a cold Seth

Marcie loves soda and all things sweet!

My girls love little baby Lucy. Gracie loved relaxing with her on the lawn.

Will and Elliott (who looks like he could be one of the quints, but isn't)

Marcie anticipating the rain

I finally discovered what lies at the end of a rainbow! This Picture was taken at the Yifki airstrip in western PNG.

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Playing in the river

This tussocky stump grows in the middle of the shallow section of the river

Mighty Seth dragging bamboo around (this was just before he finally got his cast off) 

Excited Will

Marcie remains our most water-loving

David and Seth help each other stay upright in the swift water! (There were several of us around to rescue if needed.)