Parker smiling in his sleep
One day old
12 years ago
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Meet our Grand baby
Parker Evan Jones
Born April 22, 2010 at 2:09pm
7 lbs 14 oz 21 inc. long
JayDee did fantastic! After only 6 hours of labor she delivered our little baby boy with six quick contractions. Right off the bat Matt started explaining sports to his new son starting with the Utah Jazz and their standings in the playoffs. He is such a cute Daddy and JayDee is loving being a new Mommy. They are a beautiful new little family.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Monthly Sandastaton Shot
Friday I got my monthly shot to stop the growth of the Tumors from growing. The shot is one that is not like other shots, it is a medicine that does not dissolve so it has to be given in a large needle and sometimes it hurts for days after. This week was one of those times.
I was scheduled to go on a motorcycle ride Saturday morning with a bunch of friends but was not able to go because sitting on my backside for a long ride would be to painful. It was very frustrating because I really wanted to go. Oh well, such is life.
My next visit with my Dr. will be in a month and I think I get a CT scan at that time so we will see how the tumors look.
I was scheduled to go on a motorcycle ride Saturday morning with a bunch of friends but was not able to go because sitting on my backside for a long ride would be to painful. It was very frustrating because I really wanted to go. Oh well, such is life.
My next visit with my Dr. will be in a month and I think I get a CT scan at that time so we will see how the tumors look.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Liquid Gold
As most of you know, I work for Kennecott Utah Copper. Last Friday I was given the great opportunity to go to our Precious metals plant and watch as they poured Gold. It was an incredible experience, I got to see it go from liquid to a solid bar in just a few minutes and then after a quick bath in water it was cool enough to pick up. The worker picked up one bar and handed it to me. He then said "you are holding a half of million dollars in Gold in your hands"
I was stunned to say the least. It was a neat experience that not everyone gets to do. I really enjoyed it.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
He Is Risen
HAPPY EASTER everyone. Yes The Lord rose on the 3rd day and overcame death that we might all live and overcome death. Remember that death is just part of the plan that our Father in Heaven has for us.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Michael Bublé
Last night, Evan and I got to go see Michael Bublé in concert. He is one of my favorite singers and he is so talented. It was an amazing night!!
I have never been to a concert in my entire life so that made last night even more amazing. I wish I had some pictures I could post from it but we didn't have our camera with us. The camera is way to big to lug around with us and I don't think they would have let us in with it anyway. You should have seen all the cell phone lights on as people were taking video and pictures. It was pretty funny!!
Thanks Santa for such a wonderful gift!!!
I have never been to a concert in my entire life so that made last night even more amazing. I wish I had some pictures I could post from it but we didn't have our camera with us. The camera is way to big to lug around with us and I don't think they would have let us in with it anyway. You should have seen all the cell phone lights on as people were taking video and pictures. It was pretty funny!!
Thanks Santa for such a wonderful gift!!!
Spaghetti Cake
I made another cake...
This one was for April fools day and I took it to work with me. It was a huge success and everyone loved it!
If you know Charity Lighten, she is the one that first made this cake for JayDee years ago for one of her birthdays. I just had to give it a try.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Doing good
I just wanted you all to know that Evan is doing great this week. Nothing really exciting to report but we were told that we don't update this blog often enough. teehehehehe
So here is the update... all is well, Evan is doing GREAT, Cody got his braces off, JayDee hasn't had her baby yet (although she is getting close) and I'm at work waiting for "The Call" to run to the hospital at a moments notice.
So here is the update... all is well, Evan is doing GREAT, Cody got his braces off, JayDee hasn't had her baby yet (although she is getting close) and I'm at work waiting for "The Call" to run to the hospital at a moments notice.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Baby Showers
Over the last couple of weeks we have had two baby showers for JayDee. The first one was last week and my sweet sister-in-law and her girls threw it for my family. (Thanks Stacey and girls!) The girls were so tired by the time the shower was winding down so they did what sisters do, they fell asleep on top of each other. They are so cute with each other.
Today we had a shower at my house for all of JayDee's friends. It was great to see some of my friends and the girls that JayDee grew up with. I sure missed those girls!!
JayDee, my sister LaWaine and I made the cutest cake for the shower. We were very proud of ourselves.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
NASCAR Experience
Wow, where do I start?? Evan, through the generosity of those he works with, was able to fulfill one of his bucket list items. Saturday morning we flew to Las Vegas to go to the NASCAR race. When we got there we picked up our rental car and we were surprised to be able to drive a brand new, convertible mustang. We went to the hotel (Bellagio) and checked into our suite that had three bathrooms and a doorbell. LOL it was great!!! The room was beautiful and very comfortable.
We drove to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and went straight to the pits because of the generosity of one contact at Larry Miller Motor Sports that gave us “Hot Pass” access, where we got to stand right next to the pit crews. The sound of all of the cars was so loud that we could hardly talk to each other. The Saturday race was the Nationwide race where we watched lots of action including Danica Patricks wrecked car.
That night after a very enjoyable day at the race, we decided to eat at one of the hotel restaurants. As we were eating a man came in and sat next to us. We started up a conversation with him and he introduced himself to us as Herbert Ames who happens to give personal tours of behind the scenes at NASCAR. He offered to give us just such a tour Sunday morning for the Sprint cup race. He also gave us another ticket for the race to give to anyone that we wanted. Evan called his buddy Doug and he met us Sunday morning to claim his ticket. :o)
Herbert gave us a tour that we are still pinching ourselves over. He took us into places that most people are not allowed to go. We sat in the pre-race meeting with all of the drivers, then we took a tour of the inspection center where they check every car to make sure it measures to meet all of the requirements. We also got to go into a hauler truck where they haul the race car as well as a backup car and all the parts they need to maintain the vehicles.
Herbert then walked us out onto the track and across the field to the pre-race stage where they announce the drivers and have a pre-race show. All of the drivers and their families were gathered all around us as they prepared for introduction. Herbert then did the most amazing thing, he took Evan up on the back of the stage and introduced him to Dale Earnhardt Jr, Evan’s favorite driver, where he got his autograph and had pictures taken with him. I have never seen Evan so excited before, he was shaking.
Just when you think that you have seen and done it all, they invited three people that were also taking the tour with Herbert to go up on the stage and present a gift to Jeff Gordon. The three other people were with ESPN and one of them by the name of Chris came up to me and told me that he wanted Evan to take his place and have that experience. We called the kids and told them to watch the TV because Evan was going to be on TV. I’m not sure if they showed the presentation but the kids did say that they saw both of us on TV behind others that were getting interviewed.
After the introductions, we went back to the pits to watch the start of the race. We were allowed for a short time to stand at the cement barrier that separates the pit crew from the track. They started the cars and the sound was deafening (Evan was in heaven) then they were off. We then left to enjoy the race from our seats in the crowd.
We are still in awe over the experience we were able to enjoy and we express our deepest gratitude to those who made this possible.
We drove to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and went straight to the pits because of the generosity of one contact at Larry Miller Motor Sports that gave us “Hot Pass” access, where we got to stand right next to the pit crews. The sound of all of the cars was so loud that we could hardly talk to each other. The Saturday race was the Nationwide race where we watched lots of action including Danica Patricks wrecked car.
That night after a very enjoyable day at the race, we decided to eat at one of the hotel restaurants. As we were eating a man came in and sat next to us. We started up a conversation with him and he introduced himself to us as Herbert Ames who happens to give personal tours of behind the scenes at NASCAR. He offered to give us just such a tour Sunday morning for the Sprint cup race. He also gave us another ticket for the race to give to anyone that we wanted. Evan called his buddy Doug and he met us Sunday morning to claim his ticket. :o)
Herbert gave us a tour that we are still pinching ourselves over. He took us into places that most people are not allowed to go. We sat in the pre-race meeting with all of the drivers, then we took a tour of the inspection center where they check every car to make sure it measures to meet all of the requirements. We also got to go into a hauler truck where they haul the race car as well as a backup car and all the parts they need to maintain the vehicles.
Herbert then walked us out onto the track and across the field to the pre-race stage where they announce the drivers and have a pre-race show. All of the drivers and their families were gathered all around us as they prepared for introduction. Herbert then did the most amazing thing, he took Evan up on the back of the stage and introduced him to Dale Earnhardt Jr, Evan’s favorite driver, where he got his autograph and had pictures taken with him. I have never seen Evan so excited before, he was shaking.
Just when you think that you have seen and done it all, they invited three people that were also taking the tour with Herbert to go up on the stage and present a gift to Jeff Gordon. The three other people were with ESPN and one of them by the name of Chris came up to me and told me that he wanted Evan to take his place and have that experience. We called the kids and told them to watch the TV because Evan was going to be on TV. I’m not sure if they showed the presentation but the kids did say that they saw both of us on TV behind others that were getting interviewed.
After the introductions, we went back to the pits to watch the start of the race. We were allowed for a short time to stand at the cement barrier that separates the pit crew from the track. They started the cars and the sound was deafening (Evan was in heaven) then they were off. We then left to enjoy the race from our seats in the crowd.
We are still in awe over the experience we were able to enjoy and we express our deepest gratitude to those who made this possible.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Fiddler on the Roof
Tonight I was able to take my loving wife to a great play and one of our favorites. Fiddler on the Roof. It was playing at Hale Centre Theatre in SLC and they do a fantastic job of every performance they put on. This one was no different. It was incredible. We had front row tickets which I had purchased a few months ago as a surprise for Julie.
What a great night it was. We both had a wonderful time and I was lucky enough to have the energy and ability to stay and watch it uninterrupted.
If you live in the area and get a chance, it is well worth the cost. I don't even remember what I paid for the tickets but I would go see it again any time.
I feel great and have been doing fine. I know there are a lot of people that check this Blog to see how I am doing and just know that I love you all and am doing great for now. I plan on keeping it that way for a long time to come.
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