New ones of Ryan

For those of you who do not get to see him on a regular basis! I'll tell you what this kid is HUGE. He was in the 95th percentile in everything except his little head. (visions of Tommy Boy " I got a tiny head?") He sure is a great little boy and we love having him in our home!

Ryan's Blessing

My beautiful family. Man I bring the average waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy down.

You can see where this kid gets his looks. I am a lucky guy.
Comparing hair styles. I so win with the facial hair!!
The Mather Family ( minus a few)
The Jones Clan ( minus a few also)
This is the missing sibling pose. We sure miss you Sherri and Russ! You were with us in our hearts.

The Goins' on at the Jones Home

Daniel REALLY enjoying some ice cream! This kid is a crack up!

I really think my daughters are out to get me. Poor kid did not even have a chance!

Kendly loves to do the make over show. Here is a Chell being a great sport!
Sydney graduated from her pre-school and will start kindergarten in August.
Lots of trampolining at our house. And yes it is sagging that much. Good for launching the kids though!

Kendly has always been our little performer. Now she is doing it on the stage. Kendly is in a gymnastic group and she is awesome.

My gosh she is getting so old! Be careful boys I still have my sword and I am not afraid to use it!

Sydney was a bit hesitant getting started, but has since become a fish! She took to swimming so fast and now we can't get her out of the water!

An action diving shot of Sydney!

Daniel on the other hand is not quite as fond of the water as his big sister! Daniel has ZERO percent body fat and gets cold in about two seconds. This face is common at swim lessons. I do have to say how proud of my wife I am. Daniel was really crying about half the way through the lesson and my wife goes and takes him and puts him on the concrete to warm him up. Now as a coach we get so many parents who think that their kid is special and that everything should revolve around how their kid is feeling. Inwardly I was saying "what are you doing to my boy." After a few minutes it was his turn again and I was curious as how this was going to play out. Chell asks him to go back in and he gave a resounding NO. So she gives him one more chance and he would not do it, so she picks him up and drops him back in the pool and made him finish. Man I love my wife!!!!
Action shot of Daniel diving in.

Here is my boy just trollin the pool impressing the ladies!

More of the new arrival!

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If you ever cared to know...

I never do these but I figured that my family is really the only one who looks at this thing and you probably know most of this crap anyway. So Jen enjoy!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My Dad. Same first different middle.


2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Not sure what you mean. I think I have heard of that word before!


3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not really. I write real fast and all caps.


4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? MEAT YES PLEASE!!!!!!!



5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Four. Two beautiful girls Kendly and Sydney. A crazy boy Daniel and a son Ryan who just pretty much sleeps right now!



6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Not sure. I'm a hard nut to crack.



7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? NO, I would never use such a hurtful thing for a cheap laugh!



8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes



9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I would love to. It would have to be one hell of a cord to slow this mass down.



10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Peanut Butter Captain Crunch. Food of the Gods!



11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I rarely tie my shoes, so its step and step out.



12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MENTALLY STRONG? Pig headed about most things, but I have been kid of lazy for a while in areas of my life, so I am trying to break that habit and it seems to be harder than I thought.



13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Butter Pecan!!!!!



14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Most of them annoy me! It's hard being this good!



15. RED OR PINK? RED



16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My GUT, but it is disappearing



17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST. My siblings. I really enjoy the time with my family. I miss my uncle Louis at times because he was so much fun and brought my dad a lot of joy. I really have not lost that many close people.



18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? EHHHHH!



19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Green cargo shorts and black socks with sketchers.



20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? An omelet with mushrooms and bacon. Yum



21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? 98 KUPD. Real Rock



22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? RED, but why would I want to be a crayon?



23. FAVORITE SMELLS? My wifes body spray! My kids hair after a bath, a steak on the grill , football grass (smells different than other grass) a stinky locker room (Really brings back great memories.) Pinetop air when the junipers are NOT dusting! AND wet carpet! (that smells like money to me!!!)



24.Who is the last person you talked to on the phone? Philip Mather he works for me, but if you wait two minutes it will be some telemarketer.



25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? EHHH she is ok I guess!!!! J/K Jen I love you, but this is the only one I will do!



26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? High school football is KING. College football after that, basketball, baseball, track, curling...................all the way down to two guys beating each other with sticks for sport. I will watch under water BB stacking if there is a competition!!!



27. HAIR COLOR? GONE! Is there a color for that? Maybe FLESH!



28. EYE COLOR? Blue



29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope had eye's cut!



30. FAVORITE FOOD? Chipotle chicken burrito with corn salsa, guac, sour cream, and rice OR Lobster and crab stuffed mushrooms. I would kill for either one. After that just about any MEAT will do!



31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Mostly movies based on real events, Band of Brothers, Gladiator, Braveheart, Black hawk down. The triumph of ordinary men in unbelievable circumstances or just plain stupidity like Tommy Boy or Dumb and Dumber.


32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Bourne Ultimatum..... Good fast paced show!


33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black Carpet Medic.


34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Where I live we don't have seasons. It is either real nice or insanely hot, so I will go with real nice which probably would be winter in other parts of the world.


35. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses, definitely kisses!


36. FAVORITE DESSERT? More MEAT maybe topped with a little butter pecan ice cream!


37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? EHH


38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? EHH


39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Just finished a book called Pirate. Pretty good political thriller.


40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A football! Actually the mouse pad is a football.


41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T. V. LAST NIGHT? Suns game and the end of the movie The Replacements.


42. FAVORITE SOUND? My kids yelling DADDY when I come home, the sound of them sleeping. My wifes I LOVE YOU. Sound of cleats on concrete. Helmets and pads hitting each other, well really anything to with the sound of football. My family's phone calls. I REALLY enjoy the sound of SILENCE!


43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, but Pink Floyd leaves them both in the dust!


44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? England. It was my mission and then a great family trip with russ and his family.


45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can be pointedly rude and doggedly stubborn. Are those talents?

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pinetop, AZ before it became show low. It was still no mans land back in the day!

Welcome Home RYAN!

It's going to be a great ride!