The Sloan Blog

It's been a while!

2009-10-18T16:06:00.011-05:00

Ok...soo we've been lazy and I believe it's been almost a year since we've posted....but hey..we're back in action :) We finally broke done and got a new camera...so we have no excuse to take pictures. BTW Jake initially made fun of me when I purchased the flashlights that you can wear..and he wears them all the time now..

Great Weekend!

2009-03-01T21:36:00.007-06:00

GREAT WEEKEND!
It's been a while but here's the latest. JJ no longer has a mullet and we're very excited about that....Ava had a big weekend too and she was finally blessed and it was great to see everyone. Also we had about 7 inches of snow and JJ and Daddy had a great time outside. It's past my bedtime soo enjoy some pics :)

Big day for JJ!

2009-02-12T21:54:00.002-06:00

OK...soo JJ and Ava were in the tub chilling and JJ said he was done :) wiped him down and he broke out of the bathroom to see daddy buck naked....suddenly he comes back upstairs naked with a motorcyle helmet that was a gift from the Jagos (thank you)...Suddenly JJ states hes gotta go potty...soo he breaks out the potty chair and pees for the 1st time with his motorcycle helmet on! We normally would post pictures....but the camera's battery died...soo you'll just have to imagine this picture for yourself...Have a good evening :)

2009-02-08T22:08:00.010-06:00

TAN SLOANS!!!!

We're back from Mexico and it was a wonderful vacation!!! Jake and I have been together for 13 years....and this was our first real vacation..We went snorkeling..whale watching... kayaking and pool lounging. It was hard work relaxing :)

Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T20:57:00.009-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Figured we would start this year off right by posting some pics of Christmas with the family. Christmas was a little rough this year as almost everyone got sick except the kids :) We went out to Hays to see everyone. Brian, Dianne, Faith & Ellie came over to celebrate Christmas in St. Joe :)

Updates

2008-12-03T21:32:00.010-06:00

Boy its been a while....but here are pics from JJ's birthday party and just random pics. I turned the big 31 this past week :) Jake got me a Wii...it's super fun.

Huntin Season

2008-11-09T21:43:00.007-06:00

Last week we headed back to Hays because of opening season. Also, JJ's birthday finally arrived after 2 birthday parties. We went trick or treating with Maddie and Ethan and scored lot of candy :) Ava had her 1st Halloween as a bear, she was as cute as can be :) Ohh and my costume was Lavern, the Dillon's bag boy, and yes I realize I kind of look like him :)

Made it on TV

2008-10-26T22:31:00.005-05:00

We went and watched Kendra play volleyball. Kendra and JJ somehow made it on TV.

Deana Rose Farmstead

2008-10-26T22:25:00.005-05:00

Good times down on the farm :) We met Aunt Dianne, cousin Faith & Ellie in KC. We cruised the farm and saw and fed the goats, road a horse, and checked out the cows. We were pretty tired when we were done.

Lazy at home

2008-10-19T22:48:00.005-05:00

It was a lazy weekend as mom and dad did not feel the best...fortunately the kids felt just fine :) also their energy was just fine also. But we survived...Also the Jagos stopped by and entertained us.

Guess Who's Gonna Be 2

2008-10-12T21:53:00.006-05:00

Well, Halloween is approaching and that means JJ turns a whopping 2 years old! Since we were back in Hays we thought we would start the festivities early and throw a party at Grandma & Grandpa Brungardt's house. The kids had a fabulous time...Grandma and Grandpa are still cleaning up the whirlwind of fun. And we all know how Lavern likes to keep his house clean :)

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-12T21:42:00.007-05:00

Not only did the kids get photos taken, but they also went to a pumpkin patch in Ellis, KS. JJ and his cousin Gavin picked pumpkins and admired the goats.. The goats were a hit :)

JJ's 2yr old photos & Ava's 3 month old photos

2008-10-12T21:31:00.008-05:00

Andrea and the kids went back to Hays America this weekend to see the family and had a small birthday party for JJ. She also got some pics of the kids...Ava enjoyed the photos and JJ did too until he had to stop playing with the toys to take pictures :) Photos courtesy of http://tracyphoto.blogspot.com/

Saving Gas

2008-10-05T15:18:00.002-05:00

With gas getting more expensive a friend of ours, Tony Jago brought over his sleek Enduro motorcycle for us to try out. BTW, it gets 108 mpg!!!!!! The only problem is I can't figure out how to fasten 2 car seats to it. Anyways, JJ and I had a good ride.

Pick'n Apples & Train Ride

2008-10-05T13:43:00.006-05:00

It's that time of year again to pick the best Johnathon apples around. We got up early Sat. morning and headed to Schweitzer Orchard on the out skirts of St. Joe. We had to do some major walking to find the remaining Johnathon's as they were disappointingly picked over. Notwithstanding, we found some in back forty that were high in the trees. So JJ and I improvised!!! He got our bushel and headed back for JJ's train ride. He insisted over and over again that he wanted to ride the chu chu!! So, we put him on and let'm ride all by himself.

Daddy and JJ's Horseback Ride

2008-10-01T21:40:00.000-05:00

I don't know who is more horse crazy my JJ or Dad. Anyway, here's the two of them on our Missouri Fox Trotter, Todd. My brother really enjoys our horses name :)

Usually JJ says horses about 100 times a day. We have plastic horses, puzzles of horses, movies of horses. If there is a form of horse we own it.

JJ's our daring little man and likes to do things by himself. So, we let him ride the horse by his lonesome. And he did great, that is until it was time to get off, which resulted in a meltdown.

Welcome to the Sloan Blog

2008-10-01T21:37:00.000-05:00

The reclusive Sloan's are going main stream. We know and understand that we are not always the most communicative with the on goings of our family, however with this blog you will become family :)