Hogle Zoo!!!

We went with my dad and sister to the zoo this weekend!! I have not been there since I was like 8 or something! So I was pretty excited! Jaxon has been to the St. Louis Zoo... (which is one of the BEST zoos in the country) but of course he does not remember at all! He slept most of the time and was only about 2 months old! Haha
So this trip was pretty much his first time and it was REALLY FUN!!! We practiced animals noises all week in preparation! Elephant, tigers/lions, monkeys, and bears! ( I was kinda bummed there are no lions or bears)
Here are some pictures! Yes, I know I OVERLOAD my blog with pictures.. but how else will we remember right?? :) So if you don't wanna look through them all I don't blame ya! :)
He loved these monkeys! They sat right by the window and he was pretty excited about it!!
Probably the favorite of the day were the giraffes! We went in the building and got really close to them! Jaxon was full of "whoas" and "wows"!!! He was completly fascinated by them! As was I! I don't ever remember being so close to one.. they are sooooo cute and I love them!!!! I was making funny noises trying to get it to look at us! It worked! :) And leaned on over!
Mama and baby elephant! They were so cute! Jaxon liked them a lot too! In fact we got him a baby elephant stuffed animal to bring home! :)My dad and Stef with Jaxon!



Once we walked the whole zoo we took the little train ride!! It was short, sweet, and fun! Jaxon thought it was a vroom, vroom... guess we need to learn choo choo! :)
He was really good at spotting the animal when we would point at it! He crashed that night from all of the excitement and slept in until 9:15 this morning! Ah heaven! We had a fun weekend! Thanks dad!

Haaaappy Birthday,, to YOU!!!

Today is Joel's birthday!!! He is 26!
I love this guy!! He makes me laugh everyday! Even when I am ornery and want to hit him! :) He can put a smile on my face no matter what! I am a pretty lucky girl! I already said a few sappy things on the Fathers Day post.. so I won't do too much again! But everyday I am reminded how much he loves me and our little boy!! And we sure love him back!!!!
A few random things about Joel...

1. Makes friends in an empty room
2. Is very good at cooking and enjoys doing it
   
3. Can come up with jokes out of no where
   
4. Loves chocolate, sushi, and just about anything new
5. Likes watching pretty much anything sports related
6. Loves the Phillies
   
7. Knows lots of RANDOM facts
8. And he hates being too warm.. very much the opposite of me!
   

Hope you have Happy Birthday Babe!!!! Love you!
These pictures are from Fathers Day! We went to my dads house for dinner and of course had to play some basketball!This picture says it all! Jaxon looks up to his daddy so much and wants to do everything he does! As cheesy as it sounds... he really is Dad's #1 Fan! :)

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Joel is such a good daddy!! He is sooooo good with Jaxon and loves to play with him! It's one of my favorite things to watch! They play and laugh for hours and hours and it melts my heart!! The interaction between a father and son is priceless! They have a special relationship and I love to see them together! I always hoped I would have a mamas boy.. and I kinda do! But lets be honest... Jaxon ADORES his dad more then anyone in the world! It makes me happy!
Thanks love for all you do for our little family! We could not ask for more!
Next, my dad!! He is a wonderful father and has always been there for me! He is full of good advice and is always in a good mood!! Plus, who can resist laughing at his corny jokes! :) I missed him so much when we lived out of the state! I am so glad we live closer to you and get to see you multiple times through out the week! He is also a wonderful grandpa! Jaxon thinks it's the funnest thing to go to his house and play with the dogs and cats and explore his big back yard with grandpa in tow!!

Last, but certainly not least, my father-in-law! He is a kind, loving man who raised 3 wonderful boys! One thing I appreciate the most is the time he took while raising his kids to TEACH them! He taught them everything! When he had to fix something, he let them watch and they learned how to do it themselves! You better believe that comes in handy now! :) Jaxon loves Grandpa B and his sense of humor! He loves to go out and look at the horses with grandpa and play!! He also loves to read books with grandpa! ( Yeah I fail... I have no recent pictures of him with Jaxon! We will have to work on that!)

Happy Fathers Day to all of the fathers in the world! You carry the weight of the world on your shoulders and do a great job!!!

Risky Business

I think the pictures speak for themselves! It was one of those Sundays! :)
( Can you see his tan lines? Yeah the lower 1/2 of his legs are way darker! He tans like his Mom and Dad!)

Post that Never Ends! :)

Jaxon is 15 months old!

We went to the Dr last week..
He started crying hysterically as soon as he saw the bed
And he cried and cried the whole time we were there!
Had to get 3 shots and cried even more!
We were both traumatized by the whole experience.
But we got new stats!
Weight: 21.9 lbs (15th percentile)
Height: 30.1 inches (25th percentile)
Head: 50th percentile
THIS IS GOOD NEWS!!
He has been under the 10th percentile almost his whole life!

Next, my friend Jamie and I took our kiddos to Gymboree.
Paityn is her name, they are official now!
They hold hands in the car, laugh at each others jokes,
And share their snacks!
Cute couple right? :)

Ok, here comes the true picture overload!
Camping Trip at Yuba Lake with the Browns this weekend was GREAT!
Showers and bathrooms were divine!
I'm not a true camper Joel informed me... oh well.
Jaxon was dirty... REALLY dirty! (thank you shower, we needed you!)
He loved the rocks, sand, mud, and of course.. WATER!

By the end of the day, he was worn out.
So he missed out on s'mores!
Clearly I didn't! MMM MMM MMM!
They were amazing! Joel is a pro at them! :)

Tyler and Melanie introduced me to
ROASTED STARBURSTS!
They were a hit!
(Best picture I had)

Next morning, the birds woke Jaxon up at 5:00 am!!!!
Wonderful... but we did get some cuddling out of him!
Breakfast, morning nap, clean up, and playing in the grass...
(Him and Tyler were growling)

Then.... THE BEACH!!!!! (again!)
Tractors float.. and are fun to chase!

Motorized Nemo! He swims even in the waves!
I am scared of fish.. this was too realistic for me.
CREEPY cuz it looks real!
But Jaxon was LOVING it!

Playing in the sand! Oh how dirty you were!
But how could I stop you....
I have never seen you so excited!
You seemed to have the time of your life!
Get those fingernails dirty and ENJOY babe!

The pictures ended when you decided sand should be your lunch!

Silly boy!

I stayed behind the camera as much as possible!
Allergies will be the death of me.
Joel and his dad were busy fishing and playing!
FUN weekend! We got tan and played till we dropped!
WE LOVE SUMMER!