**Love/Hate**

A few things I LOVE about our little guy.
~ He will spend all day at the pool if we let him
~ Knows how to swim!! With arm floaties... but he is a pro!
~ Does roll call every now and then... "Mama? Dada? Jaxon."
~ When he is ready to leave, he will always ask very sweetly.. Home? Home?
~ He plays on his own so well! Parks, the pool, sand, toys, anything.
~ Give us lots and lots of kisses
~ If I am in another room... he will look around trying to find me saying "mama, mom, mama, mom, mama, mom." Once he finds me... he just says "hi" and walks away.
~ Every morning, {almost} we have scrambled eggs and ketchup. He gets the ketchup out of the fridge when he is ready to eat. The only meal he will consistently eat.
~ He will play in the tub long enough for me to do my hair, and long enough that the water is freezing when he gets out.
~ Without fail... will sleep AT LEAST 2 hours a day when it's naptime. Sometimes 3... 3.5... and still goes to bed before 8.
~ ASKS to go to bed! Yeah you read that right.
~ Such a movie boy.
~ Gives mom LOTS of cuddle time!!
~ Wrestles and rough houses with dad!

A few things I Hate... ok I don't hate them... I just love these Less!
~Loves to pretend to poop in the tub. Yep... pretend, by saying "mom, poop". Followed with hysterical laughing when I tell him don't you dare do that in the tub.
~ Fruit-snack-aholic!!!
~ Still won't drink milk, unless it's the boxed milk with a straw.
~ VERY picky eater now-a-days. He examines everything before he takes a bite.
~ Can get dirty in 2 seconds. Literally. Like 2-3 baths a day kind of dirty.
~ Wakes up very grumpy.
~ Loves to play {mess up} my hair.
~ Throws huge fits if he doesn't get to go outside when he wants.
~ Because he wrestles so much with Dad, he doesn't get much cuddle time with him.
~ Grinds his teeth for fun. {This is one I do HATE!}
~ In church, at the store, anywhere public, he finds it funny to announce {Yell} that he pooped. Even if he didn't. Ugh boys!


There are soooo many things he says and does that I never want to forget! But I do... and it's sad! I need to write them down. And get the camcorder out more. We love our little monster!

A Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my One and Only!!!!!
Today he turned 27!
Sadly he had to work today... but after work we had a little BBQ with his parents.
Tomorrow we will go to Tocanos and a movie!
{Probably Green Lantern}
But for tonight, being out in the summer weather was perfect!

This little boy sure does love you! Thanks for everything you do for us!!! I sure love you too!!! Hope you had a good day, love!
Now let's go party it up!! 27... almost 30! haha ;)

Happy Fathers Day!! Too bad it's all cold and rainy today! Otherwise we would be out using Joel's Fathers Day/Early Birthday present.....Joel has wanted a nice grill forever!!! We found a great deal on one and bought it a couple weeks ago! He loves it! And so do I... let me just tell you - that corn you see on the grill turns out.... AMMMAAZZZIIINNNGGG!!!! Oooh it's gonna be a good summer with that baby outside!
We have always joked that Joel is the "fun" parent. And it's sometimes true.. {this also makes him a total pushover with Jaxon! haha}! Weekends and evenings when Joel isn't in school are the best parts of our lives! Joel loves to play and keep our little guy busy!! Here are a few examples..... {not in any order!}

~Feeding the ducks~

~Bowling~~Mowing the lawn~
~Riding in his truck~
(He isn't quite tall enough to hold down the pedal for very long. So Joel uses a golf club for the gas pedal and Jaxon steers.)
These are just a few of the many things Joel does with Jaxon! They wrestle, play basketball, chase each other, and of course TEASE each other! NOBODY can make Jaxon laugh like Joel can!
He adores you.... and LOVES you sooooo much!
Makes me jealous sometimes... cuz he is a total daddy's boy!
But I would not have it any other way!
Thanks for being such a good dad to our little boy!
Did I mention I love my own little family??

We went to my dads house for dinner tonight! It was so fun to just hang out, talk, watch the kids play, and eat yummy food!

I love you Dad!! You have always been there for me and your sooooo funny! Your jokes make my day! I am so happy we live so close! It's fun to stop by and play! Thanks for being such a good grandpa too!! Jaxon loves you so much! {Even though he was a grump tonight!}

First of the Summer!

You know summer is here when the city "days" start! I don't like the carnival rides, greasy food, interesting crowd part of it. But the parades, activities, and such are kinda fun. And something different to fill our weekends with.
My amazing sister is on the UVU Latino Legacy dance company! So my mom and I went to watch her perform... she is gorgeous! And sooooo good! I love watching her! And I took over 300 pictures of her and her group! :) Joel stayed home with Jaxon cuz he was still napping. While I was there I noticed all the fun things the Orem Festival had to do. So we brought Jaxon back to check it all out! We got there just in time for the parade! Which he LOVED!! Especially the BYU cougar! His favorite part was probably all of this! Look at his face... "Wow dad! A firetruck!!"

Seeing how excited he was about the firetrucks, motorcycles and ambulances made the horrible traffic and parking worth it!
Thankfully all this satisfied him... and I got to avoid the yucky rides and stuff! Beside the hand sanitizer in my purse was gone. So you better believe I was avoiding them!! It was a fun night!
Plus... he was up late, and let Joel and I sleep in past 9 the next morning!!