Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend this year was GREAT! It's so great to be around our families to hang out with! We started off the weekend right with the BYU game!!! Go Cougars!

Jaxon and his grandparents in their BYU apparel.

We also spent time with my mom she made us an AMAZING sunday dinner and my cousin came over. Of course I didn't take any pictures :( But we did play lots of games and enjoyed each others company.

After church on Sunday Joel decided he want to go up the canyon for a little drive. So of course we took some pictures! It was a BEAUTIFUL day!

Check Up

I took Jaxon for his 6 month check up on Friday. He is still healthy and growing! Here are his "stats" :)

14 lbs 14 oz (8th percentile)

25 3/4" Long (25th percentile)

Still on the smaller size for his age, but the doctor said he is doing great and growing well!

He had to get a shot in each leg! :( It made us both cry this time... he was really upset but got cute Hot Rod cars stickers!

After the Dr. appointment I went to my moms work to see her friends. While we were waiting for her to go to lunch and Jaxon decided he wanted to sit in her chair. Thanks for coming to lunch with me mom! It was fun!

6 Month ABCs

My baby is 6 months old!!! I thought it might fun to do the ABC's of his life so far!

A - Always wakes up smiling

B- Binki Lover (at night most of the time)

C- Cuddles when he is tired

D- Determined that my phone is HIS

E- Easily bored... I am constantly rotating him through variuos toys

F- First Cold at 6 months

G- Grabs at anything and everything!

H-HATES baby food!

I- Imitates our laughs

J- Jumps away in his Jumperoo all the time

K- Kicks at anything touching/near his cute little feet

L- Laughs and cries at the same time

M- Mesmerized by faces... he will grab at them all day - especially mouths

N-Nicknames - Bubba, Mister, Buddy, Baby Jacket

O- Out grew his 0-3 month/3 month clothes

P- Practically jumps out of my arms to see his daddy after work.

Q- Quiet? HA! Yeah right.

R- Rolls around everywhere

S- Sits up so good

T-Trying to get his first tooth

U- Usually gets mad when he has to get in his carseat

V- Very easy going personality

W- Wants to eat my cell phone - not food.

X- eXamines his hands/feet multiple times a day

Y-Yells to get our attention

Z- Zzzz's all through the night! Since about 3-4 months old. (Ok this one is lame but I spent forever trying to think of something that starts with a Z!)

I am the luckiest mom in the world to have the chance to raise this AMAZING little boy! He makes my day every single day and there is nothing I would not do for him! I can't believe 6 months ago this little guy was born! Wow it goes by soooo fast! I hope the next 6 months don't fly by so fast! :) We LOVE you buddy!!!

Poor Boy!

My poor baby got his first cold last week! He was not a very happy kid and I felt so bad he was so sick! We spent all day cuddling, reading books, and sitting in a very steamy bathroom to help with his congestion. He would not even let me put him down for a minute!

But we did discover his LOVE for books!

This was about the biggest smile I could get out of him! He was not too into the camera idea!

Play Time

Here are just a few random pictures of Jaxon playing or making funny faces.

LOVE HIM!!!

Yuba Lake - Camping

Monday and Tuesday we went camping with my dad and his family at Yuba Lake. His wife has a boat and so we all spent the 2 days boating and playing on the beach. It was a lot of fun! But a lot of work with a 5 month old! He loved it though! We of course brought his Jumperoo and set it up in the sand under the shade canopys and he jumped away while looking around at the water and everyone!

The weather was perfect except for the annoying wind that would kick up out of no where! But the temps in the shade were amazing. Me and Jaxon spent most of the time in the shade with our toes in the sand and hanging out! :) But we did take him swimming for a little while -

My sister Stef introducing him to the water!

LOVE his little toes in the water! :)

We did have a little life jacket for him, so we decided to take him on the boat with us for a little ride. He was not a huge fan of the life jacket... and this is how well the boat ride went....

He slept pretty much the whole time! :)

Jaxon also got to meet his great grandma (my grandma)! He thought she was HILARIOUS! I can not even describe how hard she got him laughing! It was too freaking cute!!! I am so glad they were able to come down and meet him!

Monday night we ate dinner and hung out around the fire and played games and stuff! Stef was a sweet heart and put Jaxon to sleep in her lap, and then we laid him in his stroller and covered him with a blanket. Once we got to bed and everything it was cool.... but not too bad. But I had Jaxon well bundled! About 3 in the morning he woke up fussing a little in his pack n play and I was FREEZING my butt off!!!! We forgot pillows and Joel had to use our big comforter for a pillow! Anyway to make a long story short I pulled Jaxon into my sleeping bag and he slept with me... him and his 3 blankets kept me much warmer :) I loved cuddling with him all night! :)

We all slept as good as can be expected when your on the ground... but he did wake up early! :) We hung out in our tent for like an hour at least cuddling and talking! Awwww

After we got up and packed up our tent and everything he was ready for a little nap. I laid him in the stroller again and he fell asleep all through breakfast. I had to post this picture because he looks so comfy and warm! :)

I am not a huge camping girl... but I did have a lot of fun and am thankful Joel convinced me to go. Jaxon was an angel and even though I wanted to rip Joels head off because I was so cold all night - I got to spend time with the 2 guys in my life I love the most! And sleeping with Jaxon on one side of me and Joel on the other was really special!!!

Thanks Dad and Celeste for planning everything and for getting us a really nice campsite! We had fun!!!

Masquerade

My moms friend invited us to her daughters 16 yr party last week. It was a masquerade themed party and we didn't remember we needed masks until the day before!!! So we had to resort to making our own! Haha they were not near as fancy and pretty as the one we saw at the party, but we had fun making them! Of course Joel was not going to have any part of the mask wearing! :) But he did give me some creative insight on my mask! :) Here is how it turned out:

The ladies with their masks!

Proof that Joel was there!!!! :) Jaxon liked sitting on the table.

It was a hispanic party.... so of course there was dancing!!! I was so proud of Joel for dancing with me! As my mom would say the white guy has rhythm! :) Thanks babe for humoring me! I love him for being interested and willing to be involved in my culture!

Update.... Where to start?

So it has been a while since I posted anything! Haha And I really have no idea where to start! I could probably make 6 HUGE posts if I really wanted to of everything that has been going on since the big move. We have been looking for jobs, getting school stuff in line and of course being spoiled by our families... ok mostly Jaxon! We have really enjoyed having some free time to see our family again and let them get to know Jaxon. He has done great with the transition and loves meeting all these new people!

Jaxon is 5 months old now!?!?!?! I can hardley believe he is so big! He is rolling over both ways and loves to play with his feet. He also will not stop chewing on his fingers I guess they are pretty tasty! He HATES rice cereal and any other baby food... guess we will just have to keep trying, but he gets very mad at me when we try! Hmmm, what else - Oh we bought him a Jumperoo last week and he LIVES in it! He gets so excited and never stops jumping!

Well here are some pictures of some of the stuff we have been up to lately. Yep there are A LOT of random things!!! Just a warning!

When Jaxon and I got off the plane in SLC Mia Michaels, the AMAZING choreographer from SYTYCD was at the bag claim! I was so excited to say the least even in my exhaustion, so me and Stef ran over and asked if we could get a picture with her! She was super sweet and very friendly! We both got huge bear hugs from her a picture! She is very tall and beautiful, even after a long flight! Not fair!

Jaxon and Grandpa meeting a horse for the first time. He was a little shy!

We went to the Highland Fling parade with Joels family, and Jaxon really liked it. He stood on my lap and watched very intently as all of the people walked by. After that we took him home for a nap and came back later to join in more festivities. It was perfect weather that day!

This is the best picture I could get of him in the Jumperoo for the first time. This is his concentrating face... he was trying to figure out what to do in this strange thing. Trust me it did not take long for him to figure it out! :)