An Update!

Okayyyyy! So it's time for an update on our lives. So first things first, I keep getting asked how I am feeling. Well, ya wanna know? LIKE CRAP!! I have been sooo sick for the past 2 months, and I am waiting for it to end! I hate morning/all day sickness. I was not NEAR this sick with Jaxon, so this is all new to me. I rarely leave the house, my dishes are always stacked up, my laundry is always behind, and my bathroom is a diaster, as is my whole house! I take a 2 hour nap everyday while Jaxon is sleeping, and still go to bed by 10 every night. Yep, I am Soooooo much fun right now. I am officially 14 weeks tomorrow, so cross your fingers and toes that I am done with this soon!
Anyways.... lets move on. We have been up to a few fun things lately. Excuse the randomness.. I can't think of an organized way to post these, so here ya go!
Towards the end of October, we went to Lagoon again for Joels parents work party. (I won a $100 Costco card!) Jaxon of course LOVED all the rides.Thanks to Groupon, I got a killer deal for a Cornbellies season pass. So we pretty much spent all of October there. Jaxon loved that place!Last week we went to see the Elves are Gardner Village. It was not as impressive as the Witches, but the kids had fun finding them.Our most recent little adventure was ZooLights. We bundled up and headed up there on Saturday night. I had never been, so didn't really know what to expect. And I was pleasantly surprised! We had a lot of fun, even though we were freezing!!Such a fun night! So that's it for now....:) Oooooh and I'm becoming an Aunt again SOON! Our first nephew! Joels brother and wife are in the hospital right now... Parker is on his way!! Good luck Mel!

It's time....

I've been {trying} to keep a little secret.........

Now it's time to tell the world! Baby Brown #2 is on his/her way! I'm about 3 months along right now! Due June 7, 2012. Yay for babies!!

Halloween

Jaxon dressed up as a monster! If you know him, this is VERY VERY fitting for him! And he played the part well! We could hardly do anything without some serious growls, with his "claws" in the air of course. But his favorite was the fact that he had BIG feet. He "stomped.. Stomped" everywhere.
Our little monster did his fair share of Trick-or-Treating this year. First up, we went to Joel's work. They decorate the office and cubicles, and the kids go through and find the candy. It's a 3 story building, so we were there for a while and Jaxon got a TON of candy from that alone.

Then we stopped at my moms house. He got to Trick-or-Treat there too! And of course take some pictures with my mom, and gypsy sister! Next up, Grandma and Grandpa Browns house. With some Trick-or-Treating on the way. He loved knocking on the door and picking out which candy he wanted all by himself. He was also very friendly, and half the time would invite himself into the houses! Grandpa Brown had a Jason mask that SCARED Jaxon at first. But he warmed right up and thought it was the coolest thing!
Then it was time to go to my Dads house! They do homemade donuts, hot chocolate, and have a movie projector playing. So it's a neighborhood hotspot for sure! We did some MORE Trick-or-Treating with my dad, and this little monkey! So cute, right?The whole way home, Jaxon, on a sugar high, was repeating "Happy Halloween!" over and over again. And it was, he was much more fun and cooperative this year!

A Day with Dad

Joel had a day off last week. So we decided to head up to SLC and use our free Clark Planetarium Movie passes. Well we got there at the EXACT wrong time for a movie, and the next ones didn't start for another 3+ hours. So instead we kept it simple.

Waiting for the Trax train.

He thought this was the coolest thing ever! We rode around for a little while before turning around and heading back toward Temple Square.We had to check out these cool fountains! I told Jaxon please don't touch the water, I don't want you all wet. They are both smiling and laughing in this picture because that is just what they did! Boys.... they just can't resist.Joel is such a good dad! Jaxon LOVES doing anything that involves his dad. So even though we didn't do very much, it was still a fun day for these guys. :)

Gardner Village

We went to Gardner Village this week, and I have to say I LOVE that place during Fall/Halloween time! I was excited to get some pictures of Jaxon with the "itches and umpkins". Let's just say it didn't happen. Look at these keepers! ;)

(Mid-chew.....)

(Mid-Tantrum... because I took his snack away for a picture)

(haha I don't even know what to say about this one!)But don't worry... by the time we got home he was all sorts of smiley, cute and silly. Pictures with carpet as the background and horrible lighting are much better then outdoor ones, right? Ha.

Maybe we will get a chance to go back and try again before it snows... again!!

Oh My Goodness!

We had our family pictures done a couple weeks ago... by a girl I knew in high school. And let me just tell you how much I LOVE THEM!!!!! I am obsessed, and she is amazingly talented! (check out her very creative shoots Here) Jaxon was not in a super smiley mood, but she had soooo much patience with him (and us) and got some great pictures! So because I can't pick just a few favorites, this will be a long post full of pictures from our shoot! :)Told ya there would be a lot of pictures! And I have SOOOOO many more that are just amazing!! Maybe I will add more to FB or something! :) Thanks again Janika!!

Update!

I feel like our blog is pretty boring... and I don't know how to make it more exciting! But... regardless, it's time for an update! We stay busy. And we love it! Jaxon and I made a little trip to the zoo with our besties!! It was a perfect day!
This tiger was pacing up and down the fence.... the kids were fascinated with him!

I really wanted a picture of us... he was thrilled!

This last Sunday, in our typical "we can't sit a home for too long" style... we headed up the canyon to walk around the reservoir.He could have spent all day throwing rock, after rock, after rock into the little stream. The simple pleasures of a toddler.

Date Night!

Last weekend Joel and I got to go on a date.... a concert. Now before I go further let me explain how excited Joel was about this! A little over 2 years ago, while we lived in Missouri, we got Joel Blink182 tickets. They are one of his fav's and they were finally coming to an area near us. Well a few weeks before the concert, one of the band members had a family emergency (a death, I think), and they cancelled the concert. We got our money back, but Joel was pretty bummed. So a few months ago he heard they were back on tour... and coming to SLC! He about died! So of course we got tickets and went! I have to say the concert was much more fun then I thought! Plus.... I had roasted almonds and a great date to keep me happy! :)Tomorrow night.... guess where I will be??? With my sister?? RASCAL FLATTS concert! Could I be more excited?? Well maybe... cuz Taylor Swift is in 3 weeks! :) Yeah I'm spoiled! :) AND our family pictures are next week.... pray for good weather and a cooperative/smiley child {and hubby}! :)