FINGER PAINT!!!!!

Stef had to do a project for school that involved doing an activity with kids! So we got some paper, finger paint and invited Jaxons friend Paityn over for some MESSY fun!

Ready to start painting!

It turned messy really fast!!!
All done! Those are 2 cute messy kids with Stef!We took them both straight to the tub! They thought it was pretty fun to play in there together!

Of course we got a kiss picture!! AWWW!!!Thanks Stef for getting messy and playing with them! They both loved it!!!

Labor Day Weekend!

Gotta LOVE 3 day weekends! Joel works full time and goes straight to school almost every night. He also has classes on Saturday morning! So our time with him is limited! Well when 3 day weekends come around we make the most of it by squeezing in as many fun things as we can!
This weekend was filled with many FUN firsts.....

~First BYU football game of the season!~
(Which meant wearing his new jersey and playing at Gma and Gpa's house!)

~First CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER!~
(Right before the game Joels parents gave Jaxon his Christmas present early so he can enjoy it before winter comes!)
Sand and Water! So messy but he loves it!!

~First Movie!~
(We took Jaxon to see Toy Story 3! He was in awe of the huge screen and loved the WHOLE movie!)
~First day of Nursery!~
(Joel and Jaxon had matching ties! AW!)My big boy! Im in love with toddler ties! He even left it on the whole time we were at church! First day of nursery was a breeze.. except for the fat lip he got from another little boy! But he didn't even notice mom and dad were gone! He just played like a good boy!

Jaxon is....

18 months today!!
~C.R.A.Z.Y.~
No one could have prepared me for this stage!
I LOVE IT (even though its busy)!!!!!
He loves learning new things.. and he learns fast!
The kid has spunk though...
He tests limits everyday!
But all in all is pretty good.
We have some crazy days around here!
He loves to chase and be chased!
He is sooooo bossy! He likes to grab our pant legs and lead us to where he wants us to sit, or play or whatever that little brain desires! Cardinal sin if we don't follow and behave!
Mister chatter box grows his vocab every day! Recent favs: up, down (referring to stairs), body parts (nose, eyes, ears, bum bum - haha), more, baby, grapes, door, hot, baseball and football (yep he knows the difference), and of course poo poo. He so sweetly informs me when its time for a diaper change!

We went to the doctor today! 3 sad shots.
Weight: 22.5 lbs (10th percentile)
Height: 31.5 in (25th percentile)
Head: 30th percentile
So he is skinny, but getting taller! I love him just the way he is!

We spent most of August sick... either him or I.
That meant lots of lazy days in comfy clothes!
It also meant child boredom because we were quarantined from the world. The result....

TOYS EVERYWHERE! This was 5 minutes after he woke up from a nap (I cleaned up everything while he was sleeping!)

As promised - pictures of our evening up the canyon! Joel made tinfoil dinners and we took my mom and her friend up with us to play and eat! Jaxon loved the dirt, rocks, sticks and of course the "hot" fire!~ "Hot Dada, Hot" ~~ "Coloring" in the dirt ~

~ He would not look at the camera for ANYTHING!

He was too busy exploring and getting dirty! ~

~ Being chased by Abuela! Told you he loves it! I love this picture! ~

Happy 1/2 birthday baby boy! Your dad and I love you to pieces and have so much fun with you! Even though your not a baby I reserve the right to call you that as long as I please! :)

Baby Garrett!!

My dad and his wife Celeste had my baby brother this weekend! Garrett Clinton Roper was born on August 27th at 7:32 pm! He was 8 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long! He is a chunker but sooooo cute! On Saturday we took Jaxon over to meet his uncle! Haha! He was a little apprehensive at first, and really just wanted to run around the room playing with everyone! But he was so sweet with him!
People ask me if it's weird to have a little half brother 21 years younger then me ... I say kinda... but not really. There are FEW things in life that I don't over-think or over-analyze. Thankfully this is one of them - he is a baby. he is my half brother. I am in love with him. That's it.
Jaxon kept asking to see the baby, once we got there he was not so sure...
He finally warmed up and started asking for the baby again. My dad helped him softly touch his hair! So cute!! He says "niiiicccce" and pets softly. He is such a big boy now when I compare him to a newborn!
Welcome to the world baby Garrett! Yes I will admit it... I am totally baby hungry now! Joel laughs at me.. but he is too! Maybe in a few months... maybe not?!?! :) Who knows!
We went up the canyon tonight for tinfoil dinners and smores!! It was so fun and the weather was perfect! I will put pictures up soon! (I'm too lazy to do it right now)

I take lots of pictures... I mean A LOT of pictures! Hubby also takes a lot of pictures. That combined with the fact that I am obsessed with my little man, leads to really long posts! I apologize... except I don't really mean it.. i love all of my pictures even if you don't! Here are some fun things we have been up to!

~Highland Fling~
Joels parents saved us a great spot for the parade!

~Riding a Horse with Grandpa~
He did NOT want to get off! They rode around for a while!
~Deer Creek Boating~
We went with my Dad and family after work! SO FUN!
~Danielle's wedding!!~
She is Joel's cousin and one of my best friends!

~Bridal Veil Falls~
Sunday Drive with my mom and sister! Lots of people there, but beautiful!I still have a million pictures I want to put up... but this is probably good for now!

SUMMER!!

I'm sure we aren't the only ones LOVING summer! We are having so much fun now that Jaxon is running around everywhere! We have spent MANY days at the pool, the park and the splash pad! My little toddler is a maniac and runs circles around his mom! But I love watching how much fun he has! (plus it makes for WONDERFUL naps when we get home!)
The splash pad in Highland is genius, it's free, super fun, entertains Jaxon forever.. BUT usually very crowded! We went one evening when Joel got home from work! Best idea ever! Still busy, but not near as bad! I was laughing my butt off watching these 2 play!
This is what he does.. runs in and out!In other random news... Jaxon is 17 months today!! Yeah he is almost 1 1/2! And guess what that means!! NURSERY!!! Joel and I both teach the sunbeams, doing that with Jaxon is a challenge to say the least! Hopefully we can start taking him soon, I know they say 18 months... but a girl can hope right? ;)
Jaxon TALKS up a storm now! His vocab list is soooo long now! I probably couldn't write them all down if I wanted to! But some new favorites are: Grandpa, Baby, Socks, Hot, What is this?, Bubba, Hot Dog (from the mickey mouse clubhouse song, haha).
I went to Costco, and found these 100 % organic cotton jammies! I bought them cuz of how soft they are! It took me a little while to realize I just bought him something in 2T!!! What happened to my baby? :( So grown up!


Yep we still do the "cheese" face around here! Dad has learned it too! Haha!Now, I am well aware I have a 17 month old that STILL INSISTS on a bottle! He wants nothing to do with sippy cups! Ugh great! Any suggestions?? Or should I just leave it be for a while? Either way we have FINALLY given up milk in bed! YAY!! (that was a big step for us)

Deer Creek "Beach"

Sunday, after church and naps, we decided we were hot and wanted to go to the beach! Sadly, Utah has no real beaches that we know of, so we decided to try Deer Creek Lake! We thought we remembered some sandy/muddy beaches on 1 side! Well we were wrong, all the "beaches" are lined with large rocks... I guess to keep boats away. We made due with what we had and really had some fun! And of course took lots of pictures! My sister came with us, and is now being officially thanked for the pictures!

The Fam!
(please don't ask me how I forgot to bring my swimsuit!)

Jaxon and Daddy playing in the waves!
(Yeah the sun was right behind us, so some of the pics are dark)

Us with my sista!
:)
Favorite picture of the day! My boys are always happy if we are near water!
He thinks it's pretty funny to eat his feet! We tell him "eeewww" and he laughes harder and eats them more!
My handsome little man dried off and ready to go home!

It was the PERFECT way to end the weekend! It was short and sweet and JUST WHAT WE NEEDED! Now... if only there was a real sandy beach somewhere near by.... hmmm?? I think it's time to move to Florida!

** Perfect evening right?? Well we thought so... till we got home and had no power for 5 1/2 hours! Lovely.**

Parades and More!

Of course we had to participate in AF Steel Days this past weekend! We started with the parade in the morning! It was fun, but HOT!! We met my dad and a couple of my step brothers there and really enjoyed it! But the floats and stuff were spread too far apart, and we were toward the end, so there were big gaps between them! Oh well! Jaxons favorite part was probably the police motorcade! He though they were amazing!!

~Watching the Parade~
~ Sitting with Grandpa and his very first sucker! He loved it! ~
After nap time we went to the Car Show. Joel loves cars, and has passed that love on to Jaxon! They had a great time looking at the vroom vrooms!

~My boys behind a Mach 1 Mustang ~

Then we met up with my mom for the car parade. We stayed for about an hour and of course Jaxon loved it! We parked in the Papa Johns parking lot, and watched the kid put a boot on our car! Luckily we got out of it! Go Joel!

~Abuela and Jaxon watching the cars go by!~

~Sitting in the big boy chair! (He was sick of the stroller by now!)~

~Favorite picture of the day! My sweet boys enjoying the car parade!~

All in all a fun weekend full of parades!
On a sad note, my poor baby is getting his 1 year molars! I have never seen teething like this before! He is cutting 2 molars and 2 bottom teeth all at the same time! Lets just say we are living on Hylands teething tablets and Tylenol! Hopefully they hurry up! We love having fun busy weekends like this! :)