Our Little Boy is Growing Up!

Jaxon is officially 3 years old. Our little guy is no longer a toddler and is now a little boy. Joe and I don't know where the time has went and can't believe how big he is getting. We are constantly amazed by the new things he learns and says. Sometimes I don't know where he gets it all. One thing I can definitely say about Jax is that he is all boy. He still loves playing with his cars, trains, balls, and anything else you would associate with little boys. Despite all that though he still has a soft side. He is always willing to tell you he loves you and shower you with tons of kisses and hugs. We can also say that he has turned into a great big brother. If Jaya is fussing at all, Jaxon is right there by her side telling her "don't worry Jaya, brother is right here." We miss the baby days but look forward to the new adventures with Jax.

Here is a little summary about what I refer to as Jaxon's birthday weekend.

The weekend started out with a trip to see Mickey Mouse Club House Live with Grammy Janice and Mommy. Jaxon LOVES Handy Manny and the Little Einsteins so he was so excited to see all of them. We had great seats in the front row so Jaxon loved to be able to stand right at the stage. Of course we spent a little less than a million bucks on "junk" but Jaxon had a great time so it was well worth it.

Handy Manny and the Tools.

Grammy and Jax drinking a snow cone out of his new Little Einsteins cup.

Jaxon eating cotton candy while wearing his new Handy Manny hard hat.

Then on Sunday we had a little birthday party at Pizzaville. Luckily Jaxon thinks it is the greatest pizza place on earth. Well that has probably changed since we went to a b-day party recently at Chucky Cheese. Jaxon had a great time running around and playing as many games as he wanted. I think this is the last year I will be able to do the "easy" birthday party. Next year I will have to start competing with my friends and their themed parties. Hopefully Julie will help me.

Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!

So another Christmas has came and went. The kids had a great time. Jaya loved all of their presents but I think she loved the wrapping paper even more. All she wanted to do was eat it. Jaxon loved every minute of Christmas. This is the first year that he really got it. He had a great time decorating the tree, doing the advent calender everyday, and making reindeer food and cookies for Santa. When Christmas was finally here, he was so excited to see the scooter and helicopter that Santa brought him and the big girl car seat for Jaya so she could be just like him. Now it is time to take the tree down and put all the decoration way and look forward to next year.
Jaya's mug shot. I am not a big bow person but I couldn't resist this one for Christmas.
Jaxon loved all the goodies Santa put in his stocking.

On Christmas Eve we sprinkled reindeer food on the yard so that they wouldn't be hungry. We also left a bowl by the door which Jaxon checked to see if it was gone right when he got up Christmas morning.

Jaya eating wrapping paper as she opens her presents on Christmas Eve.

Lights at Calm

We took our annual trip to see the lights at CALM. This year Janice, Brandon, Payton and Abbie went with us. Jaxon had a great time riding the train and carousel, drinking hot cocoa, looking at all the lights, and running around with Payton.

Jaxon running around with Payton. She is a runner. Anytime we go anywhere she is running around fast. Jaxon can never even keep up with her. That girl is going to be a sprinter.
Riding the carousel with mommy. By the end mommy was getting a little dizzy.

The family photo. Of course Jaxon is as photogenic as always.

Daddy's Girl

I thought I would just post these pictures. I just love them. Jaya loves to do Eskimo kisses and have your face pressed against hers. She just smiles and laughs. She is getting so much personality.

Mani and Pedi

Jaxon absolutely HATES to have his fingernails and toenails cut. I usually have to bribe him with a popcicle in order to get him to let me cut them. Well one day I bust out the foot messager to soak my feet in for a bit. Jaxon thought it was the best thing. Of course he wanted to soak his feet. I explained to him that we soak our feet in order to get them ready to cut your toe nails. He was all over it. I didn't even have to bribe him. He loved it. Maybe I didn't need the daughter to got manis and pedis with after all.

Jaya's Thankful for Teeth

Jaya celebrated Thanksgiving this year by getting her first tooth. On Thanksgiving Day she got the center, bottom right tooth. She followed it up the next day by getting her other tooth on the left. Finally an end to the massive drooling, well at least until the next ones come.

San Diego Trip

For Veteran's Day weekend we decided to take a few days off and head to San Diego for 4 days. It was nice spending time with Aunt Janice and Uncle Brandon and of course Jaxon could not get enough of Payton. While we were there we ate a lot of good food at our local favorites. We also took the kids to the zoo one day and hung out at Balboa Park on another. Jaxon even loved hanging out at the hotel. He liked that our room had his own little room that was attached. It had his own bunk beds and t.v. He loved to hang out in there and watch movies by himself. It was a nice treat for mommy and daddy. Jaya adjusted well to sharing a room with us. She was a trooper the whole time and as always was her easy going self.





Jaxon hanging out with Jaya in the bed. Jaxon loved to lay with her when we were in the hotel.

Checking out the fish pond at the botanical gardens in Balboa Park.


The family picture at the Zoo. Jaya spend most of the day in the front pack just hanging out and sleeping.

Payton and Jax spend the day running from one thing to another. Payton is a bit quicker then Jaxon is. By those two have a lot of energy.

Happy Halloween

We started Halloween off this year with the Baker's annual party. Jaya wore an adorable tu-tu and onsie that was made by my neighbor Kim. Jaxon was suppose to be a future fisherman this year. He was that at the Baker's party but when it came to the real Halloween he wasn't having it. He wanted to wear his knight costume from last year. I didn't feel like fighting him so he was both a fisherman and a knight. What do you do?

Pumpkin Carving

So we decided to finally carve our pumpkin we got at the pumpkin patch. Joe and Jaxon set out to do it but it turned out to be a job for Joe. Jaxon wasn't that impressed. He didn't like sticking his hand in the pumpkin to remove all of the seeds. According to him it felt icky and he lost interest fairly quickly. Maybe next year...

Joe's finished product

Pumpkin Patch 2008

We made our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch with Janice, Brandon, and the kids. Jaxon picked out one for him and daddy to carve and a small one that he could carry. Jaxon had a great time running around and playing. We look forward to it again next year.