2 years ago today

Two years ago today our little Jaxon joined our family. I remember it so well and just how much I loved him as soon as I saw him. I loved his cute little mohawk, his perfect face, every finger and toe, everything about him. He was such a quiet baby and I couldn't get enough of him. I wanted to hold him all the time. I remember the ups and downs of when Jaxon and Savannah met. I had this amazing feeling that our family was more complete with Jaxon here.

She quickly realized how much she loved him.

These two years have been wonderful. This sweet little boy has changed our life for the better. He has never ending energy and sure loves to make us smile.
Here a few things about Jaxon right now:

He LOVES Cars, Toy Story and Nightmare Before Christmas

There is always some toy in Jaxon's hands

Jaxon loves to load up the Little People bus with cars and push them around the house

Jaxon is a boy of few words and not much of a talker, but picking up new words quickly

He thinks brushing his teeth is hilarious

Jaxon loves to walk up to strangers, get about a foot in front of them, wave and say "hey-wo" or "see ya," then walk away.

Jaxon loves socks

He loves when Noah comes home from work and runs to him as soon as he hears the door open

He loves doing the actions to "If your Happy and You Know It"

One of his favorite things to do is torment his big sister

Jaxon loves Yo Gabba Gabba, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Super Why

He eats anything... including lipstick

He loves cuddling with his Mommy almost any time of day

Jaxon loves swimming and bath time. Anything with water makes him happy

Hearing "No" makes him giggle

Jaxon loves his alone time and playing in his room with cars or Mr Potato Head

He climbs anything he can and will try to move whatever furniture he can

He loves to give hugs and kissesWe love this little guy and are so happy he is in our family. He is a blessing everyday and always keeps us on our toes.

In a perfect world...

Jaxon would get this for his birthday. This child loves crayons and Lightening McQueen more than anything else in the world.

Although I think he would be willing the settle and share one of these with his sister.

Hagerman Fossil Beds

Back on the 15th of August the kids and I stopped at the Hagerman Fossil Beds on the way to picking up Noah from the airport in Boise. I was SO excited because I have always loved fossils and online it made it seem like there were so many here. There is a breed of horse that was found here (I guess it is more like a Zebra). When we pulled into the parking lot I knew I would be disappointed because the building was so small. My kids however, were not at all and want to go back. They were first greeted outside the building to a sandbox to dig fossils.

They immediately found another sandbox inside.

Savannah became very social with this National Parks lady and they dug together. Savannah was so excited to find out what fossils she "discovered." She also gave Savannah a map that is now one of her prized possessions.

Jaxon did a little discovering on his own.
He found this table full of things he could touch and play with. These are some of the major finds in the fossil beds. I love these and was hoping for a lot more like them. This is the Hagerman horse/zebra.

On the way back to the highway I stopped to see the actual fossil beds. I took a picture of the sign just so I could remember how old the fossils were.

Here are the beds where the fossils were found. I think it's very pretty.
After talking with the National Parks Service people I realized the volume of fossils they had reported online was true, they just were not all on display. Its actually a very small portion set out for the public to see. Maybe we will be able to come back someday and see more.