Noah has been out of town for a couple weeks for work. He is keeping himself busy and is excited for opporunities coming his way. We are hoping he will be given a new store assignment soon. Noah likes change more than most people and we are all excited to see where he is taking our family next.
I have still been pretty sick with this pregnancy. I have more good days than bad, but the bad days are horrible!! I am now halfway through and am loving my desire to nest. Our house is getting some much needed upkeep and organization. Because I have never taken a belly picture I figured I should at least once. Here is me at 19 weeks.
Savannah is still loving school. She learns the cutest songs and loves bringing home her little projects. Savannah has the funniest imagination. I love listening to her play. She says and does the funniest things (even when I don't want her to.) I caught her singing "America the Beautiful" in the bathroom a few days ago. She is so excited to have a baby in the house and talks about it all the time. I think seeing her newest cousin over Christmas is what got her so excited. Today she was talking to me about wanting to change diapers... we'll see how that goes. Here is Savannah with her newest hat. She picked out the yard and told me what she wanted me to make.
Jaxon is doing well. He has been talking quite a bit more over the past few weeks. He has started saying a lot of 2 word phrases and and is really progressing in his communication skills. Though he is still behind where he should be, I have a lot of hope that he will make the progress he needs to catch up to other kids his age. His speech therapist has been great and now he will be evaluated for Occupational Therapy. He might be starting preschool a year early and be going this fall. I think it would be a great opportunity for him. I love my little boy and am so happy to be his mom. This is a blurry picture of Jaxon from the other night. He had to wear the hat to match his Woody pajamas and watch Toy Story 3 before bedtime.
I got to see our newest family member yesterday. Jaxon went with me to the ultrasound and was such a good boy. The baby looks very healthy and is still right on track for the June 12th due date. It was very easy to not look at the screen when the ultrasound tech was checking the baby's legs and gender because Jaxon decided he needed to come sit on me. He sat right across my chest and laughed while trying to pick my nose. This was the first time I got to see one of my babies in 3d... it was weird. I like the good old fashioned 2d ultrasound pictures. 
We had a fun trip and I was very happy that my Dr could send anti nausea meds to a pharmacy in another state. I think this will be our last trip until this morning sickness goes away. 
On the 29th we had a little party at church with dinner and a trunk or treat. Jaxon really started to get the hang of holding onto his little bucket and walking around. 
September has been a very busy month for our family. Noah's store was being remodeled and between getting Savannah off to school, dr visits and very long days with just the kids, I haven't been posting like I should. However, before all this started Noah and I had a date. I know that shouldn't be post worthy, but the last time we went out just the two of us without kids was my birthday last year. The Band Perry came to Noah's store to do a signing before their concert on September 4th. The record company gave Noah and I tickets and Meet and Greet passes for their show. I was so excited. I love them!! We had such a fun time and it was so great to just be together and hold hands. The band was so nice and genuinely some of the most down to earth people I have met. They are supposed to post the Meet and Greet pictures on their website, but I haven't found it yet. If I ever do, I will post it, but here are some other pics.
It's been a great year for Savannah. She became a Sunbeam at church, took swimming lessons over the summer and started preschool. She has been a fun big sister to Jaxon and showed him the joys of running laps and screaming around the house. She still loves shopping. For some reason Walgreens is one of her favorite stores and she calls it "baby supermarket." Savannah loves to be silly all the time and can sure make a huge mess in seconds. Her favorite toys are stuffed animals, barbies, my little ponies and littlest pet shop. She is still a super picky eater but it's getting better. Savannah actually ate spaghetti two times in the past month! She is one smart girl and tests at a 6 year old level on many things. We love her a lot and I am so grateful every day at what an amazing blessing she is in my life. I know the next year will be even better!
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.
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.
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. 
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.
