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.

September :(

September 6th- Savannah starts real preschool. I am excited for her and a little sad. I talked with her about it. She told me she is so excited and I shouldn't be sad because Jaxon and I can play in her room while she is gone. I think this makes me sad because I know this is the beginning of leaving for school. From here on out there will be a time when she isn't with me and she will be off on her own little adventure.

September 15th- Jaxon will be 2! Where the heck did the time go?! I remember being pregnant with him like it was yesterday. He is talking more all the time and watching him play with toys and spend more time doing his own thing makes me realize he needs me less and less.

September 17th- Two days after my heart breaks a little it will break again. If it seems like Jaxon turning 2 is rough, the fact that my sweet little princess is turning 4 is scary. I can't believe in a month I will have a 4 year old.

With the emotional roller coaster my life has been the past month, I am very sad for September.

Swim Lessons

Today was our last day of swim lessons. I have mixed emotions about this. I had a great time in the water babies class with Jaxon, but a heck of a time keeping Savannah in her class. She often liked to wander over to the area of the pool wear Jaxon and I were. It was nice to get out for something scheduled, but the month of bribing coming to a close is a little nice. Needless to say... Savannah did not graduate from her class and will still remain a "Pike." I think it may be a while before she is an Eel. When we got her report card her teacher felt so bad telling me "It's not that she needs work on these skills, she needs to actually do the stuff." Savannah was not a fan of trying much in the class other than talking with other kids, playing the games and holding onto the wall and kicking. Her teacher was a guy fresh out of high school and was so nice, but managing 6 three year olds for 45 minutes has got to be hard.

Waiting in line at the diving board (She chickened out and jumped into her teacher's arms from the side)

Savannah and her teacher, Tyson

Sorry I have no pics of Jaxon and I. Well, I am not that sorry. I'm not a fan of bathing suit shots and the pictures I swear I have of Jaxon from a different day are on a missing sd card. If I find it, I will post them.

Family Walk

So a few days before Noah headed to Denver we went on a walk by the Perrine Bridge. Savannah LOVES this bridge and thinks it is the coolest thing ever. Here are a couple pictures.

Jaxon loves the jogging stroller

Savannah at one of the look out points

Savannah and Noah

Savannah really wanted a picture with this statue

The Bridge

Pretty view of the Snake River

As of late...

I just realized it's been about 2 weeks since I posted on here. Jaxon was sick all of last week with an awful virus (according to the Dr). He had really high fevers and lots of tummy issues for the entire week. Luckily it went away on Monday. We spent a lot of time inside while he was sick. Jaxon was happy as long as he had Cars to play with and Savannah did a lot of laps on her new scooter. We had a fun 4th of July with our family. We didn't do anything special, but I had a good time with my kids and hubby. We went to the grocery store, had dinner, rented movies and watched fireworks. I had a fun little conversation with Savannah about why we celebrate July 4th. She was very excited to know it was America's Birthday!

We have mixed emotions about the hot weather. We have no air conditioning in this house and it gets very hot! At this point I have to tell myself every day that we wont be here forever and it's only a couple months of summer. We get outside to play when the kids are both happy and up for it. We have a big fenced backyard and the kids love wandering around and playing in the blow up pool. Of course there always are Popsicles.

We have also been going to the YMCA pool when Noah gets off work. The kids are loving it and I am amazed at how much Jaxon has started to love water. He would cling onto me with a death grip but now he loves the slide, splashing, and gets irritated that I have to hold him still in deeper water. Both kids are starting swim classes next week. Savannah will be going to actual lessons and Jaxon and I will be going to a water babies class. I am excited to see how they do... and to get myself a better tan.