Birthday Fun!

This past weekend we celebrated Jaxon's, much anticipated, 2nd birthday! Brian & I had been talking about this day for months and months. Would we have a party or not? That was the biggest decision. I kept going back and forth, back and forth. Finally we decided not to have a party. We figured, he was too young and would probably be overwhelmed. Plus I didn't feel up to having tons of people in our house. So, we decided to just spend a special day with Jaxon at the zoo and invite our close friends The Wilson's & our neighbors Kevin & Debby whom Jaxon just ADORES!

My parents also came to celebrate their favorite grandson's special day. We were looking forward to this visit for awhile & a few days before their arrived Jaxon said to me, "Mama, Oya find her. In closet." We looked in the closet. "Nofing dare. In bed." We looked in the guest bedroom, "Nofing dare. Are you Oya?" It was very cute. Another day he said, "Jacket on. Oya's house." As if all he needed was a jacket to get to Lola's house.

Checking out the hippos. Do you like his shirt? Yup, I made it

I made sure to get a picture with my boy on his birthday!

"Mama efant. Baby efant." Jaxon was quite enamored with the baby elephant. She was born in September and her name is Daisy. We saw her in October when we went with the Bunch Family. She has grown quite a bit since then!

The giraffe looks so short

Taking a lunch break. I have to say that I was a bit nervous about taking Jaxon out of his stroller. I envisioned him running all over and not eating any of his lunch. But he surprised us! He asked to take his shoes & socks off, then he sat like a nice little boy on the blanket the entire time. Maybe 2 suits him!

Brian was in charge of buying the hot dog and forgot to bring a fork and knife, but that didn't stop Jax! The funniest thing was that when he was done taking a bite, he would set it back inside the bun!

Mooching chips from Daddy.Take a break to stomp.How did he get so big?
LOVE this picture!
For whatever reason, Jaxon has been mad at my dad since he last saw him in March. No one knows why, but whenever we would talk about "Abu" or Skype, Jaxon would yell, "NO!" He even went as far as saying that "Abu pushed me, Jaxon." So when he went up to Abu to give him a hug we were all relieved! Peace at last! He even cried the biggest, saddest tears I've ever seen when we dropped Abu off at the airport on Sunday.

Jaxon talking about the zoo. My favorite part is when he tells me he's five! Not yet, Buddy! I'm not ready for a kindergartner in my house!

Not exactly sure what I'm doing here...Abu, Jaxon & Lola (or "Yoya" as Jaxon lovingly calls her)Jaxon was intrigued with the mountain lion. I am so bummed that I did not have the video camera on 2 seconds after this picture! The mountain lion turned around & looked straight at Jaxon. Jax took giant steps back, his eyes got as big as saucers, he pointed to the mtn. lion and yelled, "NICE!" Now, days later, all he talks about is the mountain lion. "Mount yion not nice. Mouf." I guess the his mouth made an impression!"Mon Yoya! See tiger. See 'em?"Taking a little break with LolaBrian, Jaxon & Lola chatting about the mountain lion.This is how Brian wanted to spend the day at the zoo."Fish! Right dare Abu!" It was actually the seals & sea lions, but heaven forbid Jaxon actually believe us. He kept insisting they were fish. We would say, "They're seals." And he would say, 'NO! Fish!" Oh well!

On our way out we stopped to see the fish. Jaxon threw some of his snack (Goldfish & pretzels) to the fish. Well, I don't think he expected the fish to actually eat it! You see, Jaxon does not share food! Watch the video and you will see how upset he gets. He is still talking about the fish eating his food!

Stay with it until 0:59 seconds

The theme to our "non-party", which my friend Sarah informed me was really a party since we had more than 2 people over, was DINOSAURS!

Playing with his birthday present from Mama & Daddy. Notice the flat balls on the grass? Yup, they're still flat. Our air pump is too big.

"Shoan" (Sloan) reading Jax a story.

The cake!
I ordered this from Wal-Mart. It was awesome! Who knew Wal-Mart made such cute cakes & tasty too.

Make a wish!

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Presents!

WOW!

Look what "Tevin" got Jaxon. A plethora of dinosaurs! Once he opened that one he forgot every other present.

Having fun with Kellen.

I love how great Kellen & Sloan are with Jaxon. They played with him all night. And when we go to the pool or get together on weekends, they take such good care of him, even when other kids their age are around. Makes me happy.

Our neighbor "Tevin" (Kevin) This picture reminds me that I completely spaced taking a group picture! GRR! It was something I told myself to do, but forgot.

My birthday tradition is to make a stepping stone with Jaxon. I will do one every year until he's 5 and then maybe for each milestone birthday (10, 13, 16). I doubt he'll go for the one at 16, but if he's a good son he will!

The first one we did was as a newborn. He screamed and screamed and screamed. It was a bit traumatic for him, Ami, Sarah & me. Last years, he screamed too and would not open his hand. This year he did better, still screamed but it was, "Wash 'em! Wash ands" He does NOT like to have his hands dirty!

I may actually do another one. Once this one dried it didn't turn out as nice as the other 2. I guess that's what happens when you choose to buy the cheaper kit!

It was a great day & weekend ALL about Jaxon! I had a blast with his grandparents and the special friends who came to celebrate.

Next blog... our new playroom & the saddest boy around!

Happy Birthday, Jaxon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAXON JOE!!

Half an hour before my water broke.

Welcome Baby Jaxon! 4 lbs. 9 oz.


What a sweet little face!

Dear Jaxon,

Today you turn 2 years old! I cannot believe that it has already been two years since we met you in person and I also can't believe that it has only been two years! I feel as if I have known you my entire life and I can hardly remember life without you. You have brought such happiness to our lives these past two years. You have become quite the little boy and we could not be prouder of you. You are such a smart, sweet, stubborn, lovable, funny little boy! You amaze us everyday with the things you say and do. I have said this many times before... you are the perfect son for us!

Mother's Day 2009 - 12 months

First Hair cut - 12 months
We love your smile and your big, beautiful, brown eyes.

We love how you always want to try new things first, but only after you've seen somebody do it! We love listening to you talk to yourself in your crib, carseat or just when you are playing by yourself.

We love how you love telling us about your day, your animals and playing outside.

We love that you are an outdoorsy kinda guy and that you love sports... baseball, golf, basketball, soccer.

We love your love for all animals... big, small, furry, scaly, wild or domestic.

We love how you can't say your 'k's, 'l's, 'g's or 'r's yet, but are trying sooo hard to say the words correctly!

We love how much you like books and try to read them to yourself.

We love the look on your face first thing in the morning and when you see us after a long day of work.

Swimming with Daddy - 13 months

Not sure what's going on here - 13 months

Jaxon, you make us smile and our hearts happy. Our life was complete the moment we met you on May 7, 2008 (6 weeks early & tiny, tiny, tiny). It has already been two years, but I am still amazed at how strong & healthy you were the day you were born. I will always be thankful and feel blessed that even though you were a preemie you did not have to spend one minute in the NICU. I feel proud that you were the smallest baby to ever be in the "normal" nursery at the Women's Hospital. You are a remarkable kid and we are proud you call us "Mama" and "Daddy". We know that you are going to grow up to do something spectacular!

We love you, Jaxon!
Mama & Daddy

Together again after 1 week apart due to Mama's isolation - 14 months

First steps! 14 months

San Diego - 15 months

Pretzels!! - 15 months
Driving to Tucson - 18 months

Waking up is hard. - 20 months

I DID IT!!

Why is April's picture so ugly??

Woot Woot! I did it! I blogged everyday for 30 days! WHEW. Can't believe I was able to come up with 30 posts in a row. Go me!


I think I will take a break from blogging for awhile, well, at least a week. Jaxon's 2nd birthday is one week from today, so that'll be my next blog.

Thanks for reading this month! It was fun telling stories about Jaxon every day.

Cute Jaxon Stories

Tonight I have a few assorted Jaxon stories.

Story Number One: Monday afternoon. Brian went to get Jaxon from the babysitter's house and she was telling him about naptime. She put all of the kids down and after awhile she hears laughing and giggling coming from Jaxon's room. She walks in and finds Jaxon in Jacob's playpen. The 2 of them were laughing hysterically at each other. She says, "Jaxon! What are you doing?" Jaxon stops, climbs out of the playpen, walks to his, climbs in and lies down as if nothing happened. Thankfully, he hasn't climbed out of his crib at home yet, but every night I feel as if he's going to come waltzing into our room in the middle of the night!

Story Number Two: Tueday morning. I realized on Monday that I had not been to Target in over TWO WEEKS! Yes, a record. How in the world did I survive without Target for that long I will never know. Anyway, Tuesday was my day off so I decided that after Gymboree Jax and I would head to the "good" Target. It has a Starbucks and is bigger than our "normal" Target. Jax was having so much fun at Gymboree that he did not want to leave, even though he'd already sang the Goodbye Song and gotten his million stamps. I said, "Jaxon, let's put your shoes on so we can go to Target." Jaxon raises one arm in the air and says, "Hooway! Tardet! Ets doh!" (Hooray! Target! Let's go!) He obviously missed Target too :) He is my child! When we got to Target he was the friendliest little boy! He said hello to everyone, showed them his animals, told them about his Gymbo stamps. It was hilarious. All kinds off ladies commented on what a well-behaved friendly little boy I had. If only they knew the truth!

Story Number Three: Thursday afternoon.Every kid that goes to Jaxon's babysitter's has a nickname. There's Squish, Crumbs, Peanut Butter, Lala, Bubba. So, one of Jaxon's favorite little friends is Peanut Butter. She is a cute blonde girl whose name is really Allyn, but no one calls her by her given name. Anyway, Jax is always talking about "Pea-ut Butter". Today when I picked him up and am driving him home he says, "Mama, Pea-ut Butter pushed me, Jaxon." It was so cute! He was so serious. I have to say, that this is the first time that Jaxon has said a full, complete sentence and it melted my heart. I was so proud and also so sad because he is just growing up so fast and learning so much each day. It brought a tiny tear to my eye. I was also struck by how he had to say his name at the end, just in case I didn't understand the severity of the situation! But I digress. I said to him, "Oh no Jaxon. I'm sorry. what did you do?" "Nice, Pea-ut Butter. Be nice" I guess he told her to be nice. How sweet! He came home and had to tell Lola. So I called my mom and he told her what Peanut Butter did. Then Brian came home and told him what Butter did. Of course what does Brian ask, "Did you push back?" "No. Nice Pea-ut Butter." "Is Peanut Butter still your friend?" "Yesh. Nice."

OH! I almost forgot! At the beginning of this month, I posted about Jaxon carrying his animals in a plastic bag. I am happy to say that he (well, I really) carries ALL of his animals in the backpack! He puts them in and makes me carry it. The bag cannot be zipped up though! He freaks out if you even zip it half way.

I think he carries a total of 12, plus Papi & Brother! And I bought him about 6 dinosaurs for his birthday!

ONE MORE DAY TO GO!!!