Bowling!

We decided to take Jaxon bowling on Saturday. It is kind of pointless for Joel and I to pay for a game because Jaxon doesn't really let us play. So we just buy him a game, and let him have at it! He LOVES it! The light balls he can carry by himself, but he still makes me nervous lifting it up onto the ramp. So we help him still, he doesn't seem to mind. His favorite part is watching the ball "CRASH" into the pins. That and the ball return is pretty amazing I guess!

Putting on his cool bowling shoes. "Cheese"Waiting for the ball.

Fun little family date! He is soooo much fun, and a pretty good boy where ever we go. I can't help but wonder what it will be like when this baby comes..... Right now Jaxon goes everywhere with me. In fact, a lot of the time, I think up errands to run just so we can get out for a bit. But I will soon be outnumbered when Joel isn't with me... will I be more content to be at home? I am excited/anxious and a little naive about the whole 2 kids thing. Guess we will find out soon enough! :)
I am into the 3rd trimester now! AH! How has this pregnancy gone by sooooo fast? I have 78 days left... WHAT?!?! I am feeling pretty good most of the time. The dang ligament pain is a nightmare still, especially at night, but that is really my only major complaint. Don't get me wrong, I am a moody, tired by 8:30pm, getting bigger by the minute preggo mama. But it could be a lot worse!

Preschool!

Jaxon started preschool last week!! It is such a bittersweet thing for me! I love that he is growing up to be a big boy. But leaving my baby twice a week for 3 hours is soooo hard! Yeah, yeah, I am a baby I know.... but I can't help. Let's blame the preggo hormones! Wednesday was his first day, and I sat in the car and cried for 15 min. haha! I really am a baby about my little man! But he is doing so well! Day 1 went awesome. His teacher, Miss Lindzie, said he did fabulous! When I went to pick him up he was just grinning ear to ear and telling me all about his day. He was also very proud of his backpack.
Day 2 was a little rough.... he didn't really want me to leave and was clinging to my leg. But the teacher came and took him to hang up his backpack and wash his hands. I snuck out, and sat in the car trying not to cry again! geez!!! Ok, I did cry again, and those 3 hours CRAWLED by. When I finally got to go get him he was happy as can be again. His teacher said he was a little more emotional... and kind of mellow/sad, but they did not have any problems. He was SOOOOO excited to show me his "paper". He told me over and over again there was a paper in his backpack he made! So here it is... the official, first piece of school memorabilia from my little Jaxon!This is hanging proudly on our fridge... and Jaxon reminds us everyday to look at his paper. He goes back tomorrow. Hopefully he keeps doing good! :)

Dino Party!

Jaxon and I have been working on getting his party ready for weeks... ! Everytime we talked about it, he would say "A Surprise Dinosaur Party". I explained a million times it wasn't going to be a surprise if he knew about it.... but he wouldn't give it up! So we pretended it was a surprise party and had Joel and his parents bring Jaxon in after everyone was there! He was sooooooo excited!!

I was taking a few pictures when he got there... but thankfully my dad barely caught this sweet little moment! He ran in grinning ear to ear, looked around at everyone there, and finally spotted me taking pictures. He came running over to me, gave me a huge kiss, and said "birthday... surprise!" He was so happy... it melted my heart! We had a simple lunch of sandwiches, chips, frog-eye salad, and drinks. I had a few little activities planned for the kids, we really only got to the egg hunt.My friend and I (ok mostly her), made these cute dinosaur tails I saw a while ago! They turned out sooooo cute!! Jaxon was not a huge fan... ugh. Oh well, maybe he will like them another day that isn't so crazy! :)Jaxon did a whole lot of running around and playing with everyone! He did sit down and eat for a few minutes, but it was short lived! Playing with everyone was much more exciting.

Rough housing with Uncle Tyler.

The birthday boy and his dad!

Then it was time to sing! He loved the singing, and grinned the whole time! (I still can't believe there are 3 candles on that cupcake! What happened to my baby?)
This is my favorite picture of the day I think!

Blow out your candles!He doesn't really love cupcakes, or even cake for that matter. But he did eat a few bites!
My "baby" and I! The ONLY family pic of the day.... haha It's a keeper huh? Geez.
Lets just say.... he got SPOILED in the present department! He got sooooo many fun new toys and movies! He loves them all!
That was pretty much it! While we started cleaning up, uncle Tyler took him out for a little balloon release for his birthday. Cute idea.... and cute pictures!!I have sooooo many more pictures I would love to put up from that fun day! Here are a couple more of my favorite pictures of the birthday boy from through out the party.
Glad you had fun at your Dinosaur Party my little Mister!! And THANK YOU to all my amazing family and friends for all your help, presents, and for coming!

Spoiled Birthday Boy!

Jaxons birthday started out with presents from us! His party was planned for later, but we figured he would have enough presents to open then. So as soon as he woke up we had them all set up and ready to go!(Notice the dino jammies! haha)Obviously we did a dinosaur party this year. So some of his toys were new, big, cool dinosaurs! He loved them!!! And played with them for ever! We had to drag him away from them to finish opening the rest of his presents!
Then we opened the new car track.... oh my! He is obsessed with this thing! He barely let Joel assemble it, he was too excited to wait!

He got a few other things from us, puzzles, bath toys, clothes, and some more trains. He loves them too! But the track is so far the winner! :)
Up next.... his Dinosaur Party!!

Three!

Today was Jaxons Birthday! In fact... at 9:42 tonight (in about 2 minutes), he will be officially a 3 year old! My baby is so grown up! He is getting taller, skinnier, and just looking like a big kid! We had a FUN party today, and stayed busy all day spoiling our little guy! I will blog about the party later! He loved it!

Happy Birthday Jaxon! Your dad and I sure love you! We love your silly way of saying things, your obsession with Cars, dinosaurs, trains, and really any toy! You make us both smile and laugh at the funny things you do and say. There are very few nights we don't go to bed taking about you with huge, cheesy grins on our face. You are our world, little mister! We can't wait for you to experience the "big brother" thing, preschool, and all the other fun things being 3 will bring! Thanks for choosing us to be your parents!
We are kinda obsessed with you! ;) Love you little bubs! Can't believe you are 3!