Jax

Jaxon has such a great personality!  His latest; giving mom a thumbs up.

 As much as he loves his daddy and wants to be just like him he still has a special love for me and wants to be like me too. Strutting his stuff in my heels, I think he can walk better in them than I can.

 

 Yoga anyone?

Jax is growing so much lately, he talks pretty much nonstop. He is very observant of everything that is going on around him and is very much a people watcher like his mom. He is almost always eager to help me out with jobs around the house, and loves to be a helper when we go shopping.  He has discovered two new things when we are out places, candy machines and paying for things. He is always asking if he can have a card to buy our groceries.  He is such a great kid! 

One Year Older and Wiser Too

We had a nice low key party for Jagger.  After dinner we had his cake for him to destroy and cupcakes for the rest of us.  I made a monster cake for Jaxon's 1st birthday so Brent and I decided that we would make it a tradition for all of our kids' 1st birthdays. 

 He was pretty excited for his cake. Jax was excited to help blow out the candle.

 Then we let him at it.

 He liked the marshmallow eyes, and after chewing on them a bit he would throw them down for Payton to eat.

 Diving right in.

 Of course Payton stuck close by and helped himself to some of what was dropped on the ground.

 It was fun to have Jagger so excited to eat his cake and make a little mess, it was the complete opposite of Jax. After a quick bath it was time for gifts.  Jax was excited to get all the toys unwrapped so he could "help" play with them.

 As you can see Jagger is busy playing while Jax unwrapped all his presents for him.

 He liked this new car so much it went to bed with him that night and ate breakfast with him in the morning.

Jagger really likes cars, so he got a race track from his grandparents and cars from the rest of us.  For the last month or so he has been playing with cars for long periods of time and will drive them all over the house making car noises as he goes. Jagger is so much fun, he has such a great personality.  He is my independent boy, the opposite of Jax.  He can now go up and down stairs on his own and is so happy to have free reign of the house.  He will go play by himself in the playroom even if the lights are off.  He doesn't like to feel like he is being left out.  If he sees Jax doing something he wants to be doing it too.  He is a great eater and an awesome sleeper.  He has started to sing when he hears Jax singing. He loves Payton and just about any time we are eating he will call Payton, by making kissy noises. He waves to people wherever we go but it is usually after we have passed them.  He climbs on everything. Walking great and starting to try and run. Loves things that I wish he didn't, like the toilet; we have to watch him close. He has 5 teeth and 2 more slowly making their way in, I'm guessing it will be at least another month before they actually cut through, they have been just under his gums for a month  now. We all love this wild boy so much.  We go to the doctor this week so we will see just how big he is.

5 on Friday

1. A few weeks ago we decided to have a family camp out in the backyard.  We started the night out right with hot dogs and smores cooked over the fire.  Jaxon must take after his mom and was completely fascinated by the fire.  We set up the tent and everything, but when I went out to go settle in for the night with Jax and dad, they were on their way into the house.  Jaxon decided that he would rather sleep in his bed.  Although the weekend before he and dad did make it in the tent all night and he really liked it.

 2. Jagger is getting so big! He has so much fun playing outside and loves to ride on the truck. 

3. Jaxon loves to be just like daddy.

Relaxing watching Curious George.

 Wearing daddy's shoes and pretending to mow the lawn.

 And the last couple of days he has been set on going to work.  He always wants to be doing what dad is doing.  The other morning as I was laying in bed he was busy getting ready for work with daddy, brushing teeth, fixing hair, putting in their contacts, then he insisted that he needed a tie too.  He was sure he was going to be leaving to go with his daddy, it was pretty heartbreaking when he watched dad drive away.  He cried for a while then got up and played pretend and went to work.  He has such an imagination, he is so much fun to play with these days.

 4. Oh this boy! He is my little tornado! He is into everything, but I don't think I would have it any other way.  He will be keeping me on my toes for a very long time.  Love this boy so much.

 5. Today is a special day, it is Jag's 1st birthday!!! We are all very excited to celebrate.  Jax has been singing Happy Birthday to Jag all day and is looking forward to cake later today and giving Jagger his presents.