Landon and Dana

What we have been up to.....

2012-02-08T13:07:00.000-08:00

It has been a weird winter. No snow, major inversions, warmish days. Nonetheless, it is STILL winter and we have been feeling bored and cooped up. This is what we do to take up our days.

Snuggle with daddy.

Play Just Dance 3. Don't let Landon fool you.... he kicks my dancing behind at this game.

Play at Kangaroo Zoo for Emrie's birthday. Daxton is a daredevil. He LOVES the big adult slides that shoot you down at the speed of light. It makes me laugh because once upon a time I used to be like that.... an now I am afraid of everything. :)

Hang out with my sistas.

What the??? Daxton is SO silly these days. He love to wear hats, any hat, around all day. He is obbsessed with his little cows that came with his tractor, and would DIE if he lost his little key that he holds ALL day (it's an old mailbox key on a key ring). He makes me laugh so hard with all the little things he loves and what keeps him entertained.

Play in the 2 inches of snow we have gotten all winter.

Go to church. So handsome.

Play at home in our slippers..... lots of slipper days! And watch Lion King..... or "wion kin" at our house. He thinks he is "imba" (Simba) now and growls all the time.

Ride bikes and scooters in the garage.

And yes folks..... POTTY TRAIN! Daxton suprises me every day how big and smart and old he is. He caught on to potty training in almost no time. I am so proud of him. We are still working on it, but he is doing awesome! He has to have book "like dada."

6 Months

2012-02-08T12:21:00.001-08:00

Welp, it's official. My little Bo is 6 months old! I can't believe it. This little munchkin keeps us on our toes but he is also a little slice of heaven. He has the warmest, friendliest, yummiest smile on earth! He is so goofy and loves to giggle, smile, and squeal. We love his deep voice, happy dark brown eyes, and huge kissable lips.... his soft cheeks aren't too bad either! He is also a tad lazy (compared to Daxton). At 6 months Daxton was starting to crawl, sat well, rolled all over, etc. Well Bodie, he doesn't do ANY of that! He has rolled twice, but he doesn't act interested in doing it again. He is sitting well, but still usually ends up with carpet burn on his face. Crawl.... yeah right! I can't keep the little guy on his tummy for like 5 seconds. The past couple of days Bodie pretty much screams his little head off when I leave his sight.... awesome. Don't love that. Oh well! He eats like a champ and loves pretty much anything I feed him, except peaches. He weighs in at 16.5 lbs. (31%) and 27 inches (71%). Here is what we have been up to lately!

Doesn't he look like a little turtle? Skinny little neck and round ol' head. This pic sorta cracks me up! It is close to impossible to get a picture of them both smiling. So we usually settle for something like this.

Daddy time is the BEST time. I love how both boys just about worship the ground their dad walks on. I know I do.

This is the very first time he rolled. I totally missed it too! Sad day. I was eating breakfast and went to look at him because he was fussing and looky there- on his tummy!

Bodie LOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVEEESSSSSSSS Daxton. Daxton really is such an awesome big brother and I am so proud of him and how he treats Bodie and always wants to include him. I can only hope they stay so close and care for each other so much.

Love you little BodieBo. You make our home such a happy place. Now, start sleeping better OK?

Christmas 2011.... a little late!

2012-01-25T13:26:00.000-08:00

Am I a slacker?? Um, yes. Every day I think about getting this post put together and then I think of something else I would rather do, which is about ANYTHING else! :)

We had such a fun Christmas. Daxton really got into it this year and that made it so much fun! He was always singing Christmas tunes, talking about Santa, and completely obbsessed with all the fun things going on. We tried to do lots of fun things with him so that he could really enjoy the season too. Thanksgiving Point is really close to our house and we heard that they had Santa's reindeer there to visit. To say that he LOVVVEEEEDDDDD the reindeer would be this years understatement! He is like his dad, like anything with big ol' antlers.

We went to New Mexico this year for Christmas to spend it with Landon's family. There are always lots of fun traditions and parties to go to when we visit. We spend Christmas Eve with one of Landon's uncles and his family. Yummy food, a great program, and a visit from Santa!

Christmas morning was so fun for Daxton! His Aunt Meme let him sleep in her room while we were there so we was waking up at like 4 or 5 in the morning. I am still tired! Anyway, so we were up EARLY to see what Santa brought. He loves his new Thomas the Train track, LOVES it. Infact, we have never taken it down. Good job Santa.

Nana and Papa got him a new tricycle! It is the cutest dang thing I have ever seen! It is like a little road rally/Harley lookin' bike. Adorable.

All gussied in Christmas duds for church. I really loved Christmas on a Sunday this year. It was a great way to focus on Christ and what Christmas is all about.

Goofy little googely-eyed guy!

Landon's grandpa has a tractor and had been wanting to take Daxton on it for a long time and it finally worked out. If you know Daxton at all, you know that anything having to do with tractors is like sweet HEAVEN for him. So this was a real treat! His grandparent just left on a mission to Florida so this was a sweet moment for them to spend together.

And finally, we always have a party with Landon's mom's family. It's always a great time. They cook an excellent meal and we have a white elephant gift exchange.

The kids waiting patiently to open their gifts (except for Daxton). I guess he just couldn't wait one....more......second!

Megan (aka, Meme or Landon's sister) works for the theaters in town as a secretary so she can schedule the theaters for early in the morning if she wants. So we all got loaded up for a 9am showing of the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie! It was Daxton's first movie theater experience and he loved it! He just sat there and watched the whole thing, with popcorn of course. The kid could love on popcorn alone.

Well, I feel better now that I am finally getting this posted! I am trying to be better at blogging and in the process of turning it all into a book. I want my kids to be able to see everything that we did while they were growing up. Wish me luck!!!!

5 Months

2012-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

5 months!!! This month went by crazy fast due to all the holiday madness! Bodie is getting so big and strong and we just love to watch him change and become a little person.

Bodie is overly loved at this house! Daxton loves his baby brother and now that he can make him giggle and squeal he loves him even more. I love to watch them communicate, it is really dang precious.

Have you heard the little rhyme that goes:

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait for tomorrow,

For babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.

So quiet down cobwebs,

Dust, go to sleep,

I'm rocking my baby,

And babies don't keep.

Sweet and so true isn't it? Bodie is already an ear infection magnet and he wasn't feeling well this particular day and just wanted to snuggle. NOTHING in the world is better than that. I will take a baby snuggle any day!

But usually he is FULL of cheesy grins and yumminess.

And check out our biggy boy in his new highchair from Nana! Bodie's babyhood is going by so much faster than Daxton's and it makes me sad. I don't want to miss out just because I am busier, but I think I am missing out a little because all of a sudden he is SO big and loves solid foods, sits in highchair, is almost sitting on his own, rolling over, etc. etc. One thing that I have learned this past year is that we can't take our little ones for granted and to enjoy them every moment. I plan on doing just that. Love you little BodieBo.

Daxton Turns 2!!!

2012-01-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that my firstborn child is already 2! It is even more of a challenge that I expected to make his birthday special at Christmas time. We are so used to only focusing on the excitment of Christmas, that I had to try EXTRA hard to flip that switch in my brain to focus on my baby's birthday and helping him be excited about that. He loves to tell people that he is turning two (all the while holding up 5 finger) and singing happy bithday to himself. This is what we did to make his birthday special:

Went to Kangaroo Zoo, a jumpy playhouse thingy. At first he was TERRIFIED and clung to me with dear life. He wouldn't even get on the baby jumper.

Then he warmed up a bit..... especially with the help of Maddie. She would just manhandle him and get him to go down slides.

And then we couldn't find him anywhere and this where we finally spotted him.... climbing up the at least 30 foot stairs after Maddie to go down the most ginormous slide in the whole place, without even a grimace! GO DAXTON! I am one proud mama! I know, my heart kinda skipped a beat too when I found him like this.

Then we had an Elmo party, of course. We gobbled pizza, ate Elmo cake, and opened gifts.

His prized tool bench. Him and Ella working on the bench together trying to build something spectacular I'm sure.

The birthday boy in all his precious glory! Yes, those jammies even have a bum flap and those boots are authentic Timberlands! He makes us so happy. If that doesn't make you smile then i don't know what will!

THEN, we went to New Mexico to visit Landon's family for Christmas and had another party! We ate pizza....

with his beloved cousins

opened gifts,

This is how Taylor felt about it not being his birthday! HA, he is so cute!

Sang and ate cake,

and played pin the nose on Elmo!

I just can't believe that it was two short years ago that our family began with welcoming this precious little boy into our home. He is just the best. Here are some things about Daxton that I don't want to forget about this age:

-He LOVES his dad, Grandpa, and Papa. I loves everybody, but those three are his most favorite.

-He loves Elmo, tractors, and trains.

-He loves Bodie to DEATH. They are already best buds and make eachother giggle like crazy.

-He loves to carry money and chapstick around, like all day. For some reason he always puts the chapstick on his chin. ????

-He loves his cousins, every single one of them and talks about them all the time.

-He says "CHEESE!" every time you point a phone, camera, or recorder at him.

-He loves books and once you get started reading them he won't let you stop

-He loves animals. It is just a matter of time until he begs for a puppy, I just know it.

-He do not prefer meat, my little vegetarian child. Like mama, like son I guess!

-He loves to color and be creative.

-He loves to sleep on a pillow lately and when I go check on him before bed he is all curled up with his turtle, Elmo, and blanket.

-He had such a sensitive, tender heart. I hope he stays that way.

-He is talking TONS! I can't compare him to his cousins that talk in full sentences at like 18 months, but he is doing really well! He pairs words together and is getting better at explaining things. I love to see him become so smart.

-He loves to get and give hugs and kisses and always says "wuv you" to us.

-He is one of the happiest little guys on earth. You can't NOT smile when you are around him.

Lately, I have been feeling nostalgic for some reason and I feel like I wish I had the kind of brain that remembers every single little thing. I am just loving my little kiddies and want to remember every sweet thing they do and say and all the silly things that make me so happy. Our mortal minds just aren't capable of that, bummer.

Well, I could go on and on and on. We love our little Daxton to pieces (if you can't tell) and cannot wait to see what the terrible twos will bring!

Santa

2011-12-13T14:21:00.000-08:00

Going to see Santa today didn't go so well.....

This morning I started asking Daxton if he wanted to go see Santa and he would reply by saying, "HOHOHO, Merry Christmas," because that is what we have been teaching him to say lately (it's dang cute). Then I asked him if he wanted to sit on Santa's lap and he got this funny look on his face and started saying, "Lap? NO. Lap? NO." Well needless to say, he really didn't want to sit on his lap!

Aren't these pictures classic though? For sure.

4 Months

2011-12-08T12:40:00.000-08:00

My little monkey then:

My little monkey now:

I is HARD to get cute pics at this age! They don't hold still for any length of time and it takes too much effort to get them to smile behind the camera! We love our little Bo. He is so sweet and totally adored by us all. Daxton gets more excited to see Bodie than anybody (which is saying a lot after you see how excited he gets to see his daddy)! Daxton loves to make him smile and bring him toys to make sure he is entertained all the time. He also makes sure that we never forget him at home if we are running errands even if he has to drag the car seat himself!

Bodie weighs in at 14 lbs 13 oz. (like the 45%) and about the same percentile for height. SO he is growing good..... never misses a meal, this kid. He has started on solids now, but I am having a hard time telling how he feels about them. He eats a little and spits out a lot, which it then ends up all over his face. I was so excited to start Daxton on solids at this age, but you quickly realize how much work it is. The only reason I started this early again is because Bo has stoped sleeping through the night (SO frustrating because he has since 2 months, until now). So we are giving it a go and hoping that it will help! He is starting to hold onto toys and play with them, grab at everything, roll over, and..... that's about it. Come on, they can only accomplish so many skills at once! He is a finger sucker so I have been trying to give him a binki more. I know that sounds crazy but, you can't take their thumb away and you can take a binki away.... so binki it is! He also won't take a bottle, the real deal ONLY. It is like I am feeding him poison when I make him take a bottle! We are working on that one.

Once again, I just can't believe how fast time has gone. These last 4 months have been wonderful and the transition to 2 kids hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be, except I look like a train when I go places. We love our little family of 4!

November

2011-11-29T15:04:00.000-08:00

We have had a BUSY November! I can't believe how fast this time of year flies with all the holidays! WARNING: this is an extremely long post!

We have had so much fun getting together with my family this last month, especially because there are so many babies! I had a baby, my twin sister had a baby, and my little sister had twins..... so yeah, it's been a little nuts around here! This is Ty, Tyler, and Bodie. Next Christmas they will be a little over a year..... YIKES.

It's a little family tradition to all decorate the downstairs Christmas tree together. Now that we have kids we assign them to do it! All the ornaments are at the bottom of the tree this year and my mom loves it that way!

These are the oldest four grandkids: Maddie, Emrie, Ella, and Daxton. Daxton has to work extra hard to keep up with these three and will probably love when the three younger boys get a little older. But, he loves these girls to death.

They all happened to match this day.... I love love love my cute boys.

Yeah, see what I mean about a lot of babies! We all stayed at my parents house so it was just a little crazy! It is so fun to all have babies together though. Little Ava is the only girl, but that girl can already hold her own! She is such a pretty little thing.

Our family has gotten so big that it is hard to have Thanksgiving at my Grandma's house, so now we have it at the Malad (Idaho) Senior Citizens Center..... I know, AWESOME right??? :) They have a game room and piano to keep the kiddos busy which was nice.

Ahhhhh, a little brotherly (in-law) love. So sweet.

I always love seeing my sissies..... missed you Emily.

I know..... He is getting SO BIG right???? I can't believe it myself. He is so wonderful, we just love his to pieces! He is four months old this week..... HOLY COW!

Daxton is VERY into Christmas this year which has been fun. He loves his Rudolph ornament and helped put the star on the top of the tree. He is obsessed with Santa and walks around saying "HOHOHO" all the time!

We had a great Thanksgiving and have so much to be grateful for in our lives. Now onto Christmas!

2011-11-29T14:52:00.001-08:00

These are some pictures that I had forgotten about, but just had to post them for Nana and Meme. We went to this little farm that had some cute little activities for kids. Daxton LOVED it... probably because he was with his Nana. :)

Halloweenie

2011-11-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

Ready for another Halloween post gushing about how darling the kids were in their costumes?OK!!!

I didn't know if Daxton would catch on to the whole Halloween thing this year, but he did..... QUICKLY, especially when all he had to do was hold out his bucket and people would give him candy! But boy howdy, we have a lot of candy now... especially suckers, Daxtons candy of choice. He was quite the little tiger. We have been practicing his growl for months now, but do you think he growled for one single person? NO. He clams up around people. :)

Our street had a little party and it included hayrides for all the little kiddies. Ella and Maddie were able to come and they had a blast!

Ready to trick or treat for the first time!!!!

We also had a ward trunk or treat. Daxton is a tiger, Bodie is a monkey, I am a zebra, and Landon was the zoo keeper. I figure I probably only have a few good years where I can dress my family up in "themes" before the boys start begging to be superheros, so I am going to make the most of it!

Cutest little monkey I have ever seen!!!

In their Halloweenie jammies. Cute, cute boys.

What do you do with all your kids' candy??? Let them eat it.... you eat it.... hide it.... throw it away?????

Three Months

2011-11-03T13:27:00.000-07:00

Ummmm, where in the heck did October go and how in the world is my BABY already 3 months old????!!!!!! Kinda freaking out here! We were in Hawaii for the first two weeks of October and since we have been back we have been super busy so I feel like October never existed. Good thing I have this little munchkin to help me keep track of time.

Yup, three months old and his cheeks are getting chubbier every single day! He has had a nasty ear infection in both ears, but is starting to return to his happy little self. Unfortunately, sleeping thrrough the night has been compropised. SAD. Hopefully he will get back to his old ways soon. I am not feeding him, but he waking up a couple of times. He is starting to babble a lot and blow bubbles! Cutie patootie.... it looks like he wants to eat you in this picture!

Look, I can lift up my big noggin! He is starting to roll from front to back a lot. Of course it is not on purpose, but still I am a proud momma.

We just adore our little monkey! Happy three months little guy!

2 Months

2011-10-24T14:12:00.001-07:00

Well, he is almost three months now that I am finally getting around to this post! OOPS. He just had his 2 months check up so I have a good excuse for putting it off. :) I absolutely ADORE this little boy. I thought that Daxton was a good baby, and he was, but Bodie.... he is really a good baby! He is so easy going and just loves any attention at all. I feel mom guilt sometimes because Daxton takes up so much time and attention that Bodie gets the shaft a lot. He is such a special little guy and I almost can't remember what life was like without him. We all just love him to pieces.

Bodie weighed in at a whopping 13 lbs at his 2 months checkup! WHAT!??? He is such a chunk. My doctor said that they like babies to double their weight by 4 months... well don't worry, we about have that covered already! He is a great eater so I am not suprised. AND... (don't be jealous moms) but since about two months he has been sleeping all the way through the night. And not like 8 hours... like almost 12!!! I know.... told you he was awesome. Daxton took a lot of sweat and tears to sleep through the night, so this is a welcome suprise. I guess Bodie's vice is naps... he is not the greatest napper. Oh well, that just takes time.

Bodie is such a happy little guy. He will smile for just about anyone.

Daxton is obsessed with Bo-ee (that's how he says it), or he calls him Guy a lot. I think because I call him Little Guy. He usually walks up to him and says "Hi Guy!!!" It's cute. Daxton is always trying to lay next to him and read him books, make him smile, hold him, or just play with him. Daxton has been the best big brother and never once (honestly) been mean or cruel to him. I know that soon enough they will be fighting over everything, but they are so sweet right now! This picture is for all of you who thought they looked alike.... yeah, they so don't, not at all!

This was Bodie's first smile!!! Don't you just wanna kiss him! I love his little bald head ( he is starting to sprout some hair finally) , little brown eyes, and yummy lips!

Love you little guy!

Hawaii, Trip #3

2011-10-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

Landon has been doing a lot of work for the Hawaii office (Layton Construction). Sometimes he has to go for weeks at a time and they are nice enough to let me come with! He works normal hours, but we squeeze in all we can in the evenings and weekends. We had so much fun just relaxing and being outside when everybody at home was getting snowed on! No complaining here. Last time we went we saw all of the touristy sights and such so this time we just hung out at the beach and the pool. OK by me... I even have a nasty October sunburn to prove it!

Our hotel had fun activites for kids, including Talapia fishing. Here is Daxton's FIRST fish!! How cute is that! He was so proud, and so was dad.

Landon is a trooper and tried paddle boarding for the first time. He has a tendency to catch onto things pretty quickly and this was no exception! He did awesome and had lots of fun. I didn't try... I have turned into a wussy, plus I watched some of Shark Week not long ago..... yikes!

Bodie is awesome. Seriously, sweet as sugar and the best baby on the planet. He is such a trooper and spend MOST of his days in the carseat. I have been making it up to him by holding him LOTS and LOTS.

This was the view from our condo! I know, right!!!! It was beautiful.

Regardless of how amazing Hawaii is, it is ALWAYS good to be home!

Bodie's Room

2011-09-23T12:09:00.001-07:00

Here you go mom! I have been waiting and waiting for Bodie's backordered bedding to arrive and it finally has! I still have a bit more work to do and accessories to get, but we are loving his room! I love that I have nine months to think about exactly how I want it and then see it all come together. It isn't perfect, but we are getting there!

CUTE Boys

2011-09-23T11:58:00.001-07:00

I am just feeling pretty lucky these days. My boys spoil me. Bodie is a wonderful little baby and Daxton is just fully of yummy hugs and kisses. Here are a few silly pics for our far away family.

Old Man

2011-09-23T11:38:00.001-07:00

Yup, it's true. Landon is OLD.... he turned the ripe old age of 30 yesterday! I know, I am not far behind, but I am kinda glad he reached the age before I do! Hehe.

He has been wishing and hoping and dreaming of a fine shotgun so with the help of family we were able to grant his wish! Was he excited..... um yes, I think just a little.

Little family pic. Daxton was so excited that it was daddy's birthday. I don't really think he gets it yet, but it was still a fun day for him because there were LOTS of balloons involved.

AND, I threw him a suprise birthday party! I can't believe I actually pulled it off. We have such wonderful/awesome family and friends and had such a great time! He said that all he wanted to do on his 30th was go to dinner with me and have a chocolate cake, so we did..... with about 50 other people!

We are so glad that he's our dad. Cheers to being 30 honey! You are looking as fine as ever.

BUSY

2011-09-13T12:29:00.000-07:00

Busy is the words that defines my life lately. We have had so much going on lately! I can't say that I haven't enjoyed every second though. All my pics are backwards... someday I will figure out this whole blogging thing! ha.

In High School there was a big group of girls that were all best buddies and have known eachother since we were little. The last one of the girls finally tied the knot this past weekend at Redfish Lake in Idaho. Some of the girls couldn't make it (we really missed you), but we had a blast with those that could! Emily made a beautiful bride and I am so happy for her.... and really super jealous because she is honeymooning in FIJI!

Daxton LOVED throwing rocks in the lake. My dad made a comment that he was the most boyish boy he has been around in a long time! The kid is BUSY. He could throw rocks at nothing all day long and just think it was the greatest thing ever!

We had family and friends join us for Bodie's baby blessing over Labor Day weekend. Daxton loves all the attention so much and it was a really special blessing that Landon gave our little baby Bo.

These two kinda run the show around here! Daxton and Taylor are only three weeks apart and loved playing together. They don't get to see eachother all that often, but they are so cute together!

The cousins on the Sherwood side. Daxton was in HEAVEN all weekend with so many kids to play with. He was so loney (and naughty) after everybody left!

Bodie in his blessing duds. He is such a special little boy. He is super calm and mellow and we love him to bits and pieces.

He loves to sleep on his tummy. He is such a yummy, snuggly baby (for now) If he is anything like Daxton he will be anti-snuggles in no time at all. :)

This was only at about three weeks and has put on some serious chub since, but isn't he cute!!!

This is the bath time routine at our house! Before I had two kiddos I never thought about how you bathe everybody and yourself and have time for ANYTHING else in the day.... so we multi task! Bodie gets a splashes all little, but he is just gonna have to get used to the Daxton abuse.

Thanks to all our family and friends who spent the weekend with us and helped make it even more special! I love my little family.

FINALLY! Bodie Landon Sherwood

2011-08-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am so behind! Three weeks behind to be exact. Bodie is three weeks old today! Holy smokes.

Everything went really really really well with Bodie's birth. Daxton's birth... not so much so this time I was so grateful that everything went well. I started having contractions on Sunday night and went to bed with a few tylenol thinking that they would either go away or get stronger. Well, they dindn't go away and by about 12:30 I wasn't able to sleep through them anymore. I just rested as much as I could and by about 2:30 I woke Landon up to inform him that the baby was coming, but that I wanted to wait until morning to go to the hospital. Yes, I am crazy. So I got my bags packed, showered, and just relaxed (as much as possible!). Daxton woke up at about 6:30am (thankfully) and we rushed him to my sisters and off to the hospital. By this time I am DYING! We get there and they admit me right away, check me and I am already a 7. Good thing Daxton didn't sleep in! I am not sure I would have made it! They broke my water and Bodie was born at 11:18 on 8/1/11. He weighed in at exactly 7 pounds and 19.5 inches. He was perfect and right away I knew that he looked just like his daddy. I didn't get to hold Daxton right after I had him because of some complications, so this time I made sure I got to hold him and it was so wonderful and I think has helped me bond.

Daxton's first time meeting his baby brother. He wasn't sure that to think right at first, but warmed up really fast and now WILL NOT leave him alone! If Bodie makes a noise he is right there to inspect what is happening and loves to hold him and give him kisses, all.day.long! I hope they are best friends.

First family picture!

On our way home!

He really is a sweet and mellow little fellow. I could use a mellow one after Mr. Busy!

Matchy, matchy. Yes, I am the type of mom to match all their outifts..... I think it is so cute! And I will probably do it until they fight me.

We love our little Bo to pieces and are so glad and blessed to have him here safe and sound. He is already growing so fast and we are enjoying him so much..... now if I could just get a little more sleep. *YAWN*

4th of July

2011-07-08T14:58:00.000-07:00

I am glad to finally get a little updated in the blogging business! Keep scrolling down because I have posted quite a bit in the past few days.

We had an AWESOME 4th of July. I mostly just love when family comes to visit and Landon gets an extra day off, it's a treat for sure. Landon's family came to visit this year because months ago we bought tickets for the Stadium of Fire. WOWWWWWWZERS. Brad Paisley did not dissapoint! What a great show, can't wait to go back again. Hopefully next time I won't be 9 months pregnant though, that made for some swollen feet, near heat stroke and a sore back!

I must brag a little. We just happen to live on the coolest street ever. Yes, we all live in tan stucco matching houses in SLC suburbia, but I happen to love it and my neighbors are so great. This year we had a big 4th of July street party and it was so fun! One neighbor in particular put in a lot of hard work, but it turned out great and the kids loved it.

Daxton ready for the big picnic and parade. What a handsome little fellow (it's all a show people)

I decorated his cozy coupe for the parade. He was pretty proud of it.

They had this CUTE train that the kids rode ALL day long. It was adorable!

Daxton's first tatoo. I know, we are such scandalous parents. He was obsessed with it and loved to show it off to everybody.

We bought the little guy some snappers or poppers or whatever you call them. He just ran around giggling and stomping on them until they were gone. I love how the most simple things can entertain him for hours!

We finished off the 4th with some smores in our fire pit (YUM) and watching fireworks from the top of our rock wall. It doesn't get better than that!

Shish

2011-07-08T12:13:00.001-07:00

Daxton LOVES shish (fish), so when Landon got some tickets to the aquarium in SLC we knew we had to take Daxton right away. To say that he loved it is an understatement!!!! Shish, Shish Shish is ALLL I heard the rest of the day. He would run from one exhibit to the next and then back and forth and then move on. What a silly kid. They have a really cute kids play area that was his favorite. It had caves to crawl through and kid height fish tanks. They also have a new penquin display which is pretty cool and he loved that! It is so fun to watch him grown and learn and be so interested in things.

In the kid caves

Penquin display

Jelly Shish with Dad

I've had a birthday!

2011-07-06T20:22:00.000-07:00

I am planning on posting lots and lots in the next couple of days so keep checking back (if you are interested).

Welp, I am in the last year of my 20's. There is no turning back and 30 is already staring me in the face. EEEEEEKKKKKKSSSSSSSS. I have always told myself that age doesn't matter and that getting older is wonderful and heard that the 30's are often people's best years, BUT...... I am kinda changing my mind now! I am feeling like I want to turn back time and never get a second older. I am the age that people lie about being for years and years! So from now on I will be turning 29 every year OK?

My twinner lives just down the road and it is really fun to celebrate together again. We went to her little girls first ever dance recital, got a little chubbier at Cheesecake Factory, opened some loot, and just enjoyed the day. It was perfect!

(ewwwwww, I am so over pregnant fat face)

I have an 18 month old!

2011-07-06T15:44:00.001-07:00

I can't believe Daxton is already 18 months and on the way to being a big brother! He still seems so little to me! Well, he is still really little I guess. We love this little man SOOOO much. He fills our home with such a happy little noise, and MESS. He is talking up a storm and so curious about life. I love to watch him learn and grow and can't believe how smart (and manipulative) he is already.

Here is is right after his first day of Nursery at chuch which was kind of a FLOP!!!! I thought that he would do so great because he is little Mr. Independent, but I was so wrong. He was really tired and hungry and if you look at his forehead you can see his church battlewounds which didn't help. Maybe next time..... I am keeping my fingers crosssed tightly!

Um, cute? Yes, I think so.

He seems to get really obsessed with certain things, like: watermelon, Elmo, tractors, cars, animals, shoes, dogs, etc. And he talks about them ALL DAY LONG. In fact the first time he wore the Elmo jammies (below) he couln't sleep because he was too excited about them. He can eat so much watermelon that I am kinda shocked his skin isn't a weird shade of pink. Tractors and cars are his absolute favorite thing. When he goes to his toy box he finds every single one, lines them all up, and plays with them all day. Such a boy.

Love you little man.... you are kind of our favorite.

(For personal records)

Height- 31 inches (41%)

Weight- 21.6 lbs (5%)

MIA Kauai Style

2011-05-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

Hawaii..... trip numero #2! This trip was VERY unplanned and last minute. Landon has been covering all the Hawaii construction and estimating at work so when they call him and need him to come he goes. This time they asked him to come for two weeks and that is too long to be away from home so invited me to come along!!!!! wahhhhoooooooo! I had never been to Kauai (have you???? so so pretty) so was super excited even though i had like 1.2 seconds to pack and jump on a plane with zero plans except to get a killer tan. Well, quite contraire my friends. Did you know that the highest peak on Kauai is one of the rainest places on planet earth???? Yeah, I didn't. As it turns out we went for the worst two weeks of the entire year, weather wise anyway. The wind blew HARD and it rained the.entire.time. We had like one squeak of sunshine the Friday we left.... of course!!!! In fact there were flood warnings one whole week and a whopping 8 inches of rain one day. So I came home whiter that I was before, so discouraging! We still tried to live it up as much as possible at nights and on the weekend.

There are chickens EVERYWHERE. Rumor has it that back in the day a chicken farm got destroyed during a hurricane and the chickens have been roaming and reproducing ever since.

This is the squeak of sunshine I was talking about. This is actually the beach where they filmed a lot of the Pirates of the Carribean movie. It was so beautiful and remote. No Mr. Depp however.

I so wish that we could have had more beach time. Daxton LOVED playing in the sand and water so much more than last time. This is called Baby Beach @ Poipu Beach because the rocks block all the waves coming in and created this little cove perfect for babies.

This is Wiamea Canyon. WOW. It is called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It was cold and rainy this day, but the view was so incredible. There are two waterfalls if you look really close at the picture.

Our 6th anniversary happened to fall during the trip... lucky. One of the guys Landon works with has a daughter that babysat for us (AWESOME) so we could enjoy a night out. We ate at the place called the Beach House, right on the beach and watched the sun go down (kinda... if it weren't for the dark rain clouds.) boo. It was still so fun and yummy!

You can't drive all the way around Kauai because of Na Pali coast line which is just rocky mountain, but so beautiful. We drove as far as we could and walked the beach for a while. (yes, my face is getting prego chubby).

It rained SOOOOO hard when we were up there so good thing for this cool cave that went deep inside the mountain. It was kinda cool, but creepy. What if the whole thing came down!? yikes.

Lots of movies have been shot in Kauai. The middle of the island can only be seen by air. Remember in Jurassic Park when there are all the waterfalls and you think they are going to run into the mountain and you probably ducked (I did), well that is here. When you are driving up north you can see some of the waterfalls. Wow, it is so so beautiful!

Daddy and Daxton at a famous golf course in Princeville.

This lighthouse used to be the port for the island, which is CRAZY. You should see the cliffs they had to haul stuff up. It is the most northern point of the Hawaiian islands and now a wildlife preserve.... mostly just a pretty coastline and lots of bird doodoo.

This place is called Spouting Horn. There is a hole in the rocks that the water gysers up though when the tide is high. Well, the tide wasn't high so no luck!

We still had such a great time, but nothing beats coming home and sleeping in your own bed after a red eye flight with a toddler! Awesome.... yeah no not really. You gotta go to Kauai though, it is the prettiest place I have EVER been, hands down! Hopefully next time it won't hurricane on us though!

Easter Frockery and LOTS of Other Stuff

2011-04-27T13:39:00.000-07:00

We have had a fun filled, busy month! Here is the proof......

We visited Landon's family in New Mexico for Easter. It is always fun to go there and Daxton loves his cousins and his Nana, Papa, and Meme. I think he mostly just loves the attention... he EATS it up. This kid likes to be the center of attention.... at all times. Here are all the cousins in their matching Easter get-ups..... SO CUTE.

Nana, Papa, and Daxton

Meme and Daxton

He usually won't keep a hat on, but left this one on long enough so show off in some pics! Man, what a cutie!

Mind you... this dress makes me look HUGE! Holy cow.... shouldn't have posted that pic.

On Saturday we had a big picnic and Easter Egg Hunt. My cousin and her family who recently moved to Durango, CO came down to party with us and I didn't get any pics.... boohoooo. It was fun though and the kids had a blast. Daxton could have cared less about the eggs... he just wanted to run around and explore. He has some MAJOR battle wounds to show for it.

Daxton and Nana chillin in the hammock.... with the broom?????

Here is the LOTS of other stuff......

Daxton has been loving to help me cook lately. If I don't keep him entertained he just whines for me to hold him. So lately he has ben obsessed with all the kitchen utensils and helping me stir. He will seriously sit and stir nothing for like 30 minutes!

He has been cheesing for the camera lately. Big, gummy, cheesy, grins.... and it's REALLY cute. Don't mind blueberry face and the buckteeth.

He also is obsessed with shoes and putting them on anything with feet. He follows me around all day trying to put my shoes on. Doesn't he look so grown up??? If I could pause an age it would be this age.... he is so cute right now and so full of personality.

Here's another obsession.... hats or anything you can fit on your head. Notice a trend??? Yeah, he doesn't so much play with toys right now... just grown up items and then spreads them from one end of the house to the other. Most of my kitchen utensils are missing, our shoes are all mismatched, he has lost most of Landon's golf balls, and the house is usually a disaster.

He loves animals so my sister and I went to this museum at BYU and he loved it as expected. Its so fun to walk around with him mimicing the sounds of all these animals. He suprises me with how much he knows! Then we ate at the creamery on campus and he refused to eat his lunch so got full on french fries and ice cream. It could be worse right???? yeah, not really.

Pregnancy Update:

Pregnancy pics are so unflattering, but I was the WORST at recording my pregnacy with Daxton so promised I would be better with this one. I am 25 weeks in the pic. Feeling chubby as expected, but good. He is a busy little babe and usually picks up the karate moves sometime around 4 in the morning which is SO not cool. I just love him already, but am starting to get nervous about how much life is going to change yet again. Mostly, I just don't want a day to go by that Daxton doesn't get the attention he needs so that makes me nervous. Is it normal to feel this way? He is just going to still be so little that he won't understand. Any advice? Also, what are some baby items that you couldn't live without?

My Cute Kid

2011-03-28T19:11:00.000-07:00

I know, I know... ALL I ever seem to talk about it Daxton. Well, I just can't help myself! He is turning into such a little boy lately and doing new things every day. He is so curious, busy, loud, and a daredevil..... such a boy already. He is seriously not scared of ANYTHING or ANYBODY.... good and bad I guess. Well, he is scared of coming down the stairs, but that's about it! I am afraid that I might be spending a lot of my summer spair time getting stitches and casts for this little guy.

We have had a busy and fun month with lots of family visits. Nana, Papa, and Meme came to visit and then we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa. It has been a blast and Daxton loves them all SO much. Nana Terisha helped make the swiffer mop just his size so he could help me clean. He is such a help... let me tell you!

Modeling Papa Gregg's work hat! Check out that gut! Too bad that is about all that is chubby on the kid. He LOVES to run around naked and gets super hyper....is this normal? Takes after his dad I guess.... uhhhhhh, did I just say that?

Doing the froggy leap with Grandpa Randy! He loves to be thrown around, although this little acrobatic trick is a little scary for mom. :) Face first into the ground.... I can just see the bloody lip now.

His first kiddy cone! I didn't know if he was big enough to understand, but WOW.... he devoured the whole thing and was just giddy about it. I am such a good mom! (not to mention this was right before bed and now I am sure it will take him a good hour to fall asleep... I AM awesome).

Preganacy Update: Almost 22 weeks. I am feeling good and hungry most of the time! My belly finally made an appearance and is now HUGE.... well, I feel like it is anyway. Hello heartburn and goodbye to sleeping on my tummy. My ultrasound went really great and the baby looks good and healthy.... whew. I feel more than grateful about that.

Outnumbered

2011-03-07T14:02:00.000-08:00

I will remain the one and only woman in the Sherwood home! It's boy #2 for us! I am so excited. I really want a girl (next time PLEASE so I can be done), but am so excited for Daxton to have a little buddy and partner in crime. Here I am at appx. 19 weeks. Bring on the chub! Clothes are starting to get tight and I had to bust out my maternity jeans today.... so sad. Dang that hearty appetite.

Daxton is getting so big and smart and handsome. I love dressing him up in his little suits and ties on Sunday. He looks SO handsome and really likes to charm all the gals.... really.... he is pretty good at getting his flirt on, already. Great.

Lately, he has been loving talking on the phone. I mean, he has been pretending for a long time, but he will actually chat now with his grandparents in his little chitter chatter. He was talking to his Nana here and really telling her a long story. He cracks me up constantly.

Oh, and he started walking a couple weeks ago. YIPEE!!!!

Just a little update

2011-02-23T13:01:00.000-08:00

Daxton is 14 months old TODAY! Time flies with this little guy around.... lets just say he keeps me busy. It is so bittersweet to watch him grow up so fast. On one hand it is so fun to see him learn so many new things at the speed of light, but on the other hand I would just love to scoop up my little baby again and to have him lay sweetly and quietly in my arms. Ha, those days are long over with Daxton! In fact, just look at the picture below. This is what he looks like most of the time these days. He is like that dang If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book. If i get out the camera he cries because he want it, then he wants to use it like a phone, then he is looking for a real phone, then he cries because he wants a snack or a new toy.... its never ending people. I know, all you moms out there are saying in your head, "welcome to motherhood." Thanks. :)

This rocking horse is seriously his favorite. He loves to get on and say weeeeeeee. It's so cute. He has also become quiet the little climber these days. He is up and down everything and can wriggle up just about anything, it's actually pretty amazing to watch his little brain problem solve and figure out how to do things.... mostly naughty things! It won't be long until I am at the Emergency Room with a little boy that needs a cast and some stitches.

His other favorite is his Buzz car. Seriously, hours of the day are spent wheeling this thing around. He is really into hiding things in the seat or taking his animals for a ride. He even tries to get in (or stand in it) which doesn't really work and has lead to lots of near concussions.

He loves to dump out all of his toys and play with every single one, or just throw it. He is such a boy! Everything has a sound effect or name. I seriously cannot believe how fast he is learning new things right now. Just the other day I asked him out of the blue what a elephant says and he lifted him arm like the trunk and blew. Did I even teach him that?... must have! He knows what a duck, cow, puppy, and kitty say too. I just didn't even know to ask him! He is starting to say words like fish, night-night, Nana, Maddie (didi), and other little things that I can't understand but that he repeats NON stop. He loves to talk on the phone and just gibber gabbers a million words a minute and he's not quiet about it either! It's especially cute when he says "ya" and nods like he is realy talking to someone. We love our little Dax man like crazy.

Valentines day just isn't the same with kiddies is it? That's ok... it is so much more fun to share the love right? We had heart shaped pizza and heart shaped chocolate chip cookies to be festive and Landon gave me some pretty tulips. He's the best. I just feel so lucky to have both these boys that love me.

PREGNANCY UPDATE: Oh yeah, I am pregnant.... again! 17 weeks to be exact and due August 5. I feel so lucky to be pregnant again and so nervous about having two babies. I am the worst at taking belly pics... mostly because I REALLY don't like them and at this stage I look more like I have a bowl full of jelly than a baby belly and that is so not flattering. Maybe next week when I hopefully get to find out what I am having... fingers crossed! Dr. Ollerton... you better not let me down!

At last..... HAWAII

2011-02-09T08:45:00.001-08:00

I'll keep my words short since I posted SOOOOOOO many pictures. I just didn't want to seperate all my posts.... anywho, we went to Hawaii for our Christmas present from my parents and it was such a blast! Thanks mom and dad!

Daxton's first plane ride! he was SUCH a rockstar the whole trip (even though we later found out that he had a ear infection, a super bad cold, a sky high fever, and getting molars all at the same time). He slept happily on my lap (which if you know us... this is a true miracle).

Famous Waikiki Beach! We snorkeled and just hung out in the beautiful 80 degree weather. Daxton wasn't a huge fan of the sand and water at first. Oh well.

We visited Laie and Daxton made fast friends with ol' Ronald. In fact when I picked him up he cried some serious tears of devastation.

Laie Temple. SO beautiful.

Polynesian Cultural Center. What a cool place. We saw a great water/boat parade, ate some yummy ice crea, enjoyed a delicious BBQ, and watched their famous luau which is SUPER impressive.

This is how Daxton looked most of the trip.... extremely sleep deprived.... sick.... tired.... etc. Just a bink and his blankie is all he needed and he was off to dreamland. You will be able to tell in all the pics that the stroller was truly my best friend on this trip.

Pali Lookout. Such a cool place. This is me and my gorgeous siblings. (OH, and see the long hair on my brother? Well, he let me cut it all off!!!)

Kailua Beach... one of the prettiest beaches I have even been to. Daxton enjoyed the water and sand much more this day. He is still obsessed with his shovel and bucket.

Sweet Emrie's 3rd Birthday! How would that be... celebrate your bday at the beach in Hawaii???

Everybody decided to snorkel/swim to that flat island in the distance. I have done it before so just decided to work on my sunburn, which was quite impressive I must say :) Landon decided to use Daxton's yellow floaty for security... so funny.

Sandy diapers..... heck YES. He had an extremely exfoliated bottom by the time we were homebound. Did I stop him? No. I figure there are much worse things.

Yes, I took this picture, it is not a postcard. It's it gorgeous of the Waikiki Beach sunset? It was this pretty every night. I think I want to go back... like right now.

The Pearl Harbor Memorial is such a neat and humbling place. They built a brand new facility since I had been last and it was incredible. I learned all sorts of neat things, none of which I will share right now because they are long stories so I will just leave it at that. :)

Hanauma Bay is seriously cool. It is this crater that is now filled with the best snorkeling I have ever seen. We didn't get to do this last time we were in HI, so it was a real treat. I even convinced Daxton to get in the water here... quite an accomplishment.

Cute sandy bum!

Our next stop was the Dole Pineapple Plantation. It is pretty neat to see how they grow and the history of how they got to Hawaii. I think the kids loved this place... and the adults with EVERYTHING pineapple flavored... delish. I am still going through fresh pineapple withdrawls, it's just not the same buying it at Walmart down the street.

Riding the Pineapple Express.

We the went to the North Shore which is so beautiful. Lots of surfers and even a few beached and sunbathing seaturtles.

We also went to Wiamea Falls which was so pretty. They used to have divers, but with it being a sacred place to the Hawaiians they decided to do away with that and do more cultural things like hula dancing. And no... I am NOT that big (with child) yet, the wind was blowing OK?

Since we have been home we have been homebound with sickness and Hawaiihomesickness for sure. Thanks mom and dad for such a wonderful time!

Happy 1st Birthday Daxton!!!!

2010-12-29T13:15:00.000-08:00

It has been snowing for almost 12 hours straight so I can't think of anything better to do than catch up on a little blogging.... my favorite!

Can you believe that our little boy is one??? I totally can't! It seems like yesterday... literally. His birthday is at a whirlwind time of year, but we still got in some good celebratin'. I am not going to document every picture, but he had a great Tonka themed party, my mom made an awesome cake, Daxton LOVED and devoured every single morsle of his cupcake, and every gift he was given has been thouroughly enjoyed.... especially the Buzz car. It is so cute to see him walk around everywhere with it!

He is one now and officially weights 20.06 lbs!!!!! So that means a new car seat (thanks to Great Grandma Showell)!!! I think he like it... as much as any child would like a car seat. He just looks so big!

Speaking of looking big and old..... check out this handsome little man! He would absolutely NOT smile for the camera this day, but itsn't it SO cute!

Daxton's little milestones:

-weighs in at a whopping 20 lbs even and 28 inches.... all in about the 10thish percentile. I knew it would start dropping off someday... the kid is doomed to be short and skinny, with a big head.

-He still isn't walking and has expressed ZERO interest. You try and stand him up and he lifts up his legs or drops straight to his bum. Oh well, no rush little buddy.

-he jibber jabbers all day. It sounds like he is telling stories and his eyes get really expressive like we are supposed to understand him.

-He mimics a lot of words, but his favorite word is UH-OH right now. He says it then drops what he is holding, or says it if he hears something drop, everything is uh-oh lately. It is so cute. He slept in our room with us over Christmas and when he would stir during the night he would just say it over and over.... not so cute then. :)

-Weaning from the bottle and formula.... don't ask. He HATES milk. Suggesstions anyone?

This little boy has blessed our lives so much I can't even express it. He is SUCH a happy, busy, mischevious little boy and I wouldn't change a thing about him. We love you Baby Daxton!

11 Months

2010-12-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

What a cheezer huh!?? This little boy has our hearts for sure. I can't believe he will turn ONE in like three weeks.... it makes me crazy to think how fast this year has gone and how much we love our little Baby Daxton.

He loves to drive cars... any kind so long as it has wheels. Even better though is he already makes the sound effects..... vroom vroom! Such a boy... and we didn't even teach him. If it has wheels it vrooms.

He LOVES LOVES LOVES to give big, wet, slobbery, open mouth (sometimes tounge) kisses! He gives them to mostly anybody that asks, but him and his little cousin couldn't stop kissing! He loves little Taylor.

Our first Thanksgiving together! Last year at this time I was big and pregnant and couldn't wait to meet my sweet little boy. This year we are grateful to have him, more grateful than I could have ever imagined.

Daxton and Daddy love doing bedtime together. It is sooooo cute to watch. Daxton has quite a little routine down and is really starting to love him blankie that Aunt Kathryn gave to him. He goes to his crib, sticks him little arm through and grabs his binki and blanky and is ready to snuggle with daddy. He mostly just rubs his face around in the blanket... it's so cute.

Other things that he is up to:

-He is the BUSIEST little person I know. He is the little engine that could.

-He is such a good eater and will eat anything... and a lot of it.

-He loved to push things around walking, but has yet to take his first independent step. I don't think it will be long.

-He loves people... ALL people and will go to anybody. He especially loves little kids and giggles non-stop when he sees another baby. He loves to play with his cousins.

-He gabbers ALL DAY. seriously.... never ending. He copies everything we say, well tries anyway. I have a feeling when he really figures out how to talk he is going to have a lot to say. :)

-He used to be the best traveler ever.... now??? Not so much. Sad day, I was starting to think my little boy was perfect in every way.

We love him so much. He is sometimes overwhelmingly busy, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.... ever.

Christmas Card Giveaway

2010-12-01T08:56:00.000-08:00

Okay, if you are my friend you will go to:

http://photographybynoelle.blogspot.com/

and enter for her giveaway for Christmas cards! You so don't want to miss out people, she's full of talent. Also, let me know if you are interested in her taking your family pics!

Happy Halloween

2010-11-03T13:02:00.000-07:00

Love,

Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and the cutest electric guitar on the face of the earth!

10 months

2010-11-02T20:12:00.000-07:00

Well, on to 11 months now with my blogging slackerness! My little man ain't so little anymore. We traveled all weekend and visited with lots of family with the same age little boys and it made me realize how big Daxton is getting... and how I love that he only has one tooth instead of a mouthful and that he isn't walking yet and so many other things because that means he can still be my baby and not a big boy!

We had to get a gate to trap this busy boy! I didn't want to find a broken little body at the bottom of my stairs.... sorry that was a little gory. The thing is.... he LOVES the gate. He b-lines it for the stairs even more now so he can play with it. He loves to shake it, lean backwards holding on with only one hand (scary), and yell down the stairwell to hear his echo. It's pretty cute and totally creating a false sense of security...... ohwell.

He is IMPOSSIBLE to get to smile for the camera anymore. He is all smiles all the time and then the camera comes out and he becomes all serious. He's still dang cute though.

We went to a cute little pumpkin patch this year.

Sorry for the nakedness, well not really because I know NOTHING is better than a nakey baby! Daxton loves loves loves to be nakey. The second we take his clothes off he flips over and starts panting like a dog and crawling really really fast in circles. So strange. See the pen in the picture? Well that is one of his new friends. Everyday or a couple times a day he finds something that he thinks is really interesting and totes it ALL over the house. If you try and take it away it can be pretty devastating! This day it happened to be the pen, tonight it was the baby monitor, sometimes it is even just his sock. I'm tellin ya... this kid has silly written all over him. He is just SOOOOO busy and so full of it...... but i love every second. He is the happiest little boy. There is not hardly anything that really upsets him. He is so indepenent and curious. He is NOT a mama's boy.... He loves me tons, but loves everybody else too. This little boy is seriously special!

Some other things that he is up to:

He claps, dances, and waves byebye all the whole day long. He never stops. He even danced the whole way through the ward choir performance which was like the most mellow song EVER.

He is starting to shake his little (actually kinda big) head and try to say no no.

He is starting to mimic all sorts of noises.... i mean all sorts so be careful what you "do" around him. Tonight someone (won't mention who) belched loudly and Daxton followed with a very similar sound! What a funny kid.

He is such a boy and totally giggles when anybody burps or toots.

He is getting mightly sassy these days. He swats me away when he doesn't like what i am doing, saying, or feeding him. He has such a mind of his own!

He is the sweetest little boy on the planet. Lately, he has been wanting to cuddle after his naps. This is a really new development and one that i am super pleased with! I love his snuggles and wet kisses.

For Your Entertainment

2010-10-08T13:03:00.001-07:00

So I don't really have anything that great to say, not that I ever do, but have had some picture requests! So feast your eyes upon these....

He can climb our whole flight of narrow, steep stairs. YESSSSS! Sense any sarcasm.... I think so. Today we actually went and bought a gate so we can keep our child alive.

I think Daxton thinks he is a little puppy. Lately, he has been putting everything and anything that he is playing with in his mouth and crawling around with it until he reaches his destination and then will take it out and play with it..... until he crawls aways again and puts it back in his mouth. So silly.

My whole family wen to Park City for the confrence weekend and stayed in a pretty sweeeet house. The master tub was like a hot tub so of course all the kids had to take a bath together..... little did they all know that Daxton still pees the second he hits the water. YUM. Dang, they are cute cute cute.

This family (whose house we (my dad) rented) was full of animals that he and his wife had hunted. Landon was in heaven. And they had life size Blues Brothers... creepy.

FIRST haircut! He had this random piece of really long hair on top of his head that hung down like poorly cut bangs. It had to go.

Daxton is totally into climbing in things, on tables, in my cabinets, etc. For instance, he doesn't just crawl from point A to point B. He turns on his 4 wheel drive and goes through the table, under the piano bench, and under the kitchen table.

(don't mind the dirty onesie... it was one of those ghetto stay at home and don't get dressed kinda days)

We drove up to Sundance to see the fall colors. It wasn't the "prime" time for it, but it was still SOOOO beautiful. Leave it to me to forget a diaper and of course he totally decided to have a blow out on our way there (after not going for like almost 2 days)= poo everywhere. awesome. Good thing he is pretty chill and didn't mind until we got home. I am such a good mom.

Well, tata for now.

9 Months

2010-09-27T13:10:00.000-07:00

Our little rascal is getting so big! His current stats as of 9-23-10 are:

18.45 lbs (18%)

28 inches (42%)

All pretty normal for him. He is growing like a weed and changing every single day. I can't believe he has already been in our home now for 9 months... it has gone by so fast! Some things he has been up to:

- climbing stairs (YIKES)

- speed crawler

- pulling up on everything and starting to cruise.

- waving bye bye

- dancing (the cutest)

- into EVERYTHING and mostly all the things he shouldn't like outlets, cords, toilets, etc.

Those are mostly the new things anyway. He has been so fun lately, I can't get enough of his giggles and energy. Yeah, it wears me out a little, but it's totally worth it! We have had a busy month and he has been such a trooped and I never hear a peep out of him.

We went to Twin to visit my parents. My dad gave Mr. Curious a grand tour of the yard. He is officially obsessed the Ozzie the cat.

Nana, Papa, and Mimi came to visit and he soaked up all the attention!

Attempting the stairs (looking a little homely)! He thinks he is so big.

Ohmygosh... he loves baths more than he loves anything. If you could only hear the squeals of delight when he hears that bath water running!

This is his favorite table. He climbs on it, sucks in it, crawls under it, eats on it, and apparently watches the Today Show over it (oh wait... that would be me). Poor kid is going to grow up with Ann Curry or Al Roker being his idol!

He loves rugs... yes rugs. He crawls to all of them in the house and flips up all the corners until he finds the tags. Funny huh??? Sometimes he just b-lines it to a rug just to sit on it. Random, I know.

Just being cute.... he's pretty good at that. I think so anyway.

Thanks for indulging me.

He's A Big Boy Now

2010-09-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

Landon, that is. He is the age that everbody lies about being and wishes they were.... 29!!!! I am a little late on this post, but Happy Birthday darlin! He enjoyed playing his new golf clubs, a dinner to Tucanos (i am still full) and his favorite chocolate cake.... sounds like the perfect day.

Maddie and Ella made Landon a pretty sweet birthday visor. I declare it a tradition that it must be worn on every birthday from now on!

Daxton missed out on the festivities, but the decor lives on at our house as a form of entertainment. He's totally obsessed with the ballons!

2010-09-23T13:15:00.000-07:00

hmmmm, having technical difficulties. check back soon!

You just have to see these

2010-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

To see more go to www.photographybynoelle.blogspot.com.

My sister, Noelle, snapped some pics of these cuties in their Sunday duds. I think I might need to frame these two of my little one and his adorable cousins!

8 months!

2010-08-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

I love doing these monthly posts so I can look back to see how far Daxton has come and how much he has grown! I can tell you one thing.... he is growing WAY to fast! There are so many moments that I want time to stop so I am just trying to enjoy every second. We have been traveling a LOT lately and everybody says how good, mellow, and happy he is. I guess I need to start counting my blessing for that because I don't recognize it all the time! He might be all of those things, but he is also one of the wiggliest little critters EVER known on this earth. Holy cow.... the kid cannot sit still to save his life. Dang I love him though... SOOOOO much! Here are some things he has been up to...

-crawling like a maniac
-also figured out how to climb stairs.... eeeeeeeks. Time for gates I suppose.
-pulls to standing up
-loves to play under the table and climb all over it
-babbles dada, baba, mama
-fake coughing
-waving byebye (cutest thing ever)
-eats me out of house and home! Seriously, this kid can put it down and is still skinny!
-loves to be tickled and giggles like crazy
-loves to be outside
-is getting really good at feeding himself, but I don't let him all the time because it is SUCH a mess.
-he doesn't know a stranger and will go to anybody without a flinch
-sleeps 12 hours at night for the most part and takes two naps during the day.
-gives big -slobbery -open -mouth kisses.... YUM
-still no teeth, but I don't think it will be long
-this kid is tough as nails! such a boy!

Ummmmm..... can't think of anything else right now, but I LOVE this age. It is so so so fun. We are still adjusting our lives to the crawling, but I am starting to like it more and more.

His eyes are the craziest color and I so love them! They are mostly grayish/blueish but also have some green and brown speckals. SO beautiful.

He loves putting his feet on things and eats like this most of the time. Silly boy. See all that food? Yep, he eats all of it and cries when it's all gone.

This is under the table where he spends most of his time. He got a little high centered and I had to rescue him. Little Mr. Curious.

Yep, under the table again... see that sharp point to the right? Yeah, that scares me too. Next post he might not have an eye.

Under the coffee table..... that might have to go in storage for awhile to avoid concussions.

Welp, that is what we have been up to around here! I tried to post some little videos of crawling and waving, but they didn't work. sorry. :(

I have a lot of blogging to catch up on so stay tuned!

BUSY

2010-08-12T15:09:00.001-07:00

We have been busy at this house! Wowzeersssssss. Plus, I have been totally dreading this post because there is so much to cover! I will keep it short and simple. I am going backwards because i don't feel like rearranging my pics... get over it okay? :)

We went the the Jensen Family Reunion (my dads family) in Logan this past weekend. There are nine siblings: one deceased, one didn't come, and his parents (my grandparents) are deceased as well. I haven't seem some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins for over 15 years and back then I was an 8th grade dweebo and wore my 4H safari outfit to the reunion. I was awesome. Anyway, it was about time we got together. There were so soooo many people not there, but still tons of people there. That is what happens when you have 9 kids= LOTS of poeple. More of my cousins are much older that me so I don't even really know them so it was great to see them. Plus, my aunts and uncles are all total characters!

My sister Emily and her hubbo, Ren. Cute huh? That's because they work at the Buckle and people that work there are cute.

My Uncle Mike wearing the community wig. I told you... they are ALL characters. It is not just the wig that makes this funny it's the cowboy hat and gym shorts too! I love you Uncle Mike.... you are my most favorite!

My pappy with my little Daxydoodle. Love my daddy-o.

7 of the siblings. I think it was heaven for my dad to see all of them. He is the second youngest. I just can't even imagine not seeing my siblings for 15 years!

My sister and I visited an old roomie, Bobbi. She just had a baby, Oaklyn. She is such a cute little mommy.

Daxton rode his first horsey!!!! And a mini horse at that... and i willingly walked through poopy hay so he could have the experience. The things a mother will do.

We (my sister and I) took the kiddos to the Highland fountains. That is a fun place to go, but SO crowded. This is the most involved Daxton got and he didn't even really like that!

We took the canoe out for the first time this summer and headed up to Tibble Fork (Am. Fork Canyon). It is seriously beautiful! I love that in 20 min or less we can be totally out of the city!

And I leave you with this because it is cute and you should all be jealous that I get to wake up to this and be with him ALLLLLLLL day! In fact, I think I hear him now! Oh, and he is really crawling now... FINALLY going forward. It's not that graceful yet, but we are working on it! I will post a video soon, also one of him waving byebye. Dang he's cute!

7 months

2010-07-27T20:13:00.001-07:00

It's true... it really has been 7 months (and a week) since this wild little man came home with us. Hard to believe! He is getting to be soooooo much fun, I almost can't stand it! Here are some things he has been up to lately:

Crawling.... we are just about there.
He loves to give me kisses... well it is more like he just sucks on my face, but still very sweet.
Just yesterday he pulled himself up on his knees and the stood up!
Loves to yell yayayayayayayayaya... ALL. DAY. Sometimes it is dada.
Still taking 3 naps and sleeping about 10-11 hours at night.
Love his binki.
LOVES his daddy and reaches for him when he is around.
Loves to pound on the piano.
Loves going on walks.
AND so much more.....

Just loungin at Cabelas.

Doesn't he look SO BIG here?

Yeah, we had to lower his crib. He can't do it all by himself yet, but he could end up on the floor anyday! Eeks.

We just love our little man.

It's about time

2010-07-14T11:43:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun little vactation for the 4th of July! We went on a little road trip to New Mexico and to the cabin near Durango, Co. We love spending time there and with Landon's family. I have the BEST inlaws and it is so much fun being at the cabin for the 4th. Here are some of our festivities:

About every other year we hit up the good ol' Bar D. I have been numerous times and you would think it would get old.... but it doesn't! I love listening to the old cowboy tunes and drinking out of a tin cup. We also take the train ride around the park every time... never gets old. This year we sat in the front and Brock got to ring the bell, so monumental for him.

Brock has such a cute little imagination. He insisted on a 4th of July parade so we loaded all the kids in the wagon and marched around the cabin a couple of times while Stanton (Landon's older brother) seranaded us with God Bless America and the National Anthem.

I have a video of the next picture, but it is really long. Daxton, as mentioned numerous times before, loves his jeep and walks everywhere it in. Taylor on the other hand has a rope on the front of his walker so the other kids can pull it around! He's kinda tubby and won't do it on his own... little precious. So we tied the rope to Daxton and got lots of laughs out of it!

Daxton's first fireworks!!! They have fireworks over Vallecito Lake so we all headed over to camp out. It was so late and Daxton won't sleep in my arms.... EVER.... so i was just going to rough it with a way tired baby. Well, it was nothing short of a miracle but, he totally feel asleep in my arms watching fireworks! He is such a busy body and never wants to miss out on anything, but i guess he just threw in the towel. Ok by me!

4 Generation: Grandpa Bryant, Landon, Papa Gregg, and Daxton. They are all so wonderful and i can only hope that Daxton will grow up to be like them.

Daxton's first top dip in the stream where we like to hand out and fish. SO COLD. I wouldn't even put my feet in, but he seemed to like it... not really, but i thought he should at least have the experience.

These little boys are sooo precious. They are only about 3 weeks apart and could not be more different. Daxton is little Mr. Indepentant, wiggle worm, busy body, aggressive, never wants to miss anything type of little boy. He wears me out all ready. Whewww. Taylor on the other hand is exactly opposite of that. So sweet, cuddly, calm, cool, and delightfuly rollypollychubby. It is just amazing that at such a young age they already have such distinct personalities. Here are some pictures of them... they are SO cute. For some reason Daxton loves to be in Taylor's personal space..... like i said, a little aggresive.

And last but not least... if this picture doesn't make you crack a smile there is something wrong! We stopped in Moab to walk around on the way home. These sunglasses were in some little shop and i couldn't resist. I only wish that i would have bought them... i regret it everyday! Daxton was such a good boy on the trip which makes it so much easier for mama. I love you little baby.

A special thanks to Landon's family for once again showing up a great time! We love you and miss you!

Feeling Hungry?

2010-06-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

Well, here are some more pictures to munch on! We finally were able to get a new camera so i have been snappin em like crazy to make up for a couple of lost weeks.

Just woke up from a nap... there is nothing like that sweet tired look like when they first wake up. Don't ya just wanna kiss on him! Yes please.

Cousin Maddie and him are gonna be best pals one of these days. She always asks me if he can talk and play yet! She can't wait. She adores him and it melts my heart. Love me some maddie girl.

When Landon's parents and sister were here we made a routine stop at Ikea. They have a huge bin of 49 cent mini stuffed creatures in the kid section so we snatched some up for the little ones. This snake has not left his sight yet. Funny how they have favorites so young! This is often how we find him... thank heavens they are washable. cute.

I put things he likes on the top front of his jeep, right above the steering wheel, and you should see him jump for it. He can really get a movin quick when i do that! He really thinks that will help him get it, but really we just get a kick out of it because he is soooo determined!

We didn't want a full size highchair so we got this Inglesina hook on chair instead.... LOVE it. It is by far one of the best purchases we have made for the little monkey to date!

Well, that is all for now. Keep scolling down because i posted a lot today!

Visiting Home

2010-06-30T13:02:00.001-07:00

We try to get to Twin Falls every so often for some one on one time with my parents and so they can get some lovin' on time with Daxton. There is a great place to ride 4 wheelers and dirt bikes and if you take the right trail you can get to the very edge of the Snake River Canyon. Twin Falls might not be the greatest, but you can't tell me this isn't totally beautiful!

Ummm, CUTE. Just hangin' in Grandma Marcia's pretty yard.

He loves his Grandma and Grandpa! They are so fun and spoil him rotten! Grandpa even babysat while my mom and I cruised the town for a while.

"I wuv my daddy!" ~Daxton

These are the ONLY boys releated by blood in my WHOLE family... which is not small! My dad, little brother Coleton, and Daxton. It may seem small, but this picture is a total treasure!

My Very Own Jeep Commercial

2010-06-30T12:37:00.000-07:00

This kid LOVES his jeep.... can't get enough. We were outside enjoying a nice night and he was being irresistably cute. I think we should send them to Jeep, don't you?

Month 6

2010-06-23T14:16:00.001-07:00

I have a 6 month old here people. I can't believe it. I don't have any pictures (lost my camera), but i do have this....

Happy 1/2 birthday baby!

OLD

2010-06-18T07:30:00.001-07:00

Happy happy Birthday sister/twinner/bestie! Glad I have someone to wallow with in our old age.

This is our first birthday in 1983!

Mr. Busy

2010-06-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have been feeling VERY busy. I love to roll, play, grab things, throw things, buck myself out of my bumbo chair, get stuck between the slats in my crib, and lots of other naughty things! I think my parents like it. I have been working SOOO hard to sit up by myself and am really close. Sometimes my mom lets me do a nose dive into the floor.

Sometimes when my mom and dad aren't looking I do funny things like crawl backwards. I can't go forward yet, but at least I am getting somewhere, right?

My mom like to dress me in silly things and then she laughs really hard and it makes me giggle! I felt really clausterphobic in this because I couldn't find my hands or feet.

My Nana, Papa, and Auntie Mimi came to visit me and it was so much fun! They love to spoil me and kiss on me. I really love them. We went shopping all day and I was such a good boy. I really like to grab things off their hangers and throw them on the floor. I especially loved this turquoise shirt and would't let it go from my steel grasp. I hope they come and visit me again soon.

I went swimming for the first time ever in my whole life! I was kinda fun but the water was a little bit cold. I sure looked cute though and can't wait to go again! Come and visit me soon because I am getting SO big.

Little Monster

2010-05-25T10:10:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that in a couple of weeks he will be 1/2 a year old??? I can't. He is getting to be so much fun and we are starting to see his little personality more and more. He's sure a busy little fella, but sweet and smiley too. However, he does have some monsterous moments.... aka. naptime. Please feel free to give me advice on this subject! He is such a rolly polly. He is all over the place and has gone from immoble to mobile real fast and i don't think he knows what to do with his new found abilities! If he rolls over he cries, if his blanket gets twisted he cries, if he rolls back over he cries. His naps have been pooey and he has also been waking up at night all twisted in his blanket and in some weird position that makes me wonder how long he has been awake pulling these shinanigans. I just don't know what to do with him! He now is rolling onto his belly and falling asleep, but won't go back to sleep well if he wakes up. Do you see my issues!? He's a mess, but we love him. Should i put him to sleep on his tummy from the get go? Should i not give him a blanket in his crib at all? Should i just let him cry until naptime is over or it is morning? In fact he is crying right now. Swell. Yeah, we are in a pickle. Hopefully soon he will figure it out. HELP. (P.S. I do use the book babywise. It doesn't help me with this issue).

ANYWAY!!! For journaling purposes, here are some things that he has been up to this past little while. Like i said, he is a rolly polly. He is also already starting to pull his knees up to his chest while on his belly and kinda scoot. He doens't do it on purpose, but soon he will figure out it can get him somewhere. He is eating solids twice a day now and LOVES it. He hasn't disliked anything that i have given him and actually prefers veggies! Suprise, suprise! He is also learning to blow the food out of his mouth which is really lovely. Ummm, he is doing really well sitting up and will have it down in no time! I know, he is getting so big! He is super ticklish. He giggles so hard when you get him right in the thighs or right above the bunsies. He is such a happy little man and is loving "talking" lately. We have to take him out at church a lot, but not because he is crying or cranky, but because is is squaking and making loud raspberries on his hands!

See what i mean about messy? Our laundry has tripled since solids or we just let him hang out naked, which i think we both love.

Sitting! I'm such a proud mama!

My first Mother's Day... which was slept being sicky (previous post). Daxton gave me a blender so i could try making his food from scratch! It was actually really easy and it's nice to know my little one is eating something that i made and i know what i put it in. Plus, it saves money which is always nice.

We have also been slaving in our backyard this year! Well, Landon mostly. Shout out to him! He has been working so hard and doing such a great job. We also have great neighbors help out too, we seroiusly couldn't have moved into a better neighborhood... well except the neighbors (all of them) with dogs that bark all the bloody time. :) Anyway, we can't wait until it is done and we can enjoy time out there on the deck or at the fire pit. Wanna come and visit??? The Sherwood Inn is vacant for a lot of the summer!

Ricks College Sweatshirt Kind Of Week

2010-05-15T09:04:00.000-07:00

My Ricks College sweatshirt is the first article of clothing I have that What Not To Wear would throw away... and i would cry, real tears. It is too big, like 10 years old, and doesn't have a hood... super stylish. Landon rolls his eyes every time i put it on. It's the thing i wear when i give up, when i don't feel so good, when it really cold and i can't seem to get warm, or just when i want to get Landon's goose. I LOVE it though. I will never, ever get rid of it. Hey, at least i don't wear it into public. Well, that's not the point. This week, was a Rick's College sweatshirt week.

Saturday night i got the body aches worse than i have ever had them and woke up in the middle of the night with teeth chattering chills followed by extreme heat. Sunday (my first Monther's day, and it was wonderful... besides all of this) was worse. Daxton was starting to show signs of illness also. Let me just say this, he is not usually an every diaper pooper kinda kid, but he all of a sudden was.... BIG time. Get what i am saying? When your sliding in to first.... blah blah blah. You get it now i'm sure. ANYWAY, we were both not doing so hot. Monday Landon went out of town which i was less than thrilled about in our tender state, but he had to work so off he goes for a couple of days. While he was gone Daxton and I got much worse. I don't think i got off the couch or out of bed unless i had to. Landon got home late on Tuesday and even took Wednesday off to tend us. Love you honey. :) Thursday comes and we are not getting ANY better so i went to the doctor. He couldn't believe how badly our community was infected by this horrible flu! There was somebody sick in every home on my street. Weird huh???

Well, finally on Thursday night we get a crack in the case. WATER CONTAMINATION. You becha. Awesome. Saratoga Springs releases a statement saying that my neighborhood has a bacteria in the water causing stomach and intestinal illness. Wonderful. My little 5 month old contaminitated. I had been feeding him extra bottles even so he wouldn't get dehydrated. I had been seriously chugging water so i could keep nursing and get rid of the "bug." Nice huh?

UPDATE: Our whole community is on boil alert. We have to boil the water that we use. We can't wash dishes and we can't cook. Thank heavens we can shower and that there is a Del Taco down the street. They have been chlorinating the water so now we all smell like swimming pools. Good thing we have massive amounts of bottled water in our food storage. Daxton had his first non-messy diaper this morning after 6 days. Poor kid. I won't tell you about me because it is weird, but i am doing much better, thank you.

So the moral of the story: Always be prepared for a poopy day. Literally. And keep your old, favorite sweatshirt no matter what anybody says because it really does make you feel better and there is nothing better than just letting yourself go sometimes.

5 years

2010-05-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

We made it..... 5 years. Everybody said the first 5 years are the hardest.... i totally disagree! We have had so much fun, been so many places, and done so many things! Happy Anniversary babe.

4 months have gone by...

2010-04-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

...since this little one decided to join us! Seriously..... WAY TO FAST. There are days and phases (like today when he wouldn't take good naps and i had to be a binki slave) where i wish time would go a little faster, but for the most part (like today when i was looking at his newborn pictures) where i just want my little baby back! I really wouldn't go back though because he is getting so dang fun! His smiles, giggles, and new discoveries make him the perfect everyday playmate.

Some milestones he has reached lately:

Giggling

Playing with his toes

Rolling all over the place

Grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth

Sleeping through the night.... sometimes. UGGGG

He loves so sit and stand up. He won't really play lying down anymore without yelling... silly boy

He is eating solids! Any tips on how to help them learn to swallow? He doesn't mind the taste, just can't quite figure the whole swallowing part out.

Oh, and he sleeps without being totally swaddled anymore. So now he sleeps with both arms being his head with the binki in the fold of his arm. :) He still wakes up when he gets out of the body swaddle. I'm SO over it. He is about to be robbed of ANY blanket,

And, he is in the 20% for weight and 80%for height.

Looks pretty comfy.

Cereal banana face.

LOVES his jeep. When he gets tired he just lays his little head on the horn.

Oh, and we just got this baby carrier for hiking in the summer. Can't wait! He obviously doesn't mind. Man, what a cutie.

2010-04-12T12:50:00.000-07:00

Blogging is so overwhelming for me for some reason. Probably because i am lazy at it and get really behind and then have a gazillion things to blog about and i avoid it like no other even though i know there are grandparents dying to see their little baby Daxton! Isn't it funny... once you have kids, as the parents you become totally forgotten! Okay by me. Daxton is way cuter anyway.

We spent Easter at my parents house in Twin Falls. Daxton spent a majority of the weekend wearing the bunny ears. He doesn't have to much of an opinion yet so we are taking advantage of him wearing ridiculous things. It's great.

His easter diddy's. Funny face..... it's the best one i could get. He is super smiley but once the camera comes out he can't focus on smiling..... too many things at once i guess.

He is getting so big and strong that we busted out some new toys this week! The Johnny Jump Up... which he mostly just sucks on the side, not jump. And.....

the Jeep Liberty Renegade! Are those not the cutest legs ever! They don't even touch the ground, just dangle in the air. His little toes touch if he tries REAL hard. He LOVES these new toys though... just squeals with excitement that we don't make him stare at the playmat star anymore. :) He is starting to roll both ways and really play with toys now. And.... slobber more, spit up more, and poop more. I guess the good comes with the bad.

Being a mom is making we try all sorts of new things, now that i have time. Kathryn, a great friend, helped me make some seriously delicious stawberry freezer jam. I didn't realize how easy it is! Turns out i am not such a good mathmatician (or speller??) and we ended up with jam coming out our ears and still tons of strawberries left. This is just my half... Lauren took this much home too. Oops. Good thing it's yummy.

Well that's about all that is going on around here. Just the same ol, same ol.

3 Months

2010-03-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

Seriously, where does the time go? Daxton is 3 months old now and every day i can't believe how big he is. Look at the little chunker! He doesn't have a Dr. appointment for a while, so i don't know what he weighs, but probably around 12 lbs.... maybe a tad more. I am LOVING the chubby cheeks, neck rolls, double chin, and thighs. Oh, the thighs are my favorite! I still wanted to document some of the things he is doing right now so i won't forget.

You could sit him in front of a mirror ALL day and he would just talk to himself non-stop. It's one of our favorite activities. I am not sure if he knows it is him, but it's funny to watch him get all bashful when he smiles at himself.

He sleeps like this 90% of the time. With his little arm folded under his face and his binki (which you can barely see in this picture) tucked right in the arm fold. So cute. I could just watch him sleep for hours. Yeah, and i do swaddle him SO tight. We are trying to wean him from swaddling right now. It's not going so well. I heard that you are supposed to stop swaddling them around 3-4 months for gross motor skill development. Hmmmm, i'm working on it!

We visited Noelle and Zak in Rexburg over the weekend. Poor Emrie gets her two cousins mixed up. They are they same age and their names are Daxton and Jaxton. Poor thing, so confusing for a 2 year old! We can't get her to say Daxton for ANYTHING! It's adorable though.

He LOVES his Star and Bug. They are his first little friends. He smiles at them like they are real people and talks to them and it sounds like he is really trying to conversate! Thank goodness for his little buddies so mommy can get things done.

Oh, i just love this picture. He is getting really good at lifting his head during tummy time and it makes for some pretty cute pictures. I think he is gonna be my blue eyed boy... except his right eye has some big brown spots in it.... kinda unique.

Other things i love right now:

He gets bags under his eyes when he gets tired... thanks to me.

He is just starting to giggle.

He loves to stare at and watch the TV. Oops. I won't be making that a habit.

He prefers the left side... i won't explain any further. Can you say lopsided? :)

There are too many things to name right now, but i think i included most of it. We are having fun at home, but i CANNOT wait for spring! It can't get here fast enough.

Little Precious

2010-03-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

Here are the pics that my sister, Noelle, snapped of my little man in his blessing diddy. Isn't he yummy? I think so.

2010-03-09T11:40:00.000-08:00

For so long, as other couples would bless their babies in church, I would cry at the sweetness of the father's blessing and how the mom would cuddle the baby afterwards, all the while wishing it was Landon and I having the experience. We finally did, and it was really SO great. I can't wait until I will be able to tell Daxton some day how loved he is by so many people. We had all the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends there to enjoy the special day with us. Thanks to them all for coming and for all the help with food and Daxton! I love the kid, but sometimes it is nice to have him off my hands! I didn't take as many pics as I would have liked, but I caught some pretty cute moments from the weekend. My sister Noelle also took some pictures of Daxton in his little blessing diddy. Thanks Nelli. I will post some of those later when she gets the finals to me. They are precious.

Little Taylor and Daxton... soon to be best buds. They are both such sweet little boys. They look similar don't they? Such cuties.

All the Sherwood cousins posing for pictures: Brock, Claudia, Estelle, Taylor, and Daxton.

Happy 3rd birthday Maddie! We love you so much! Lauren planned such a cute Mickey Mouse themed birthday party for her. They are getting ready to take Maddie to Disneyland for the first time.... after all the Mikey Mouse hype she will be in heaven.

I LOVE this picture of my little guy... just relaxing! This was the day he got his shots and was just so relaxed and mellow all day. Although, about 2 seconds after this picture was taken he spewed across the room. Stinkin shots.

This is one of the only family pictures I have since Daxton was born... and my eyes look all droopy or something. Oh well. Daxton was SO handsome in his little blessing outfit.... however, it was silk and he was as slippery as snot in it. I just love my little family. Landon is the best dad. He is so good to be involved when he come home from a long day at work. We appreciate and love him so much.

Thanks again to all the family an friends who were there with us and helped out so much. We love you!

2010-02-28T13:15:00.000-08:00

Congrats to my Ashley on their precious little Addison. We are already in the process of arranging the marriage between her and Daxton. Perfect huh? Love you Rees family!

Addison

2010-02-28T13:12:00.000-08:00

Congrats to my Ashley on their new little one! Addison Rees. Aint she sweet? We are already arranging the marriage between her and Daxton. Love you guys!

2 Months!

2010-02-25T11:28:00.000-08:00

I can't believe our little man in 2 months old! It is so bittersweet to see them get older and so big. I miss how little and and snuggly he was and at the same time can't wait for future milestones like giggling, crawling, etc. Either way, i am SO enjoying right now! Little facts about Daxton right now:

He is in the 30% for weight. (11lbs exactly).

He is in the 70% for height. (231/2 inches long).

His head is in the 70%. Ekkkk. He so got my huge head (which thank you very much was in the 110% by the time i was one)

He is SO smiley and makes lots of cooing noises, which we LOVE.

His hair is growing back so fast and is going to be kinda dark!

He found his hands and is sucking on them 90% of the day.

He is the wiggliest little man on earth, i am sure of it.

He is NOT sleeping through the night, but only getting up once. boo. Hopefully soon.

He is just so special to us! He did so good getting his shots today.... cried real tears for the first time. Heartbreaking. We are lucky to have such a special little one (not to mention, TOTALLY adorable) on our hands.

Battlewounds

Even after the trauma of shots, we can still get a little happy grin outta him.

Our First Vacation!

2010-02-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

We hit the road for the first time as a family... off to the Land of Enchantment (aka. New Mexico)! Landon went hunting with his brother, uncle, and dad and the girls stayed home to mom the kids and shop to our hearts desires. This was the first time we have travelled with Daxton and i was just a tad nervous, but everything went pretty well, besides a small little trip to Urgent Care and some sickly little ones. We made it home though in one piece and are so glad we got to go! Here are some snapshots from along the way!

First of all, Landon's brother shot a HUGE Oryx, the animal that Landon shot last year and is currently hanging on our wall. He has never hunted big game before and this one is SO big it is probably among the top 20 the state of NM has ever recorded. GO STANTON!

This is little miss Claudia, his cousin. She is one of a kind and already loves my little one.

Just chillin with Nana Terisha and Grandma Jayne... the ultimate baby whisperers.

Auntie Mimi finally got to meet Daxton and his cousin Taylor. They are only a little over 3 weeks apart so hopefully they grow up to best buddies. Megan is the best aunt... as a mom you couldn't ask for better and it is so fun to see the people you love, love your kids so much. Don't you love their little scowls? So cute. Little Taylor is such a chunk and has the yummiest little rolls! You could just eat him. I never realized how yellow Daxton is! Oh well.

Nana Terisha, Mimi and all the cousins make a rucus, but we really had a blast besides my crying child. I thought he was mellow until i met Taylor! Daxton is such a wiggle worm and has a tiny bit of a fiesty personality. That is gonna make for some awesome terrible two's and teenage years. Yeah me.

I can't help by think he is just the cutest thing ever! Can you see all the hair growing on his head! It seems to grow an inch a day and i am SO glad! Man i have a cutie on my hands.

Today we also found out that Daxton has silent acid reflux, which is funny because it is all but silent! I don't know much about it, but he cries and cries everytime he eats(nurses) and it has been a little bit of a challenge for me. I would have switched to formula by now (not that that would help matters) if he had any interest, but nay. I don't blame him though... it smells and tastes pretty nasty. Does anybody have any tips or ideas for me on how to get him to eat a little better and cut out the screaming? They gave me an RX (Prevacid) and we are REALLY keeping our fingers crossed it will help. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Adios.

Future #1 Fan

2010-02-10T11:08:00.000-08:00

We are starting him off young as a sports fan! This was kind of a sports week for us. We got him all gussied up and watched the super bowl with the Andrews (my sis).... go Saints! He looks so old in this picutre i can't stand it! He is growing up so fast already...... now when will he start sleeping through the nights???? SOON.... PLEASE.

The company that Landon works for has a suite at the Jazz games and when nobody is using it they offer it to the employees. This time they invited all the estimators so we thought it was time to indroduce Daxton to the JAZZ! I totally forgot how loud the games were... wow. He probably has some hearing damage, but we sure had fun on our little outing. And yes, he did fall asleep... how???? i have NO idea.

Just another wonderful day

2010-02-04T14:55:00.000-08:00

Boy do we have fun around here! :)It's actually pretty quiet still... do they EVER wake up... geez louise. They do and i am sure i will be wishing i could go back to when they slept a little more! I don't have much to post about, but have gotten some picture requests so here ya go!

He loves tummy time so much that he usually falls asleep instead of exersising his muscles! Oh well... he will figure it out eventually. In fact, if he is being fusy we put him on his tummy and he pipes right down. Love the star on the but.... so cute.

Just practicing patty cake... he is throwing they way high! SO smart. :)

I just love this picture. My little old man. Don't even worry.... peach fuzz is starting to grow back in... HORRAY!!! The bald old man look is really starting to grow on me though. I might have to trim up the back a little... it is awfully mulletish.

I have been making some beanies for his little bald head... what a cutie, my little burrito man.

Yep, you are witnessing his first smile!!!! Okay, not really, but it was right before this. He wouldn't hold still so this is the best i could get. I know it's a little silly, but it made me cry to see my little one reach this tiny milestone. So precious. I can't wait for more smiling and giggling... it just melts my little heart.

I need a tan, yeah? Going to our first party! He was so good and slept the whole time. I don't want to jinx anything, but this kid is a rockstart sleeper so far.

He LOVES LOVES LOVES to snuggle up on Landon's shoulder and just look around. We have got ourselves a snugglebug. You can really see the mullet good in this one. So stylish at such a young age. :)

So yeah, our lives are filled with excitement for sure! Begging for smiles, baths, tummy time, etc. We love our scrawny little fella.

Little Buddies

2010-01-21T10:11:00.000-08:00

My sister, Lauren, posted this picture of her daughter, Maddie, and Daxton and i had to document it as well because it has to be one of the most precious and priceless moments EVER! I just have to say, i think Maddie loves Daxton most of all. She can't get enough of him and i think it is adorable because usually kids this age have a schedule of their own. She loves it when i ask her to help change his diaper and rubs his head and calls him "Little buddy" and says over and over "it's okay, it's okay" in her precious little mommy voice. She always wants him to come and look at all of her toys and just wished he could play. Let me just say... i think they are buddies for life!

ONE MONTH!!!

2010-01-20T11:36:00.000-08:00

If how fast the last month has gone by is any indication of how fast he will grow up... STOP, please stop! I can't believe that it has been one month since i brought my little sweetie home. Yesterday Landon and I were looking at him and can't believe how much he has changed already and wish that we could stop time for just a moment. For histories sake i wanted to list some things about him so i won't forget!

He is the sweetest little boy and rarely cries. I fact i almost like his cry ( i know i am insane) I know.... i am lucky although i am sure it won't last!

He loves to snuggle under my chin awake or asleep. It calms him instantly.

He loves bath time... especially to stare at himself in the mirror.

He hates lotion time, but it is getting better all the time.

He is losing all of his hair on the top of his head! SOOOO sad. He is starting to look like a bald old man. He is still cute!

He is getting kinda chubby.... kinda.

He is REALLY long. For this reason he is finally growing out of some of his newborn clothes. All the arms and legs are getting too short, but everything is still baggy. I think i have a mini- Landon on my hands.

He is completely butt-less. Nothing there..... nada.

I thought his eyes were going to be brown, but now i think they are going to be blue.

I need to bathe him in head n' shoulders.... he is sooooo flaky!!

Burping is the bain of his existance. He really hates it... probably because he can show up both Landon and I.... and that is saying a lot! Poor kid, it probably hurts!

He is good sleeper. We are not going throught the night or anything, but i can't complain!

We have had our ups and downs nursing, be we are hanging in there and not giving up and i am sure it will pay off eventually!

I don't have many pics of him and I, but i did get this one. Not the greatest and yes he got my huge forehead, but whatever.

He is going bald and crosseyed, but i totally love it.

I hope my dad sees this picture. When my siblings and i were little my dad would sneak into our bedrooms late at night and prop our arms up like this and take pictures. Random i know, but funny so i had to carry on the tradition. Plus, aren't his lips amazing?

This is usually how he ends up after eating and i think it is adorable. No that is not my skin.... i am wearing a pink shirt. :)

My little lovebug on his one month birthday. Golly, time goes by fast.

I can't remember anything else that i wanted to list... but all in all, we are crazy about our little one month onld and look forward to our future with him... and hopefully his hair will grow back. :)

Day to Day

2010-01-15T12:09:00.000-08:00

My little man and i have fun at home together. I can't say it has been an easy transition for me to be home, but i am learning to love it and now that Daxton is becoming a little more engaged it is so fun. I love to see him look around and look into my eyes like he really, really knows me. He has the sweetest eyes.... you can almost see heaven right in them. Cheesy i know. So this is what we have been up to since we have been home together.

He met mine and Landon's families! I don't have very many pics. :( Here he is with my sis... aunt lolo (noelle).

Nana Terisha

Papa Gregg and Daxton sacked out on the couch. Daxton makes a pretty good snuggle buddy.

Then he started sleeping....... don't mind the double chin, i am working on it!

and sleeping........

and sleeping......

Sometimes he will wake up for some super bonding time with daddy. He loves daddy. I love my handsome boys.

He actually loves tummy time! Suprising i know. He can finally turn his head from one side to the other! Yeah Daxton!

He used to seriously HATE bathtime.... but now he seems to somewhat like it! He loves to stare at himself in the mirror. In fact you can't get him to look away! He still hates lotion time though!

All gussied up for the day!

And then........ back to sleep. I swear they come out hibernating. He is just delicious and i am just plain ol crazy bout him.

Beautiful

2010-01-07T12:33:00.000-08:00

I can't help but think my little one is the most beautiful thing on this planet. :) My sister, Noelle, took these amazing pics..... THANK YOU!

(plug.... her photoblog address is http://www.photographybynoelle.blogspot.com/ and she is totally awesome and will take your pics for an affordable rate! ) She also makes cards and announcements.

Daxton is getting so big! He had his first Dr. appt today and has gained a whopping 11 ounces!!! The kid eats like a champ.... right now anyway! I have been informed that after about 4 weeks he will start to grow little horns. Can't wait! He is so sweet and snuggly... in fact i think i will go and get him now! He is always content unless we have to change his diaper, clothes, or bathe him. Something about being exposed really bothers him. :)
I just love my little man.

My mom left today so i am officially on my own.... yeah, a little scary. Mom's are the best, especially mine and Landon's. Thanks mom and Terisha for EVERYTHING. Daxton misses you.
Just wanted to report that we are still alive for now... check on me next week.

Daxton Bryce Sherwood

2009-12-26T10:16:00.000-08:00

What a totally crazy couple of days! I can't even express how glad i am to be home with my new little love. He is precious and i hope that you call can meet him soon. I apologize for taking so long to post, but we were in the hospital a little longer than anticipated with some fevers and finally got to come home yesterday for Christmas! It was one to remember for sure. We are home, happy, and trying to make adjustments to this new life, which was already proven to be challenging! Here are some pictures for your enjoyment of his room, my last days of being pregnant, and our little buddy!

39 Weeks

Daxton's Room. Landon worked so hard on everything in his room. We are still waiting on a rocking chair and some other things, but this is about it and i LOVE IT!

Welcome to the world Daxton! Born December 23, 2009 @ 7:16 PM, 7 lbs. 1 ounce, 20 inches long. Dark hair??? We don't know where he got that, big beautiful eyes, full lips, long chicken legs and NO butt! We love him!

The American Fork Hospital was amazing! Everybody was so wonderful and kind. I didn't get to hold Daxton after he was born for a couple of hours (i had a fever of 103 and had to be on oxygen for a while and he had a fever too) and they brough him back to my room in this stocking that some volunteers made. It was SO cute.

I love my men. Landon has been more amazing that i could ever imagine and seeing him with our baby just melts me.

Daxton meeting his cousins Ella and Maddie for the first time! Ella didn't quite know what to do, but Maddie is already loving the older cousin role and just kept whispering over and over in his ear, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay." It was pretty sweet. He loved his soft velvety hair and also kept rubbing her cheek on it. She is pretty excited to have him after the long wait.

Well, we feel more blessed than ever this year. It has been a year of miracles for our family. Merry Christmas everybody and hope it was just as wonderful!

2009-10-31T07:51:00.000-07:00

So, i am pretty sure that i have the awesomest friends and sisters in the universe. This post comes a little late, not suprising for me. My sisters and Ashley threw me a great baby shower and i feel super spoiled and grateful that they are all so flippin awesome.

Melinda, a life long friend, came all the way from Boise without her kids and hubby to visit! I love you Melly. :) It was so special to have you be there.

Aren't camera's supposed to only add 5 pounds??? Maybe it is the sweater i am wearing. Note to self: Never wear it again. Why does everybody else in the picture look so skinny though? Hmmmmm.

Yes Ashley, it does look like you have a glass eye. It is not just your imagination or your computer screen playing tricks on you. Thanks for leaving these awesome pics on my camera. I knew i could put them to use.

This is Sabrina, Ashley and I at Lindsey's wedding. We are all old roomies from back in the day and i love them sooooooo much. We are all pregnant too and about 10 weeks apart. (11,21,and 31 weeks)

Here is the gorgeous bride, Lyns. If you are reading this, I am SOOOOO happy for you! you deserved the greatest guy in the world and i am so glad that you found him. You are gorgeous... call me.

A little side note, my mom couldn't come because she had been exposed to the swine flu the night before. It was so kind of her to make the sacrifice for the better good. She never ended up getting sick which is a little stinky, but i am so grateful that she did that so all of us chubbies and kids wouldn't get sick. Love you mom. I am also really sad that i didn't get any pictures with my sisters and AWESOME in laws. I am so grateful for them and all they have done for us.

Just call me chubby....

2009-10-01T18:48:00.001-07:00

I am getting big. I see other girls with about the same due date as me and I want to go home and cry myself to sleep. For once in my life I am not loving being 5'1... there just aint much room for a baby! Don't mind the awesome double chin I am growing.....

28 Weeks

And.... Landon is 28!!! SO old. We had a great bday party with some friends and family. The kids (North's and Maddie) seriously swarmed around him when he was opening his gifts. They are so cute. Not to mention the North kids spent most of their day making him the cutest homeade gift: halloween ghosts out of tissue and tape, sunday adds glued to envelopes, a little pumpkin, and one piece of gum. Now that's what I call thoughtful!

I sure love my babe.... he's the best! Happy Birthday darlin

Landon in all his bday garb. So cute.

Wife of the Year!

2009-09-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

What am I????????? Anybody know??

Here I am hung on the wall... Rex is my name (thanks Brock!) and I am an Oryx.

So, Landon hunted this animal way back in January 2008 and we just got it back over Labor Day. Let me just say.... I have been secretly dreading this day for a long time. I never thought that I would be the wife that let my husband hang things (aka. dead animal heads) on my brand new walls in my beautiful new home. I should get a prize for being wife of the year because I think that I am pretty awesome. :) Not only did I let him hang this, but he has a whole hunting room.... and I have a laundry room. Lucky me!

Oh, and an Oryx is an animal from Africa that was brought over to the White Sands Missle Range in New Mexico to see if they would flourish. They did and now you can draw a once in a lifetime tag for them and Landon did. They really are beautiful animals and the taxadermist (sp???) did a great job. Come over and see it anytime! Maddie my niece informed me tonight that he is really cute.

Happy birthday honey. No more animals pretty please.

Em and Ren's Wedding

2009-08-18T20:34:00.001-07:00

The little love birds tied the knot a couple of weeks ago. You couldn't match two people together better... two peas in a pod! Their wedding was seriously SO beautiful (Emily has always been pretty spoiled:). Here are some pics of this year's great event. Make sure to check out Noelle's blog for more (i think). She took lots of great pics.

Thank goodness they were nice enough to use the flowers to hide my new chubbiness

There were SO many bridesmaids and groomsmen... holy cow. Good thing we LOVE them.

The pics below are all the reception in Twin. I really didn't get that many great shots, but it was SO beautiful.

TROUBLE...... yes they were!

Failed to Mention

2009-07-21T14:56:00.000-07:00

I believe that I have failed to mention one little tiny thing...................................

I am PREGNANT!

and......................

having a BOY!!!!!!

Yeah, for some reason I felt anxiety about posting that, but so glad it's finally out there! I am about 18 weeks and due.... you'll never guess.... on Christmas Day. Boy, have the stars just aligned for us! Landon and I are so so so (times a million) excited. Thanks especially to all those who hung in there with us during these past couple of years, you mean the world to us and this little guy will have so many people to love and love him back. Here is a picture from my ultrasound today. This may be the only time you get to see the package so enjoy!

me love...

2009-05-29T19:35:00.000-07:00

WATCH THIS.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3d6SFcDys

I don't usually post stuff like this (well i actually usually don't post at all), but i heard about this and had to share. I don't know if many people have heard about Jon Schmidt, but he is a piano player and i have always LOVED him. I guess this is like the highest rated video ever on youtube. Plus i love Taylor Swift and Coldplay. It's kinda long, but SO good! WATCH!

Look who we met!!!!!

2009-04-18T15:24:00.000-07:00

MEGAN JOY!!!! It's amazing how giggly and ridiculous a person can become when put in the face of a celebrity :) I won't even try to replay the conversation for you... it was to embarassing and Noelle and i laughed the whole way home. So worth it though...... you only live once right?

Jensen Family PIX

2009-04-06T20:41:00.000-07:00

Seriously..... my sis is amazing and so is her assistant, Ren. :) These are the pics we took over General Conf weekend. Noelle did such a super dooper job! Take a little looksy....

P.S. She has a photography blog so check it out! photographybynoelle.blogspot.com

BFF's!

2009-02-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

Yeah, i won't even talk about how big of a SLACKER i am..... it's scary and totally not worth it.

ANYWAY, i had an awesome weekend with gals from the olden days! Ashley and i have stayed in touch, but i totally haven't with Brittney, and it was about time. She just had a baby so we found that it was a good excuse to go to Twin and have a good ol visit! By the way... you are adorable Brightyn, gonna look just like your pretty mamma. And it was SOOOOOO good to see you Britt.. we love you! Ash, i am so glad that you came and stayed. Miss you!

P.S. Yes, in case you were wondering i am totally aware that i have a huge forehead. hehe

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Next subject.... SLEDDING! We can acutally sled in our own backyard and we couldn't resist it anymore. Zak, Noelle, and Emrie came over and we just sledded our little tushies off!

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Hmmm, what else? Oh yeah.. Christmas. Wasn't that like months ago? Yeah, it was. Oops. We had a grand ol time between the Jensen's and the Sherwoods. Here are just a couple of out going ons.

TRADITIONS!I'm confused???? Who is who? :) It is my litle brother Cole and sister Emily. Who knew a boy could be so beautiful!

Delicious.... M&M's for breakfast.

Too much.?? Yeah, i think so. And it is a rule that we have to open the one by one. It took like all day. Spoiled mama. Isn't that everyboy's dream? A car with a big red bow... nice.

I actually feel really bad that i didn't get ANY pictures of our trip to New Mexico. We love you guys!

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WARNING: blog braggggggggg

I just have to give my sister Noelle some credit. She took some pictures of Landon and I for our Christmas cards and they turned out SO good. She is seriously talented! Let me know if you ever need a photographer! These are just some of my favs. Thanks Noellibelli

Any favs? I still need to blow some up and can't decide!

Another Thanksgiving post!!!!

2008-12-10T15:03:00.000-08:00

Well here is another one! We had such a blast with Landon's family and i hope they know how truly grateful we were to have them come and be with us for the holiday. They helped out so much and it turned out FABULOUS! Then of course we shopped till we dropped in true Sherwood style. We totally get into the black friday thing.. and let me say, i will never Christmas shop any other way. It is so the way to go! Utah women are a little more vicious (seriously???) and Megan and i got a bit ruffed up getting portable DVD players. Makes good memories right??We also went and saw the lights at Temple Square. The lights were great and all, but i remember there being tons more???? Anybody else agree??? It was still great.

This is our precious little Claudia... hope you don't mind Carly! This is how we caught her in the basement after Thanksgiving dinner. Nothing like running around in a cold, cement basement with all the boys to calm your full stomach! She is so dang CUTE but that gal would change her clothes 100 times a day or more! At least she tried to get some privacy by hiding in the "closet."

Thanks so much mom and dad for the food storage!!! Now somebody needs to teach me what to do with it all! That's a scary thought.

These are for you Terisha! Thanks for the tree Stanton and Carly. It is PERFECT for our house. And prelit trees really are a gift straight from Heaven. I love having Christmas decoration up... except the whole putting them up part. Merry Christmas everybody!

MIA

2008-11-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

What's that you say? What have we been up to? I am sure that you are thinking," I wonder what Landon and Dana are up to?" for a majority of your day... RIGHT??!! I thought so. Well, this is what we have been up to................

We went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. Worth a stop. Stanton and Carly (Brock, Claudia, and Estelle) all came to visit for the weekend.. yeah we got them all to ourselves and LOVED seeing them. Thanks for coming to visit us!

I inherited the piano that i grew up with... that had to have some serious work done on because we TRASHED it as kids! What? Here is the newest little player (Emrie, Noelle's little gal). What a cutie and already has some serious talent. :) I can't even tell you how excited i was to get this... a total dream come true. Mom and dad, i couldn't say thank you enough.

It was my honey buney's birthday! Happy 27th ya old man! This was his gift... and has he used it yet? Of course not, but he sure is proud of it. I sure love Landon... he's the best.

We went on a fall drive. Landon loves to go on drives and i just get car sick, but i agreed to this and it was great! So pretty. I LOVE fall and couldn't pass up seeing the colors.. so beautiful.

We went to Gardener's Village which i highly recommend! My whole family came down to visit to celebrate my little genius brothers graduation (way to go COLE! yipee) and we went and then Ashley and Kinsey came a few weeks later. Seriously, next time you drive through SLC take a pit stop, so great. I mean who can pass up a petting zoo and pony rides? I sure can't.... giddy up!

A little duckie came to vistit! Isn't she adorable.... that little smiley face. I did a little dressing up myself... i am Pebbles.... bone in hair and all. The gals i work with were feeling a little bit of the holiday spirit also. Princess Leia (sp??so not a star wars type of gal) and Daphne don't get better than that.

And finally, we have been working on the house. We got some rocks raked up, dirt leveled out, and trees planted. YEAH! I think that we are about done... don't you??? right. But, on the up side.. we love our new neighborhood and home! Come and visit any time you want! Mi casa su casa (didn't take spanish in HS).

Again, sorry i was MIA for so long. We LOVE having the internet back...i feel connected again and it sure is nice!

We have risen from the dead!

2008-11-14T19:17:00.000-08:00

Seriously.... how long could i really not post for?? Sheeesh. Well, an awesome post is on the way sometime soon.... promise. We just got the internet at our house after 2 really long months without it. Try it... so not fun. So give me a day or two and check back!

One more day of freedom

2008-08-21T17:36:00.000-07:00

I bet you all can't WAIT!!! Tomorrow we are closing on the house! Does this mean that i have to be an adult now? hopefully not. This is pretty much it... it just has shutters now and few other finishing touches. It looks amazing... the tile is still ugly though. Landon's parents are coming this weekend to help us move and my parents are coming next week. Thanks parents... we love you!
Tiff.... this is for you. :)

So do you like my awesome orange vinyl tile??

2008-07-20T19:38:00.001-07:00

So classy isn't it??? Okay, not so much. My beautiful house is almost done and they had to come along and RUIN it with this horrid stuff. And yes i know that it doesn't look that bad in the pic with the cabinets.. but that is because there is like a inch of saw dust toning it down. I just wanna cry. BUTTTT, the cabinets are almost done and looking awesome... so that made me feel a little better. And the rock outside is fabulous! They will put the color stucco on this week and make some finishing touches. Just a couple more weeks!!! YIPPEEEEEEE!!!

So this week Landon and I will be in Memphis... aka. the birthplace of rock and blues, also where I served my mission! My awesome parents are taking us and we are going to party with Zak, Noelle, and Emrie!! It's gonna be a party. See ya'll next week. Love, peace, and chicken grease. (that's what they all say in the south)

Memory Tag!!

2008-07-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

OK, so i don't usually do stuff like this, so your comments better be good! :)

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. I can't wait to see what people remember.

Abandon Ship!

2008-07-13T16:57:00.000-07:00

So we spent the 4th of July in Vallacito, CO (close to Durango, CO) at Landon's familys cabin. It is always such a party when we go there! We love it and some of our bestest memories are there. We had SUCH a blast and by the pics you might be able to tell what we did the WHOLE time there..... fish. We occasionally ate (thanks Grandma Jayne and Terisha) and rode 4 wheelers, but the majority of the time we fished our little hearts out.

The first day we were there we rented a pontoon boat and hit the glassy lake. For some reason i think that sunscreen is over rated....I am still peeling and look like i have leprosy (how about you Meg?)

The best was when my little nephew was driving the boat with his dad, Stanton (Landon's brother). He is OBSESSED with pirates. All of a sudden he is yelling "ABANDON SHIP." Well crap... that water is seriously cold. Needless to say, we are all ok and the ship made it safely back to shore without getting in the crazy cold water. We love you Brock!

Little Claudia is so cute. She is such a little daredevil and will try just about everything. What a cutie. When Uncle Landon, Papa Gregg, Stanton, and I returned from some serious fishing at the creek (which we caught a fish withing 5 seconds every time we put the line in the water... seriously) she wanted to pose with the fish. She would just barely hold the stick with 2 tiny little fingers and just giggle. Little precious.

I love this pic of Landon and his dad...

And last of all.... the casa. I can't believe how fast it is all coming together! We went yesterday and they are getting ready to stucco and inside they are done texturing the walls and getting ready for trim, doors, and paint! It all looks so great and i am getting a little anxious! We are taking donations... we will leave a jar on our front porch. jk!

Twin

2008-06-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

So happy birthday twinner! I know this is way late, but better than never! Also, we went to Twin Falls for the weekend and had a BBBLLLAAASSSSTTTT!!! Thanks mom and dad for such a fun time! Here are just some random little things that we have been doing and some more of the house in progress.... it has changed SO much!

I had such a great birthday.. thanks so much everybody! It is fun to be with Lauren for the big day... wish we could get together every year. I get kinda lonely all by myself. Love you sister. And Landon was SO cute! He had breakfast all set up for me before i went to work with candles lit, pink dyed french toast, and a place card that said "The Birthday Girl." He is SO sweet... love him!

Here is little Maddie, up to no good i am sure! She is just precious. Of course, she had to have representation on the blog.... and we missed you Emire, Noelle, and Zak!!! Love you guys.

And here is the housey! The one above is umm.... i think week 4 (i lost count). Don't you love the man on the roof posing? Hard at work.. a friend from our southern borders.

And this is the most current week 5! All done being framed! I can't even believe it! SO much fun.

P.S. Sorry Terisha that this took so long! Forgive me for being lazy! Love you... see you in a week.

Weekend Warriors!

2008-06-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

This is just a mumble jumble of everything that we have been doing for the past 2 weeks. I don't really know where to start so i guess i will just..... ummmmm start.

Week #3:

Week #4:

The house is coming right along! We are thinking that the whole house should be framed by friday... WAHHOOOO!!! It is starting to all feel real and so exciting!

This park is GORGEOUS! The russian olive trees smelled like candy (yummmmm) and it was the prettiest day ever. I couldn't get enough of it. They need to make a candle that smells like those trees or something... anyone else agree? I called Lauren and i seriously thought that she was going to start crying because she misses the seasons and spring here in Utah so much... do you blame her... BEAUTIFUL!

Last weekend Landon and I went to the Utah County Parade of Homes. There are no words. I am used the Twin Falls one where it is free and the houses are semi-normal. These houses were totally outrageous.... i couldn't believe it! This is just one picture to explain the outgrageousness.

Yeah... that right...an indoor tumbling gym. Every house now has an indoor gym, basketball court, craft room, and theatre room... but a tumbling room... amazing! And how about getting your hair done here? Sign me up! Pictures really don't do any justice to how beautiful and amazing these houses were.

This house was my favorite. It was SO beautiful and not insane like the others. It was more liveable and real. I wished you could all see the inside. This is just the outside, but it really was gorgeous. Anyway, we had a blast and got some good ideas for our house! Horray for other peoples ideas!

This last week i had Youth Conference and it was SO GREAT! The youth in our ward are especially amazing. They are all so incredibly srong and i relly don't remember being that strong and having so much gospel knowledge when i was their age. They are so SPECIAL and i love them to death! It really is a treat to associate with them all the time. We camped up in the American Fork canyon.... BEAUTIFUL, i can't even believe it is 25 minutes from my house. I had a blast... mostly because i get to act like i am 12 again and it is allowed! Here are just some random pics of some things that we did.

And last, but certainly not least... we went to LAGOON yesterday! It was Landon's summer work party and we totally couldn't pass that up! But think about the worst thing that could happen at Lagoon.....

Yup, that's right... the power went out. Yeaha, i know..... how does that happen? I have no earthly idea!!!!! We at least got to go on my favorites.. blast off and the colossus! YEEEEHWWWW! Landon won't ride the white rollarcoaster with me... wussy. He think that it is going to fall apart. It's totally the best ride there. They ended up giving us a voucher that we can use before June 30th... looks like we are going back! Love that place.

We'll yall... that's all i got. Just have to say Happy Father's Day to my dad and Landon's dad. They deserve the best day ever and we love and appreciate them SO much. We couldn't ask for better father's and examples in our lives. WE LOVE YOU!

Week #2

2008-06-02T17:05:00.000-07:00

Like i said before we are going to kinda keep a weekly journal of the house. Sorry if you get sick of it... i guess it is more for our enjoyment! We have a foundation though... when is the carpet going in??? hehehe.

Memorial Day!

2008-06-01T07:36:00.000-07:00

I am bit late on this, but it is better late than never... right? We had an awesome weekend with my parents in Twin Falls. I think i forget how much i love Twin and loved growing up there. Here are some fun things we did.

We went canoeing and kayaking on the Snake River in the canyon. It was SUCH a pretty day and there were tons of base jumpers. I have watched them before but not from this angle so it was a pretty neat sight. I was mostly just hoping that they wouldn't land on me.

Mom, you are such a ROCKSTAR!

Thanks dad for all the fun!

Then of course we played a grueling game of Chinese Checkers... which i usually win, but my dang mom beat me by ONE move!

We did some other great stuff, but i didn't take any picutres. We saw Indiana Jones, shopped, ate... you know the normal stuff. We had a great time so thanks mom and dad for everything! We love you!

These pics are at Thanksgiving Point the week before. We didn't really have any plans on this Saturday so we decided to get out and smell the tulips! They were unreal. It was the annual Tulip Festival and they really were SO beautiful and literally came to my hip (i know that is not saying much). They sell the bulbs there and i can't wait to go back nex year and plant some in my gardens!

Speaking of having my own garden.... here it the hole where the house is going to go! I know it is hard to see, but Landon couldn't wait another mnture to get out there and it was getting dark fast! We are going to keep a weekly journal on the progress of the house. We are going out again tonight and will post that one too. We are SO excited!

Mrs. Edward Cullen

2008-06-01T07:32:00.000-07:00

Oh the joys of living in Utah. I admit I have given in and read the twilight books and TOTALLY loved them, but just so everybody know... they ARE NOT real! :) I was driving home from work the other day when i see a car with a huge decal that says MRS. EDWARD CULLEN on the back window. Funny thing was... it was a man driving the car.

HOOOOOOOORAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!

2008-05-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

So we finally got the permit to build our house!!! It took like a month when it should have taken a week... so we have been in a dither about that. So we are sooooo pumped and they are going to start building on Friday!!!!

Plus, i found this picture on a friends blog and just know it would seriously lift some spirits! I couldn't resist sharing it. SO CUTE!