Christmas 2009

Well this year was a really fun Christmas.  Jaxton was old enough to really get into the whole Christmas thing and Kayla loved the wrapping paper.  Brenda and Eric came out to visit and so did Sally, Danny, and Katey.  It was nice to have some of the family together.  Kayla got a walker this year and she hasn't figured out yet that if she walks, it moves.  She also got a teddy bear.  Jaxton got one on his first Christmas and it never leaves his side.  We thought we'd keep the tradition going and get Kayla one on her first Christmas.  Jaxton got a piggy bank and a new comforter for his bed.  They both, of course, got loved and spoiled by everyone around them.  The holidays were so fun this year...

 

Tempting Kayla with wrapping paper

 

Kayla eating tissue paper

Kayla and her new teddy

Which one likes the walker more?

Jaxton loves his piggy bank... now maybe we won't find so many random coins

Grandpa John and the grandkids/great grandkids

Christmas Tree

We finally got our Christmas tree a few days ago...finally.  Kayla was so amazed and loved to touch them.  Jaxton just thought that it was fun to weave in and out of them and try to hide from us.

Of course, the tree wouldn't be just right until Jaxton got in there and helped out Daddy...

A fun-filled day for the kiddos...

Last Sunday was a big day for the kids and it was so much fun!
Mitch took Sunday off so we all got to spend the day together.  We took Jaxton and Kayla to sit on Santa's lap and it was so cute to watch.  Kayla loved Santa's hat and beard.  Jaxton doesn't remember it from last year so we had to prep him for what was going to happen.  He was all excited to tell him what he wanted for Christmas and take a picture, and when we finally got down to it, he refused to smile for a picture and, after much coaxing, he broke down and told Santa he wanted a piggy bank.  He is so stubborn!  On our way out, we received coupons for free cotton candy.  We, of course, got the cotton candy and took that opportunity to walk around the mall and do some last minute Christmas shopping.  Jaxton gave us a look like, "what the hell are you trying to make me eat?", and when he finally gave in and tried the cotton candy, he loved it!
Later that day, we took them to go see Sesame Street Live.  I knew Jaxton would be excited but it was so fun to watch his reaction.  He kept yelling, "Hi Elmo!", and waving.  I had no idea that Kayla would be so excited.  She was waving her arms and squealing with delight.  She has such a cute little personality.  Mitch and I couldn't help but giggle at her the whole time.  By the time we got home, the kids were pooped and were happy to go to bed.  All-in-all, it was such a fun day.  Here are some pictures...

Baby Kayla in her new beanies

I got a couple of beanies for Kayla since it's freezing outside and she looks so dang cute in them!

Long time no post

Well it has been forever since I have posted anything but I have had too much going on.  All I can say is that I can't wait for the day that everyone in my household feels healthy.  It all started a week before Thanksgiving, when I got sick.  I had such a bad cold...fever, chills, and all.  Come Thanksgiving, Jaxton ended up with my cold.  A couple days after that, he came down with the flu, then I came down with the flu.  Then Kayla's cold set in and moved to her chest and she came down with a horrible ear infection on top of it.  She is on 3 different medications right now.  To top it off, Jaxton now has croupe.  Mitch and Cynthia have started complaining that their throats hurt and it's only a matter of time before their colds set in.  The only three places that I've seen in the last two weeks are work, home, and the doctor.  I'm going stir crazy.
On a brighter note, Thanksgiving went well.  We hosted it at our house and there were 30 people all together.  Everyone behaved, which is good, because we expected stupid family drama to come in the way of a good time.  However, it didn't happen and all was well.  Kayla got to meet Mitch's mom and stepdad.  She took really well to them and I was happy about that.  She met them once before but she was only 5 weeks old.

Kayla and Grandma Diana

Kayla is getting so big, I can't even believe it.  She army crawls everywhere and is growing out of all her clothes, constantly it seems.  She is developing such a little personality.  She and Jaxton even play toghether now.  He loves to have her in his room and, when they don't think I'm listening, they just giggle and giggle at each other.  It is so cute!
Jaxton is changing all the time, too.  He still loves to dance and he plays air guitar when a song comes on that happens to strike him the right way.  It's so funny.  He talks so well now and is always spitting out some sort of phrase that we have never heard him say before.  He is learning to say his prayers at night and usually repeats what I say.  But last night, for the first time, he threw in his own prayer.  He said, "make us happy".  It was so cute.  Mitch and I just melted.  Anyway, there's the update on us.  Here are a few updated pictures.

Date night

Last night Mitch and I went on a date.  It's amazing how much you forget that it is possible to have a real adult conversation when you don't have the kids around.  I personally think that we should have a date night every week.  Is it going to happen?  Probably not.  Our schedules just don't mesh that well...but it sure does sound nice.  We went to a movie and to dinner and still got back in time to put the kids to bed.  Over dinner we daydreamed about me finding a way to work at home, or better yet, not have to work at all.  Oh what a wonderful fantasy!  All in all, it was a really good night. 

Halloween

Halloween this year was so much fun! All I heard from Jaxton all day was "It's Saturday...trick-or-treat and have candy!!!" Every day this week he woke up and thought he could go trick-or-treating. I had to explain to him that Halloween wasn't until Saturday. I knew he would have fun this year, but holy cow... The kid was running from house to house faster than his feet could take him. I had to tell him to slow down so he didn't fall. He was so cute to watch. The poor thing stutters so it took him so long to say trick-or-treat. We finally just had him say "happy halloween". For some reason, he could say that with no problem at all... go figure. At the end of the night we dumped out all of the candy and Jaxton thought it was amazing. Kayla, of course, thought she was entitled to some and she was so dang cute trying to fit a giant pixy stick into her mouth. Here are some pics...

Daddy helping get ready

Jaxton eating a banana in true monkey style

Jaxton is pondering the fact that he looks like the toy monkey

Me and the kids

Kayla's trying so hard to stay awake

Jaxton's little legs were tired on the way home... daddy had to carry him

She's trying so hard to get into that candy

Jaxton's candy pick for the night...

Kayla and the pixie stick

Pumpkins

I'm getting really excited for Halloween. Usually it's a Holiday that I don't get too excited about but, since I've had kids, it has become much more exciting for me. Kayla won't know what the heck is going on but she'll look dang cute in her bunny outfit and Jaxton will have so much fun this year! Last year he had fun but I don't think he really grasped it all that well. This year, though... watch out. He'll pick up the door-to-door thing in a heartbeat. He will be ever so proud of his bag of candy and we will have to find a safe spot out of reach. Jaxton has learned the art of sneaking. I've caught him several times sneaking a piece of candy out of the candy jar after we've told him no and he has seen us walk away. It's so hard to get mad at him when he does it. He looks so cute on his very tippy toes, trying as hard as he can to get whatever it is he's not supposed to have. The first time I saw it, I had to walk out of the room and laugh before I put him in time out. :)
Picking out pumpkins has never been so fun as it has this year. Jaxton was amazed at all of the pumpkins to choose from and he even saw one that seemed to be almost as big as him. He got a kick out of that. Carving the pumpkins was even more fun. He wanted to get right in there and when he finally stuck his hand in to help me take out the guts, he said, "mommy that's gross!" No less than 5 minutes later, he dug right back in. I guess he couldn't help himself...