Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Backyard

We were so sad to leave our rental because of the view we had but was pleasantly surprised at the sunsets we have. This was taken on our back porch.
The best thing is in October everyone marches their sheep off the mountain and right by our house to take them to the valley for the winter. Taylyn was amazed.
Look close those are sheep!!!!! We even had a big herd of cattle come by one day!

Tay 1st Hair Cut

I finally got brave enough to cut Taylyn. It was really only a trim but I was so afraid of losing the curls, but it was time. She did really good and was very brave. She is still talking about her Bonnie.
She wasn't sure about the spray bottle.

Sisters WEeekend

We had an Sister's Weekend in September. It was a lot of fun and we ate a lot. We went shopping in St. George, pedicures in Mesquite and then home to my Mom's house. From there we watched a bunch of movies and stayed up late and had a chocolate and fondue party. It is always so refreshing and just me a little boost.
After church pictures!
Jaxon kept Papa company while we got our pedicures. He wouldn't let anyone hold him without crying unless it was Papa. He has always loved my Dad and the cane of course.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Trip to Salt Lake

I went to Salt Lake to go to a Keith Urban concert with Linda and Maile. We each invited a friend for a girls night out. It was a blast. We had a box seat with our own bathroom and soft chairs. That is the way to go to a concert.
We went to dinner before. It only took me 20 minutes of driving around downtown to find the mall. I don't do directions!
This was Linda and her friend Marsha!

We had so much fun and it was a much needed night away from the kids thanks to my sister and her girls for watching them.
The next day we went to some farm with my sister and the kids she babysits. Taylyn thought it was awesome and Jaxon was just along for the ride. It was fun but so hot, I was glad we didn't end up going to the zoo.
She got so dirty I had to wipe her down with wipes before we headed home. Playing in a big chicken coop play house with Nathan.We went on a tractor ride to look at the animals. Gotta love Pigs! I have to do what I can to make her like them and maybe raise them for a fair when she gets older. Just like her mom!!!
Yah for the Farm! "I wuve the farm!!"
Still just along for the ride!
Aunt Jennifer got them seeds to feed the ducks!
The ducks were a little aggressive and one throw and she was done.
Tay and her cousin Nathan!
This was at my sisters house before we went to the farm. She was so sweaty and stinky she had a bath before we left. She pretty much smelled like a wet dog, but she had so much fun!
Her face was streaked with tears and you could see the lines between the dirt.

Shon Rock Crawl

This summer we went to one of Shon's rock crawl. Taylyn loved it and thought it was so cool!

Jaxon was so impressed. Watch out. Maile and the kids! Taylyn and Willie going for a walk! Look at Shon go! Garrett and Addie came to see too!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Lake Powell 2009

We went to Lake Powell a couple of times this summer. These pictures are in no kind of order but I have finally gotten them on and I know there are a lot but it is a whole summer worth of pictures. Tay was really nervous around the water the first time we went but warmed up quickly and decided playing in it was a blast. Too much fun and wiped completely out.

Nana and Willie even got on the tube this time.

Exhibit A: Ducks swimming in the water peacefully eating the bread.Exhibit B: Cody waiting quietly by the slide! Exhibit C: Need I say More!!!

The boys trying to fix the back of the houseboat. New use of the tubes. Who know what fun it could be out of the water!Jaxon hanging out with McKall.
Taylyn are Kari having a little snack and watching tv.Tony and Cody back at it again.
They can ride a tube through just about anything and they never let go. I not quite sure where she learned this one!My kids were born to ride in a boat. They love it and can't seem to get enough!Somebody needed a little froggy to have a nap with!Anything goes at the lake. Cody taking the girls on a little tube ride. We finally convinced her to go down the slide.
We may never get her to go down again!!!Our friends from Dental School came over to the Lake with us for a couple of days. It was great to see them and we had a lot of fun!
This is Jak the son helping Cody drive the boat.We drove around the lake for a little while one evening and I am finally not pregnant and decided to try the surf board. I actually got up and even went outside the wake. It was quite an accomplishment for me. I'm kind of a chicken!!!Chelsey gave it a try too!
Just hanging out. He is so laid back.
The kids loved eating outside.Taylyn's favorite thing to do is sit on a boat and play with the water not in the water!The lake is so draining!
Taylyn with her unkinie!
Don't you love the pose!Nap Time!Just relaxing for a little boat ride!
The kids and I stopping for a little picture of beautiful Lake Powell."Rock on Mom!"It was too pretty not to snap a quick picture. It sure made for a rough night though! We were really glad we were still at the dock and not hooked up to a beach. Tay always has to have a turn driving the boat. She is getting to comfortable. Cody was letting her drive and all of a sudden she says, " Daddy I want to go so fast!" just as she puts her hand on the speed control and pushed it all the way down. She loves speed! Waiting out back for someone to take her fishing!Here's all the family.
We took Shon's boat up the lake for a 2 hour boat ride. The kids did great and the ice cream was totally worth it. Nana, Willie and Tay!Maile, Cassie and Taylyn rode part of the way on a jet ski. Once again Talyn told Maile to go faster!Not a huge fan of the life jacket!She decided she needed to wear her hat on backwards too!
Cody had a t-shirt contest this summer for work so this was his picture with our office shirts on. She got brave enough to ride the tube. I even went because I knew they would be gentle with Taylyn on.
She gave it a thumbs up. 5 Minutes into a boat ride and Jaxon was out, every time!!
Nana taking a turn with Jaxon.
Taylyn with Regan. She always has so much fun with her.Helping Willie fix the boat!
Check out that double chin and mad look!
Best place to take a shower at the lake is in the lake. However, Taylyn doesn't agree!
Driving again!
Look at those chubby cheeks and legs!Trying to catch a fish!
The first trip over Taylyn was not about to get in the water. Jaxon however, thought it was the best thing in the world!Showing a little crack!Jaxon even got his turn driving!My sweet little momma's boy!My sweet little Daddy's girl going for a ride.Taylyn figured out how she can pull Maile and Cassie into the boat and throw water on them. It kept her entertained for about 30 minutes. Taking a little swim with Daddy. She even showed him what she learned at swim lessons.
We had a great summer with friends and family over at the lake. Taylyn is still asking when we are going back to the houseboat!!!!

Friday, December 4, 2009

july jamboree

Yes I am still a little behind on the blog but I am getting there. This summer we had a booth at the July Jamboree. It was much more organized this year due to the fact that we didn't have any of the problems from last year. In 08', our stuff from Florida arrived 1 hour before we were supposed to set up and half of it was ruined, I had my sister's kids and we were setteling in a new house so I couldn't get everything ready was ahead of time. This year, Michelle and Melissa came over for awhile and Taylyn enjoyed the company!

Here's our booth!All the excitement was too much for poor little Jaxon!Taylyn was actually brave enough to go down the shark with me twice!!!
Taylyn, Taesi, Kaeden, Collin, and BrandonTaylyn doing the sprinkler while Lance and his Band played!
Josh and Cody going for a little ride together on the pink scooter. How Cute!

Banana Flam Dam

Cody and Tony had Banana Flam Damn in Mexico one time and decided one night to give it a try. I stood back and hoped they didn't start a fire. The house survived and they weren't too bad!

It was supposed to have a fire.
The end result!

Tickets to Nascar

Cody and I along with Shon and Regan went to the Las Vegas 350 at the Nascar Race track. It was so fun but it is definitely a different crowd than we were used too!

Backyard

My brother, his family and two of my sisters came over after we were a little more settled to enjoy a nice evening in the backyard. The kids had a blast and we decided we definitely love the backyard!!!

My little outside boy! He is the happiest when he is outside!

Nice jump Addie!Two on Two on the basketball court!

Cedar City Balloon Festival

In September sometime we had a Balloon Festival in Cedar. Tay was way excited and wanted to see Smokey the Bear. We didn't get up early enough so we just watched from the front yard while eating breakfast and then it rained so bad in the evening that none of the balloons were blown up to watch. We had fun at the Candy drop and the blow up play houses (as long as I went in with her).

Just kicking back! Always so relaxed!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

What the Jax Man has been up to!

The biggest thing Jaxon has taught me is
BOYS ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN GIRLS!!!!!
He is a busy and keeps me going strong!
He thinks he is so big in his seat!
He loves that thumb!

So Relaxed. He fights going to sleep, but once he's out he's OUT! It doesn't matter where the hands end up!He never really cared for his bouncer seat but loved his swing.
My Chubby Boy! He started out small and apparently grew really fast.


Jaxon got 2 rounds of RSV during his first couple of months. It was so sad to see him like that. He was less than amused with the breathing treatments every 4 hours. The second time was a lot harder; he cried pretty much the entire treatment. I felt so bad. This was his feet at about 1 1/2 months. He was just starting to grow into them. He has the longest fingers I have even seen on a baby.
Life is Good!

My little chubby guy watching a little football.

I LOVE CHUBBY CHEEKS!

Willie and Jaxon at Tony's graduation He was not happy in the least. I obviously didn't' know what he wanted or didn't get it quick enough.
Daddy and Jax doing a little Hang loose!
They are so sweet when they are sleeping. I thought he was going to be a good sleeper like his sister because by 2 months he was sleeping through the night, then he got sick and that was the end of that. He is finally at 8 months sleeping through the night. It is not fair to mess with mom like that!! Just kicking back!

Cody bought that monkey jungle gym and boy did he love it. His favorite things to do with it was destroy it. Boys are so different than girls.



Almost There!
What do I do now?
Watching his big sister! Look at those thighs!!! He has quite the temper. Even the fingers didn't work that time.
What a Smile! He brightens my day. He has really been a great baby. He is very happy most of the time. My little guy is growing so fast.

His 4 month checkup he weighed 16.4 (86%), 26.5 inches tall (93%), and his head was 16.25 inches (25%). He is already trying to crawl and stand up. He is doing well and is definitely a momma's boy. If anyone tries to take him he cries. I will take him and less than the count of three he stops mid cry.
He loves his saucer!
He finally decided he like the swing on his own terms.
Reaching for the insects but couldn't quite get them because they kept moving on him.
He wasn't so sure about the cereal the first couple of times, but once he decided it was good there was no stopping him. Cody was making it once and I had told him how much to make, his response was, "he eats that much, I couldn't even eat that much cereal."

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

What Taylyn has been up to in the last 6 months!

Where do I even begin to tell about Taylyn over the last 6 months. She has grown up so fast and definitely keeps me on my toes. It is amazing how they go from sweet angel to evil demon in a matter of seconds. I got a glimpse of what it means to be the terrible 2'; I think it should be the terrible 2 1/2. However I can't complain. She has actually let me off easy from what I hear.

She has had some busy months. We have said bye bye to diapers, binkies and cribs. Cody told her she could have a big girl bed when she was ready to throw away her binkies. She thought about it for a minute and said, "OK Daddy I will throw them in the garbage." She found them and threw them right in. She asked for them 2 times the next day and that was the end of it and she got a big girl bed and she is still taking naps most days. I count my lucky stars on that one!!

Here are some comments made by Tay lately.
-"this turned out better than I thought" about a picture she drew.
-"Oh ...." when she dropped her drink on the ground.
-"Damn It Roxie" (I have to claim that one-one to many times cleaning up her water and food when I get home. Roxie has had a hard time with the move)
-She went through a phase when she would get angry she would literally turn red and start shaking as she screamed at whoever was in her path. The Nazi in my came out and I had to help her learn to control her anger appropriately. I did have to turn my back a few time so she didn't see me laughing.
-We went to the Dr. for Jaxon and the minute the doctor walked in the door she said,
"Dr. Acune (Dr. McCune) I don't need to be fixed only Jaxon does." She wasn't about to get a shot.
-She just decided one day she didn't need help with prayers. I was so proud of her I actually wrote it done after she went to bed. I have totally turned into one of those parents but oh well. "Fader in Heaben (Father in Heaven) Tank (thank) you for this day, Tank you for my famwe (family),Tank you for Addy, Tank you for me , Tank you my mommy, tank you for Roxie and Mommy Tank you for my Daddy, tank you for Jaxon Bless have spirit, We wove (love) thee name Jesus Christ Amen." I hope she always remembers to be thankful for so many things. A couple weeks after this she decided it was funny to say prayer and try to make us laugh by whispering, or talking like a robot, or saying it in a whining voice. Needless to say we had a FHE on how to say prayers. She caught us laughing a few times so it was an every night occurrence.
-She was talking to me about something the other day and said, "Her's don't do that." and then said, "Silly me Her does not do that" I don't think I have ever pointed that out to her. I usually just try to say a sentence after her with the correct use of the word but never tell her it was used wrong. What a character!
-Cody asked her if she wanted a PB and J. She looked at him and laugh, "PB don't go with J!" She is learning her letters in a preschool and thought daddy was pretty silly for putting those 3 together.
-I was bathing Jaxon and Tay when Jaxon reached for one of her toys and she took it away. I told her that wasn't nice and she really needed to share with her brother. She looked at me, "Him have plenty of toys mommy." What two year old uses the word "plenty" I don't even think I use that word!!

One of the new girls in my ward asked if I wanted to do a little preschool with some of the other women from the ward. There are 6 of us and we each take a week. Right now it is only once a week so it is nice. I have had a lot of fun with it and it makes me miss teaching a little. Taylyn had a rough go in the beginning. She would start crying the night before telling that she didn't want to go. She would cry all morning and half of school unless I stayed there, even bribery didn't phase her. Finally it started getting less and less and now she looks forward to going for the most part but has to remind me, "Mommy will always pick me up from school right." What ever works!
I finally got back to making bread again now that we are a little settled. Taylyn loves to help but has to have her apron on so she can be a baker. I always have to sweep up the floor afterwords but it is worth it to have her enjoy doing things with me. Hopefully she will still enjoy it when she is older. She always tells Cody, " Mommy is the bestest baker ever, and I am the bestest baker too!" She makes me feel so good; I just might keep cooking!
Tay loves her guys (Mickey Mouse characters) and they pretty much do everything she does. They eat breakfast, have naps, cry, go to the bathroom and so much more. We had breakfast on the porch one morning and Mickey need have some breakfast. He wasn't eating so she said she would have to feed him herself!The new house came with a trampoline. Taylyn was in heaven. It started out her only going on with Cody and I and changed to all day with herself, or us and always her guys!

Her favorite thing to do with Cody is lay down and find animals in the clouds. She is actually quite good at it. I didn't know that is what they were doing until I was out there with her one day and she pointed out an alligator that surprisingly looked like one and I asked her where she learned to do that. She responded, "Oh thats just what my daddy and me do!"

We bought Taylyn a little tricycle. It took a little time but she figured it out and loves to ride on it. Huge fan of her new Play Dough set! I get some delicious pizzas and cakes from it too! She also makes sure I have pretty jewelry!She kept asking me if she could sleep in her hiding place and after 3 times I thought oh well whatever you need to go to sleep. I snuck in after to take a picture. She had about a week worth of naps in there before she realized her bed was much more comfortable. This summer we put Taylyn in Swim lesson so she could get used to the water and be able to have fun at Lake Powell. Two days after she started she ended up getting a really bad ear infection so we have to do another session. She loved to play with the toys but was having non of that putting face in water business. Her teacher asked her to try to blow bubbles and she responded with, "No thank you I will just play with these toys!" By the end of the two weeks she was at least putting her chin in the water. We got caught in a little rainstorm at Walmart and Taylyn decided she needed an umbrella. Of course in Florida I had one in each car and a couple in the house but I don't know where they disappeared to. Needless to say Taylyn picked out a Dora one for us to share! She was so excited when it rained the next time she had to go outside and walk in it.We were eating chicken strips from Training Table and Taylyn was quite excited to see that one of her strips were in the shape of a seahorse. She took a bite and then laughed, "Daddy I bite his head off, that's funny huh!" She loves the hotel thing and started to cry when we packed up to leave. She wanted to live there.
Taylyn was so excited to get her kite back out again once the weather got nice again. She is a little better at it this year. She understands you have to actually hold on to it!!!Mickey was hungry. "Him need to eat off my nippie just like Jaxon." She watched what I was doing and would do the exact same. I was laughing so hard I had to stop feeding Jaxon to take a picture. She is also watching the tv while he was eating. She even tried to do two at a time. I'm not sure where she got that one.

On Sundays we used to have 1:00 church so by the time we got home I didn't really want her to go to sleep but she needed a little rest so I let her watch a movie on the couch and of course the guys had to come too. To help Cody rehab his leg we bought a treadmill from my sister. Tay watched us use it and told Cody it was her turn. She was actually quite good. She had to exercise everyday with us.

This is what I found when I finished getting ready for the day. Yes she is in there with a baby, Mickey Mouse, and 3 blankets. About a month after Jaxon was born we decided it was time to potty train. I had tried once before and quickly realized she was not ready. So I took a deep breath and we began. For some reason the big potty was too overwhelming for her and I had wanted to just start off on the potty and not have the little portable potty. Tay won in the end, I would rather her potty trained by whatever means necessary than still using diapers. It even ended up where we spend most of our day and it worked beautifully.
Within 3 days she wasn't having any accidents and had even pooped by herself. Well about a week or so later she had sat down to poop and I went to put Jaxon in bed and came back to a crying Taylyn with poop all over her hands. Taylyn first of all does not like her hands dirty and secondly she does not forget. She started being afraid to poop. I new 3 days was too good to be true. She used the time wisely to get caught up on her reading.

And watching her movies and shows. Whatever works right!

She was completely potty trained and then we had a very stressful month followed by a move and it went down the drain. She would stand by the toilet and go in her pants. We tried 3 or 4 different things and nothing seemed to work. A couple of our friends told us that cold showers do the trick. So we explained that cold shower take off the poop the best, but if she went in the potty she got 3 stickers on her chart. When she got 10 stickers she got to have a new movie. The chart helped her to stop peeing in her pants. It took about 5 warm showers (we didn't have the heart to make it really cold) and one cold and she has never had an accident again. It was a little embarrassing when she would tell people about how when she poops in her pants she gets a cold shower but was kind of funny when she would come and tell me,"I fink(think) I need a cold shower to make the poo get off my bummy." We are so proud of her and she earned a lot of Popsicles and movies but it was totally worth it.
Taylyn and I had a tea party and lunch on the deck. She had a lot of fun but didn't eat much of anything.
We have started the Princess and Dress up phase. Nana bought her some new dressups and she is having a lot of fun. One Sunday I had her all ready for church and had to finish getting Jaxon ready and out comes Tay in her dress ups ready to play.
We love our new backyard. Taylyn spends as much of her day as possible out there, and of course so do her guys. One morning there was a rodeo going on across the street and she told me she was going with her guys to watch the horses. They also went for a little boat ride and then she was trying to figure out how she was going to bring them all back to the house in one trip. It was really funny to watch.

Before we moved she went through a weird phase and after I would put her in her bed she would get out and take naps in different places. I would find her in her tent, in the corner, under umbrellas, in the closets and surround by toys with just a shirt and pullups on.
She wanted me to take her picture while we were on the mountain and she posed herself.

Big Mic and Taylyn having a pop pop outside. A moment of her terrible 2's.
Maile taught Taylyn the sprinkler, raise the roof and to tell boys to "Drop it Like it's Hot."

Tay and Jax

These pictures are over the last 6 months. Taylyn and Jaxon are so cute together. They just love each other to pieces. Taylyn had a month where I noticed a lot of jealous behaviors but for the most part she has adjusted well. He gets so excited whenever she walks into the room. I hope they will continue to get along and be the best of friends, especially when they are older.

This was one of the first times she every wanted to hold him. She was good for a couple of seconds and then she was done.
She was being so sweet and singing to him and I caught a few sweet moments on camera. He loves it when she sings to him. She will go into his room before I get him out and sing to him so he will stop crying. He gets excited and stops as soon as he hears her trying to climb up bed.Apparently Jaxon needed a bib. I was cooking and she was just talking away to Jaxon and he was spitting so she went and got her dolly's pink bib and put it on him and proceeded to tell me that "him loves my baby's pink bib!"

They both needed a little Daddy time.

New Pajama Day. I set Jaxon down which of course means he has to cry. Cody had gotten after Taylyn for something and this was the result. Cody told me to get the camera before we settled them down. I know it's mean but it was just too funny not too.

I asked Taylyn to keep him busy while I cooked dinner. I looked over and this is what I found...

Notice the finger pointing things out in the book!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Family Fun

Over the last 6 months we have had a lot going on and I did manage to get a few on camera. We have been trying to take advantage of Cody's days off and the fact that our kids are not in school yet and have do some fun things.

We took Taylyn to the Green Show at the Shakespeare Festival. I got her a tarts to try and she took a couple bits but wasn't quite so sure about them. She was more interested in the guy walking around with balloons than the dancing and singing, but enjoyed being outside and seeing the fountain. She almost made it through the whole show until she said quite loudly, "I need to poop Mommy, right now!" We rushed inside the building, parked the massive stroller, went downstairs, waited in lines, helped her on the potty while holding Jaxon and she say, "I guess I don't need to go!" I took a deep breath and we went to see the water fountain.
Jax was so happy in the stroller sucking on the straps I didn't hear a peep out of him the whole night.
She just about went in a few times. This was just a cool picture I took off our deck after a rain storm.
Taylyn was so excited to see a real rainbow!
We bought bikes the last part of the summer . We have talked for a long time about getting some and finally decided to do it. Tony bought one too so we got a good deal and the 3 of them. The boys got to try them out first because of course the bike I wanted had to be ordered. Once I got my bike and child carry we put the kids in and rode over to the park. I just about didn't make it pulling the two of them. I quickly realized I am in very bad shape. Cody ended up pulling them back home, which was a good thing; I almost didn't get myself home.
Jaxon is not a fan of the carrier. If he doesn't fall asleep he screams the entire ride, which makes Tay scream so the bike ride isn't as relaxing as I had hoped for. He will get it figured out by Spring I hope!
This is at the park.She was so proud for going down on her belly without me.

One afternoon Taylyn comes running into my room to tell me she sees deer in the backyard. I thought okay whatever, but went with her so she could show me and sure enough there were 3 deer walking around in the backyard in the middle of the day.
Back in May we went to take Taylyn fishing up the mountain but the road still had snow on it so we couldn't go. Taylyn was heartbroken until Cody told her about a really cool waterfall. She was captivated by the bridge and water.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Trips to Nana Papa's House

We have gone to my parents house a couple times in the last 6 months. Here are a few pictures I took while we were there.
I couldn't find Tay when it was time for a nap and I could just hear a little giggle. I followed the source and found her behind the couch. Oh so tired! My brother's family just put a pool in at their house so we went over to swim and have a BBQ. The pool is so pretty and the kids had a blast.
Addison and Taylyn

The scooter was a big hit!Staying cool by the cooler in the garage!
Poor Bruno. Taylyn was out first thing in the morning and last thing at night. He didn't get much of a break from her but he did get to come inside the house because of it. He is a such a good sport with all of the grandkids. I thought this picture was so cute. A little girl and her puppy in trouble! Taylyn and Addison suckered me into buying them a play dough kit to play with. After I got home and realized how cool it was I felt a little better about the purchase.
Jaxon loves his Papa. Every time my Mom would try and hold him he would cry until she handed him back to me. My Dad would pick him up and he was very content.
This was on the way to my parents. Jaxon was screaming and Taylyn's solution is to plug her ears. When we get in the car she asks me if Jaxon is going to cry, she says, "its okay if he cries a little bit, I will just plug my ears!" What a little snot! I guess it beats her screaming too, which is what I usually hear when he cries.
Nana gave Jax a cup he was excited as can be. Why do we spend money on toys????

Tay decided she needed to get in Jaxon's seat to watch her shows. Taylyn wanted to do puzzles with me and of course I ended up finishing them because my OCD won't let me just put them away unfinished!!!! Jaxon is a huge fan of cereal!

Britt's Wedding

My niece Brittney got married on June 11 in the Salt Lake City Temple. It was a nice sealing and she look absolutely beautiful. I can't believe that she is old enough to get married!
Teasi and Tay waiting for Brittney to get out of the temple.
Brittney and me at the reception!
Taylyn with her Brittie! She loves her to pieces.
Brittney and Danny !My Mom and Dad
Taylyn told Cody she didn't want to hold her glass but he could hold it for her. What a stinker!!!
Tay with her cousins Collin and Dominque Papa with the little girls!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Jaxon's Blessing

We blessed Jaxon Tione Wilson on June 7th, 2009. Cody gave a very sweet blessing and we appreciated all those who were able to come and share this sweet day with us. He did pretty well and waited until the end to cry but he was just getting over his second round of RSV so his voice was so horse you could hardly hear him cry!
Our little family!

Nana and Papa and Jaxon

Nana and Willie and JaxonHere is my Jax Man in his blessing outfit. I really wanted him in a vest so after a lot of searching my mom found a pattern and I found a women's sweater that she used for the material. He looked adorable!

Alldredge Family Reunion

My Mom's side of the family had their reunion in Fillmore this year. Melissa and I took the kids up there for the day. We had a lot of fun swimming, playing at my uncle's house, the famous auction and of course had a great dutch oven dinner. This was the first year without my Grandpa so we all shed a few tears in remembrance of him and we definitely missed his dutch oven potatoes and his teasing us when we asked for potatoes without onions. Thanks Uncle Dennis and Family for a great reunion!

The cabin we are sitting by was actually the one from the Arizona strip where my Grandpa grew up and my Uncle brought it to his house piece by piece and reassembled it.
Jaxon was so glad to finally get his shorts off and just lay in the shade. It was really hot! He was really excited to see Papa. He loves my Dad and will always let him hold him.We had the pool rented for the family for a couple hours. It was a good thing, we filled it up really fast. Taylyn loved the kiddie pool and thought she was such a big girl to be able to touch the bottom.
Jaxon and Aiden just hanging out and absolutely loving the water. Can you believe it... Tay actually got dirty for a few minutes two different times before she asked to get cleaned up. She is really figuring out that getting dirty is fun. Above is a picture after dinner and below are proof that she played in the dirt. She has come along way!
Teasi and Taylyn of course had a blast together and didn't leave each other for even a moment! I made two of these pictures tiles of my grandparents to sell at the auction!Great Grandma Alldredge and Jaxon. He was quite content to sit on Grandma lap. We all had a great time but man did the kids stink up the car on the way home. We got home really late and Cody went to put Tay in bed until he saw how dirty she was and she went straight to the bath!!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Panguitch Hot Air Balloon Festival

Every July Panguitch has a Balloon Festival so I decided to take the kids over because Cody had to work all weekend. We got up at 6am so we could see the balloons take off. The kids thought it was cool for a minute and then they just wanted something to eat. Taylyn's favorite was the Smokey the Bear, but had a really hard time seeing it because the sun was right in our eyes. There was not much wind so some of them had a hard time staying up in the sky. This rainbow one landed right by us.

There is the Smokey the Bear Balloon. That is all Tay wanted to talk about.
After the kids were ready to go, we went back to Michelle's for breakfast. Then headed back downtown for the motorcycle parade. I love Panguitch...you can basically walk everywhere! Jared and Kaeden were in the parade. Jennifer and her family came down as well so of course we made everyone pose for lots of pictures.
And more pictures!
The whole gang!!!
Jaxon loved getting held by all of the girls.
Jaxon and Jennifer
To much sun for the Jax Man! He was not at all amused.
After the parade and carnival we went back to Michelle's and of course the clothes came off and the dress-ups went on.
The kids said they were going outside to play. After a few minutes we went to check on them and this is what we found.
Teasi buried in the sand!
Tay shirtless jumping and sliding (having a blast)!

We went back downtown for dinner and to watch the balloons light up. Teasi and Taylyn are the best of friends!
Once again Jaxon is being spoiled by Tiffney.
Tay was pretty tired by the time it got dark so she decided it was time to be pushed! Tiffney put Jaxon asleep. Here arm finally got tired enough she laid him down. He was so tired he didn't even wake up. This part of the evening was my favorite. It was interesting to watch how they get the balloon filled up. We were watching this one in the background and Taylyn asked me if she could climb inside of the balloon and play. Even with the fire going she was convinced she could still get inside. Thanks Michelle for having all of us there!

Happy Birthday Cody!!!

I took Cody golfing for his Birthday in August. It was a lot of fun to get away from the kids for a minute and be able to play golf again with Cody. It has been at least a year since we have played together and we used to go quite often so it was nice to go together. I even decided to have my niece and her husband come over and babysit twice a month so we could go. It has been fun but now it is too cold for me to play!!
I played better than I have ever played before. I even go to par on two holes. I think I even stayed close to Cody's score. This squirrel stole Cody's peanut M&M once when he was teeing off. It is always just hanging out at the hole and the trash can.

Fishing

Taylyn with her Fish!
(Notice the dirty clothes... yes she is actually dirty and loving it!)
Throughout the summer we had a few fishing trips up to Kids Pond and New Castle. Tay has caught quite a few fish with her little Dora Pole. She even got brave enough to touch one. Tay loves to practice with her pole in the house, in the front yard and anywhere else she can. She is getting pretty good at it. Cody lets her pick out whatever she wants from the fridge to try and catch the fish. She always chooses squeaky cheese from Beaver and it always works! Jaxon's idea of Fishing!!! I was glad I was in charge of him!
She wanted to try on her own. That meant she was poking the rocks with her pole. She eventually got tired and let Cody have a turn holding it.
Yah! We caught one!
Taylyn and Cody waiting for the fish to bite.
So proud of the first fish of the evening! She wouldn't touch it!
Finally a little braver with fish #3...she finally touched it!

We went for a drive to New Castle but we had forgotten her fishing pole at Lake Powell so we couldn't go fishing. All she wanted to do was throw rocks so it was probably a good thing we didn't end up trying to catch anything. Cody found her a crayfish, but she decided she didn't really want to touch it.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Jax 2 month checkup

Jaxon 2 Months
13 pounds 9ounces 89%
22 3/4 in 45%
Head 15 1/4 in 23%
I can't believe how much the Jax Man has grown. In 2 months he has doubled his birth weight. He has the same Acid Reflux problem that Taylyn had when she was a baby, but his doesn't seem as severe. He is on medication twice a day and seems to be doing much better. He is such a sweet boy and I am so thankful he is a part of our family. Jaxon is a big time Mamma's Boy, which is only fair because Taylyn is a big time Daddy's Girl!
Jaxon loves to be held and loved by anyone who is willing.
He especially loves to watch Basketball with Daddy!
Taylyn thinks he is cute but doesn't really have much to do with him. She is a great help, but she doesn't like it when he cries. She told her nursery teacher, "Baby Jaxon loves my Mommy best not my Daddy, but I love my Daddy the best! " Oh the things they say.

Jaxon managed to also inherit Taylyn lungs. He cries almost as loud as Taylyn.

Don't you love the double chin!!!! It doesn't take me long to fatten my little ones up!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Oh The Things Kids Say!!!

Cody was getting after Taylyn for something, she looks at him with water in her baby blue eyes and said, "Daddy don't talk at me like that, talk at me nice." Needless to say she got a hug from Daddy!


Taylyn has decided that she loves to eat at Pizza Factory. Whenever we are decided where we want to eat lunch or dinner she will pipe in with, "I want to go to pizza factory. I want a salad but no salad." (Taylyn language for "I want all the stuff but no lettuce.")


Tay went through a short phase of hitting me when she like my answer to something. One of the times it happened I sent her to her room again. She was crying and crying but finally stopped so I went in the room to talk to her about why she had to go to her room. I told her she needed to tell Mommy sorry for hitting me. She replied with, "I don't want to tell you sorry." I held in my laugh and told her she could come out of her room when she was ready to say sorry. She started to cry again and about 10 minutes later she came out and looked at me with tears still in her eyes and said, "I sorry for hitting you mommy, and gave me a big hug. The problem was fixed she never tried to hit me again.

At Nursery shortly after Jaxon was born Taylyn told her nursery teacher, "Jaxon loves Mommy the best, not him Daddy, and Daddy loves me the best!" Jaxon had RSV at the time and required a lot of my attention and stoped crying whenever I held him. So he was held a lot!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Pictures!

My friend Monica took pictures for me, Jaxon was about 6 weeks old. Taylyn did really well and had fun with the pictures and Monica's kids, Jaxon didn't cooperate as much! The pictures turned out adorable!



He didn't like this type of picture at all. We finally had to give up!