It's About Time...

Yes, I've been a very lazy blogger!  I have a million and one things to blog about, but who knows what will actually get done.  The top 2 things on the sides of the blog are my reasons for not blogging.  I finally feel like I'm getting over the 1st trimester fatigue and can't wait to have a little more energy.  The house construction is moving along very quickly, and we are sooo excited to move when it's complete.

 Yes, we have a pink stroller at our house, and Jaxon loves to push it around A LOT.  It's usually empty, but today he loaded up his favorite trains and cars.

 He pushes the stroller in a circle through the kitchen, playroom and living room, but it was impossible to catch a good pic.

 This is what I see every Mon Night - our weekly Family Home Evening activity - Star Wars or Batman Wii.  It's the only activity we've had for the past 6-8 months.  Jayce asks me almost daily if it's FHE or scripture night, and of course he is only excited for FHE.

Jaxon does actually sit for the first 5-10 minutes and thinks he's playing along with his miniature Wii remote. The obsession starts early!!

My kids say the craziest things...

The converstions were very short, but went like this -

Jayce: "Mom, did you know we have a Butt at school?"

Me: "oh"   (Pause waiting to hear where this was going)

Jayce: "Yeah, BUT-ler Hall"   (It's the name of the fellowship hall at their school, a large empty room, where they play if the playground isn't available due to weather)

Not sure if he learned anything else at school today, BUT he's recognizing different syllables :) 

Blogs are better with pictures! Jayce's spider face, unfortunately I never have the camera with me, so I always have to wait til we get home, so it is a little smeared.

Jayce also told me today that his friend Landon wasn't there, so he played with his other friend Corbin. 

Jayce: "Corbin always tries to get me to play basketball, but I tell him I don't have time for basketball."

Jaeden: "Because you're too busy chasing girls."

Jayce: "Yeah, I'm too busy chasing girls."

Jaeden frequently tells us that he's going to marry Kate, a little girl in his class at church.

Tonight I was preparing the next article of faith for them to learn.  I have them all written out with pictures, since neither of them actually read yet.  Jaeden tells me, "I'm going to do this with my kids. Kate's kids so they can learn their articles of faith." 

I wonder how long this will last, since he's been telling us this for at least 6-9 months!

Jaeden chose the closest thing to a vampire!

Of course, Jaxon isn't really talking yet, but he's the resident bully.  Don't even think of sitting on his little rocking horse, or he'll pull you off by grabbing the front of your shirt!!  which is done frequently to Jaeden and Jayce. 

  

This was the perfect shirt for months!!!! "Watch Out I Bite"  

He finally stopped biting me about 1 month ago, and it's been very nice!!!!

The Past Decade...

Happy New Year!  Several friends posted on facebook their big life events that have happened over the last decade, so I thought I would post ours here, since I don't ever change my FB status....

Starting in 2001...graduated from Baylor, moved to DC to start PA school, experienced 9/11 in DC, Joel and I met 2/14/02, engaged 8/8/02, Joel graduated from Utah, both of us moved to Texas, graduated from GW PA school, married 8/8/03, moved to Ohio, Joel started PA school 8/04, moved to a bigger apt, Jaeden was born, moved back to Texas, Joel graduated PA school, Joel started working :) and I started part time :), Jayce was born, Jaxon was born!!

It's been a busy 10 years - 3 kids, 4 graduations, and 5 moves!!
Plans for the next 10 years... 2-3 more kids, 0 graduations and 1 final move!!

We have just started building our home, and our final move should be this summer!!

Playing football on Thanksgiving!!

Buckeye Pride

BY DAY,

 AND BY NIGHT!!

It's amazing these pics aren't more blurry, as Jayce obviously can't say GO Buckeyes and be still at the same time!!!

Twas the night before Christmas...

We enjoyed are usual Christmas Eve events this year...  Junie and Papa came over again to help us act out Luke 2, Matthew 2...the story of Jesus' birth.  We had discussed it earlier in the day, so the boys could pick out their parts.  Jayce wanted to be Joseph, and he wanted me to be Mary.  Jaeden decided to be a shepard, although he really wanted to be Jesus - but that went to Jaxon "babe on the move" NOT "babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes".  Jaeden picked out the stuffed sheep animal for his prop, and Jayce picked out a frog.  He informed us that Joseph rode to Bethlehem on a frog, and Mary walked. He enjoyed hopping on the frog through the living room. It's a good thing he wasn't the real Joseph!!  Junie played a wonderful angel, and Jaeden, Papa and Dad were wonderful wiseman!!

Unfortunately, it's been raining most of the evening, and it's maybe the 3rd day it's rained in the last 3 months!! Anyways, the boys still made it outside to feed the reindeer, which they love to do!!

We set out a plate of cookies, and Dad asked if we should leave eggnog or milk for Santa.  Jaeden (who likes eggnog) said "Definitely milk, because Santa might puke on eggnog, and then we'd have Santa's puke here in the morning.  He would go, Ho! Ho! Blaaaahhh"   

I guess that's just typical life with little boys!!! We also said good-bye to Rudolph Blitzen, our 'Elf on the Shelf' that they've loved the last few weeks.



Our Christmas tree in the end.  Joel and I only put silver and purple balls on the tree.  It's hard to see our decorations with all the pre-school artwork and such added to the tree over the last month.

Merry Christmas!!!

Funny Stuff

Tonight we had our usual family home evening. We discussed the 8th Article of Faith, both boys cans say the first 6 very well!  Joel then began telling the basic story of Jesus' birth. Mr. Know It All, aka Jaeden, was answering all the questions before they were asked. When Joel mentioned the 3 wisemen, Jaeden proceeded to tell us they brought gifts of gold, frankensteins, and myrrh.  We couldn't help but laugh.  I never knew frankenstein was that old!!

Jaeden's 5 year old picture



Happy Thanksgiving

The boys had their Thanksgiving Feast at school today and sang Turkey songs for the parents, including the Turkey dance, aka the Chicken Dance. The boys both did a great job and sang most of the words.  Jax and I sat on the front row, and Jaxon found Jaeden after the first song and pointed to him and tried to get to him the rest of the time.  Jax was so excited to see his big brother. I of course forgot my camera, but probably would not have been able to take pictures while wrestling Jaxon anyways.  So I fortunately got a few when we got home and included their recent school work. They both made turkeys and had written what they are thankful for...

Jaeden's class wore Indian hats.  He's thankful for school, mommy, everything, house and daddy. Last year his turkey included orange juice, which he still NEVER drinks and gum.

Jayce is wearing his pilgrim hat. Jayce finally cooperated, although it wasn't easy trying to balance on the bench sideways with no hands!!  He's thankful for mommy, junie, grandpa, my bed and daddy.  The bed is funny, but his three favorite excuses heard daily are "I need to take a nap", "My belly hurts" or "I'm tired of walking"  They are all used to avoid work, and he's only 3!!!

Jaxon wasn't interested in showing his face. He's are own special Turkey!!