Kendall-Jaxon Whinery

Jaxon turns 5!

2012-01-07T09:11:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby boy is already five years old and starting kindergarten this year. It seems like just yesterday that he was born!

My little guy (actually not so little...birth weight 8 lbs 15.7 ounces!)

The night we brought Jaxon home from the hospital...I wonder why I look so tired? Probably because I hadn't slept in 3 days!

Celebrating at Farrell's with A LOT of ice cream:)

October-November-December (a little out of order!)

2012-01-01T14:28:00.000-08:00

We started of the fall season by going to the fair...our family has just the right number!

Kendall celebrated her 3rd birthday. Grandpa picks her up from preschool, so she has no problem sitting on his lap to blow out her candles! She had a "Tangled" themed birthday, so for Halloween...

Kendall was Rapunzel (minus the wig she wouldn't wear!) and Jaxon was a policeman.

Jaxon and Kendall visited a new fire station.

Back to Kendall's birthday: she got to go to Build a Bear. She put her pacifiers inside and they sewed the bear up tight. Goodbye pacis!!

Jaxon and Kendall visited the pumpkin patch with cousins Cameron and Corah.

They had their preschool's Christmas performance..Jaxon was wearing a tie, but he said "It's choking me!!!"

The night before Christmas, they sprinkled magic reindeer food on the lawn.

Jaxon and Kendall got a new baby cousin, Tenner Ryan Flum!

Thanksgiving 2011

Decorating the tree

Flower girl and ring bearer for the 3rd time this year:)

Christmas morning before we headed off to family church services

First Day of Preschool

2011-09-11T10:24:00.000-07:00

Both Jaxon and Kendall started a new preschool! Jaxon has been to preschool for the past year and a half, but this was Kendall's first real day of school. She doesn't look too excited...ya think??

She's was pretty nervous...the tears began as soon as Jason and I left:(
She's getting used to it though...each day there are less and less tears.

Kendall's First Dance Class

2011-08-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

Kendall all ready to go!

Kendall started her first (of many) dance classes a few weeks ago. She does ballet and tap and even has the same teacher I had at ages 16-18. She is soooo obedient and watches Miss Andrea like a hawk!

Meeting the girls:)

Following her teacher, "Miss Andrea"

Practicing "Shuffle, STEP!"

Daddy Daughter Date Night

2011-06-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Back in April, Jason and Kendall went to Daddy Daughter Date Night at Chick-Fil-A. They had dinner and even got to take a horse drawn carraige ride! Kendall was excited I put "make up" on her and posed for the camera before they left.

Congratulations Ryan and Lisa!

2011-04-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, April 16, we celebrated Ryan and Lisa's wedding. Jason was the best man and the kids were the flower girl and ring bearer. The weather was hot and the sun was shining, and it was a great day. We are all so excited to welcome Lisa to the Flum family! My pictures are out of order, oh well:)

The newlyweds (Seriously, how tall are their kids going to be???)

Corah and Kendall had so much fun on the hammock.

Daddy with his babies!

Dancing the night away!

I had to hold Kendall to get her down the aisle!

We now pronounce you Man and Wife!!

Little Miss Flower girl.

The day before the wedding, Kendall got her toes done!

Back to the wedding: Everyone dancing!

Go Dodgers!

2011-03-27T12:30:00.000-07:00

Jaxon seems to like playing baseball, but all he asks during the games is, "When are we having a snack?" He looks a little annoyed I am taking his picture!

The Gingerbread Man

2011-03-04T16:11:00.000-08:00

I got Corah tickets to a children's production The Gingerbread Man for her birthday. Jaxon came too and the kids had a good time! The sun was in their eyes for this pic, but we had to get one with the logo in the background:)

They even got to make a Gingerbread man craft afterwards.

They also go to take pictures with the Gingerbread man himself and the "Mouse" character

This story was different version of the one I am familiar with, but still cute.

Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T08:27:00.001-08:00

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T Ball!!

2011-02-11T10:35:00.001-08:00

We signed Jaxon up for Little League. Hopefully this will help him to come out of his shell. He's so shy! Stay tuned for more pictures, especially when they get uniforms. Go Dodgers!

Superbowl!

2011-02-07T17:24:00.001-08:00

Too bad our team lost, but they looked cute anyways!

Jaxon's Birthday

2011-01-26T14:43:00.000-08:00

Jaxon turned 4 almost a month ago, I am just now putting the pictures up! We let Jaxon choose exactly what he wanted to do for his birthday and of all things, he choose dinner at Island's (he calls it "Coney Island's") and then back to our house for "vanilla cupcakes". So with the family, we headed to Island's, then back at home for cupcakes and presents.

He got "work shirt" because Jaxon's main goal in life is to be just like his Daddy!

Uncle Ra-Ra and Tee-Tah (soon to be AUNTIE Tee-Tah in just a few short months!) got Jaxon some new cool shoes to match theirs:)

Corah read all of Jaxon's cards to him...she is such a great reader!

Thanks to Cousin Carey, we got to get signed in at Disneyland. My mom and I took Jaxon and Kendall. We had so much fun!

Day at the Snow

2011-01-13T19:45:00.000-08:00

On New Year's Eve (during the day) we took the kids to the snow. Kendall learned a new phrase, "FREEZING COLD!" and she kept repeating it the whole time.

Jaxon liked sledding down the hill and throwing snowballs. Kendall, (like her mother) was not too thrilled about the outdoors but Daddy sent her down the hill anyways!

Daddy and his snow princess.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-01T16:50:00.001-08:00

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Christmas is Coming!

2010-11-18T14:28:00.000-08:00

Every year since Jason and I have been married, I've always sent out Christmas cards and always used shutterfly to create them. It's easy to use and there are literally thousands of designs to choose from. Shutterfly has a holiday card promotion for anyone who has a blog. If you follow a few simple guidelines, you get 50 free cards!

The year Jaxon was born I used Shutterfly to create a card that had eight pictures chronicling his first year of life. I had a picture of bringing him home from the hospital, pictures through the summer, Halloween, eating baby food for the first time and finally a picture of him wearing a Santa hat. Before that, I used shutterfly to use our wedding picture for our first Christmas card as husband and wife! I have even helped my mom create her Christmas cards using Shutterfly the past few years.

Shutterfly has many items: Christmas cards, holiday cards , Christmas photo cards , desk calendars , photo mugs , and even birthday cards

My favorite one for this year is this card. Merry Christmas everyone!

The World's Smallest Ponytail!

2010-11-06T14:55:00.000-07:00

With a lot of gel and hairspray, I managed to get a tiny ponytail in Kendall's hair. Finally!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-05T14:47:00.001-07:00

Our little cowboy and cowgirl! We went to Uncle Craig's neighborhood to do some trick or treating and have dinner.

Mema helping Kendall trick or treat.

The very first house they have ever trick or treated at! The past 3 years we went to church on Halloween.

Kendall getting a ride.

Posing with Corah and making silly faces!

Teddy Bear Day

2010-11-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Jaxon's pre-school class had "teddy bear day" and I volunteered to bring some special snacks for the class. His teacher let Kendall participate the whole day. She loved it!

Jaxon shared his Build a Bear. Of sourse Mr. Shy wouldn't smile for my pictures.

Kendall shared her pink bear.

They had a teddy bear picnic.

I brought Teddy Bear sandwiches, Teddy Bear cookies, and blueberries (because real bears eat berries in the forest!) Jaxon already had taken a big bite out of his sandwich.

Pumpkin Patch/Kendall's Birthday

2010-10-24T10:27:00.000-07:00

We went to the Cal Poly Pumpkin Patch. We couldn't stay long because it started raining that day!

On the way home, we had dinner at Claim Jumper because Jaxon had a free kid's meal coupon from pre-school. Since the next day was Kendall's birthday, she got a cupcake! Exactly two years ago from that night, we were at the same Claim Jumper and I was in labor. We had to tell the waiter to HURRY back with the check. We rushed home, went to the hospital and our little Kendall was born early the next morning.

Our little cowgirl got to ride a pony for her birthday!

She got a Barbie bike for her birthday...she looks too little to ride a bike!

Girls' Vegas Trip

2010-10-01T15:21:00.001-07:00

Some of the girls in my family went to Las Vegas to celebrate cousin Jeanne's birthday (her 29th birthday, of course!) We had a great time and spent the whole weekend laughing and having fun together. We can't wait to meet up again next year!

Evening at the Fair

2010-09-18T16:04:00.001-07:00

Jason and I took the kids to the fair. We did the traditional fair stuff like see the farm animals, eat junk food and went on a few rides. (not us, thank goodness, just Jaxon and Kendall)

Jason wanted to try chocolate covered bacon!!

I would never let my kids eat chocolate covered bacon! Oh, wait, never mind:)

We got to see the baby cow drink it's "ba ba".

They loved the rides!

Haircut #2 and Big Boy Bed

2010-09-18T15:54:00.001-07:00

Kendall got her second haircut even though her hair grows very slow, like her mother's! She was a very good girl and sat as still as a statue.

In other news, Jaxon got a Big Boy Bed! We turned his toddler bed into a full size bed. Of course these two had to do some goofing around before we set everything up!

Looking so grown up!

Angel Game

2010-08-24T21:25:00.001-07:00

Daddy and Uncle Ra-Ra took Jaxon to his first baseball game. Jaxon's favorite part of the evening was the food (of course!). It was "hat night" so everyone got a free Angel's hat.

Summer Adventures

2010-08-09T15:19:00.001-07:00

These two cuties have been to a few fun places this summer!

At the beginning of July, I took the kids to Pretend City in Irvine. It's a very cool children's museum with lots to do and "pretend" with.

Dressing up like a police man.

Jaxon's favorite part was working in the grocery store.

Dancing on the stage.

Driving a car...Kendall is not picking her nose, just her teeth!

Browsing in the grocery store.

Working at a construction site.

Long Beach Aquarium was next!

Watching the rays.

Holding on to a shark tail!

Smiling with the fishies.

Too busy looking at the fish to pose for Mom and Mema's cameras.

Touching starfish.

Kendall's turn!

Looking tired and ready to head home!

Visiting Grandpa at his machine shop!

Sitting on the fork lift.

Grandpa showing how things work.

Another adventure...Lake Mead!

Swimmin' with Daddy. (gotta have shades!)

Why can't I get a picture of my family where the kids are looking??

Kendall driving the boat...good thing Jaxon was taking a nap or he would would have never allowed this!

If Kendall would have looked, I could have this as my Christmas card picture:)

Jaxon "swimming" to Dad.

Made it to safety!

Our little punkin pie flying high!

Hopefully we will have lots more adventures to come!!

Anniversary Weekend

2010-07-26T14:15:00.001-07:00

Jason and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary by going to Palm Springs for the night. The kids stayed with my parents. My brother Craig and sister-in-law Liza came as well as my brother -in-law Ryan and his girlfriend Lisa too. We had a yummy dinner and we even went dancing!

Heading down to the pool.

It looks like we were doing a toast at our wedding:)

River Trip!

2010-07-21T14:52:00.000-07:00

We went to the river this past weekend with my family. We decided to leave Kendall with Amma since it was soooo hot...over 120 degrees! Jaxon had a great time. He loved the driving the boat with Daddy, loved the hotel and had fun playing with his cousins.

Driving the boat...you can tell we are going fast because their hair looks funny!

It's hard to tell, but I was driving the boat all by myself! (for about 10 seconds!)

In the shade on Mema's boat.

Jaxon and Mema...he loved being on her boat because she has sooo many drinks and snacks!

Relaxing in cousin Kelli's raft.

Two best buddies.

With Grandpa in the hotel hallway

Mmmmm....icy cold watermelon!

Cool dude!

4th of July

2010-07-05T15:54:00.001-07:00

We had a very nice 4th of July at my mom's house. The kids took a nap and I got to lay out by the pool for a few hours which is always a treat. We barbecued and the kids had to be very patient so it was finally dark enough to do fireworks!

I had the kids pose in their outfits a few weeks ago. Jaxon made the flag in preschool.

The night before the 4th, it was pretty warm, so before bath time, I let them have ice cream cones on the front porch...and yes, Kendall is only wearing a diaper...a little trashy but who cares?! It's summer time after all!

An "ice cream" kiss

My flag cake...from scratch!!

Waiting for it to get dark with cousin Corah...Jaxon insisted on wearing this cowboy hat all night!

Kendall DID NOT like the fireworks! She was a little afraid:(

Sparklers!

He still has that goofy hat on!

She's not too sure about this...hopefully next year she will like the fireworks!

Our LITTLE Girl

2010-07-03T11:02:00.000-07:00

Last week at Kendall's doctor appointment for her regular shots, she weighed 22 lbs 4 ounces and was 34 inches long...she is only in the 12th percentile for weight! (but 90th for height)

She's super petite but her doctor said she's perfectly fine. I looked in Jaxon's baby book and he was the same size as Kendall when he was only 9 months old! Lately she is talking a lot and loves to take care of her baby dolls.

In the last week or so she also decided ALL BY HERSELF to go potty and poop on the potty chair! She doesn't even turn 2 until October so I am not going to push her. We have plenty of time for potty training!

Jaxon said "I will wait with you Kendall so you can go poop!" He probably remembers the MILLION times we had to wait with him while he sat on the pot.

Daddy and Jaxon's Camping Trip

2010-07-03T10:54:00.001-07:00

Jason and Jaxon met Uncle Ra-Ra for a night of camping at the beach. I THOUGHT they were going to sleep in a tent, but Jason and Jaxon slept in the back of the work truck with and Easy Up over them!!

Jaxon was sooooo excited to camp and he talked about the trip for days and days after they came home.

Snuggled up in the back of the truck!

Roasting marshmallows in the campfire.

Uncle Ra-Ra giving Jaxon his first taste of Smores!

Playing in the sand the next day...can you tell it was too cold for bathing suits?!

These two best buddies had a great time even though the beach was chilly!

Homemade Staw-"baby" Yogurt

2010-06-17T20:39:00.000-07:00

Jaxon and Kendall LOVE this recipe. They kept asking for more, and more, and more...

In a blender, blend about 1 cup frozen strawberries, (I use fresh strawberries that have been cut in chunks and then frozen) with about 1 cup organic, low fat vanilla yogurt. You can eat it immediately or freeze it and then eat it later. Yummmm:)

First Trip to the Movies

2010-06-15T12:52:00.001-07:00

My mom and I got really brave and took Jaxon, Kendall and my niece and nephew to the movies. Corah and Cameron have been to the movies lots of times, but for my kids, it was their first time.

We lucked out because we were the only people in the theatre. Jaxon stayed in his seat the whole time and only asked a hundred questions as opposed to his usual thousand! Kendall sat on my lap eating the snacks I brought for a long time, and then she just walked in front of us the rest of the movie.

We saw Marmaduke, which kept the kids interested pretty much the whole time. After the movie, when the music was on while the credits rolled, the kids decided to have their own dance party in front of the movie screen! Kendall just kept following everyone saying "Dance, dance, dance!"

Kendall didn't look too happy before the movie started, but she was fine once we got in.

Dance party!

Our New Playroom!

2010-06-15T12:46:00.001-07:00

Before: Our third car garage was gathering dirt and junk, so Jason decided to turn it into an extra room.

After! Paint, wood flooring, ceiling fan, air conditioning and ta-da!

We moved some of the toys in and within minutes, it was already a mess! Oh well, better concentrated in one room than all over the house! We still need an extra bed, pictures for the wall and one day, a TV.

Little Lady

2010-05-27T21:33:00.001-07:00

Kendall is really getting the hang of walking in these hand me down princess high heels! She walks up and down the hallway, click-clicking all the way. Don't mind her crazy hair (and no headband-shame on me!) and snot on her shirt. Oh, and mismatched shoes too!

Under Construction

2010-04-28T13:02:00.000-07:00

I am very lucky to have married a man who can build and fix anything. Right now he is transforming the third car part of our garage into an extra bedroom/playroom! It should be done in the next few weeks. Jaxon copies everything he sees his daddy doing, so of course he has been "building" his own playroom. In the backyard, he was working on a new playroom on his swing set!

The "before" picture...I can't wait to see it all done!

Look Who's 18 months Old Today!

2010-04-18T15:58:00.000-07:00

Our little miss ladybug! She is such a good girl...the other day I needed to unload groceries and I said, "Kendall, go play in your room." She played by herself for 20 minutes without making a peep! She's our little angel girl!

Spring Break!

2010-04-09T15:12:00.001-07:00

Before Easter we went to see the Easter bunny. Kendall just screamed and Jaxon was trying to "shush" her. He would never just look at the camera and smile because he was too busy telling Kendall "it's okay, don't cry".

We took both kids to Knott's Berry Farm for a few hours on Jason's birthday. We got to sit on top of the horse drawn carriage...a way better view than the inside!

Kendall loved the train ride...she loved all of the rides in fact.

Jaxon and Kendall are not too great on posing for me.

After Knott's we met up with all of the family at Woodranch...YUM!
Jaxon blew out his daddy's candles for him!

She is turning into a Daddy's girl!

On Easter, we went to church and then to Amma and Papa's for dinner, egg hunt and EARTHQUAKE! Kendall napped through the quake and loved finding eggs.

She also loved running around Amma's kitchen island while Amma chased her.

Making a huge mess with newspapers kept her busy for a while.

During our week off, Jaxon and Kendall went to the dentist for the first time! Jaxon doesn't look too thrilled.

He did sooo good! He didn't even move a muscle...it pays to go to a pediatric dentist....they really know how to treat little ones.

Kendall wasn't as calm as big brother, but she still was a good girl.

Both kids' teeth looked good...no cavities! It just so happened that Jason's grandma (GG) was in town so we all got to go to the kids dentist appt! There was so many of us, I'm sure the dental office thought we were crazy!

We finished up the week at the Chino Youth Museum. Both kids had a lot of fun. Jaxon's favorite part was the real police motorcyle.

He also loved working in the bank. Kendall loved everything in the museum. She had fun climbing, running and exploring.

Kendall's First Haircut

2010-03-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

Our little ladybug doesn't have much hair, but the hair she does have doesn't really do anything. So we decided to get her a haircut at a "kids" salon. She just sat in the little fire truck, pretending to drive it, and didn't mind at all about getting her hair cut!

All done! I'm thinking by kindergarten we'll be able to do a pony tail!!

Happy Spring!

2010-03-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

Since the weather has been so nice Jaxon and Kendall have been playing outside a lot more. Much to my dismay, Kendall LOVES dirt! She digs in it, drops her popsicle in it (and then still eats it) and doesn't mind it all over her.

Kendall wasn't quite sure how to eat an ice cream cone, so Jaxon is helping!

On St. Patrick's Day, we went to the park to play and both kids had fun!

I could not get them both to look at the camera in their green outfits!

Our Little Preschooler!

2010-02-25T13:59:00.001-08:00

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Random Pictures

2010-02-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

Kendall can steer Jaxon's little quad all by herself. No one taught her or showed her...she just zooms around the house and makes all of the turns. Jason said we will have to put her in Go Cart racing so that she can be a Nascar driver when she grows up. That's fine but I don't know where she will have time between dancing, cheerleading and beauty pageants! Lol

Kendall bumped her cheek on our fireplace..poor baby...she got a black eye! She returned to the scene of the crime to pose.

Uncle Craig stopped by with the back of his truck filled with snow! Jaxon had fun playing in it with his cousins.

I got to hire my maid back....I even got 2 maids!! Ha ha, not really. Jaxon and Kendall were the cleaning crew. Jaxon vacuumed Kendall's "pink Tahoe" (as he calls it) for at least 30 minutes until the sound of the vacuum started driving me crazy.

Kendall helping vacuum.

Kendall joined in by getting a napkin and scrubbing the floor!

Kendall likes to take walks with her big bro...unfortunately it had to be up and down the hallway because it poured rain everyday that week!

Stay tuned for pictures of Jaxon's first day of pre-school...he is starting very soon!!

Punkin Pie

2010-01-18T16:22:00.000-08:00

Kendall's latest nickname is Punkin Pie, or Punky for short. Recently she was practicing her walking skills by pushing the barstool across the floor. At 15 months, she will walk here and there, but she will not give up her famous scooting! I don't think she's ever going to grow hair either.

She looooves to push Jaxon in any type of car. She pushes him all over the house.

Practicing walking with Daddy. Don't mind the million toys everywhere. We put them away every night and then the next day they are out again.

Jaxon's Birthday Celebration(s)

2010-01-06T20:57:00.001-08:00

Jaxon's birthday celebrations began on Saturday night at the Rainforest Cafe. One of his presents was motorcycle gloves from Uncle Dean.

Chit chatting with Corah at dinner.

Uncle Ra Ra helping Jaxon blow out his candles at dinner.
Uncle Ra Ra bought Jaxon the "Kobe Bryant" Lakers shoes for his birthday!

After dinner, he got to go to "Build a Bear". He is giving his unstuffed bear to the lady.

Giving his bear a good scrub after being stuffed.

Dressing his new bear, "Kobe" in Laker gear. Daddy, Uncle Dean and Uncle Ra Ra are all Laker fans so I guess Jaxon will be too!

Back at home, Mema got Jaxon a little quad!

Kendall, our little fearless girl, climbed right on and rode around like a pro. She cried and pouted when Daddy took her off.

The next day, Mommy and Daddy took Jaxon to Knott's Berry Farm! Kendall stayed with Mema.

Jaxon on the "Huff and Puff"... Over the summer, we went to Knott's with Heather, Brenan and Avah and he was to scared to go on this ride, but apparently he has overcome his fear!

Twins, smiling. Notice they have the SAME facial expression.

See? Two peas in a pod!

No crowds, cheaper than Disneyland and a lot of tiny rides for toddlers...Jaxon had fun!

Although he looks pretty scared on the log ride!

Happy Birthday to my Baby Boy

2010-01-04T22:20:00.000-08:00

Today my baby (not baby anymore!) turned 3 years old. The past three years have passed by in an blink of an eye. Jaxon had 3 days of birthday celebrations...more pictures to come. But for now, here's the birthday boy getting ready to blow out his candles.

Christmas!

2009-12-28T11:20:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas this year! On Christmas Eve, we all went to my cousin Angie's house. There was lots of food and lots of kids!

Jaxon actually posed for a picture. Usually he runs and hides.

Kennah did not want to pose with her cousin!

Jaxon loved making the gingerbread houses.

When we got home that night, Jaxon sprinkled magic reindeer food on the front lawn.

And then he put out some milk and cookies for Santa.

The next morning...

Oh my goodness! Santa ate the cookies! Jaxon was so surprised.

Jaxon and Kendall got to open their stockings while we waited for the grandparents to arrive.

And then the kids started opening the rest of the presents...there were sooo many!

Kendall loved her pink rocking horse and her Princess Cozy Coupe!

Then there was a knock at the door...another present???
A Spiderman bike was waiting for Jaxon.

He loved it.

It's naptime for Kendall...can you tell???

We also go another gift for Christmas...JAXON POOPED ON THE TOILET! Finally this kid is potty trained! He went on Christmas Eve night and has been going ever since. Yay! Now if Kendall would only start walking...she is such a late bloomer! We hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. Have a great New Year too!

Santa

2009-12-13T11:08:00.000-08:00

Jaxon, Kendall and cousin Corah took a picture with the Santa at the Bass Pro shop. Kendall was on the verge of tears and Santa and Corah had to hold onto Jaxon with a death grip so he wouldn't try to escape! The mommies and grandmas had to jump around and scream like crazy women to make the kids look in the right direction and to smile. The other people in line thought we were nuts!

Lil' Pilgrim Girl

2009-11-28T10:33:00.000-08:00

We had a very nice Thanksgiving at Jason's Uncle Michaels' house. I wanted to take a picture of both kids with pilgrim hats on, but Jaxon refused. Kendall was a good girl and posed though!

Jaxon with Amma and Papa

Jaxon and Amma on the swing

Kendall with her GG. (Great Grandma Rose)

Kendall with her Great Grandma Nona.

Over the past few weeks...

Kendall can get into Jaxon's little table by herself...so cute!

Kendall has also figured out to get the Cherrios by herself...oink oink

and give her baby a kiss (wearing brother's fireman hat)

and feed herself too!

Dedication

2009-11-16T21:15:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we had Jaxon and Kendall dedicated at church. When the pastor went to hold Kendall, she pushed him away! You can see her pushing Pastor Jack in the picture. She's getting feisty these days! Jaxon did good and let Pastor Jack hold him. Praise the Lord!

Happy Fall!

2009-11-01T14:57:00.000-08:00

We went to our church's "Family Fest" on Halloween. The Fireman and the Dalmation Puppy Princess had fun!

Pumpkin Patch!

2009-10-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Lots of poses in front of the hay and pumpkins.

I couldn't get a good picture of Jaxon and Kendall posing together. He kept pushing her head down and she was COVERED in hay.

Jaxon is usually pretty shy and won't do stuff like this, but he LOVED this bungee jump thing!

He had a lot of fun driving this boat.

Kendall even drove a car.

Amma was willing to get dizzy for this ride!

Jaxon also loved this huge slide. He had to climb up this really steep ladder all by himself and then came flying down about a million miles an hour. I was a nervous wreck but he loved it and wanted to do it again!

Happy First Birthday Kendall!

2009-10-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby Kendall turned one on Sunday. To get prepared, I gave Kendall her first pedicure...it's sure hard to stay inside the lines on a baby's toes.

The fam

She's not to sure about posing.

MMMM...cake!

It tastes better with a flower on my head.

Over it!

My mom got Kendall a side by side picture of me and her...we look a lot alike!

Opening all of her clothes.

The cake did not turn out how I ordered it...but it still tasted good:)

This was before the party...waiting for all of the guests to arrive!

Babe and Jason

2009-10-03T14:42:00.000-07:00

"Babe" and "Jason" are the names Jaxon has decided to call Jason and I lately. We constantly tell him to to call us Mommy and Daddy but he keeps doing it! Recently he also decided to try to put his own shorts on. It turned out more like a skirt. He came out of his room saying, "Hey Babe, look what I did!"

11 Months Old Today!

2009-09-18T20:11:00.000-07:00

Just a few pictures of little Miss Kendall...only 1 more month until her first birthday!

Big smile!

Waving bye-bye

Doing "Sooo Big!"

Just relaxing.

Jaxon insisted on sitting with her for a picture.

Two Kids, Two Sets of Hearing Aides

2009-09-11T16:24:00.001-07:00

When Kendall was born, she didn't pass her newborn hearing screening. So the next step was a more detailed hearing test when she was two weeks old...still didn't pass. At two months old she had an even more detailed hearing test, where they told me her hearing was on the border line of normal hearing and mild loss. Because it was so minimal, I decided to wait until she was old enough to do a "behavioral hearing test" to confirm the results and get hearing aides if necessary.

Well, today was her test and the results were the same as before: mild hearing loss, which is more hearing that Jaxon has. Hearing aides are recommended for her so that she won't have any type of speech problems (the exact same reason Jaxon has them) and since my insurance covers EVERY PENNY of the hearing aides, we will soon see Kendall wearing pink hearing aides (Jaxon has blue) Jaxon is doing really well with his speech (he NEVER stops talking in fact) so we are sure Kendall will be just fine!

Back to Work...Yuk!

2009-09-09T20:44:00.000-07:00

Summer vacation has been over now for a week and I am back to work full time... only temporarily...thank God! I am job sharing but it won't start until January after we get back from Christmas break. This is the hardest thing I've had to do...leave my kids everyday! But at least I'm teaching kindergarten, and in the same room I went to when I was little! I'm counting the days until December, when I don't have to leave my babies every day. Nothing exciting going on so here are a few random pics..

Kendall now loves to get out all of the tupperware and make a mess.

I found my old poms poms in the garage and Jaxon liked playing with them!

Kendall took a ride in a Home Depot bucket...Disneyland is too expensive...gotta invent our own rides;)

We went to the splash pad again and Daddy took Kendall in the water...she loved it!

I Love This Stage!

2009-08-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

Kendall is in that cute baby stage where she is starting to understand what buttons to press on toys and she can hand me things when I ask her for them. She knows how to give kisses, wave bye-bye, do peek-a-boo, and just the other day, she put the toy phone to her ear. So cute!

What Should We Be?

2009-08-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Last year for Halloween, Jaxon was a racecar driver and Kendall just wore Halloween pajamas because she was 2 weeks old. But this year I want to dress them up in something cute but I can't decide what! So I made a blog poll. BTW, when I put up the poll, weird brown lines showed up on the title section...oh well! Do I spend too much time on the computer or what?

Boys Can Play With Dolls Too!

2009-08-21T14:12:00.001-07:00

Contrary to what my husband might think, I think it's okay if boys play with dollies once in while! The other day when I was changing Kendall, Jaxon grabbed one of her dolls off the shelf, got a bottle and began to rock the baby doll. He sang, "How Great Is Our God" to his baby, just like his Amma has sung to him (and Kendall) since they were newborns. He patted her back, shushed in her ear and then threw her on the floor and went to his room to play with something else...oh well!

Mama, Come Look!!

2009-08-21T14:07:00.001-07:00

Jaxon was eating his toast this morning and Kendall was sitting and playing with toys. I went to put laundry in the dryer and Jaxon shouts, "Mama, come look! Baby is tanding up!" (Jaxon pronounces it 'tanding') So I guess she can pull up now! She doesn't even crawl the right way...she just scoots around in the sitting position.

10 Months Old!

2009-08-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

Here's our little miss 10 month old Kendall on our new swingset. She loves it!

Look What We Got!

2009-08-17T14:55:00.001-07:00

Question: How many grandpas, uncles, and daddies does it take to build a swingset??

Answer: A lot!! (3 uncles, 2 grandpas, 1 daddy and a few grandmas thrown in to babysit)

After church on Sunday, the guys got to work building Jaxon and Kendall's new swingset. They got started when Jaxon was taking a nap. So when he woke up and went outside, he was asking, "What you building?"

Going out to have a look.

Daddy telling Jaxon that they were building him a swingset.

A little confused.

Daddy showing Jaxon a picture in the directions.

Now he's getting it...a slide!

After hours of hard work by the men, it was finished.

Yay! Cousins Jaxon and Corah can swing!

Kendall loved to swing!

Even the grandmas got in on the action

I see a lot of fun times in the backyard in our future...

Summer Fun!

2009-08-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

This week has been jammed packed with some fun summer activities. Monday was the beach, Tuesday was the splash pad at our local park and Wednesday we went to Knott's Berry Farm!

Jaxon loved the splash pad at the park.

We went to Knott's with Heather and her kids, Avah and Brenan. We are in line for the log ride and we got drenched!

Jaxon has so much fun on the rides!

Posing with Avah and Brenan while waiting for the train.

On the stagecoach!

Jaxon's favorite ride was the "little" big rig truck ride.

Afternoon at the Beach

2009-08-10T21:22:00.000-07:00

My kids have NEVER been to the beach...yes I'm a bad mother! LOL

Today we went to Crystal Cove in Newport Beach (great beach to take kids to BTW) We had relatives in town from Minnesota so we met them at the beach for lunch. Jaxon wasn't too sure about his feet in the water and sand, but after a few minutes he loved it. He kept telling Mema, "It's coming!" when the water would rush in.

Mommy, Mema, Jaxon and Kendall

I should have taken the picture from the other direction, and then Jaxon's name wouldn't have been upside down!

Day at the Lake

2009-08-05T09:35:00.000-07:00

On Sunday we decided to take the kids to Lake Perris. We were pleasantly surprised that the lake wasn't crowded or dirty.

Jaxon and Daddy taking a walk.

Jaxon laying underneath the boat. I wish he really would have taken a nap under there! He just wanted to pose instead.

Mr. Serious and Bikini Baby

Kendall loved the boat!

Except when Jaxon was trying to manhandle her.

Jaxon the Computer Whiz Kid

2009-07-31T10:16:00.000-07:00

The other night Jason was in the office doing some work and Jaxon got onto the chair and said, "I need to check my email!". Jason decided to try to show him how to use the mouse and in a matter of minutes, he FIGURED IT OUT!

For a long time, I have been doing a kid web site with Jaxon called starfall.com, which he loves. He was able to navigate through it all by himself. He moves the mouse with his right hand and clicks with his left (he holds on with both hands). He kept saying, "I do the com-pu -tah all by my own self!"

Do We Look Alike?

2009-07-31T10:04:00.000-07:00

Both Jaxon and Kendall are around 9 months in these pictures. Two cute baby butts!

Cooking Together

2009-07-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

Kendall LOVES to sit in front of Jaxon's kitchen and "play" with all of the stuff. So he sat with her and they played together for about 15 minutes. They were both focused on playing and I said, "Look at Mommy" and they turned around perfectly to pose!

Weekend Getaway Part 2

2009-07-26T15:42:00.000-07:00

We decided (kind of last minute) to go away for our anniversary. Jaxon and Kendall spent the night with Mema and Grandpa and we headed off to the Marriott in Palm Desert. We went to this same hotel last year, but it was much funner this time around not big and pregnant:)

This hotel has a lake inside it (yes, a lake!) and has boat rides that take you to the restaurants. We lounged by the pool all day and then had a yummy dinner. Going away twice in a row like this a record for us...we probably won't go anywhere again until next year!

Flashback Friday

2009-07-24T15:05:00.000-07:00

Today is our 5 year wedding anniversary. Wow, 5 years sure went fast! Our wedding was a whirlwind because we bought our house only 2 weeks before we got married. I remember trying to plan the last minute wedding details along with doing stuff with the house.

I think I was wearing more makeup on my wedding day than any other day in my life. My cousin Kelli was 8 months prego and did my makeup, and it sure was funny having a pregnant lady do your wedding makeup on one of the hottest days of the year...thank God for air conditioning;) She did a really good job because Jason said, "You look beautiful!" when I walked up to the alter. I guess he likes fake eyelashes, spray tan and lots of highlights!! LOL

We went on a fabulous honeymoon to Maui and I wish I could say we are going there again for our 5 year anniversary, but maybe next year!!

Hearing Test

2009-07-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

On Monday, Jaxon had another hearing test at Providence Speech and Hearing Center, where he has been going since he was a baby. He had an "aided and unaided" test, meaning they see what he can hear with and without his hearing aides on. His test showed the same results that he has had since age 2 months, that he has mild hearing loss in his left ear and mild to moderate in his right ear. His hearing aides bring him up to "normal hearing". The audiologist wasn't testing his speech but she did mention, "Wow, his speech is off the charts!" So Jaxon being a CHATTERBOX is a good thing!

It just so happens that Providence is right across the street from Main Place Mall (how convenient!) so Jaxon and I got to hang out...just the two of us! We rarely get to do that and since Kendall was with Mema, we had lunch and shopped for a little bit. On the way out, Jaxon spotted the kid rides and so he rode on the Bob the Builder ride and a boat. I ran out of quarters or else we would have been there all day!

9 Months Already!

2009-07-17T20:48:00.001-07:00

Kendall is 9 months old today. She is on the verge of crawling (literally, any day now) and she is a wiggle worm! She could care less about drinking a bottle but will eat all the baby food, star puffs and Cheerios you can feed her. She is a very easy baby and will sit with toys and just entertain herself...something Jaxon hardly ever did as a baby. He always wanted to be entertained...which is how he still is!

Yesterday I let Kendall try "Apples with Chicken" baby food. Ummm, I'm thinking she didn't like it!

The crown she is wearing is the same one I wore when I got married! And good thing Kendall is petite, because that skirt is size 0-3 months.

Just a Couple of Cute Kids

2009-07-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

I was bored so I decided to dress up the kids in some matching outfits (that my mom brought from Hawaii last summer) and take a few pictures. Kendall has the "pose, smile" thing down, but Jaxon looks away and doesn't wait for the delay on the camera...just another difference between girls and boys I guess!

Mommy and Daddy's Getaway Weekend

2009-07-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

Jason and I went to Laughlin this weekend...with no kids! Jaxon and Kendall spent the night at Amma and Papa's (Kendall's first night away from home!). My whole family was there celebrating the upcoming wedding of my little cousin Angie.

Instead of the "bachelorette/bachelor party" thing they decided to just do a family river trip instead. So we hitched up the boat and had a nice time. We were only gone for one night but we still missed our kids soooo much! The last time we went anywhere overnight was a year ago when I was pregnant and we went to Palm Springs for our anniversary.

Floating on the river. BTW, I have been asking Jason to shave his mustache, but no such luck:( He doesn't like me with bangs, so since he has that mustache thing, I got bangs in revenge.

From left: Cousins Stacey, Angie (the bride) Kelli, me, Maggie and Angie's 2 friends. Lots of girls with highlights, spray tans and bikinis! LOL

God Bless America!

2009-07-05T10:12:00.001-07:00

We had a very nice 4th of July at my mom's house. Kendall had 2 outfits to wear (thanks to hand me downs from cousins Kylah and Kennah!) She wasn't too happy posing in the first outfit on the couch. She was happier later outside by the pool.

Jaxon loved holding a sparkler with Mema. He kept demanding, "I want more fi-ah works Daddy!" after each sparkler would go out.

My flag cake!

Amma bathed Kendall in the sink so we could put her in pj's to watch fireworks!

Kendall lasted only 5 minutes after this...she fell fast asleep in my arms!

I guess I forgot the flash button on my camera...but you can still see Jaxon and Corah with his sparkler. Hope everyone had a good Fourth of July!

A Visit With GG

2009-06-30T20:38:00.001-07:00

Today we went to visit Jason's Grandma Rose. She is also known as GG for Great-Grandma to my kids!

She fixed us a scrumptious Italian lunch and we had fun talking and playing with the kids. She ALWAYS has little gifts for Jaxon and Kendall when we see her and today was no exception! Between his Amma and GG, Jaxon got a fishing pole, coloring books, crayons and a bubble machine and Kendall came home with a teddy bear and an outfit!

Kendall ended up matching her GG in a black and white outfit, but Kendall was a little fussy for her pictures. Thank you GG for such a nice day!

Kendall Learning Something New!

2009-06-25T15:42:00.001-07:00

PEEK

A-BOO!

We went to a restaurant that had a lady that was painting kids faces...Kendall likes her flower!

They are still a little young for this, but my kids actually played together!

**Notice Jaxon is wearing UNDERWEAR! He has been going potty in the potty chair!! Yay!!

Happy 8th Month Birthday Kendall

2009-06-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

Baby Kendall Rose turns 8 months old today. She is going through her first cold but she posed for pictures like a little model anyway! My friend Tamara gave this REALLY cute blanket for my shower (that her mom made) so I decided to use it to lay a naked baby on! I was trying to hurry so Kendall wouldn't pee on the cute blanket and we got a few cute pictures (even with Jaxon trying to interupt every second saying, "Mama, I want to lay on Mama's bed!")

Kendall is such a happy, smiley baby. She is my precious baby girl and her first 8 months have gone by so fast. You can't help but smile when you look at her because she is just SO CUTE with her super chubby cheeks and blue eyes. Her new thing is to try and reach out and "get" Jaxon when he is near her and he says, "Mama, baby is getting me!"

Taking Care of Baby

2009-06-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

Baby Elmo, that is. Jaxon insisted I help him put Baby Elmo in Kendall's car seat. (strapped in properly, of course) He kept saying, "Hi Baby Elmo!" over and over again and playing with it. Whatever keeps him busy!

Girl's Night Out

2009-06-15T08:14:00.001-07:00

These 6 mommies got a much needed night out Saturday night. Between us, we had a total of 18 kids! It was so much fun to catch up, laugh and talk about old times. (whoops, wrong date on pic!)

Jaxon's New Job

2009-06-11T20:55:00.001-07:00

Jaxon came in from the garage with Daddy to show me this and say,

"Mama, I'm a wadah man!"

Scary Morning!

2009-06-08T21:15:00.000-07:00

This morning I was busy getting stuff ready for the day. I have to try to be out the door with both kids by about 7:30, so I can take the kids to Mema's and get to work (it's my last week...yay!)

Anyways, I set Kendall in her excersaucer, (which she goes in every day) and was in the kitchen only a few feet away. I heard her jumping and bouncing as usual,when all of the sudden..."AHHHH!" Kendall HAD FALLEN OUT OF HER EXCERSAUCER ONTO THE TILE FLOOR!! She was on her tummy and screaming. I ran to her and picked her up. At this point, I'm crying, she's hysterical, and Jason comes running out to see what all the commotion is. Kendall turned out to be FINE and was not hurt at all, thank God! I had no idea a baby could actually bounce out of an excersaucer like that! We figure that she was jumping so much, leaned over and slid out onto her tummy. Those things need seatbelts:)

Scary morning!

Weekend Update

2009-06-07T15:40:00.001-07:00

On Saturday we went Cousin Cameron's birthday/6th grade Graduation party. Jaxon loved the spa. Notice Jaxon's new BUZZ HAIRCUT! Daddy decided to shave it all off...but we are going to let it grow again to his traditional spikes after this!

Jaxon and Cameron

Jaxon all bundled up!

Jaxon and Corah swimming

Jaxon only put his arm around Corah went we bribed him with candy!

Kendall and Mama

The other night, Jaxon's face after eating pasta

Baby Princess

Jaxon insisted on wearing Daddy's work sweatshirt!

Happy Birthday?

2009-06-01T20:52:00.000-07:00

I made a cake (why -I don't know since I still have baby weight to lose) and Jaxon insisted on putting "tan-dles" on it. We sang Happy Birthday, he blew out the candles and then shouted, "I WANT TATE! (cake)" His birthday was back in January but oh well! It made for a cute picture opportunity. Speaking of cute picture opportunities...

Jaxon put a hat on Kendall for no reason at all.

I turned my head for 1 second and Jaxon had gotten onto the bar stool to "feed" the baby

Jaxon Went to Kindergarten!

2009-05-28T20:43:00.000-07:00

Well, mama's kindergarten class, that is. I decided to take Jaxon with my class on our field trip to the library and fire station. Every few minutes on our walk there he would ask, "Mama, where is fi-ah ta ton?" (Mama, where is fire station?) He was a good boy as long as I kept the snacks coming on his stroller tray. Other than peeing through his diaper on his jeans (and my shirt), everything went well!

Mr. Shy Guy

We got to go on the swings while we waited for the firemen to get ready for our tour.

Listening to the children's librarian at the library. I told Jaxon to sit "criss cross applesauce" and he obeyed...for all of 30 seconds.

Mr. Shy Guy again in front of the fire truck

Jaxon liked when the fireman put on his helmet

Bikinis and Boardshorts

2009-05-25T21:10:00.001-07:00

We went swimming at Papa and Amma's house on Sunday. (oops,the date is totally wrong on the pictures). Kendall only wore her bikini for only 30 minutes and then she got fussy and needed a nap. Jaxon just played and swam all day with Daddy and had a blast! I wish I would have taken more pictures! When Jaxon saw Kendall's bathing suit top on the couch he told me, "Here is baby's bra, mama."

7 months old!

2009-05-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby Kendall turns seven months old today. Still no hair...she will have to wear headbands with bows and flowers until kindergarten!

Helping Daddy Again

2009-05-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

At the mere mention of helping Daddy wash the boat, Jaxon was chomping at the bit. That was all he could talk about. He only came inside to ask me for a snack and to tell me, "I have poop". The rest of the day he spent helping Daddy with the boat, which has been sitting all winter.

By the way, anyone want to buy this fabulous piece of fiberglass? If you act fast, it can be yours for the low, rock bottom price of just $60,000!! For all I know, the engine alone is probably worth millions. (I hide clothes from my husband that I buy; he hides boat engines) Also included are countless hours of family fun on the river and my husband's hopes and dreams all rolled into one! But beware: if you do buy our boat, you might see my husband running after you in tears, screaming, "Come back! Come back!"

Driving and posing.

This kid will not sit still for one minute.

My Bathing Beauty

2009-05-13T18:03:00.000-07:00

Kendall can finally take a bath sitting up and play with toys. She likes her baths these days as opposed to when she was a newborn!

Our Little Worker

2009-05-03T21:38:00.000-07:00

I came home from an errand and Jaxon was soaking wet. He was being Dad's little shadow as usual! As Jaxon explained he was "Wa Wa the Dewey!" In Jaxon Language that means, "Wash the Dually" Since Jaxon was born with mild hearing loss, his hearing aides are to help with speech. We were worried when he was a baby that he might have a major speech delay and/or problems but so far he has been doing really well. In fact, he literally won't stop talking from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep! I know I will forget some of his cute pronunciations if I don't write them down. There are a lot more, but it's hard to remember!

Snowman= Homo-man

Craft= Crap (What did you make in church, Jaxon? He tells us "A crap!")

Mema= MiMi

Grammy=Amma

Grandpa=Gra Gra Pa

Salami=Ta momie (Dad gave him salami, not me!)

Lemonade=meh meh made

Grandma Nona=Amma No No

Uncle Ryan=Uh Uh Ra Ra

We Made It!

2009-05-01T21:18:00.000-07:00

It was so hard to go to work and miss my babies! But we all survived. The week was pretty uneventful. Jaxon managed to eat a little Desitin (on one of the days Daddy was watching the kids!), Kendall cut her first two teeth and she sat in the shopping cart like a big girl for the first time. She did not like her BLUE seat cover, but with this economy, she'll have to get used to some of big brother's hand me downs!

I Hate This Economy

2009-04-24T13:21:00.001-07:00

As everyone well knows, we are in one of the worst economic periods in history. If you are not directly affected by the economy, then you have family and friends who are. Jason's business has been steadily getting slower as the economy has been getting worse. I only worked the first two weeks of this school year and then went on maternity leave to have Kendall. My pay just ran out, and with Jason's business REALLY SLOW, things are very tough. At a last minute decision, Jason and I came to the conclusion that I will have to go back to my classrom for the last 7 weeks of school...that means this Monday!!

I am totally devastated because I have NEVER left Kendall for more than a few hours since she has been born. When Jaxon was born, I stayed home for the first nine months and then went back to work part time and my mom watched him the two days a week I worked. I have loved being home with my babies and now my heart is breaking because I have to leave them every day. My mom will watch them Mondays and Tuesdays and Jason will have to be Mr. Mom the rest of the week. I know things could be a lot worse, so I am trying to find the positive parts in this mess. At least they will be with their Mema and Daddy. Jason will finally see how hard my job really was (and maybe he won't ask anymore, 'what did you do all day?') If Jason gets more work, we have joked he will have to strap Kendall to chest, put a hard hat on Jaxon and take them to the job site!

We have been praying more than ever due to this crazy economy. All around us we hear of family and friends getting layed off, seeing businesses closing and people losing their homes. I definitely took for granted the time I spent with my babies. Ever since we decided that I am going back to work, I have been putting off laundry and chores to just cuddle and play with them. I know a lot of other mommies have to leave their kids too. I just have to get through the next 7 weeks until summer vacation!

Pay Attention Mama!

2009-04-24T13:18:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when you try to check your email, send a fax and pay bills online while there is a baby sitting on your lap. Your toddler somehow gets a RED MARKER and writes all over the back of your shirt. Good thing it was washable marker and I put stain remover on it right after it happened! (actually, right after Jaxon's TIME OUT!)

Time Flies!

2009-04-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

Little Miss Kendall is 6 months old today! These past 6 months have gone by SO FAST. The beginning of the pregnancy was easy, but as it got towards the end, I had constant Braxton Hicks contractions and aches and pains everywhere. I was chasing after Jaxon and so I was always tired. When I finally went into labor (she was a week late) everything went smoothly. We got to the hospital around 11:30 at night and she was born at 4:45 a.m. She was a big girl...8 pounds, 13 ounces and looked just like her big brother when he was born! Happy 6 month birthday baby Kendall (AKA Missy Poo Poo, Angel Baby Princess, Baby, Putze Princess and million other nicknames)

BIG MAMA!

Just born baby!

Jaxon meeting Kendall for the first time

3 days old...can you tell she didn't like her exam?

1 month old

2 1/2 months old

3 months old

4 months old

5 months old

6 months old

Pray for Potty

2009-04-16T09:21:00.000-07:00

Jaxon is just starting to potty train (with not much luck). Last night he sat on the pot for 15 minutes with no potty. He asked Daddy to pray so Daddy said, "Dear Jesus, we pray Jaxon goes potty this minute and a poop to go with it!"

Not until Jaxon got off the toilet with his "big boy underwear" on did he go potty and poop! Needless to say, it was not fun cleaning up poop out of underwear, especially after Jaxon reached around and stuck his finger in it.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T10:49:00.000-07:00

We had a great day on Easter. We went to Amma's (Mary Lou's) and Papa's house. We had LOTS of food, and Easter egg hunt and presents for the kids.

Kendall went in the spa with Daddy...she loved it! Oops! Forgot her bikini!

Kendall playing with her feet and relaxing. Jaxon finding eggs.

Cousins Jaxon and Corah getting ready to find eggs.

Great Grandma Nona rocking Kendall to sleep

Kendall's Easter outfit, which only lasted about one minute after this picture, due to spit up!

Jaxon with his Elmo Easter basket.

My little Easter bunny baby

Haircut!

2009-04-08T21:16:00.000-07:00

Daddy has been giving Jaxon his haircuts lately. Jaxon stands in the dry bathtub in a diaper and Daddy cuts away. All I ever hear Jason saying is, "STOP MOVING" about a million times. My friend Shannon gave us the idea to give Jaxon a sucker while he gets his haircut (which is what she does with her boys). Jason has to rinse the sucker a lot because it falls in the hair quite a few times.

Two Peas in a Pod

2009-04-08T21:07:00.001-07:00

Every time Jaxon wakes up in the morning or from his nap, and I am holding the baby, he INSISTS that she lay in bed with him. He says, "Put baby in Jack-Jack's bed!" If she accidently touches and grabs his blankie, he says, "No, no, no!" and pulls it away. Today I made him pose with her. Kendall was smiling but as soon as I would hold up the camera she would stop.

Just Like Daddy

2009-04-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

While Jason was barbecuing in the backyard, he was talking on his cell phone at the same time. Jaxon asked for his play phone and then decided to "work" around the backyard while he raked. Multi-tasking just like Dad!

The Easter Bunny

2009-04-06T14:44:00.000-07:00

We went to the mall and the whole way there, I kept asking Jaxon, "Do you want to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap?" He would say yes! As you can see, he doesn't look too thrilled. Kendall was smiling and happy as usual.

We Did It!

2009-04-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

Last night, Jaxon was hugging Kendall (more like torturing). She doesn't look too happy! Anyways, Little Miss Kendall wakes up every night for no reason. Yesterday, we bought a sound machine and guess what...she loves the sound of ocean because she never woke up until 6:45 this morning! Hopefully it works again tonight!

Jaxon woke up with a dry diaper so we stripped him down and after he sat on his potty chair for a looong time, he went potty in it! I see potty training in our future. Now we are off the sit on the Easter Bunny's lap...I wonder if Jaxon will freak out like he did last year and on Santa's lap?

Look at Kendall's chubby chipmunk cheeks! Her cheek is all red from Daddy's scratchy face.

Day at Disneyland

2009-04-01T10:52:00.001-07:00

In this economy, we normally wouldn't be going to Disneyland. But Jason's birthday was yesterday and he was free. Cousin Carey signed the rest of us in so we were all free! Both Jaxon and Kendall were sooo good! No fussing, whining or bad behavior. Jaxon loved every ride and Kendall got to go on everything...even Pirates of the Caribbean! The grandmas loved watching Jaxon's reaction to everything. We had a great time...and all for free!

Jason got "Happy Birthday" sung to him at lunch.

Jaxon learned how to drink out of a straw for the first time...at Disneyland of all places!

Jaxon loved the Small World!

Sitting in a pink teacup...the real ride would have made me sick!

In front of the castle...Kendall must have had the sun in her eyes!