Turkey Bowl

Sports isn't something that my family did a lot of growing up, so when Travis mentioned the idea of our family playing a traditional game of football on Thanksgiving, we kind of laughed at the thought, but went ahead and tried it out. It turned out being SO much fun! Some of us had to be taught the rules and such, but we all had a blast! This is definitely going to be a yearly tradition for our family!

(Notice Travis and my brother-in-law, Chance, exchanging glares...)

Hike that football, mom!

(The turkey is Jaxon's hand print!)

Smiles and Giggles

We couldn't wait for Jaxon to start smiling, now he smiles all the time! His smile just melts my heart. :)

Then we couldn't wait for him to start laughing. He's still in the early stage of laughing, but if we tickle him in just the right spots, we can get some really sweet giggles. I managed to record one of his earliest giggles, it's too cute.

I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home...

Travis has really enjoyed MBA school so far, and even though it's kept him busy, he still makes sure to spend time with Jaxon. Enjoy the photos of this adorable duo!

I couldn't spend very much time with Jaxon immediately after he was born,
so I really relied on Travis to start the parental bonding- he was great!

Teaching Jaxon how to use Excel

Clowning around

Teaching Jaxon how to fish

Go Cougars!

And this is my favorite, kind of. Travis calls it their "Circus Act". It scares me to death every time they do this, but it's kind of cute at the same time. It's a scary-cute thing...

A Super Halloween

I always liked dressing up for Halloween, but it's even more fun dressing up a baby! Our family dressed up as Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Super-baby.

A couple days before Halloween, Jaxon practiced his trick-or-treating for the first time with his friend, Bennett (we went to Bennett's grandma's house).

Trick or Treat!

Yum, Yum!

But on Halloween night we actually stayed home, relaxed, had milk and cinnamon rolls, watched a movie, and answered the door to trick-or-treaters. We got about four groups that came by- a record!

I think Jaxon enjoyed his first Halloween!