Just Chillin'

Well, March is almost here and it is still plenty cold. Jaxon still prefers to go outside whenever we can, but he's been very patient waiting for warm weather to arrive.

 He does this while we change his diaper, too. :)

One day when I made some rolls for soup, I noticed someone had been snitching...

Guess that's what I deserve for leaving the pan too close to the edge.

Jaxon loves to wear our "zapatos", though he can barely walk in them.

Today I decided to pass some time by taking out my flute. I played a couple of times for Jaxon when he was a newborn, but that was over a year ago so this was practically brand new to him. He bobbed his head side to side as I played some primary songs. Then he wanted a go at it.

But he ultimately decided it work best as a walking stick.

Valentine's Day Getaway

This year's Valentine's Day was a blast! Since it's been a long winter and we've been stuck inside the house for much of it, I decided to surprise my family with an overnight stay at a nearby hotel. It was so much fun! But first, here are the pictures taken prior to our hotel stay.

The day before Valentine's Day, we made and decorated sugar cookies. Two things have I learned from this. 1. Do NOT give babies a frosted cookie AFTER taking a bath and 2. Do NOT give babies any kind of sugar less than an hour before bedtime.
  

Jaxon loved the frosting

Valentine's Day gifts for my boys. Although not pictured here was a beautiful bouquet of roses that "someone" hid in the dryer for me to find. :) Thanks, Husband!

Don't worry, the flashcards are the for Spanish alphabet.
I know "bee"doesn't start with an "A" in English.

Travis made me a special breakfast.

After a yummy late lunch at Mi Ranchito (our favorite Mexican restaurant, and where we first met), we packed our bags and some popcorn, rented The Avengers from Redbox, and checked into our hotel which was just down the street from our house. I guess you could call it a "stay-cation"!

Jaxon loved to be in the pool again. It's certainly been a while since we've been swimming! He especially loved being spun around by daddy and stepping off the edge into his arms. We were surprised he was brave enough to do it!

It was such a fun getaway and a much needed one, too! Here's hoping we can make it to spring! :)

Fun in the Snow

You can't say we're not trying to have fun in this snowy weather. This past month we've learned that building a snowman was definitely not a favorite activity.

But sledding was a success!

We went with my mom, sister and her son. It was great going in the middle of the week at a time when everyone else was in school because we had the whole hill to ourselves! I have many fond memories of sledding down this hill as a kid.

Jaxon's preferred method of going uphill

We had so much fun and look forward to going sledding at least a couple more times this season.