Jaxon Turns 3

Happy Birthday to the big brother of the house! :)

Some things about Jaxon- this little boy still loves fans, along with ice cream cones, play dates, and talking (good heavens...). He is such a good, and obedient boy. He's so smart, and you can always see him thinking and trying to process how things work, or something that's been explained to him. He's constantly repeating what others say, especially if it's English- it's his way of learning.

He checks on these A/C fans daily

Jaxon has handled the transition of having a baby in the house very well. He doesn't really interact with Violet, but when she cries he'll often say, "No hay que llorar, Violet," (There's no need to cry, Violet). He'll also bring her her binkie and he gives her a sweet kiss every night before going off to bed. He's a great help in bringing me things I need when I'm busy with Violet, and he loves to throw away her diapers. :)

He also has his moments...

Apparently, Jaxon thought he had a diaper rash on his face. I took pictures, of course, because I knew that one day we would laugh at this; however, I was not laughing this particular day. The hair was the worst, ugh... I also may or may not have dug into a bag of chocolate chips after dealing with this mess.

We were at a ward activity a couple weeks ago, and being in a Spanish ward, of course a soccer game ensued. Jaxon ran into the middle of it and they let him play around for a minute. :) He just loves to play with others.

We sure loves this little green-eyed, fan loving, Spanish speaking boy. :)

Lake Cascade

Considering we haven't really taken a long family vacation that hasn't been part of a larger family reunion of some sort since our honeymoon, we were long overdue for one. So we decided to rent a cabin in Cascade, Idaho for a few days. It was nearly a full week of swimming, fishing, kayaking, hiking, huckleberry picking and eating way too much food. :)

Kiddos with Travis fishing in the background

Jaxon loved exploring and running around the cabin. He spent a lot of time out on the deck. It was a very nice, fully furnished cabin. It also had a fire pit around back we had fun roasting s'mores over.

Travis kayaking

Lacee and Jaxon

This little one did great the whole time.

We also took a trip to nearby Ponderosa Pine State Park and went on a nice hike. Jaxon loved it and walked the whole way without Travis having to carry him; however, he was thoroughly exhausted by the end and fell asleep less than 5 minutes after we drove out of the parking lot at the trail head.

Travis and Jaxon were able to reenact the "trip, trap" scene from The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

This trip definitely got us thinking about buying one of these for ourselves! We had a great time, and now Jaxon thinks Idaho is the best place in the whole world. Seriously, he LOVES Idaho.

Violet's Blessing Day

Violet was blessed last Sunday in our ward. She looked like an angel and only fussed a little bit. :)

Travis gave her such a beautiful blessing that I hope she'll cherish forever. I'm so grateful for the priesthood and how it blesses our home and family.

Those who participated in the circle...

It was a little bright outside, ha, ha...

We had a yummy luncheon afterwards and it was nice to have both sides of the family there to catch up with each other. Thank you to everyone who came! :)

Hairy Baby

She has lots of hair. Enough said.

It's a boy! :) (She wasn't pleased...)

Bad news is that she'll pull it, sometimes so hard she cries. Good news is that it's hiding her cradle cap well. :)

Summer Snippets

It's been an easy-going summer, and since we have a newborn we've stayed close to home. But we've still had a lot of fun in the sun. :)

Water + friends = a good time. :) This was a birthday party for one of Jaxon's friends. I thought it was such a great idea to set up different pools and just let the kids loose. They had a blast. Good thing my kids have summer birthdays, I might just steal this idea in the future (whenever we have a private yard!).

More pool, more friends. :)

The little princess. She doesn't like pools much, as you can see from the following video...

We've also enjoyed time at the splash pad and rec center pools.

My mom thought it would be fun to rent a bounce house for the grandkids to help celebrate Pioneer Day last month. Jaxon had a blast!