First Swimming Lesson

Jaxon and I went with our friends to the pool today (indoor pool, of course...). It was Jaxon's first time! I'm not quite sure what he thought of it. He wasn't crying, so that's good, right? His face in these pictures express his feelings best. (Note: We didn't have our awesome camera with us on this outing, so the pictures aren't very good, but our little camera was better than nothing.)

Good boy, Jax!

Baby's First Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, and it was extra special because it was Jaxon's first Christmas! On Christmas Eve, we went up to the Anderson's and went bowling. I didn't score very high, but Travis did. :) Jaxon slept for most of the time under the table.

Then, we went back to the Anderson's house for lunch and visiting. Travis's brother and his family were in town from Chicago, and it was great to see them again and finally introduce Jaxon to their family.

That evening, Jaxon opened presents with his cousins. We weren't sure if he was going to be awake early Christmas morning, so we opened most of his presents that night. He did pretty well at unwrapping!

Jaxon got mostly books (which is always great since we read to him ALL THE TIME...) and a duffle bag with his name on it. He also got a johnny jumper from Aunt Kami, and a couple of fun toys from the Talbots, and a couple stuffed animals from his mamita and Uncle Art. 

Christmas morning, Jaxon ended up waking up promptly at six o'clock. Almost like he didn't want to miss anything. :) He found a bottle in his stocking, and we all had breakfast. After which, Travis and I opened presents. He got me lots of kitchen tools, and I got him an extension game of Settlers of Catan, and a couple CDs with his mission pictures (he didn't have a digital camera on his mission, so I scanned them all in). I also got roller blades. We found them at DI for four bucks and got them. I've already roller bladed around the park with Jaxon in his stroller. So much funner than just walking!

After presents, we got ready for church. We went to my family's ward in Orem because I was accompanying them on the flute in their musical number. It sounded wonderful. After church, it was back up to Highland for a much needed nap. Christmas dinner was fabulous, and so was dessert. We were exhausted from the day, but had a lot of fun. We can't wait for Jaxon to be old enough to actually be excited for Christmas!

We Need A Little Christmas

Last year about this time, we found out Jaxon was joining our family! As a result, we didn't decorate for Christmas. Why not, you ask? Because I felt too sick! :) Really, I was lying on the couch practically all December.

So, we made sure to decorate this year. Jaxon loves to look at the lights on the tree.

Last night, we went down to the Riverwoods with some friends and walked around looking at the beautiful lights. Then we came back to our place and enjoyed cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate.

And this picture is just for fun.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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!