Six Months Old

So dear little Jayden is now 6 months old. Can you believe it?! He went to the doctor's for his check up on monday. He is now 25 1/2 inches long (that would put him in the 20th percentile for height) and 15 lbs 10 oz (which again is the 20th percentile). He is smaller that the other kids have been. He is rolling all over and is SO much fun. He is sleeping pretty well at night (of course I say that now because the last 2 nights he hasn't woken up, which is good for my excercising habits!). He is still as good as he's always been. He's really pretty mellow, doesn't get to upset about stuff...he is such a fun and sweet little baby. He is greatly adored by all who come in contact with him.

Happy Birthday to me!

So I celebrated 26 years of life on Saturday. I'm now closer to 30 than 20 as I remember telling Chris when he turned this age :) I guess what goes around comes around. I spent the morning lounging with Jaxon and Jayden and watching the first season of Friends (which, by the way, I finished in 4 days...a feat I wouldn't necessarily recommend). Chris and Mykenzie picked out these PRETTY flowers. You can see Mykenzie's influence (as in, there PINK!). He also bought a carrot cake for me ("no one should have to make their own birthday cake"). We went out to pizza at this really good restaraunt in Smithfield then we went to McDonald's for ice cream--so the kids could play in the playplace. They've been dying to go there forever and I just can't really stand the food, so we did ice cream instead. We came home and sang happy birthday, but I just couldn't eat any more...it was a good day...i got to spend it with my dear husband and my wonderful kids...what more could you want on your birthday than to be in the presence of those who love you most! and yes, dad, i was treated like the queen that i am :) Chris saw to that!

Mahwage

(that would be from the Princess Bride for those of you wondering)

These pictures are what Jaxon and Mykenzie call "marrying". It is more commonly known as dancing! Sometimes the clothing is Jaxon as Darth Vader and Mykenzie as a princess of some sort...but i had to post the pictures. In not so many years, this will embarass them, but how cute for now!

Underwear!!!

So yesterday I took the kids to my favorite Wal-Mart in search of new underwear for Jaxon (among other things). I won't even tell you how small the ones he had were, but it was more than ONE size! So he picked out some nice boxer briefs and some cool SPIDERMAN undies. He tells me in the car he wants to try them on at home...fine, whatever. No, he wants to wait for dad to see. OK, whatever. So Chris walks in the door at 5:30 and Jaxon starts stippin'. He modeled ALL 6 pairs for us. Then put all 6 pairs on at the same time. The he laid them all on the floor side by side, went downstairs and got pants to cover them all and then shirts to go with them. The he takes all the K'Nex out of their box and puts his underwear in that and starts carrying them around. You should have seen the fit he threw when I told them he couldn't bring his new underwear to Lyle and Ashlee's to show them. So this morning, what does he bring up with him first thing???? THREE PAIRS OF SPIDERMAN UNDIES!

Chris' List

(he wrote the list and now i'm typing it...but it really is his list)
1. He was awarded the 2nd team all region for offence AND defense for football, obviously. He was the only person to recieve both honors in the entire region.
2. He recieved the "Hustle Award" his senior year. this is a really prestigious football award at Sky View High School. His name is up on a plaque and it really is a BIG honor.
3. He received the Departmental Award in Industrial Technology his senior year.
4. He got in a huge snowmobile accident his Junior year. He hit a tree. He still had to ride the snowmobile out to the truck and then had to ride in the truck on a really bouncy road all the way to the hospital (it was a few hours). He had a collapsed lung, broken ribs, fractured vertebrae, bruised kidney and a completely torn groin muscle. he spent several days in the hopsital recovering and went to a big dance shortly after getting out of the hospital.
5. Chris fell out of his second story bedroom window (over the garage) he fell out the side (onto grass, not the driveway) in his sleep and didn't wake up. He got up walked back into the house and woke up in a recliner in the front room. In fact, when they got to the hospital he couldn't even tell the doctors what happened. He and his dad figured it out when the saw the screen on the lawn on the side of the house and hair and skin from his shin on the stucco outside the window. He moved his room to the basement shortly thereafter. (He separated his shoulder and broke some ribs)

5 Things about Mykenzie

Here's her list:


1. sometimes when people are mean they don't know anything about me


2. i stand in corners (as in punishment)


3. i hit people (????)


4. i like to eat cheerios


5. i like ponies





by the way getting that list was like pulling teeth.


Mom's list for her:


1. mykenzie LOVES to color. she always has a pad of paper and some sort of writing device in her hands.


2. she, unlike jaxon, LOVES beans although she claims not to whenever jaxon is around.


3. she has more energy than a nuclear bomb! she gets increasingly more out of control as the day goes on...by bed time she is nearly impossible to handle!


4. she secretly loves being daddy's princess. she always does a coy little smile when chris calls her that, but she always pretends like she doesn't like it.


5. she is the most girly girl i've every met...maybe lisa could help us with this ?! she loves pink and makeup and hair. you can give her anything and as long as it's pink it's her favorite in the whole world!

OK, so we tag whoever is left...i think Mark hasn't been done yet?!

5 things you might not know about....Jaxon

OK, so 5 things you don't know about jaxon...let me ask him:

1. they don't know my toys

2. they don't know what's on my clothes

3. they love me

4. they don't know stuff that i don't do

5. they don't know bad guys, and i'm strong to kill the bad guys

those are all direct quotes from his very mouth

mom's list of 5 things you don't know about jaxon:

1. Jaxon is so much like dad (lee) that it's kind of scary...i mean he is so exact about stuff. he has to have things done exactly his way. it's just kind of funny. sometimes i wonder if this is what it was like for gma and gpa!

2. He has leanred to pick Jayden up and carry him. (Yikes!)

3. He likes to eat Jayden's baby food. (oddly enough, they both do!)

4. He wants to be just like his dad (and c'mon now, who wouldn't!) He has a set of tools that he gets out whenever chris gets his out. His primary teachers told me that every sunday he has all kinds of stories about his dad and that all he ever talks about is dad. He even has matching pj's! (but apparently that seems to be a theme for our family!)

5. he HATES beans! i guess that would be where he and daddyio differ! we have to force him to eat 4 beans every time we have them. he hates beans in all their various forms. he even makes you pick them out of chili!

5 Things You Might Not Know About Me...(aka TAG!)

So this is kind of like one of those annoying emails...that I always send :) You do a list then you tag five more people to do list. bryce and lisa tagged me (http://moorlaps.blogspot.com)
OK, so here we go:

1. I won first place in the Science Fair my sophomore year in the Chemistry category. My junior year I won second place in the Physics category. I guess I should mention here, that these awards were due to my pairing up with #2 in our graduating class, Skeff! The projects were both her ideas and in all honesty, she did almost all of the work. (by the way, skeff, i still feel guilty that i didn't do more work!)

2. I am a big Dr. Laura fan! I know she can be rude and very opinionated, but she sure is one woman who sticks up for families and kids! In fact, I own two Dr. Laura books and can't wait to read her newest, The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage. I know the gospel should teach me all i need to know about marriage and family, but I have got a lot of help listening to her show and reading her book. I listen almost everyday while I do my cleaning etc!

3. When my life permits is, I hope to go back to school. I want to get a CNA and then work from there towards a nursing degree. USU has a program, but from what i hear, it's really hard to get into. I would LOVE to work in Labor and Delivery or really anywhere on the maternity floor. I love those little babies and would love to be able to help people as much as my nurses helped me.

4. I love to write. Maybe that's why I love to blog! I, too, discovered the beauty of a thesis statement and three supporting paragraphs. I LOVED that! Once I got that down, I never wrote a bad paper. Maybe my writing is connected to my love of reading?? I know mom keeps encouraging me to keep this skill up, but I have a hard time sitting down and doing it!

and drum roll please... 5. I graduated number 9 in my high school class. This was really a big deal to me. As a freshman I set a goal to be in the top 10 and did it! (this is also probably many thanks to skeff, seeing as she was in almost all of my classes and we did a lot of homework "together").

So there they are, 5 way exciting things about me. Now, I don't know that I know 5 separate people who blog...so....
1. Cris
2. Lisa
3. Jim
4. Ellen
5. Jen (that would be you Sweeney!)

happy listing!

My Woodworking Man

Chris dreamed this, drew it and made it in just over a week! He'd been wanting to get an entertainment center for a long time. He got on the internet and they were just SO expensive, he decided he could make one for a lot cheaper...so he did! He also put some shelves up on the top for our books so the kids will stop ruining them! I am always so amazed by his many talents! I think this is just so awesome!

Twinners!

So last night I was helping Mykenzie get her pajamas on after her bath. I already had mine on :)She said, "I have to be twinners with you, mom!" So she put on her katy jamma pants too. Then she HAD to put on her Boston sweater so we can be REAL twinners!

They had a lotion party after their baths last night. They were plenty soft and silky when they went to bed!

KIDS!

i just want to know what it is about this particular table setting that it has the ability to incite riots at our house! this is the much fought over green cup and green bowl with the "big" spoon and "big" fork. i can't even count how many times jaxon and mykenzie have fought over this stuff. in fact, there used to be a green plate too, but they fought over it so much i threw it away. now i feel the need to mention that we also have the exact same thing in blue, pink and yellow. you might ask yourself, why doesn't she just buy more?! they no longer are available for purchase at Wal-Mart! what really kills me is that neither of the kids really like green!

Snuggly, Buggly, Wuggly

Here are some pictures from our "snuggle time" last night. The kids were just having so much fun playing with Chris.

Growth Spurts

Have you ever woken up in the morning, looked at your child and notice that the oversized shirt they went to sleep in is not so oversized this morning. I swear Mykenzie (in particular) is growing faster than we can keep up with. My old shirt that she sleeps in is actually starting to look more and more like it fits her! The pants I bought her for the winter are getting short. Her shirts are starting to get small. I just can't believe how fast she is growing. Jaxon isn't far behind in growth rate either. I bought all his clothes a size too big becaue I knew he'd grow fast and even those are starting to get a little small. It's just amazing to me!

a few other pictures

Jayden

This is Jayden Leon. He will be 6 months old at the end of this month. He is a very calm baby. He LOVES to play with his toys, a very noisy one in particular and to be held. He likes playing with his siblings and he loves to laugh. His favorite food as of late is probably bananas, but he's a fan of solids in general.

Mykenzie

This is Mykenzie Nicole. She is 3 years old. She is quite spirited. She loves to make up her own words and she loves Loves LOVES to color and draw. She likes to dress up like a princess and to "marry"--which could be anything from dancing together to putting on a pretty dress. Her favorite food is mac and cheese and spaghetti. She LOVES anything pink.

Jaxon

This is Jaxon Christopher. He is 4 years old. He is one GREAT kid. He takes care of his brother and sister and helps out quite a bit. He loves books (of course), Star Wars and Superman. His favorite food is Corn Dogs and his favorite drink is Root Beer.

I just love being a mom

So I'm sitting here in front of the computer trying to figure out how to do all this "cool" stuff. Jaxon comes in and asks if he can sit on my lap. But of course! So he sits down and not two seconds later his breakfast is ALL over me. It's moments like these that i just LOVE being a mom! Who else can deal with kids sicknesses all over them and then post a blog about it? (after it's all cleaned up of course!)

What's Wrong With This Picture?

and so it begins

Everyone else has one, so why can't I?