Happy Birthday, Son!

My Jaxon is 8 today!!!  I can't believe it!  I feel like we just brought him home from the hospital in his little green and blue outfit with hippos on it.

Jaxon is the love of my life.  Every morning, as I am dragging him out of bed, his cute little freckles look up at me under his big blue eyes and smile.  He once had me count his freckles while we snuggled.  I counted 162.  He thought that was a great number. 

I love that he doesn't care much for the computer...the iPad is a MAJOR perk when he does something awesome.  I love that he gets so excited to see new movies, and that he LOVES playing Skylanders with his dad.  I love that when I am cleaning the living room, the playroom, and his room...when I lift up the pillows on the couch or bed, I find a pile of Transformers, Cars or dinosaurs.  I love that he adores Ella.  I love that he loves his cousins more then his friends.  I love that he is starting to understand sarcasm...and he uses it appropriately.  I love that when he has a bad dream, he comes into our bed and snuggles so close to me I can feel him breathe on me...and if it is a weekend...he still climbs on my chest and listens to my heartbeat. 

I love that he makes me want to be a better mother.  I love that he is pure 8 year old perfection. 

I love you, Jaxon.

Love,
Mommie

2 days old

8 Years old!!

Camping!

It happened...Kellie went camping.  I haven't been camping in 9 YEARS!  I am not the biggest fan of camping.  I just happen to like my clean bed.  :)

We went with out friends The Giles and the Mylroies.  We went up to Big Bear.  To my surprise I had a great time.  The company was great and the kids had a great time!  Ella was FILTHY!  Jax was exhausted by the end of the trip...so it was a pretty great trip!

Sleepy head.

She LOVED sleeping in a tent!

Such great friends!

Ella had dirt on her face the WHOLE time.

Cute kids at the Discovery Center in Big Bear.

Ella playing music at the Discovery Center.

Jax getting brave.

Swimming at the Swim Beach in Big Bear.

First day of school!! First day of school!!

Jax started 3rd grade last week!!  (Remember...we are on year round school). I cannot believe he is already in third grade!  It is going to be a great year!

Welcome to Third Grade, Jax!!

Whoo hoo! 

4th of July fun

Our 4th was so fun and jammed packed!

We started our day with our ward's pancake breakfast. We had a great turn out so it was super fun!  The kids had a bike parade and the all decorated their bikes and rode around the neighborhood.   I was WAY busy helping with the breakfast, so I didn't get many pics.  :(

Then we headed to the parade. Every year our town has a little parade that goes down Main Street.  It is pretty cute.  

Then we went to our friends house for swimming and lunch.

After that, we headed to another friends house for dinner and then to our house to watch the fireworks.  I am sad that I didn't get more pics, but it was nice to sit with friends all day and enjoy each others company. 

My little firecracker!

Bike parade fun!

Ella and her new BFF Londyn.  She loved watching the parade with Londyn.

Ella said Daddy needed a "tar too."

We carved Watermelons like you would a pumpkin!

Ella loved the water balloons!

All tuckered out and it wasn't even dinner time yet!