Sunday, December 6, 2009
Food Glorious Food!
We started to feed Jaxson rice cereal this week and it was hilarious. The boy definitely loves his food and was sucking the spoon clean every time.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Brotherly Love
I think the pictures say it all, but there is definitely a lot of brotherly love going on in our house. Houston and Jaxson can always keep each other laughing and entertained. I guess I better take advantage of all of these moments while I can.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween
We had a great time this year visiting with friends, going to the ward party, and Trick-or-treating! Houston has decided that he is going to be a cowboy next year as well as the years to follow.
Reach for the sky!!!
There's a new Sheriff in town
The kids took over handing out candy at the trunk or treat. I think Houston ended up getting candy from a fellow trick-or-treater, instead of the other way around.
Reach for the sky!!!
There's a new Sheriff in town
The kids took over handing out candy at the trunk or treat. I think Houston ended up getting candy from a fellow trick-or-treater, instead of the other way around.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Pumpkin Carving & Bowling
We decided that we were going to carve a pumpkin for family night this year and Houston was so excited. That morning Houston and I made a special trip to the store to find a pumpkin carving kit and then He and Josh went and picked out the perfect pumpkin.
Houston and I cleaned out the pumpkin guts and then Josh carved it with some assistance. It's a good thing that Josh has mad carving skills, because he picked out the most intricate pattern in the book.
Here is the finished project- "The Haunted Mummy"
With Josh's Wednesday through Saturday schedule right now, we have been able to have a lot of great family adventures. Our latest adventure was to take Houston to the local bowling alley. If we would have known how much fun he was going have, we would have taken him sooner.
He was so excited about his turn to go and trying to get strikes, that he would pick up his bowling ball anytime someone was in between turns. Towards the end of the game Josh and I were having so much fun watching him, that we let him play for us too.
Next time I think we may just pay for him to bowl by himself, it was so much fun!
Houston and I cleaned out the pumpkin guts and then Josh carved it with some assistance. It's a good thing that Josh has mad carving skills, because he picked out the most intricate pattern in the book.
Here is the finished project- "The Haunted Mummy"
With Josh's Wednesday through Saturday schedule right now, we have been able to have a lot of great family adventures. Our latest adventure was to take Houston to the local bowling alley. If we would have known how much fun he was going have, we would have taken him sooner.
He was so excited about his turn to go and trying to get strikes, that he would pick up his bowling ball anytime someone was in between turns. Towards the end of the game Josh and I were having so much fun watching him, that we let him play for us too.
Next time I think we may just pay for him to bowl by himself, it was so much fun!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Alaska
A few weeks ago Josh had a job interview up in Alaska and they let us tag along for the ride...which was AMAZING! The scenery was beautiful, the people were friendly and we had a great time exploring Alaska.
The boys and I at the start of our flying adventure. Houston was so excited to be on an airplane again, it was all he could talk about for days (before and after) Jaxson seemed to enjoy flying too, or maybe it was just that he got to be held so much.
Houston James Cook with Captain James Cook
Our hotel was called "The Hotel Captain Cook", so the boys were good sports and let me take a lot of pictures in front of everything that said Cook on it! (I really wanted to take the Captain Cook towels home)
Maybe it was because we were starving, but we had the best buffet ever while we were there. Houston did a great job keeping Jaxson entertained while Josh and I were trying to eat our body weight in food!
Jaxson did a pretty good job packing down the food too!
Houston with Annie the Office Manager. She was so sweet and took him around to meet everyone in the office.
The view from Doctor Wolf's back yard....I wish I had a better camera, so I could do it justice.
Jaxson loved the attention and the Doctor's kids and wife had him laughing and squealing, it was so cute.
They had great parks and lakes everywhere, Josh was in Heaven
My cute boys
Houston on Lake Lucille behind our Bed and Breakfast
More shots behind our B&B
Although Josh didn't end up accepting the position there, the trip was great and we made some good memories!
The boys and I at the start of our flying adventure. Houston was so excited to be on an airplane again, it was all he could talk about for days (before and after) Jaxson seemed to enjoy flying too, or maybe it was just that he got to be held so much.
Houston James Cook with Captain James Cook
Our hotel was called "The Hotel Captain Cook", so the boys were good sports and let me take a lot of pictures in front of everything that said Cook on it! (I really wanted to take the Captain Cook towels home)
Maybe it was because we were starving, but we had the best buffet ever while we were there. Houston did a great job keeping Jaxson entertained while Josh and I were trying to eat our body weight in food!
Jaxson did a pretty good job packing down the food too!
Houston with Annie the Office Manager. She was so sweet and took him around to meet everyone in the office.
The view from Doctor Wolf's back yard....I wish I had a better camera, so I could do it justice.
Jaxson loved the attention and the Doctor's kids and wife had him laughing and squealing, it was so cute.
They had great parks and lakes everywhere, Josh was in Heaven
My cute boys
Houston on Lake Lucille behind our Bed and Breakfast
More shots behind our B&B
Although Josh didn't end up accepting the position there, the trip was great and we made some good memories!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Three Months
I can't believe that it has already been three months, I know it is cheesy to say, but they do grow up too fast! We have been having so much fun with this little guy....well I guess he is not so little, but you know what I mean.
Jaxson's Three Month stats
14 pounds 1 oz
25 1/2 inches tall
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Winds of Change
I won't bore you with all of the details, but here's a quick run down of what we have been up to the past month.
After 4 years we said goodbye to the city of Houston....but not goodbye to Texas. We packed up and moved to Beaumont, TX for Josh to do some relief work for a few months. We miss seeing all of our friends more often, but are grateful for the opportunity and that we are still close enough to come and visit.
Girls Night Out Farewell
Houston was a good sport and made the most of it by creating forts and little houses to play in with all of the boxes.
Our cute little movers were actually a huge help and not only kept Houston entertained, but moved boxes and anything else they could lift. A BIG thank you to both our new and old ward for all of the help in moving.
I had to put these pictures in of Jaxson, because he is so dang cute and chubby! He loves his bath time and kicks up a storm in the tub. I put him in his swimming suit so we could post a video of it, but then he seemed so worried about what was on him, that he didn't kick as much. Oh well, it was worth a shot!
Houston loves to play at our clubhouse and calls it his little house. We are teaching him to play pool, so that he can hussel the people in our complex.
We made trip up to our old neighborhood to clean our condo and visit friends. Houston was so excited to see his friends again and couldn't stop talking about how much fun they had.
We are lucky to have some awesome friends here in Beaumont from Optometry school.
Houston was happy to have new friends to play with and Jacie was so excited to play mommy with Jaxson.
For those of you who know our situation we were thinking about entering the Navy. After some careful deliberation (and government cut-backs) we decided to turn down their offer. We have some fun and exciting decisions to make in the next few months...more winds of change to come.
After 4 years we said goodbye to the city of Houston....but not goodbye to Texas. We packed up and moved to Beaumont, TX for Josh to do some relief work for a few months. We miss seeing all of our friends more often, but are grateful for the opportunity and that we are still close enough to come and visit.
Girls Night Out Farewell
Houston was a good sport and made the most of it by creating forts and little houses to play in with all of the boxes.
Our cute little movers were actually a huge help and not only kept Houston entertained, but moved boxes and anything else they could lift. A BIG thank you to both our new and old ward for all of the help in moving.
I had to put these pictures in of Jaxson, because he is so dang cute and chubby! He loves his bath time and kicks up a storm in the tub. I put him in his swimming suit so we could post a video of it, but then he seemed so worried about what was on him, that he didn't kick as much. Oh well, it was worth a shot!
Houston loves to play at our clubhouse and calls it his little house. We are teaching him to play pool, so that he can hussel the people in our complex.
We made trip up to our old neighborhood to clean our condo and visit friends. Houston was so excited to see his friends again and couldn't stop talking about how much fun they had.
We are lucky to have some awesome friends here in Beaumont from Optometry school.
Houston was happy to have new friends to play with and Jacie was so excited to play mommy with Jaxson.
For those of you who know our situation we were thinking about entering the Navy. After some careful deliberation (and government cut-backs) we decided to turn down their offer. We have some fun and exciting decisions to make in the next few months...more winds of change to come.
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