Family pictures

We had some family pictures taken of us again. We did it last year at this time and wanted to try and do it yearly. Jaydon was being a little stinker...not even bribing him worked. At the last stop, I remembered some oreos I had in the car and we started getting a few tired smiles and "I'm tired of doing this" type of looks! We ended up with some good ones and appreciated Jason's sister taking them again, and his mom coming to try and get Jaydons attention in the right direction! Here are a few that we thought were keepers, and here's to 2010 family pictures...

I liked this one of Jaydon. He was looking at us all dancing and hollering at him...we must of been a funny sight!

Jessica asked him to give her 1 nice smile. With her quick finger clicking away...we got some funny faces and this smile out of him.

Jason and I had a few of ourselves while Grandma ran after Jaydon

He found some moss on this big rock and kept throwing it at Jessica. Her response was helping out BIG TIME!

This is the last stop, AKA the "oreo bribing" spot. Grandma started eating the oreos and it was funny...so he's laughing at her but getting tired of picture taking! But I liked this one that we tried to fix up with an old fashioned flair...

Thanks again to Jessica spending her night with us, we couldn't have done it without her!

Past couple of weeks

It seems like the past couple of weekends have had things going on. On September 10th and 11th my sisters and I went to Time Out for Women. I hate to say it, but I didn't really care to go, but once I went I was really glad I did. It was nice to go somewhere without the little guy. Don't get me wrong but it was nice to have a break. We got together afterwards for pizza with all of the guys and decided to meet at our house. When I got home, Jason and his dad had installed the toliet in the basement and drilled the pipe holes out of the back of our cabinet to set it in place next to the wall. We still need to get the counter top but the basement bathroom is almost done!

We also got new couches and TV for the basement family room. We ended up with a reclining red leather set and they are awesome! Our TV came the following week and we've already had some movie nights together. I found a TV cabinet I like that I need to make and some vintage Mickey Mouse prints to frame, but the basement family room is almost done as well!

On September 18th, my sister and I ran the Top of Utah 5k. We decided to sign up for it while she was living with us this summer, but I think she really signed up to give me a partner. Neither one of us are big runners, but we go out and run with each other a little bit over the summer. I was hoping to finish in 30 mins. or less so when I ran in I just kept thinking I did the best I could (because of the sun, I couldn't see what the time read). When I went over to Jason afterwards I asked if we did it, and he said yes! It was exciting and it made me into a small run-oholic doing this 1st little race. I looked for the next race I could do so now I am working for a 10k. Someday maybe the TOU Marathon, or 1/2...we'll see!

Summer is GONE!

Well, summer is almost gone and fall is fast approaching so I thought I better post. I guess I can say we've had too much fun to be indoors, especially on the computer. This summer has been too much fun as Jaydon is learning so much. Being with a two-year-old makes life so much more exciting and it's fun to see what sparks Jaydon's curiosity and to hear what he remembers from listening to people or how he interprets things. We've definitely had a good time. A few things we've done:
Jaydon had a special liking for makeup. It started by me putting him by me so he wouldn't wonder into trouble. He wanted the makeup so I gave him some eyeshadow to apply and then let him use a little shimmery lip gloss. Now he tells me he wants to look pretty. The other night before he got into the shower he said "not my face though!" That was after he saw his pretty shimmery face...uh oh, what have I gotten into?!

We try to make everyday things much more exciting. He started to make cookie-cutter sandwiches. He thinks this is too cool. And he did eat lunch really well.

We go to Mack Park at least a few times per week. He has found a new love for making "sand water" and will take a water bottle and make little concoctions of water and sand and sticks. We will go "exploring" for cook sticks or pine needles to put into his mix. It's fun. Really, it is! The 1st day we did this I really did think to myself that motherhood really is priceless. I didn't need to over think things or be stressed out over little mundane things. Life can be relaxing and wondrous.

He loves to swing on the slide. Sounds interesting, huh? Always saying "Mommy, look at me!"

We realized Jaydon's shoes were too small and went and got him two new pairs. He loved running up and down the isle trying on shoes (even Dora the Explorer girl shoes...maybe too much make-up?....)I didn't see any harm in just trying them on, right? Anyhow the next day I was doing something and walked into the kitchen to Jaydon having ALL of his shoes, big or small, all lined up. He loves to line stuff up. He was really proud of him self.

We went swimming a few times, Jaydon loves the water and the slide at the park. We have a punch pass so we were able to go and go. We went for our last time last Saturday. We'll be waiting for next year for sure!

Jaydon and I went with his cousins a few times. He loves the goggles!

We learned of Jaydon's love to cook this summer. He's mommy's little helper in the kitchen. We made sugar cookies and he wants to be a part of every step!

Sorry for the picture overload. If I'd post a little more often, then it wouldn't be this way! It is always eventful with Jaydon around, and we look forward to being able to do fun fall things with him too! We took him to Toy Story 3 Labor Day and he sat through the whole thing! He loves Woody and Buzz and hopefully that will help him along with his potty training. He does really good at going if I remind him, but you know how those two-year-old minds are....so he forgets to tell me. It's a work in progress that's for sure! Can't wait to have more memorable moments with him!