Mini Vacation

Well, we went on a little family trip a few weekends ago and I am not keeping up with posting very well. We had a fun time and Jaydon had a blast! We left Friday and went to Hogle Zoo, then we drove to Chucky E. Cheese for dinner. That was the part of the trip that he was most excited for. He rode on a motorized mini monster truck and that was all he talked about! That night we stayed in a hotel and went swimming which Jaydon loved too. Side story: The water was all 4-5 feet deep and he'd stand on the edge and jump into our arms. Well...Jason and I were not paying 100% attention to him and he just jumped one time...me in a panic hurried and reached my arms out to grab him from under water and he came up and gasped then laughed and said "Do it again mommy!" Whew! Anyhow, the next morning we woke up and headed to the Living Planet Aquarium and lunch afterwards at Zuppa's. It was fun and for the homebodies in us, it was good to come home!

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!

Summer stuff

Summer is flying by! Can't believe we are almost into August. We haven't had any great trips this year, but we did go up to a family reunion to Island Park/West Yellowstone. It was fun once we got there. Jason had been out of town the Monday through Friday and so driving up that Friday night, Jason picked me up at my parents and we were talking to much to notice we took the wrong way....long night, long story, BUT we did get there. Anyhow, neither Jason or myself pull out the camera much but we got a good one of Jaydon visiting the buffalo. He thought it was pretty cool, especially when they were right by our car!


This is Jaydon all during summer. With sunglasses or a hat. He loves his sunglasses and he was riding down the street with these up on his head. He's pretty funny and copies too much stuff...gotta be careful!



On our way back home, we saw this in front of us, I looked up and it was a little scary for a minute. Luckily Jason had already notice and when he saw me paniking, he laughed! Made me feel much better.

Jaydon pictures

So, here are Jaydon's 2 year pictures. They are actually a little after, but I kept putting it off, then Jaydon got a runny nose and puffy eyes on the Friday that would've worked....and so a few Fridays later we just decided to do it. He wasn't cooperating great and I tried really hard to get him to smile. He was too excited to see the tractor across the street...or the HUGE trucks...or the city bus. He points out everything when we're out, so this was no exception. But he's too cute to NOT get a good picture of anyway! What I do love is that these show off his personality, so enjoy!

Memorial Day

Here's a few pics. of Memorial Day at the park. We walk through the zoo too, but I heard a new term for it while there, The Glorified Bird Park. I think that may be a bit more fitting...but it was fun and Jaydon and Addy were too cute to pass up taking a picture of. They were trying to hold hand and walk over to the zoo entrance together. Too cute!

This picture is funny...Jaydon is looking at their hands wondering if he's got it right. And of course he's got his shades in the other hand.


Shay had her birthday that day as well. With my parents down we had a picnic at the park after we played and she blew out the candles...Happy Birthday to her!