Deadliest Catch????

Okay well we did not exactly go crabbing in the bearing sea, but our fishing season began this weekend at my brother’s fishing pond by his house. 

Unfortunately we did not catch very much.  I think the total count was 3 fish in 3 hours.  It was a very bad showing.  It was very hot and the fish just were not biting.  Jaxson was not as excited to be fishing as we were.  All he wanted to do was run up and down the hill.  This meant that I could not fish because I needed to chase him around and make sure that he did not fall down the hill and into the pond.  Mission accomplished.  So we left the fishing to Kyle, Bethany, Jeremy and Mason.  Maybe I should have stepped in and showed them what to do–lol. 

Even though Bethany really wanted to catch a catfish (she had her fishing net just in case she caught a super big one that would require the assistance of a net), we decided to call it quits after sweating like crazy for 3 hours.  The kids were hot and thirsty (I like to blame stuff on the kids–but really I was hot and thirsty).  So while the first outing did not go as planned, we are not discouraged.  Next time is going to be better.  Pretty much anything would be better than what we caught this weekend.

Babies and BBQ’s

On Saturday we went to visit Jaxson’s newest friend, Will.  He is a a cutie and was the perfect baby the entire time we were there.  He slept.  Ahh do I miss those days.  While Will slept in Jeremy’s arms, I chased Jaxson up and down the stairs over and over and over (Jaxson loves stairs–too bad he is not as good coming down as he is going up).  Fun times.  I got my workout for the day.    

After visiting with baby Will, we headed to our friend Jess’s for a BBQ.  Jaxson was way past nap time but we decided that we want to be social parents and that we were going to make this work.  Luckily Jaxson got a power nap in between Will and Jess’s and so we were able to stay a little longer than planned.  Plus there were alot of other kids there to play with so Jaxson was happy.  He loves playing with other kids.  They basically kicked balls back and forth across a tennis court (which turned out to be a perfect play area for kids–fenced in with no where to go–lol) for a few hours.  So Jaxson was able to play with some kids and we were able to be social.  Win Win.  Plus Jaxson was so wore out after playing outside all day that he had a fantastic night of sleep–Win Win again

Field Trip Friday

This past friday my sister-in-law and I took all the kids to Old Mine Ranch.  It is basically a hick petting zoo.  But it was alot of fun and were the only ones there so we got the royal treatment. 

Jaxson went on his first pony ride.  He was freaked out at first but as the pony started to move he eventually started to have fun (fun might be an overstatement–he just stopped crying)

Then we headed over to feed the goats.  The petting zoo guy brought out a huge bucket of feed and all the goats flocked to us.  Some even climbed thru the fence to get closer to us.  Good thing I am not scared of goats.   There was an 8 day old goat who was so tiny and adorable.  I kept chasing it and trying to feed it but he was not having it. 

We got to see pigs

some birds (but I hate birds so i was pretty impressed with myself for even getting this close)

a llama

and ponies

We also got to go on a hayride around the farm and thru the woods.  Jaxson was very confused by the hay.  He kept picking up a piece, moving it aside and then picking up another.  He was trying to clear the hay away from him but I don’t think he understood that it was gonna take all day and this was only a 15 minute hayride. 

All in all it was a fantastic field trip.  The kids had fun and that is the most important part.

Gold digger

His future wife is going to love this one.

National Zoo

This past weekend we went to the National Zoo with our friend Sarah and her baby Charlie.  It was crazy busy because it was a holiday weekend but it was worth it (even though we had to park 20 mins away).  The weather was perfect, the animals were active, and Jaxson had a blast.  It is so much fun to take him places now because he is old enough to actually enjoy it. 

 

Sarah, Charlie, Jeremy and Jaxson

 

Jaxson looking very upset after daddy pushed the stroller through one of those water mister things.  

 

First sight of the elephants–you can almost hear him say “oooh”

 

Look dada–check out the elephants over there

 

Blowing kisses to the elephants

Who needs toys–Part II

Jaxson was happy and content with a bunch of plastic golf balls and a salad spinner.  He played with it all morning.  Silly boy.  He would first load all the balls into the spinner, spin the balls and then open the cover and balls would go flying out.  He thought it was hilarious.  Then he realized how fun it would be to wear the spinner.  So easily amused. 

4th of July

We had our friends over for a BBQ yesterday and to watch the fireworks.  Jeremy made some very tasty ribs and I made this strawberry whipped dessert cake thing.  YUMMY.   As for the fireworks, Jaxson fell asleep way before they began but I am sure he would have loved them and that we would have heard alot of “wows” and “oohs”.  Next year hopefully Jaxson will be able to stay awake long enough to see them.  Just like last year, we got to see a ton of fireworks from all the surrounding cities from our patio.  Plus I feel like every neighbor spent a ton of money on ground fireworks and so we watched all our neighbors light off fireworks for at least an hour before and an hour after the actual fireworks.  I love fireworks and so I was happy that everyone else spent money so that I would watch fireworks.   Happy 4th. 

 

Why are crib bumpers are useful?

because they keep all body parts in the crib when sleeping:

but it does not appear to bother Jaxson very much.  He looks mighty comfortable. 

Hats

Jaxson HATES hats.  We have not been able to get him to wear anything on his head since he has learned how to use his hands.  lol.  Until…we got him a baseball hat (brewers, of course).  Now he loves it and wears it all the time. 

Jeremy and him look so cute together in their matching hats. 

and even though he likes to wear his hat, he really likes wearing daddy’s hat

just like when he was a baby

but the funniest thing is that he thinks the hat is supposed to be backwards–if you put it on frontwards, he will take it off and turn it around.  apparently cool dudes wear their hats backwards.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Today is our 3rd anniversary.  Crazy that we have been married for 3 years.  Actually, this past week Jeremy asked me what the traditional gift is for a 2 year anniversary.  I laughed and said “this is our 3rd”.   Clearly this last year has flown by!  Being married to your best friend is the greatest thing and losing track of time with them is even better.  It keeps you young.  I can’t imagine my life without him and honestly I really can’t even remember a time without him either.  We have been together for 12 years (minus the one time in college when we broke up for a semester) and we have definitely seen the best and worst of each other.   Plain and simple–we work.  We work well together, we work well apart  and we were made for each other.   He makes me happy and brings a smile to my face everyday.  I don’t really believe in soulmates but if there is such a thing, we are it.   Happy Anniversary to us!!!

So to celebrate our love for each other, we are having a date night!  We have not had one of those in a while.  We aredropping Jaxson off at Kyle and Bethany’s and we are heading to the movies.  Very excited (I love movie popcorn) and can’t wait.  Thanks Kyle and Bethany!!

Here is a flashback to 3 years ago:

The happy couple.

The flower girls and ring bearers.  (Look at how little Payton is!!!!  OMG.  She is only 6 months old here–such a tiny baby).

The Wedding Party.