Long time no BLOG

call me a SLACKER, or whatever you'd like...
I'm back to blogging though, well, I'm going to try at least.
my good excuses...
School (18 credits, nate has 16)
Volleyball Season ( I officiated this season, that took a lot of hours)
Taking care of Jaxson (he's a handful and certainly in the terrible twos)
I'm really lazy and love watching TV to un-wind instead of BLogging ;)

Halloween...My Knight in Shining Armor!

We put on his costume SOO many times to help him get used to it, but never ever liked putting it on. Well when we put it on right before we went trick or treating, he actually wore it!! Isn't he handsome?? I LOVE my little knight in shining armor! Well, i love both my big knight and little knight. He had a lot of fun playing with the sword doing his "Hai-YA!" noises like spongebob does.

Nate was a good sport and wore this king hat, we were trying to find a Dragon head hat last minute so jaxson could slay daddy, but that didn't work out. I was the princess of course!

Shining Armor...
This is Jaxson and Connor, it's kim's best friends boy that we went with last minute to a trunk or treat at the washington rec center. They've become good friends in one night!
Halloween was fun this year, we're glad we got to spend it in St. George with family and get away from the cold in Cedar City. I'm SO relieved that Jaxson wore his costume, I thought it wouldn't even stay on for a picture...we got lucky.

All BOY!

Jaxson is ALL BOY! At grandma's house there is this fun doll house... as you can see, there are trailers and cars in it now.This is what used to fill the doll house! Cracks me up.

Amy is Home! Yay!

Amy is finally home!! Yay! She probably won't be home for long, but at least we get to be with her for a little while. This is in Las Vegas when her boyfriend James from London came for his 30th birthday. Happy Birthday James!

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Take a Hike...

Our fun trip to panguitch. I just didn't feel like our summer would be complete without a hike, Thanks Brinda and John for taking us on a fabulous one, it was short so the kids could all go, and there was a river so we could play in it at the end. It was just perfect. This is up by Bryce Canyon.Sean was such a good helper, he pushed Jaxson almost the whole way. Kaity is in the back, with Brinda, Sean and Jaden in the front.
A beautiful arch, I have no idea if there is a name..

Isn't he beautiful??
Having fun in the sun...
Candid moment.
Mossy Cave, you can't tell that well, but it was pretty mossy.
the waterfall that Jaxson kept trying to walk down to...ahh.

This is my favorite view of those two...SO CUTE!
Jaxson kept trying to get in more than just wading, he eventually got his clothes soaked and cried forever because it was so cold, but then he had a good time playing, trying to drink the water.
This is a cute photo i think.

Our little adventurer...

On sunday we celebrated my brother Johns birthday, 33 can you believe it?? He even made his own cake, and it was fabulous, thanks!
making a wish that he won't grow older I'm sure...hahajk.
My bro and me. what a cute smile john!
We had a lot of fun in panguitch and wish we could go more often!! We love playing games with John and Brinda, and their kids are so fun to play with Jaxson.

July 24th in Enterprise

This year we spent the 24th, pioneer day, in Enterprise. It was fun, they had a fun little parade where they threw a ton of candy out. Jaxson got the hang of going to pick the candy up. We then had a BBQ.Grandpa Jack after farming at our BBQ
Not a good picture...but hilarious. Families aren't perfect growing up, and I kinda like to show both parts of real life.
At the races...and huge snake??

The races were fun, Jaxson didn't know it was a race, he looked over at the kids by him after he started running towards me, and then just jogged for fun behind the winner. He ended up coming close 2nd, so they had one more race for them. And he did the same thing the next time. Jaxson is really fast when we are chasing him, so next year when he gets the concept of racing, he will probably win. I have a video of it that I might post later, it was cute. You can tell how competetive Nate and I are though...we wanted him to win so bad, but of course he is out there just for fun. haha.



This is Anna and Eva at the races too, the girls their age were so cute, none of them were competetive at all.
They're close now, but I think Eva (in the blue) gets a little distracted. haha.

Anna crossing the finish line
Eva getting closer...
Our other neices, Riley and Baylee getting ready to race. You can tell the different personalities, Riley is all serious and ready to compete, and Baylee is having a good time.
Turns out Riley beat everyone, and then ran again with two boys...and beat them...haha.

Juel racing

Shaylee and Kaylee racing
Nate ended up racing too. He came in 2nd and he says it's because he slipped on the start, but he was racing against high school kids who are probably way more active than him...haha.
The coolest part of this afternoon was the firetrucks sprayed kids and really ended up spraying the whole park while they try to get coins in the bottom of a homemade pool. It is hillarious to watch!! We went to the rodeo at night, and one of the bullriders ended up getting his face kicked in by a bull. His Jaw was totally dislocated. Jared said his was face was pretty messed up when he was helping. Very fun Holiday!!