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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Eventful Week

I'm not going to lie, it's been a rough and crazy week. We are so close to leaving this place, which we have mixed emotions about. The job has been stressful as ever, but the place is incredible. So here's a little of our ups and downs this week....
We were able to go to the museum of Natural History again this sunday because Nate has never been. He liked the pictures with the fossils eating him the best aparently... This is the group that we went with...
Tyler & Danny from Spanish Fork UT

Bob (from Texas) & Marcus (from SLC UT)
Traci & Derrick from Texas
They are a fun bunch to work with, Nate has made a lot of friends and are going to miss a lot of them... Nate once again getting eaten by a fossils
Jaxson really wanted to ride one of them so we tried to get him on the slowest fossil so he wouldn't fall...the ginormous turtleJaxson was mimicking the mammoths trunk.
Mayan temple
Another great part of our week was to have Amy with us and hang out for the past few weeks. She has been trying to get a job in the city and is working for Capezio dance store right now. Jaxson sure loves his aunty amy, probably because she's pretty and she's fun, and Jaxson is a huge flirt with girls already...uh oh. Amy is looking for places to stay, but rent here is ridiculously high, so everyone pray for her to get into the right place and land the right jobs. I sure love having my sister around since we don't get much time to do things together. It's been a huge blessing and our relationship has grown stronger because of it. Here we are smothering Jaxson with kisses
I don't know how much he likes it right now, but I'm certainly scared he might like it too much from other girls later in life!! haha.
With Amy here, we have been to the pool a lot, Jaxson gets pooped from the sun, so it's nice that he sleeps while we get a tan. He is the best swimmer already, he kicks and kicks until his heart is racing, then he goes some more. its awesome!
Us at the pool!
Along with the ups...must come the downs....
Nate was playing basketball this week (its a great stress reliever from this crazy stressful job), and he tore a ligament in his ankle. He has weak ankles and this is not the first time, he actually did it last summer around the exact same time when we were doing this job in Kansas City. You definitely don't want to see his foot with that wrap off...it's black and blue with the swelling the size of a baseball!
But Nate liked it because he was able to take a couple days off and spend more time chilling with Jaxson. You can see how happy and content they are. How cute
Jaxson has also had a rough week, he's been teething again, and had horrible diarrhea and fever and whatever else you can imagine. His molars are all coming in at once, so I can only imagine how uncomfortable that must be for him. He certainly is a trooper though. He is doing some fun things now, like clicking his tongue, and giving high fives, and standing by himself, walking like a champ while he holds our hands, getting into everything he can, exploring the world. It's really fun to have him around, he's a blast.
We certainly hope that this last week here will be a great one, and that we can take care of everything we need to, to get ready for school and such. I'm proud of Nate for making it through another ridiculously difficult summer job, he's a trooper and it will be a relief to get back home and be close to family.

9 comments:

DixieCritch said...

ouch Nathan, Ben has done that before and I know exactly what it looks like. Thats to bad that happened. Looks like you guys have had some fun this summer. We can't wait to see you. Hope your trip goes well. We Love You.

Brinda said...

We're anxious to see you guys! I've loved being able to see pictures of all your adventures, and you guys have had a lot! We're sorry to hear about Nate's ankle...no fun. See ya soon,
Brinda

fingerfoodforthought.wordpress.com said...

I'm sure it'll be hard to leave NY but there're lots of us here in UT anxious for you to get back so we can see you again! Especially this weekend at my wedding!!! Love ya guys.

p.s. of course jaxson will be a ladies man - just like his pops was :)

Call Me Grizzly said...

Sheens rule! so do holts! Those dino-eating photos were pretty killer, by the way!

Cicely said...

You are my little doggie.

Amelia said...

Lucky Jaxson! He probably thinks he gets 2 mommies! Can he easily tell you apart?

KayDee said...

Wow he's getting big. Are you glad to be back in St. George? Shelb said you were helping with Volleyball. That's fun. We will have to try to get a city league team together.

Mark and Jaelynne said...

Hey missy, you are falling behind on this bloggin! Hope all is going well for you! I miss talking to you and laughin with Jaxson!

dave&abby johnson family said...

You guys are too cute and you are always having fun! Have a safe trip back to Utah!