9 months and ready to go

Jaxson just turned 9 months old and I can't believe how quickly time flies. He has been crawling around now for about 3 weeks and I'm surprised that he doesn't actually explore very much. He only does it if he sees something that he really wants (like food). However, it is probably because all he would like to do is walk (even though he can't quite do it yet). He is constantly pulling himself up to everything so he can stand and cruise around furniture. Look out mommy and daddy here I come...

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Waving hi to the camera



He wont even sit down in the tub!


But he will sit down to ride the bike with Grandma

These next few pictures are of Jax with some of his heroes...

Jaxson with cousin Blake after he scored the game winning touchdown in his second football game!

Jax with his biggest hero...daddy.
Brandon just started the fire academy last week and he got all of his gear, so we got a picture with him in his uniform and Jax in his fireman hat.


Brandon told me he had a surprise for me and then he walked into the house like this...a little scary.


Brandon and I got to go on a date, yay! I sure do love him!


And to end on a good note, this is Jaxson already putting the moves on his little friend Aubree. Jaxson, daddy taught you well.

As summer comes to an end...

Let me just say how sad I am that summer is officially over (since I am going back to school on Monday)! As always it has flown by, but we have had a ton of fun getting situated in our new house (pictures to come later, I promise), going on long awaited visits to see family, and watching our little baby grow into the 8 month old giant he is now! All in all, we're sad summer is over, but we're so glad that we have these wonderful memories to look back on...

Lake Chelan with Papa Bob and Gramma Bonnie

Tennessee with Grandpa Terry, Cameron, Cindy and cousin Scotty

California with G-Lo and the entire McEwen gang

DISNEYLAND-Jax's first rides

It was a long, fun, and tiring day!

THE BEACH-his first taste of sand

FAMILY PICTURES AT BALBOA PENINSULA

GOODBYE EVERYONE, WE'LL MISS YOU...UNTIL NEXT TIME!

Anyway, that's a brief look into our wonderful summer! We hope yours was as great as ours (I doubt it though...just kidding...but really). But, we love our families and our friends so much and we hope to see you all sometime soon!

Life in the fast lane

Well, I haven't been as good about keeping our blog updated lately, but we have had so much going on. Brandon and I just bought our first house and we're so excited! We are trying to paint and get everything set up before we move in just so it is not so chaotic when we're actually living in it. We have lots of painting to do since the people who lived there before us had a theme in every room, most of which had ridiculous decorations and outrageous wall paper. Don't worry, I took pictures before we tore everything down so you will be able to see the transformations. That wont be for awhile though, at least until we get settled in.
Anyway, other than that Brandon has pretty much finished school, passed the state EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) test and is awaiting the fire academy and testing for firefighting, both of which will begin this fall. Yay! He is really loving it though and he's doing awesome. I on the other hand will be going to school for the rest of my life because I think its awesome and I can't get enough of it! Just a little sarcasm...actually, I am so sick of it and can't wait to be done. Who would've thought that I would become a professional student? I will be done someday though, and I will have my teaching degree that I don't even know if I'll want to use...we'll see.

On another note, Jaxson is a giant!! He is getting so big and it is blowing my mind. Didn't I just have him? He is 6 months old now and he just started getting both of his two bottom teeth last week. He is the funniest, cutest kid ever (I am quite biased, I know) and has so much personality. Here's our boy...

Don't tell Daddy!

Typical Jaxson game face...he looks like a little old man most of the time!

Family fun and warm-er weather

Trying to fit into daddy's hat...he's got a long way to go.

Jax had to stop eating so he could watch the bachelor...watching intently to see those pretty girls!

My mom, Jaxson, and I went to a beautiful condo in Oregon with some good friends for the weekend! It was lots of fun.

Yes, I am golfing with a sleeping baby on board! Difficult as it was, I did pretty good. Jax only lasted through 10 holes though, then we had to retire.

Roating marshmallows in the backyard campfire.

Great Grandpa and Grandma came to visit too!

Jaxson loves when daddy is home to play...they are so cute!!

The craziest thing!

One crazy day!
Those of you who know Jaxson know that he doesn't really like to sleep. So, it's no surprise that he has never fallen asleep on his own since he was about 2 weeks old...until this one crazy day!

He passed out in his jumperoo...

then he woke up all dazed and confused.

Another crazy day...

This picture is worth a thousand words...what mother wouldn't be proud?!

This is my nephew Tayson. He decided that he needed to go to the bathroom, so that is exactly what he did...in grandma and papa's backyard! We caught him in the act and couldn't stop laughing. What a cute little bum!!

A bunch of "firsts"

My first haircut

Before...

You may have to look close, but his hair looks like baby Einstein!

After...

he actually did good until the end...this was the end!

Don't worry, I didn't hold him like this while I cut his hair, that was just for the picture.

My First Swim!

He Loved the water

My first roll over!

He only did it once, so I think it was a fluke, but it was really exciting!

My first playdate!

This is Jax's friend Joshua. Joshua is 7 months old and it was so funny because everytime he made a squel or some noise, then Jax would get scared and start screaming! We have a ways to go with making friends!