Picking Tomatoes 9/21/07

This year we got a plot at the community garden and one of Jaxon's favorite things to do is to go and pick the tomatoes. If we are going on a walk and have no intention of going to the garden, he will insist that we stop and see if there are any tomatoes to pick. He loves to pick them, but he loves eating them even more. I think two of his favorite foods are tomatoes and green peppers, weird I know!

Family Pictures

This year we decided to do family pictures outside and with my sisters family also. We thought Jaxon would be so good because last time we did pictures he was so good, but we forgot that was a year ago! It was quite the exprience, he was good for about five minutes and then he didn' want anything to do with pictures anymore, that's why in most of the pictures he has a grumpy face, but what can you do right! We thought they turned out ok, I don't think I would use the same girl again, but it was definately a learning experience! Brynn was pretty good, except for the fact that she wanted her hands in her mouth constantly, but we're pretty used to that! All in all, I think they turned out ok.

Brynn's four month checkup 9/11/07

I had to post a funny story about Brynn's four month check-up. So her appointment was on 9/11/07 so she was really 4 1/2 months, but that's just how it worked. Anyway, the doctor came in and examined her and everything and told me about the shots she would be getting and he told me we could give Jaxon a flu shot while we were there. I told him we would do it next time because I told Jaxon he wasn't getting a shot this time. So, the doctor leaves and I tell Jaxon that we will go as soon as Brynn gets her shots. Jaxon looks at me and tells me he wants a shot. I tell him that he can have a shot if he still wanted one after he saw Brynn get a shot.

So, the nurse comes in and gives Brynn her shots and she cries and everything and I ask Jaxon if he still wants a shot and he says yes. So, I tell the nurse to go ahead and get his flu shot ready. So, the nurse comes in about ten minutes later and Jaxon sits on the chair and she gives his the shot. He looks up at me and says, "Ouch! That hurts!" then asks for his sucker! No tears or anything! I thought it was pretty cute!

And by the way...Brynn is still just a little girl. At this appointment (4/12 months) she weighed 11 lbs 13 oz. She was in the 7th percentile for weight and 87th percentile for height! We're trying to fatten her up, but she's not working with us. As of now (Oct 1) she is still in 0-3 month clothes and size one diapers and she's five months old!

First Foods

This was Brynn's first attempt at solid foods. She wasn't too sure of the whole situation. The hardest part of feeding her was (and still is), trying to keep her hands out of her mouth while she is eating, it drives me crazy and makes for a very messy baby! She is getting a little bit better though!

Running in the Rain! 8/26/07

On this warm summer day, there was an evening rain that started falling. Jaxon wanted to go outside and play and I thought, why not? So, Jason and I took turns running around the green court with him. We ran with him until the rain stopped then we told him it wasn't raining anymore and he looked at us and said, "Turn the rain on!" He just didn't understand that we couldn't turn the rain back on...what a cute little kid!

The exersaucer!

My sister let us borrow this awesome excersaucer from her and Brynn loves it! This is the first time I put her in it and she is only about four months old in the picture, but she absolutely loves playing in it! Mom loves it too! As you can see...Jaxon thinks it's great also, little stinker! He thinks it's fun to sit in it and play, but I think that's just because we tell him not to...isn't that how it usually goes? By the way...this is not the only dress Brynn owns...I was looking at all of the pictures I have posted and most of them are of her in this dress. I guess I just think about taking her picture when she is in this dress because she is so cute in it!

County Fair

We went the the county fair in South Jordan on August 15th. Jaxon had a great time looking at all the animals. He was a little intimitated by the big animals, but when we found the petting zoo, he thought that was pretty cool. We bought some food the feed the goats and they totally swarmed him, he was a little overwhelmed, hence the picture of him grabbing onto Jason's legs. After a while though, he thought it was pretty cool, but it was just as we ran out of food and those darn goats didn't want anything to do with us! We had to take a picture of Brynn and myself so that she wouldn't feel left out!

Cool Girl!

Brynn loves her sunglasses most of the time. She is just like her big brother! I don't even know if these glasses do a whole lot of good at keeping the sun out, but she sure looks cute! The reason I took these pictures inside was because I didn't have my camera when we were on out walk outside and I wanted some pictures of her with her glasses on. Isn't she sweet!

Laketown Derby

We went to the Laketown derby on August 11, 2007. Jason's family has a cabin in Laketown, so it's kind of a tradition. We were a little worried about how Jaxon would react because normally he hates loud noises (he makes me hold him when he hears the garbage can...his Dad loved garbage trucks and he hates them, go figure!) but he did really well. He really liked it. He liked to watch the cars CRASH! Brynn did pretty good too, she didn't really know what the heck was going on!

We have a thumb sucker!

Despite our best efforts, our adorable little girl has decided to be a thumb sucker. She likes to be swaddled, but she can get her hand out in the amount of time it takes us to leave the room and it goes straight into her mouth! We fought it for a long time, but we can't do anything else about it. Luckily she only does it when she sleeps, so hopefully she'll grow out of it! She's so darn cute!

Swimming 7/28/07

We went swimming with Emily and Chad Duke and Chad's in-laws house. It was Brynn's first time swimming and she thought it was great, we just let her sit on the step and splash, but she loved it. Don't you love the swimming suite? Grandma Greensides got that for her and I'm glad she got a chance to wear it before it got too cold and before they closed the pools to kids in diapers :( Jaxon had a great time too. He had fun playing with Daddy and he had fun floating with Andalyn too! Thanks Emily and Chad for inviting us!