first words.....

Pax loves playing in his room....apparently it's fun to sit in the corner and then run and jump on the bed....he does this every single night before bed.

He's starting to say a lot more! These are some of his first words... fish, teeth, dada, mama, nigh nigh, bye bye, sit, elmo, Evan, Karl

My birthday boy!

We celebrated Paxson’s 1st birthday last Saturday! I still can’t get over the fact he is already a year old. And if you ask him how old he is, he’ll try really hard to put his first finger up! Pax had a great time eating his Mickey Mouse cake. Never again will I make a cake with black icing =)








Pax is becoming quite the golfer. It is by far his favorite toy. Give him a club and a golf ball and he’ll be entertained for a good 20 minutes.

Paxson's Favorite Things...

Walking – Pax has been walking on his own for about 2 weeks. He does really well except for at night when he’s sleepy, then he just rolls around on the floor. It is so funny to watch.

Opening & closing doors/cabinets – He thinks it is the greatest accomplishment ever to open and close a door. He is getting really good at jumping up and down and opening/slamming the kitchen cabinets simultaneously. Pretty impressive.

“Blankie” – We don’t leave home without it. And if he doesn’t have it in his hands around bedtime he’ll be walking around looking for it (sometimes he’ll grab a towel thinking it’s his “blankie”)

Wooden blocks – It’s the simple things in life for children. I think that’s what makes them so perfect! He just mastered stacking them. I was a VERY proud mom when I saw this for the first time. I still give him a kiss and hug every time he does it…David thinks I’m crazy.

Microwaves - Yes, he has a small obsession with them. I don't understand it, but it's really funny.



Evan & Cam like to eat their snacks in Grandpa's ("Bay-pa") chair!


Grandma and her boys...


Jen & Evan came home for a couple weeks. We had lots of fun playing outside!










It's never too early to learn...

Easter & finally playing outside...

We had a great Easter Sunday! We went to church in Monticello and then headed to Bellflower for dinner with my family. Days like this remind me of how blessed we are...great family, a really good meal (compliments of my mom), perfect little boys, lots of love...thank you God!





Cam & Pax completely mesmerized by Thomas...



David, Pax, and I finally were able to enjoy a couple days outside last week. It was so nice to get out of the house!

We read books...



We had lots of fun swinging...





Pax & David mowed the lawn...



Pax loves his new "big boy" car seat...



Pax is walking everywhere...lots of work but so much fun!

Quick update...

In the last month...

* We moved to a new house! We love it. It's about 3 miles out of town in an older subdivision. We have more room, a yard, and a fun playground for Paxson to play on this summer! The only bad thing is now that we're out in the boonies we can't get affordable cable/internet which means I won't be able to post pictures very often =( But I think it will be good for us not to have it. That means more time spent with my two favorite boys!

* Paxson started taking steps. I think his record right now is about 7 steps. He has also become a big mama's boy. He loves to hang on my leg while I get ready in the morning. Today I finally got smart and rolled his highchair into our bedroom and gave him a snack while I got ready. The boy loves to eat! Why didn't I think of this a month ago!

Hopefully I will be able to post some pictures soon!

9 month check up...

29 inches
20 lbs 1oz

Doctor says, "he is really tall and skinny"

Baller...

Paxson is becoming VERY mobile. He loves to climb anything and everything then just lets go as if he can stand up. Which surprisingly he does do pretty well. I hope that doesn't mean he'll be walking soon. I am most definitely not ready for that. He has recently taken up basketball. I'm thinking he might actually be better than his daddy (j/k honey).









My mom watches Pax two days a week which is a HUGE blessing. He is becoming quite the grandma's boy. He gets so excited whenever he sees her. Today, she was a big trooper and watched both Pax and Cam! I think they wore her out, but I'm sure the boys loved spending the day with their grandma. Thank you mom!

*note that in this picture Cameron is guarding the magnet that has two baby carriages on it...except he thinks they are "choo choos"

new videos!

Paxson turned 8 months old yesterday. He's crawling and feeding himself snacks and bananas. He says "dadadada" but we're working really hard on "mama" He has one and half teeth on the bottom and is working on two more on the top! Here are a few new videos...





You can kind of see his cute little teeth here...