Sadly byu blue :( :(

Out with the old... In with the new!!
Explorer...you were good to us for many years but we most definitely will not miss:

• Your constantly blinking check engine light
• The shaking and shuttering when you were idling at a stoplight
• The many months that all of the doors were broken...some you could only open from the inside, some from the outside
• Your lack of armrests on the drivers side and passenger side doors...oh wait don't forget the little screw that scratched my arm every time I tried to find somewhere to rest it
• Your heater...that would only work on defrost and AC that only worked on max Ac
• The daily stress of wondering whether Andy would make it home at night or if I was going to have to go rescue him from the side of the freeway

We love the new car! Only downside:

• BYU blue
  

You Know it's Time for Summer Vacation When...

You actually show up to school looking like this... And to make matters worse you didn't even notice until 2 HOURS LATER when a cute little girl asked you if it was crazy shoe day at school...um no apparently I've just lost my mind!!

Being 9 Months Old is Exhausting!!

9 months old already...

and it is exhausting!!

Paxton has grown up so much this month. We took him for his 9 month well check visit yesterday, he had actually lost a pound from being sick with allergies and another ear infection. He weighed in at 17 pounds 6 ounces (65%) and was 28 inches tall (50%)!

He has learned quite a few new skills:

His new favorite sound is B and all day long we hear BA BA BA BA

He loves to give real kisses to mom and fake kisses to dad...fake because they usually end up with Paxton biting his dad's cheeck

He has graduated to a big boy car seat but can't quite figure out it he likes it or not. He just can't seem to get the sleeping thing down

He still only army crawls and is more interested in walking than real crawling. He can walk super well when he is holding onto our fingers walking with us and today he made his first attempt at walking behind a walking toy

He is starting to stand up against the couch and in his crib but only when we put him there...luckily he can't get up on his own yet

We just can't get enough of this little guy!!

Happy Easter...A Little Late!!

We were lucky enough to be able to spend Easter/Conference weekend in Richfield with the family! It was a great weekend! The Easter bunny managed to find us at Grandma's house...Paxton got spoiled as usual!!So did his cousins!

Ami, Mana, Misi, and Ofeina
Paxton was so excited about his new movies and books...

Until we got home Sunday night and broke out his new toothbrush!! He loved it and chewed on it for about an hour! He loves to have his teeth brushed!

And finally....take a look at all of those teeth, so cute and crooked!

We just love this kid!

Watch out Michael Phelps...

While we were in Richfield we decided to take Paxton swimming for the first time. I will be honest...I have planned on signing us up for mom and me swimming in the summer and I didn't want to be embarrassed if he got in the pool for the first time at lessons and hated it.

Luckily I don't think that we will have to worry about that...he LOVED swimming!

Here is his initial decent into the water...which was not exactly warm.Before we knew it he was paddling with his hands and kicking with his feet crusing all over the

pool. He even let us help him backfloat and dunk him all the way under the water!

Here he is swimming with his dad and his cousins Ofeina and Ami!

He got really excited once we pulled out his little yellow floaty! I think that we have just let him go by himself and he would have just kicked himself all around the pool!
I LOVE this picture of my boys...they look so HAPPY!

We are so excited for our next swimming adventure and even more excited for Mom and me swimming in the summer!

A Little of March...before it's April

I can't believe that March is almost over...it has gone by so stinkin fast! Paxton is 8 months old now. He hasn't changed much in weight (18 pounds 6 ounces) or height (27 inches) but he has changed alot in other ways...he is growing up so fast!

He is rolling and army crawling all over our house. He is apparently done with baby toys and wants to play with new things big boy things. He is finally starting to eat better!! I know this sounds crazy but I am 99% convinced that he wouldn't eat because of the stupid bib. The minute I gave in and just let him make a little mess he decided to eat like a champ. Pax has 6 teeth now (4 on top and 2 on the bottom) and they are the cutest crookedest things you have ever seen!

He has also gone through a very very bad phase this month...the I like everyone except my mother phase. He would cry when I tried to take him away from people, even the babysitter, and then look at me and cry even harder. When we were home he only wanted to be with Andy...nothing to do with me it was all Andy all the time. Luckily I think we are past that stage!

I tried to do a St. Patrick's Day photo shoot...but my child is mobile now and just will not sit still like he used to but what do you do he is still so dang cute!
We got to make a trip to Richfield this weekend...for Jake's Prom of course! It is our last official Richfield High School Prom after 7 kids...so sad!

Paxton apparently didn't enjoy Prom as much as the rest of us...maybe it was the choreographed dance with all the prom couples, the introduction of the couples, the slide show, or maybe it was the mother son dance that got to him...I just don't know. He may not of enjoyed it but were sure did!

We also finally figured out that Paxton's runny nose (since November) and hacking cough (for a month) is caused by allergies and asthma. Thanks to a little Zyrtec everyday he is finally getting back to his normal self!!

Happy Birthday Andy!!

Andy turned the big 33 on March 10th. He had the day off (unfortunately I couldn't get off as well) and got to spend the day with his favorite little guy! After I got home we went to dinner at Magelby's to celebrate!That night we had Andy's family over for cake and ice cream to celebrate Andy and his twin brother Jacob's birthdays!


I don't know who had more fun opening and playing with the presents...Andy or Paxton!

Thanks to everyone who could come and spend this special day with us!! We love having family close by to help celebrate special occasions!

Happy Birthday Babe!! I hope 33 will be as eventful and exciting as 32 was!

Paxton and I LOVE you and feel so blessed that we get to spend everday being together and enjoying our lives with you! We couldn't do it with out you!