Paxton's Kindergarten Check-up

Paxton has been so excited to turn 5 because he gets to go to kindergarten!!  He knew that one of the "requirements" of going to kindergarten was to get a kindergarten check-up!  He also knew that getting a kindergarten check-up came with all sorts of perks...a t-shirt, a sticker, and crayons...3 of Paxton's favorite things!

 Pax did awesome during his check-up!  He weighed in at 34 pounds (11%) and was 40.5 inches tall (10%...but tall enough to ride rides at most amusement parks!!)  Luckily he got his kindergarten shots when he turned 4 so he didn't even have to get shots today!

 Afterwards he insisted that he really needed a treat since he did such a great job so off we went to Sip'n for one of his favorite treats...a pink sugar cookie and a marshmallow root beer (yes you read that right!!)

Good Job Buddy!!! Can't wait for kindergarten!

Fishing at Payson Lakes

Paxton got a fishing pole for his birthday from Grandma and he has been practice fishing in the backyard for a few days so we decided it was time to take him to the lake and let him try it out!

 It took him a few tries to really get the hang of casting out but one he got it figured out that was all he wanted to do...cast out over and over again!

While Andy and Paxton fished, Tegan just ate snacks and played in the dirt!

 Kyson was just happy to be outside!

 After about an hour of casting out over and over again we decided it was time to pack up and take a walk around the lake!  

Paxton's 5th Birthday Interview!

 5 Name: Paxton

Age: 5

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Pizza and Chicken Nuggets.  He is always begging for pizza and chicken nuggets...especially nuggets from "Old McDonalds!"  He is getting much less picky than he used to be and will now try most anything.  He is not much of a fruit or vegetable eater and always tells me..."that's just not my fruit."  The only fruit he will willingly eat is "cut up apples."

Favorite Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider..Paxton loves primary and is doing awesome at learning all of the songs.  He is pretty shy about singing them for me but once in a while I catch him quietly singing to himself.

Favorite Book: Homer the Baseball Dog

Favorite TV Show: Sheriff Callie's Wild West and Sports

Favorite Movie: Frozen and The Lego Movie

Favorite Animal: Lion

Favorite Snack: Fruit Snacks, cut up apples, cereal in a bowl with no milk, and candy

Favorite Drink: Milk...plain no chocolate

Favorite Toy: Soccerballs, basketballs, baseballs, footballs...can you see a running theme with this boy!  He is a sports fanatic!  He loves to watch sports, play sports, tell you about sports, etc.

Favorite Sport: All of them so we had to go with Favorite Teams...Basketball-Miami Heat, Baseball-LA Dodgers, Soccer-Germany, and Football-Denver Broncos, BYU Cougars, and Spanish Fork Dons.

Happy Birthday to this big boy!  He is the king in our castle, our resident collector of junk, a sports fanatic, the awesomest story teller, and the best big brother ever!!  We love you Pax!

Kyson*5 Months

How can my baby be 5 months old already?  Well however it happened all I can say is that I LOVE this age!  He is growing like crazy and learning so many new and fun things everyday!  Luckily, since it is summer, I am home with him everyday and we are loving it!  It only took him about 3-4 days into summer break to figure out that I was home with him all day and since then he has become a momma's boy and wants to be with me all the time!

He is still growing like crazy and is now in 9 month clothes and size 3 diapers.  He is still nursing half the time and then on formula the other half and is now eating rice cereal and baby food once a day!

He has learned a lot of new things this month!  Here are some of his new accomplishments!

*He can hold his own bottle (unless he is tired!)

*He can roll from belly to back and back to belly!

*He has gone from happy coos to full on babbling and screaming!

*When he can't find his binky he has figured out that he has a thumb that is just as easy to suck on and is quick to pop it in his mouth!

*He is now sleeping in his crib full time...except for naps which he prefers to take on mom and dad's bed!

 *He has moved from his little vibrating chair to a bouncer, walker, and high chair!

*He loves to give kisses which consist of him lunging at your face with a big wet open mouth!

 *He loves the stroller and now has to sit up like a big boy so that he can see what is going on around him!

 *He is a total blanket boy..if he is mad or tired all he needs to calm down is a blanket snuggled right up to his face!

 Some funny stories about Kyson this month!

*Kyson has earned himself quite a few nicknames...Ky, Kyse, Kysie, and the newest Goo Goo.  The boys have decided to start calling him Goo Goo (maybe they heard him making that sound...I don't know where it came from.)  The refer to him as Goo Goo, pray for Goo Goo, and are wanting to learn to spell Goo Goo.  I don't know whats worse Goo Goo or Jazwar!

*He is a little bit nosy and likes to know what is going on with everyone in the house.  This vibrating chair has been our go to spot since he was born but he doesn't like laying down because he can't see everyone.  One day I sat and watched him and he rocked and rolled and kept squirming until finally he had one foot on the ground and was about to tip the chair over and then I intervened.  Needless to say that chair is now in the basement! 

*One of Kyson's favorite things to play with is Andy's beard.  He loves to grab it and pull the hairs and rub his hands in it.  Well Andy needed to shave for something for work and Kyson was not happy.  When Andy came out of the bathroom I handed Kyson to him and Ky went straight for his beard.  When there was nothing to grab, Kyson kept hitting at Andy's face and screeching at him...you could tell he was not happy about it!

We love you big man!!

Memorial Day

Since we were in Richfield for Memorial Day, we decided the next week to take another Sunday road trip to visit the graves of some of Andy's family members.

Our first stop was the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Camp Williams where Andy's Dad was recently buried.  I wish we could have been there on the actual Memorial Day to see all of the flags flying but there was still a very special feeling there a week later!

Next stop was Salt Lake (I can't remember where) to visit the grave of Andy's Grandma Cannon.  She passed away from diabetes while Andy was on his mission.

And finally off the the other side of Salt Lake to visit the grave of Andy's mom who passed away suddenly almost 13 years ago.

So grateful that we can have these places where we can take the boys and tell them about the family they have in heaven!

Family Pictures 2014

For teacher appreciation week one of the Moms (I work with a few of her kids) graciously offered to take our family pictures as a way to show her appreciation for all of the work I have done for her kids!  I was so grateful for her offer and immediately took her up on it!  I told her we were up for whatever she wanted and she started to scout out locations.  Knowing that we have 3 boys she found the perfect spot...a storage unit by Utah Lake.  At first I was skeptical but then we pulled up and say row after row of old gas pumps and car signs and I knew this would be perfect!  Paxton kept saying "We are at Radiator Springs!"

Here are some of our favorites!

 Kyson Jacob-4 Months

 Paxton James-4 Years Old

 Tegan Drew-3 Years Old

Thanks Again Becky!

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Adventures at the Provo River Trail

Sunday afternoons are an interesting time in our house...I am a stay home, relax, watch a movie, read a book person while Andy is a get out of the house and do anything but stay home type of person.  Whether it is going for a drive or going on an adventure he wants to be out doing something.

This particular Sunday afternoon we found ourselves at Bridal Veil Falls for a visit to see the waterfalls and a walk on the Provo River Trail!  Who knew that this is the popular place to be on Sunday afternoons because it was packed!  The boys were dying to throw some rocks in the water but there were so many people I was afraid they would hit someone and so no rock throwing for them!

To distract them from their desire to throw rocks we headed up the trail.  It started off successfully...the boys were having fun walking, playing, and finding treasures on the side of the trail and then all of the sudden...

Tegan gave up...he was "way to tired" to keep walking and of course that one time we had only brought the single stroller because we were sure he would love running up and down the trail!

And after about the 15th time of him stopping and dropping in the middle of the trail we decided it was time to turn back.  Well that just meant that we had to deal with him all the way back to the car!  I bet in total he stopped and dropped to the ground about 25 times declaring that he was too tired, bored, etc.  I had to run to get him out of the way of countless bike riders, long boarders, and joggers before they ran him right over!

Finally Paxton came to the rescue...found both of the boys a stick and they fought bad guys, pirates, bugs, and each other the rest of the way down the trail!

Thank goodness they found some way to entertain themselves because I was much to busy enjoying this view of my happy little boy!