After the bash...

so after jaxin's birthday party we thought it would be a good idea to go home, get all his toys out so he could play and after, we could get everything organized and put away.  it was so much fun to watch him play with all of his new stuff and we got to do a little playing too :)

this thing looked like egg goo...you threw it at the wall and it would stick...

checking out his glow in the dark lizards...

pulling around his new hot wheels cars case...

drawing on his new board that plays music, the faster you color the faster the music plays!!  he's using his new magic markers on the spcial paper...mommy LOVES these!

then it was time...

time to set up the big dog...the new race track!!  daddy was SUPER pumped about this :)

jaxin thought that he would set up another track as well...one that was easier for him to put together :)

melts momma's heart :)

then we had to try out our new table...

and his new tow truck garage...

TWO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!

so since our little man's birthday was this past wednesday, this past saturday we had a birthday party for him.  i'm always such a nut around his birthday time because i'm so frantic to get everything and make sure everything is close to perfect for my little man's big day.  because i'm so frantic, it's beneficial for me to have someone around to keep me sane :)  since auntie lish is across the globe this year, erin was brave enough to step up to the plate and help me out!!  thank you SO much, it was very much appreciated and i hope you and tann had a good time going shopping and running around...i know tann did haha!

one of the things i wanted to do was make cupcakes and since the theme this year was toy story (jaxin LOVES buzz) we found this sweet cupcake tower thing...we even colored the white cup cakes green and blue...LOVED this..we felt like we should be on one of those food shows :)

i cannot thank debbie bell enough for the AMAZING job she does on his cakes!!!  if you ever need a fabulous cake, hit up debbie at the wal-mart bakery :)

bubby didn't go too crazy with his cake this year, which was fine. i was also told that they get their own cake on just their first birthday but him having his own cake is something i want to do for him for a while i think :)

the party wouldn't be dull since we had a chex mix!! :)

we got him a buzz birthday boy pin but he kept trying to pull it off and i didn't want him to rip his shirt so it didn't last very long!

awe bubby and tanner :)

When almost everyone arrived bubby ran up to me and just laid his head down for like five minutes it seemed....i thought something was wrong with him but he never did cry and when i asked him if he was ready to open presents he was ready to go!!  must have just needed some momma snuggin' time :)

He got so many great presents, all kinds of clothes, toys,

tractors,

a sweet toy story couch that even mommy and daddy snuggle around with him,

and a racecar track that seems to have been a present for daddy too :)

he was trying to blow out the candles before i even got the cake to him :)

he just kept poking at it...

and burying buzz :)

we decided to get him a 4-wheeler for his birthday this year!!  he got the going around in circles down pretty good as well as the throwing of the fit when it's time to get off :)  daddy and little man smiling like that just MELTS my heart!!!

I can't believe our little baby is 2!!!!

thank you SO much to everyone who was a part of his special day.  we are so blessed to have such an amazing family and group of friends!! 

Hims growin' up...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAXIN RAY JAMES!!!!

I cannot believe our little man is TWO today!!!  He is getting huge and he is learning and doing so many new things!!

clothes: 3T pants and 24 months - 3T shirts

shoes: 7.5W - 8

new sayings:

 "come ee-ah" (come here with little hand waving)

"do it" (our child is already spoiled by the awesomeness of the dvr that when a commercial comes on he -wants us to fast forward...we are in BIG trouble when live tv is on)

 "pass" (note to self...get rid of the dang thang before they start asking for it)

"taw-bee" (strawberry milk)

nie-nite (nite-nite)

"mote" (remote-when he wants a movie which lately has been either "buzz" or "car")

things he likes:

drawing - "cirk" (cirlcle), "nake" (snakes), "choo choo" (trains), "tar" (star), and "BUG-EE" are his favorites he likes mommy to draw with his "mark" (markers)

watching movies (which mommy loves) - his favorites right now are "buzz" (Toy Story 3) or "car" (cars)

-loves to "shake u booty, shake u booty"

play w/ his "choo choo" track he got from some very dear friends :)

wrastleing and playing on the bed with daddy

look at books

suckers

his cars

stickers

his cars chair, rocking chair, and new toy story couch

putting money in his piggy bank

things he doesn't like:

there aren't really too many things that he doesn't like...

doesn't like to have his pass taken away

doesn't like to take his medicine all the time (when he doesn't have his allergy medicine his little eyes get red and his skin breaks out :(

sharing is becoming an issue...

fun memories and new doings:

i will always want to remember when we were walking into the house one night and he looked up and yelled "i see the moon" clear as day and it melted me!

he is starting to go potty on the big boy potty much more frequently when we ask him if he needs to go

he saw a spider crawling on the floor one night in our kitchen and went "ewww bug-ee"

when he gives hugs he says "squeeze" and holds real tight

when we are in his room before bed and i'm saying prayers and singing his songs and lays his head on my shoulder and rubs my back or pats it :)

when we talk to aunti lish on skype he always gives her kisses...we have a pretty wet screen sometimes :)

he's starting to count very well!

we like to look in books and point out what we see and make the animal noises along with the actions :)  if anyone remembers peekster doin the elephant in middle school you can imagine how cute our little man is doing the same thing...and yes jess i taught him to do it just like you :)

he's starting to try to put on his socks and shoes by himself

it cracks me up when he sits and picks out his toe jams...not sure where he got that from :)

he is officially getting timeouts now and getting better at them!

things we need to get rid of but mommy is in denial that her baby is now a little boy:

his high chair...maybe i'm just a bad mother but it's easier to wrangle him and make dinner and clean up the kitchen with him in it and in the mornings when i'm running late and need to get myself ready!

his crib...just not ready for the big boy bed!

oh big boy, i can't tell you how much you truly are a blessing to your mommy and daddy.  we love you SO much that words cannot even express the love and joy that you bring to us each and every single day!!  you truly are our precious gift from God.  you have changed your momma's world and i couldn't be more proud and more privileged that God has chosen me and your daddy to be your parents.  you're growing up so fast and i soak up every day because one of these days you will be a grown man and momma will have to let you go...i'm SO thankful that we have a couple of more years before that :)

Ever since I can remember, it's been our family's tradition to go to the horse races at the Logan County fair.  Well, this year, we were forced to move that tradition to the State Fair due to unpaid winnings from last year's races at Logan County.  It's so exciting for each of us to pick our own horse and to cheer them on around the track!!  Papa only bets $2 so it's definitely not a money making day but we all have a great time just spending time with each other!  This year, it was both Daddy and Bubby's first experience!  We decided that we'd leave a little bit early to make sure we could grab some of that fabtabulous fair food for lunch!

Bubby would rather have the dog than the corn...

Of course Great Nanny had to get her little man some ice cream, too :)

Our view from the seats!!  Bubby didn't last too long...he wanted to walk down the isle which led him to whacking the ladies who were sitting in front of us a couple of times.  So, he and Great Nanny roamed around the fair...they went to look at the animals and the the butter cow--a life size cow made of butter!

Our last stop before we left was back to the food stands...we got a funnel cake, a frozen banana, and Bubby's new found favorite...cotton candy!!!  Once he got familiar with the texture and the melting in the mouth...he LOVED it!!

This would be a shot of the uncertainty of the melting in the mouth :)

And of course...it wouldn't be the State Fair without an appearance of the King :)