More and More Parties

Jax had his last and final birthday party with my family. Here are some pictures of the big event.

My sister and I made Jax a farm birthday cake. I must say I was pretty impressed with ourselves!!


Jax has had more sugar this week than I think he has ever had before. Boy is he going to be sad to have his birthday parties over. The poor kid is going to have sugar withdrawals.

Jax is one spoiled and loved kid!! He loves his cousins and just watches and idolizes their every moves.

First Haircut

Well the big day arrived and Jax got his first haircut. Jax has always had crazy hair, which I personally loved! Jax, due to wearing the hair off the back and side of his head as an infant had very uneven hair. As sad as cutting his hair was for me, it needed to be done! The experience went great and he loved it!! I think this kid just loves to be the center of attention.

Before... (waiting for our turn)

We went to Cookie Cutter's to get his hair cut. What a fun place! Jax got to sit in a little red car and watch Elmo on television.

The ladies were so good with him!! He just soaked in the attention!!

He managed to steal 3 of the stylists combs.

YEAH for haircuts!!

The finished product!! He looks so much older and bigger! My baby is growing up!!

Jax's 1st Birthday!!

For Jax's actual birthday, Gary took the day off and we took our boys to the zoo. Jax loved it! He loved watching the animals and the other people at the zoo. It was so fun having a day focused on him and spoiling him rotten!

Jax measuring up!!

Bennett and his daddy playing in the gopher holes!! Even Bennett loved the zoo!!

Jax loves his daddy!!

We loved the baby elephant (Zuri)!!

Jax had some birthday money from his Grandma and Grandpa Beckstrand. We decided to let him pick out a stuffed animal from the gift shop. He ended up with a baby tiger cub. He loves his tiger!!

After going to the zoo we had a few people over to our house for pizza, presents and of course cake and ice cream!

Jax with his Grandpa Lowry. Jax has not quite figured out the whole present thing (hopefully by Christmas!!)

Jax loves his new dump truck!!

And of course he loves his big red ball!!

We were so excited to let Jax rip into his very own CHOCOLATE cake!!

This is the before cake.

And surprise surprise Jax loved his cake and dug right in!! This kid does not mess around!

He loves CHOCOLATE!!

Dig IN!!

Happy 1st Birthday Jax!! We love you!

Happy Birthday Jax!!!

I can't believe my baby is 1! I have been thinking a lot today about Jax and how much he has added to my life and to our family. He is one amazing and special kid. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him and my love continues to grow each day! I can't imagine my life and our family without him. I live for that happy smile and laugh!! I am so grateful for my cute, happy and energetic baby. I love you Jaxie!!! Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Even Superman Gets Sick

My poor poor little Jaxie has been so so sick this week. On Tuesday night the poor little guy had a fever of 102. The next morning he still had a fever and me being the paranoid mom that I am decided to take him in to the doctor. After the doctor discussed with me that you don't usually bring kids in until they have had a fever for 3 days, she proceeded to check him out. The doctor checked his ears and said they looked great she then looked in his throat (which Jax fought)and said that it was extremely red. She then much to Jax's protest did a throat culture. And the verdict is he has STREP.

Poor little guys has been so miserable.

Look at those sad eyes.

Jax just has not been himself. He has been extremely lethargic and grouchy.

*On the positive note Jax has been much more cuddly. It has been nice to just sit and hold the little guy. Another positive is that he has been sleeping until 9:30 in the morning. It has been so nice to sleep in. Not that I like him being sick, but heck I will take these few advantages anytime.

Swimming, Sleeping and Growing Big

Jax absolutely loves the water!! He loves taking baths and swimming. This last week Jax went swimming with his cousins Lily and Paige in their little pool. He loves his cousins and loves playing with them. He is already starting to prefer playing with kids rather than playing with his parents. He is getting too big way too fast!

Eating is really quite the chore! After eating his breakfast Jax crashed. Honestly can that really be comfortable?

Jax and Bennett bonding! Jax definitely loves Bennett! Bennett has not decided how he feels about it. It is fun to see Jax get more and more interested in Bennett. Jax now thinks he needs to hold and burp his brother with his mommy.

Bennett loves attention! He loves to be held like this and loves to be talked to. He is very expressive and pulls some great faces and is cooing like crazy. He seriously has the cutest smile I have ever seen (well it is a toss up between him and Jax), it makes my day!

Bennett talking!!

Like I said he is very expressive with his face. This is him thinking "wow my mommy is crazy!"

Jax is now 11 months. Wow time has flown and my sweet little baby is getting big. It is crazy to think that he is almost 1. A year ago I was aching for a baby and now look at my life! I can't imagine life without my little man.

Bennett is now 2 months. We had his dreaded 2 month appointment today. The poor little guy had to get 3 shots. It broke my heart to see him get poked and to watch is face and his little lip quiver. I hate watching my babies get shots it really breaks my heart (you would think that being a nurse would make this easier but this is definitely not the case with my babies). The doctor says the Bennett is doing great and that he is growing like crazy. He is a pound bigger than what Jax was at 2 months!

Weight 11 lbs 4.5 oz (50th percentile)

Height 22.5 inches (50th percentile)

Head Circumfrence 40.5 cm (60 percentile)

Bennett's Baby Blessing

August 1, 2010 our little Bennett Chase was blessed. It was such a wonderful day and we received so much love and support from family and friends. We feel so blessed to be surrounded by such great people. Bennett was so good during the blessing and he looked so handsome in his outfit.

Bennett and Jaxton with their Great Grandma and Grandpa Beckstrand.

Bennett and Jaxton with Grandpa Bill, Grandma Cindy and Great Grandma Tripp.

We definitely had a very full house with so many family and friends. Our boys are so lucky to have so many people who love them. Our family made this day even more special and complete.

Bennett with is Grandma Donna. He is so funny and is starting to interact and talk and pull faces when you talk to him. He loves attention already!

What a special day. Gary did an excellent job blessing my sweet little baby. I am so grateful that my husband carries the priesthood and so grateful how much the priesthood blesses our home. In Bennett's blessing it talked a lot about the relationship he needs to and will develop with his big brother Jax and how important and vital the timing of his birth is (these boys are meant to be together). I feel so blessed to be the mom of these 2 boys! I look forward to watching them grow and develop and watching them be the best little buddies!! I love you Bennett and am so grateful you are part of our family!!

Walking the Jordan Parkway

Last week we went to the Jordan Parkway and went for a little walk. The boys both loved it. Stroller rides seem to calm Bennett right down and Jaxton loves to watch people and dogs. We ended up at a park. Jax absolutely loved going down the slide and loved climbing back up the slide.

At the end of the slide he always looked so proud of himself!!


Bennett loves to just chill out in the stroller.

Our little (sarcasm noted) caravan!!

What a fun date night!!