Cake!!

Jaxson's Happy Birthday!!

Jaxson had his first birhtday on Valentines Day!! It is so crazy how fast the time goes... I has already been a year since we moved to Oregon and so much has happend!! Especisally with Jax... He is such a happy go lucky baby who loves to smile and laugh and make cute baby words all day! He can blow kisses and say and wave bye bye... he can say night night and num num and rarrr like a tiger...He is a very fast crawler and takes a step every so often but is in no rush to really start... and we arent really pushing him either... His whole life he has been in the 85-90 percent for his length and hieght but just at his 12 month appt. he was in the 25% for both although he doesnt look small to me... and no it isnt because his head looks big... becasue just to let you know grandpa and paul.... it is only in the 50 percent!!! So he is doing just great.. He loves to cuddle and give loves!! He adores his daddy, and thinks he is the greatest thing that ever happend.. I am so lucky to have him in my life, he is the best little brother kenz could ever ask for and he makes our family so complete... well at least for right now!!

Once there was a Snowman!!

The other week, well maybe it was about threee weeks now, it snowed!! It was no Montana or Utah snow but there was a good 2-3 inches just the right amount to have a little fun and build maybe the best little snowman ever!! Jk... It is probably the worst but none the less Kenzie and I had a good time building him!! Kenzie loved the snow i wish we had more of it. Oh ya we also had a good time throwing snowballs at Dad's truck!! Good Times!!

Oreos!!

ok sorry i havent posted in some time!! but that is only becasue i have one of the worst internet connections ever and i did a post a while ago and then the computer took so long that it didnt work. So i will start here and see how it goes!! One day when i was going to go to the store and Kenzie wanted to come but i needed to go by myself so it would be faster.. you know what i mean... so I told her that if she was a good girl for daddy then i would bring her a treat!! I kept my promise and got her some little Oreos!! good idea until when i wasnt looking and she decided to share them with Jaxson!! Then Jaxson decided to share them with the carpet!! good times but he sure does look cute with cookies all over his face!!

Under the desk!!

Under the desk!! One of there favorite places to play
Makenzie love sunglasses!!

I like to move it move it!!

This is just a small clip of Kenzie singing i like to move it move it!! It is definatly not her best performance but it will do for now i need to upload new pictures but i dont know exactly how to do it with our new camera... so i will add new vidio and pictures hopefully soon!!

hmmmmm

So i dont know how to make my blog look cute!! I have never done it before I have always had my lovely helper Angela Barker handle all that sort of stuff for me, but tonight I decided to change things around a bit and it isnt as special as when she does it so maybe she could call me and Helpppppp me out a litte that would be great!! Thanks Ang!! Love ya.

Do you open presents from Santa first or last?

I know this is like a month late but I decided to put up a few Christmas pictures!! It was so fun this year because Makenzie is finally old enough to understand what is going on!! Every day she would say "Santa comes and brings me presents!" It was so cute i also told her how it is Jesus's birthday on Christmas.. She only messed up a few times and said it was her birthday on Christmas and Santa brings her presents!! We stayed in Oregon this year, I was really excited not to have to travel during the hustle and bustle of things but i didn't realize how challenging it would be mostly with traditions. Every other year we had either gone to Montana to visit my family or to California to see Jeff's, so it was easy we would just follow the traditions of that family but now that we were going to be all by ourselves who's tradition would we follow? In my family we always had Christmas Eve dinner and in our Christmas dinner we would have green bean casserole with french cut green beans Then we all went to look at lights and when we got home we got to open just one present of choice before we went to bed. In Jeff's family they made dinner on Christmas day and and used regular cut green beans and, didn't open any gifts on Christmas Eve. Those were just some of the small thing we were having problems with but the biggest on of all was opening presents from Santa in my family we always opened our presents from Santa first which makes sense to me because you go to bed so excited that Santa is going to come that when you wake up in the morning you want to open his first because that is what you have been waiting for. In Jeffs family they opened presents last from Santa because they were always the best ones so he sees it as best for last where I see it as best for first!! So how we did it this year was we had dinner on Christmas Eve, I won that one obviously since i was cooking and he actually liked it that way you have a nice dinner then and leftovers on Christmas day! I also bought french cut green beans once again because i was cooking. Although i might of picked the regular cut ones if i would of know how much she i mean he would cry about it. And all of us Except for Jeff opened a present on Christmas Eve. Then he said that since we did some or to him all of my traditions. We opened presents form Santa last. I still really didn't like that. So i started asking everyone i knew if they opened presents first or last form Santa. I probably asked 15-20 people and only 1 other person opened presents last.... So do you open your Presents from Santa first or last or how do you bargain with your spouse to start your own traditions. If you have any thoughts let me know!

Oh Chistmas tree!!

A couple of weeks ago we went to the wild and cut down a chrismas tree!! Ok well it was in a tree farm, but good enough!! We got a 9 footer!! It is pretty awosme. We all had a good time!!

One of my favorite Christmas stories!!

This is one of my favorite Christmas stories!! It is kinda long but read it... it is worth it!!!

Santa’s Secret Wish
By Betty Werth

On Christmas Eve, a young boy with light in his eyes
Looked deep into Santa’s, to Santa’s surprise,
And said as he nestled on Santa’s broad knee,
“I want your secret. Tell it to me.”
He leaned up and whispered in Santa’s good ear,
“How do you do it, year after year?

“I want to know how, as you travel about,
Giving gifts here and there, you never run out.
How is it, dear Santa, that in your pack of toys
You have plenty for all of the world’s girls and boys?
Stays so full, never empties, as you make your way
From rooftop to rooftop, to homes large and small,
From nation to nation, reaching them all?”

And Santa smiled kindly and said to the boy,
“Don’t ask me hard questions. Don’t you want a toy?”
But the child shook his head, and Santa could see
That he needed the answer. “Now listen to me,”
He told the small boy with the light in his eyes,
“My secret will make you sadder, and wise.

“The truth is that my sack is magic. Inside
It holds millions of toys for my Christmas Eve ride.
But although I do visit each girl and each boy
I don’t always leave them a gaily wrapped toy.
Some homes are hungry, some homes are sad,
Some homes are desperate, some homes are bad.
Some homes are broken, and children there grieve.
Those homes I visit, but what should I leave?

“My sleigh is filled with the happiest stuff,
But for homes where despair lives, toys aren’t enough.
So I tiptoe in, kiss each girl and boy,
And pray with for them that they’’ be given the joy
Of the spirit of Christmas, the spirit that lives
In the heart of the dear child who gets not, but gives.

“If only God hears me and answers my prayer,
When I visit next year, what I will find there
Are homes filled with peace, and with giving, and love
And boys and girls gifted with light from above.
It’s a very hard task, my smart little brother,
To give toys to some, and to give prayers to others.
But the prayers are the best gifts, the best gifts indeed,
For God has a way of meeting each need.

“That’s part of the answer. The rest, my dear youth,
Is that my sack is magic. And that is the truth.
In my sack I carry on Christmas Eve day
More love than a Santa could e’er give away.
The sack never empties of love, or of joys
‘Cause inside it are prayers, and hopes. Not just toys.
The more that I give, the fuller it seems,
Because giving is my way of fulfilling dreams.

“And do you know something? You’ve got a sack, too.
It’s as magic as mine, and it’s inside of you.
It never gets empty, it’s full from the start.
It’s the center of lights, and of love. It’s your heart.
And if on this Christmas you want to help me,
Don’t be so concerned with the gifts ‘neath your tree.
Open that sack called your heart, and share
Your joy, your friendship, your wealth, your care.”

The light in the small boy’s eyes was glowing.
“Thanks for the secret. I’ve got to be going.”
“Wait, little boy,” said Santa, “don’t go.
Will you share? Will you help? Will you use what you know?”
And just for a moment the small boy stood still,
Touched his heart with his small hand and whispered,
“I will.”

Jaxson, Jax, Jakie,Jak Jak!!