Girl Cousins

We finally got to meet Emarie!  Paisley and Jaxton were so excited!  They both love babies!  She is darling and such a wonderful addition to the LaPratt family... we needed some girls!!!

 Paisley is on the really small side and Emarie is a little chunkers (which is SO cute on her)  they were almost the same size!

LaPratt girls!!

On my toes

Jaxton sure does keep me on my toes! "Relaxing" is definitely a thing of the past. Even when he is taking a nap, I am running around looking for things he has hidden, or cleaning up the mess he has made.

So a few weeks ago, I laid him down for a nap at the usual time, hoping he would go right to sleep. Kyle and I had a meeting at his work and I hadn't showered yet. I went downstairs to get Paisley to sleep (which is a much easier task) and to pick up the house. About an hour later I heard a crash. Jaxton has tipped over Paisley's dresser a few times and that was the first thing that came to my mind. I booked it up the stairs and opened the door, but I didn't see Jaxton. Then I heard a small giggle and I looked up. There was Jaxton, on top of Paisley's dresser, COVERED in Desitin. Being the sucky mom I am, I told him not to move so I could run downstairs to get my camera... he loves having his picture taken, so he didn't mind. He was SO pleased with what he had done. I got him undressed and into the tub... I called everyone I knew that might know how to get all the Desitin off of his body and out of his hair. I washed his hair 8 or 9 times, and nothing worked. I tried dish soap too, but it didn't work! Kyle's cousin suggested I used baking soda... it took 3 washes but it came out about a week later!

There are times that this kid drives me crazy... but I love him so much and he keeps a smile on my face! I can't help but laugh when I look at these pictures!

Big Bad 2

Jaxton turned 2 years old on February 17. It was fun getting to spend the day with him. Last year, we took him to McDonald's to get him a Happy Meal and we decided we would do that again. We considered letting him play in the PlayPlace, but for one, it's gross and for two, he throws tantrums when we try to make him leave a place he wants to stay. We got him a few gifts, nothing big... but we did get him Just Dance for the Wii... which he LOVES!! He is starting to act like a 2 year old but he is also so much fun. It's hard to imagine our lives without Jaxton. Some fun things about Jaxton...

- he loves hot dogs

- loves to be tickled and to tickle Paisley

- always asks to play Wii bowling, he comes up to me and says "Mama, I bowl"

- jumps, climbs, throws, kicks, hits and runs into just about everything

- still wakes up a few times every night

- is getting good a t-ball and basketball

- always happy and has no fear of anything, including strangers

WE LOVE YOU JAXTON!! HAPPY BIG 2 BUDDY!!!

Standing Ovation

It's all Kyle's fault... that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Paisley has been sitting up for a little while now, but that just wasn't good enough for her! She will grab hands, or legs, or anything she can grasp and pull herself to her knees... and then her feet! But how could I ever be mad at that big, toothless smile and those chubby chubby legs?! She will be running around with Jaxton in no time!

2012 Freezin' For A Reason

You may recall last year Kyle jumping (more like running) in the frozen lake for a fundraiser for Special Olympics. This year, his work didn't participate but our friend, Helen asked us if we would be willing to jump in with her. Foolishly thinking the weather would be as fantastic as it was last year, we agreed... boy were we wrong!!! It was FREEZING this year... it was starting to rain/snow when we all headed outside, and it was like a madhouse! We didn't jump in the lake like last year, but the outdoor pool. The worst part for me was that the pool was 11 ft deep so my plan was to jump in, hit the bottom and push myself up as fast as possible. It never even occurred to me that I wouldn't touch the bottom, and when I realized that, I started kicking like crazy!! But, you're legs are in some sort of "cold shock" and they didn't want to move either! We all made it out ok and to be honest, I'm glad we did it. I don't have a "bucket list" but if I did, I would cross that off!

Fenogreek

I will get around to posting pictures of the house one day... but this move was extremely stressful for me. We were qualified for our home and were supposed to close the beginning of September, so Kyle and I spent the time and care to pack up a lot of our home in perfectly labelled boxes... then we waited... and waited... and waited! Nothing happened, so there we were with a living room FULL of boxes and nothing to cook with, maybe 2 towels and of course all of those boxes were at the bottom of a huge stack! September ended and October began, and we were still waiting. Our apartment landlord was fantastic and let us stay even though someone was waiting for our place, which just caused me more stress! Then the call came, we were ready to sign and move. We signed on a Friday at 1:00 pm and started moving into our house at 5. It was a two day process (it's amazing the crap you hold on to and accumulate over even just a year!) More stress! I don't handle stress well. I know a lot of people are stress eaters, but that's not me... I refer to myself as more of a stress starver. I had been doing so good since Paisley was born of eating (gorging myself) for every meal and she never went without milk. But the move and the stress kicked in my old bad habits and I was noticing less and less milk. I started to freak out (naturally). Jaxton was allergic to breast milk and I only got to nurse him for 6 months before they found out and he had to go on a special formula to give him nutrients and calories that he was missing. Paisley on the other hand has been thriving with breast milk. She is a little chunkers and it is adorable. Those little chunky legs, oh I could die for! So I was devastated. I started doing some research about how to get my milk back and I found a natural substance called Fenogreek. Kyle and I went to the health food store to pick some up. You take 2 pills 4 times a day, for up to 72 hours. This was the end of last month that I was doing this and I haven't had a problem with milk since. I am back to pumping a full bottle every morning, after she has eaten and is refusing to eat anymore! I am so happy I found this! We have a freezer FULL of milk and it is such an accomplishing feeling. My goal is to make it for a full year, I may not and I could accept that. But in the meantime, Fenogreek... you are my hero!

October

So here is a lot of October. I got a few pointers from my sister in law with regards to my scrapbooking, I'm still not great but the pointers helped! October was a fun month! We got our first snow storm. Jax wasn't too fond of the snow, but I pushed him out there to get pictures!

We went down to the Pumpkin Patch at Staheli Farms in St George with Rob, Jill and Ethan. Jax had a lot of fun!!! There were swings, a petting zoo, a corn maze, slides, and of course Pumpkins. Jaxton growls whenever there is something scary, so he went around growling at all of the decorations (and he would even do this to the decorations in our home)... while we were at the Pumpkin Patch it got a lot colder than I thought it would and I had left Jaxton's jacket in the car so I said "Jax, mommy's sorry she forgot your jacket in the car" and he growled at me. He is so funny!!!

We went out to Panaca for a day and spent time with some of the Avance family. I snuck in some pictures of the kids in their Halloween outfits. Jaxton had a blast out there! There was so much room to run and play! He cried the whole way home because he didn't want to leave. What kid wouldn't love swings, slides, trampolines, lots of grass, plenty of attention, candy and NO BEDTIME!!


Kyle's mom brought each of the kids costumes while we were in Panaca. Jaxton already had a Buzz Lightyear costume from my mom and we had bought Paisley a kitty cat costume. We had a few activities to go to during Halloween so we changed them in between. I wanted to get to use each costume because they were all so cute. Jaxton loved being the monkey. He loves saying "ah ah" like a monkey whenever he sees pictures of himself.

The best part of October was that we signed and moved into our first home!!! Is this our dream home? No. Is it huge with tons of storage and plenty of room for our family to grow? No. But it is just right for what we need now. Jaxton loves having a yard to play in and more room to run and play. Kyle loves having the garage and I love having more than 1 bathroom! And we love that it is ours! Kyle has pretty much decided on a career path, so we'll probably be leaving sooner than we thought but we are happy for the opportunity we had to make the investment. We love our home! It's great to be in it!