Crawling

Jaxson has recently started crawling I haven't gotten the best video, but here is one. He keeps getting faster and loves going to the gate and watching the dogs!

Snow Day

We had our first snow day of the year today! We got about 14 inches of snow in Portage! Madison had a blast outside helping Daddy "shovel".

Jaxson and the Jumperoo

Jaxson loves playing and jumping in his jumperoo and his big sister Madison is always there encouraging him! (I hope that always continues!!!)

A few cute ones

Here are a few cute pictures that I have taken lately. My babies are getting so big and I am sad that I am going to have to go back to work and won't be able to spend the days with them:(

Play Date

We were able to have the Monte's over for a play date! It was great for Madison to have some girls to play with! Jaxson and max had some quality bonding time in the shade with the mommies! I think everyone had a great time and hopefully we can do it again!

Little Slugger

Madison had her last t-ball last week! She really started to get the hang of playing toward the end and was really having a great time! She is already asking when she gets to play again!

The Big Slide!

Madison loved the big sack slide at the fair. She must have rode it 5 times. I thought that she was going to rip her arm off on the first try however as she tried to hold on the the side as she is flying down and she looked terrified as she came down, but immediately wanted to go again! She loved it and of course did it a couple more times!

Fair and Zoo

We have taken the kids to the zoo and the Columbia Co. fair. Madison had a great time at both places and Jaxson was a good sport and did like seeing some of the animals. Madison wanted him to come on the rides at the fair with her however!! She had a blast on all of the rides and wanted to do them all! She did manage to drag Mommy on the Tilt-o-Whirl and the Scrambler. I felt like I was going to puke and Madison asked if we could go again! Another sign of getting old I guess!

Randoms

Summer has been going way too fast! Madison got a box of goodies from Oriental Trading and right away, she wanted to make something. She made two animal masks so that she and Jaxson could play with them! It was really cute. We have also been keeping busy with t-ball, bike riding, and just life in general. My babies also took their first bath together the other night. Jaxson in his tub (which he is getting way too big for) and Madison in the big girl tub!

Cereal

Jaxson has been trying some cereal and it has been going fairly well. He seemed to like it! He has been sick for the last few days, so we have out it on hold, but hope to resume soon! I forget what a mess they make and how funny it is to watch the reaction of something new!

T-Ball and Swimming Lessons

Madison has been very busy this summer. She has taken two session of swimming lessons and has started to play t-ball. She seems to be enjoying herself! Her favorite part at swimming lessons is going off the diving board and that is all she wants to do. She was a bit unsure of herself when she first started t-ball, but now that she is into it, she just can't get enough! I just can't believe how fast the summer is going!!!!

Jaxson

Jaxson has great control of his head now and he loves to sit in his Bumbo seat. He always wants to see what is going on and gets mad if he feels that he is missing out on something! He is also trying to learn how his hands work and is trying to pick up toys and play with them. As far as Madison is concerned it is about time that he wants to play!

Madison and the trampoline

Madison received a trampoline from my parents for her birthday and she loves it!

Madison's Birthday

Madison was able to have a party on her birthday and then we had another party on the 4th of July. She had a Princess party on her birthday and a Dora party on Saturday! She received a lot of wonderful gifts! Some of her favorites were her new bike that Russ and I bought her, a new bike helmet, and a scooter and trampoline that Mama Pam and Papa No-No bought for her. She got her picture in the paper and was on TV on the "Look Who's 3"! She is so independent and I can't believe that my baby is 3 already!!