Happy Birthday Jaxon!!!

No more three together. It's Jaxon's birthday today, and he is so excited. I think he partly excited, because now it's his turn to tease Alek and not let him play with his new toys. Alek is having a hard time, but he's just not as vocal as Jaxon was. Jaxon loves his picture taken, every time the camera is out, he's yelling at me to take his picture, then he gets his big cheese on. He also loves to take pictures, and he's pretty good at it. Since I got my new camera for Christmas, he has taken over my old one. He loves it. He got Geo Trax from Santa and instead of loving the actual toy, he has gotten attached to the instructions. Don't ask why, cause we can't figure it out. He even sleeps with them. They have been ripped a million time and we just keep taping them up, because he just cries until we do. They have all the different accessories on them and he goes up to everyone and asks them which one they like. He's so funny. He is growing so fast I can't believe it. I swear I can't keep clothes and shoes in the house that fit him.

Christmas!!!!

We had an awesome Christmas. On Christmas Eve instead of getting PJ's, I decided that we would have a slightly different tradition. I got us all Cabela's Camo hoodies. I kept them totally a secret from everybody so when Braden and the kids opened them they were all surprised. The first thing that Alek said was, "I want to go hunting ducks, down at the Bear River." Braden couldn't have been prouder. On Christmas morning Jaxon woke up first and tried to shake Alek awake. He didn't care that Santa had come, he just wanted to sleep longer. Santa brought everybody what they wanted! We're so lucky! We must have been really good.

So we wouldn't have fighting, Santa was smart and brought Jaxon and Alek the same things. They both wanted Geo Trax and that's what they got. Alek got the Airport, and Jaxon got the Train Station. Then they each got either a plane or a train, depending on which big set they got. They also got a Thomas the Train art set, some binoculars, a flashlight and a compass so they can go hunting with Daddy. And they each got a movie.

Jaxon was so excited about everything he opened. I thought he was going to shake everything off our tree, because he was jumping so much.

Joye got some toys. She got some dolls (YAY), a ball that rolls by itself and lights up, a stacker set that has a tambourine and a maraca, and an Elmo that when you shake it, it talks and laughs.

I got a new camera!!!!! I must have been really good, and Santa loves me! I also got games, I'm a gamer. And I got the 3rd season of Bones. It's my favorite show.
Santa brought Braden Rock Band with two other discs with extra songs on them, a big rolling tool chest, and some books.

Mmm... Candy Cane... P.S. Jaxon took this picture. Pretty good huh.

Here's Daddy to the rescue, putting together the Geo Trax!

Christmas Fun!

We had lots of fun over Christmas. We were so busy. Lots of Christmas parties. Our 1st party was the Johnson party. My Grandma Johnson's birthday is on the 23rd so our Christmas party is also a Birthday party. We went to my Aunt's apartment building and had our party we ate dinner and visited.

Us and Grandma Johnson

The next party was the Anderson Party. We went to Sherin's house and ate dinner and PIE. The kids played Bingo and got fun prizes. We came home with guns and tractors! They also did a white elephant exchange and did a craft. Santa even came for the kids to have one last chance to get in their requests. Alek was terrified yet again. Erick and Leslie were in town for Christmas. It was really great to see them, they've been gone along time.

The White Elephant game

Craft time!

Then on Christmas Eve we went to my brother Rusty's house for my family's party. We draw names for present exchange, and this year everything we gave had to be homemade. Which was hard for us, because we're not very creative. But we figured it out. I etched plates and made candy for mine and Braden's people and we made hemp necklaces and bracelets for the three girls the kids had.

Joye got a scarf. She loved it!

Alek and Jaxon both got pillows.

I had to post this picture. I laughed so hard when I saw it. Joye is raising her one eyebrow.

Rusty and Becky had this snowman decoration that would open up its belly and inside were little snowmen skating around. The kids loved it, they made Rusty do it for them a million times. They all layed on their belly's and watched.

On Christmas after we had opened presents and played for a while, we packed up and went to Braden's Grandma and Grandpa Fesslers. We saw lots of family, and had yummy food. We had a great holiday.

Like Mother Like Daughter

Joye is a Blogger! She must be like me and can't get enough of the computer. When ever it is on the floor she is attacking it. She puts her hand on the keys and pushes all of them, and clicks the mouse. One day I was on the computer and she decided that I needed some help and she pushed something, and it took me the rest of the day to get the computer back to normal. And another time she messed with the Task Bar at the bottom and took a bunch of icons off, I knew how to get them back but the computer was blocking them for some reason and it took a week of messing with it to figure it out. I took this picture too late, before I got my camera, she would talk to the computer then hit some keys, then yell at it, hit some more keys it was so funny. So I grabbed my camera, and of course, she stopped. But I had to get a picture of my little blogger.

Alek's Progress

Well it was time to take Alek's stitches out, and Braden did it. Alek was a little nervous, but we told him it wasn't going to hurt and then he was fine. He just layed on Braden's lap until they were out. Ever since Alek fell he hasn't been as shy. He has been talking to everybody. So I guess the fall had at least one advantage.

Alek holding his stitches

Alek happy to have them out

Here are the stitches

Alek today. It's looking better!