Fun Events

The last few weeks have been filled with some fun events. First of all - now that Addy is older and her surgery is over, we have been going to playgroup which is every Monday and Wednesday so that has been so much fun! I love getting to spend time with adults while Jaxon gets to play with his friends!

There have also been some fun events in the community that we have gone to. First there was Kids Ranch Day at the Heritage Museum here and that was... well not as fun as I thought it was going to be, but it was still fun! They had little pony's there for the kids to pet, they had activities for the kids to do to see what it was like to live a long time ago, and they had part of a full size train there for kids to go on and look in. Jax loved petting the mini horses and he actually was getting ready to mount one - luckily I looked over right as he was doing it so he didn't actually jump on - but I thought it was pretty funny that he had no fear and was ready to just get on! There was also a Dino Day at the museum, they had lots of pictures for the kids to color, dino masks for the kids to make, sand pits with fossils in them and they kids got to keep one piece of fossil that they found, they also had clay for the kids to make a fossil replica in, a store with lots of fun dinosaur things to buy - and a movie called Journey to the Center of the Earth playing in the theater. Jax loved it, he saw a kid go into the theater so he wanted to see what was in there and he actually sat during the movie which I was shocked about. He wasn't perfectly quiet - he would ohhh and awwww at things and say "oh no!" when something scary would happen, but he liked being in the theater so I think I might brave trying to take him to an actual movie sometime. But it was fun because for Dino Day it was just me and Jax - Dan stayed home with Addy so it was nice to get some one on one time with him.

There have also been a few of Jaxon's friends birthdays. First was Oli and JJ Oblad's party (they are brothers, 2 and 4) - we had a fun time! Dan was out of town for that one so it was just me and the kids, but it was in their backyard and we had a BBQ and lots of fun! They have a tramp which Jaxon LOVE's! It was kind of funny at first though because he isn't used to jumping with a lot of kids so when he first got on he was scared and wouldn't jump unless I was holding his hand - then he would lay on the tramp and let the kids bounce him while he laughed his head off - then he stood up and jumped with all the other kids and had the time of his life. They also have an area in their backyard that is just dirt so all the boys went over and were digging and one of Jaxon's friends Ryker dumped dirt all over Jaxon's head so Jax had a bath when we got home and it was SOOOO gross all the dirt that came off that kid LOL but he loved every second of the party.

Next was Weston's b-day party. It was a pool party and BBQ. It was a hot day so that was nice for the kids to get in the pool. Dan swam with Jax and Addy and I stayed dry and chatted with the girls. They said the water was cold but that didn’t' stop Jax from just jumping in. That kid has NO FEAR when it comes to the water. The pool part of the party was last minute so we were not prepared with water wings or a tube or anything and Jax would just jump in anyway so it definitely kept Dan on his toes - but a little later in the party sweet Brooklyn shared her pink tube with Jax and he loved being in that thing!

The last party we went to was Carter's. He had a Spider man/super hero party so all the kids came dressed up like their favorite super hero. Jax borrowed a costume and went as a transformer! They had a bounce house there which the kids obviously LOVED.

Like I said in the previous post - we are so lucky to have such great friends around us!

We will be in Utah again this year for Jaxon's b-day so I decided to have a party for Jaxon before we go so he can have a friend party this year. Last year we were in Utah too so he didn't get a friend one then so I thought this year I will do a friend one before we go and then he can also have a family party in Utah. What a lucky boy!!!