Easter Egg Hunt

When we got back from Tooele, we had an easter egg hunt at Grandpa Derons and Grandma Pennys. It was lots of fun and we got lots of pictures! The eggs had candy in them and one was a Warhead so I gave it to Loren and of course she didn't like it, and the mean mom I am gave Jaxon a taste and he had some pretty good faces as well!

A week in Tooele

The Saturday before Easter I decided to load the kids up and head to Tooele and spend Easter with my family. Logan had to work all week, including Easter, and I wanted to go so I could spend my moms birthday with her anyways. Before we left Saturday, we went to the local grocery store with Grandma Penny and Aunt Jilyn to do an Easter egg hunt with Loren. She had a lot of fun and caught on really quick. Penny had pictures of that I will post those later. After the hunt we went inside the store and seen the Easter Bunny and Bubbles the Clown. We finally got on our way to Tooele and got there about 4:30. Nate had been anxiously waiting for us so we could color easter eggs. I stripped Loren completely naked, except for a diaper, and let her have a free for all with the color and eggs. Before my mom filled the containers with water, sneaky little Loren grabbed the blue tablet and stuck it in her mouth. Yes, there for a minute my daughter had a BLUE mouth!

Sunday morning Loren and Nate hunted easter eggs and looked through their baskets full of candy! That afternoon we went over to my Grandma Ruths house for dinner with the whole family including Great Grandma Smith! It was a very yummy and wonderful dinner with AWESOME dessert!

All in all I had a great trip and so did the kids. I got to have lunch with some awesome friends, Hope, Stephanie and Marcasa, my mom even came along for that! Got to see lots of family and friends. I got my hair cut and colored, I'll post pictures of that later!!!

We got what???

We went to Tooele last weekend for my cousin Kim & JP's son Bridgers blessing. We got to Tooele pretty early saturday and went and watched my brother Nates flag football game. When we got to the game, Logan had to go to the restroom so he dropped me and the kids off and left. There was a park so we hung out there cause of Loren. This lady and her daughter walked up with 3 or 4 puppies that were free. I told them NO, I wasn't interested, not with such a long drive to Nevada and a fairly new baby and also potty training my daughter. A few minutes went by and I asked the mother what kind they were, she told me black lab and blue healer. Those are pretty good dogs but NO THANK YOU!!!! Logan got back and I went to sit in the truck with Jaxon so I could feed him. When I was done and walked back to the park, Logan says "I want one and that black one is a female and very cute". Well I didn't put my foot down very well cause we brought home a new little pup and named her Oreo! I will try to post pictures soon. We also went to the car show in Salt Lake and we took Nate with us. We had fun looking at all the awesome old and new cars and motorcycles. Nate got to meet Rico off of Hannah Montana, he was so excited, I will also try to post pictures of that. Sunday was the baby blessing and boy was it a full house!!! The Hansens took up the majority of the chapel and Kim & JP's house, LOL. But it was such a fun and great time! The kids got spoiled at Grandma and Grandpa Putnams house and also at Great Grandma and Grandpa Smiths house. We got to stop and see my friend Steph and her new baby that was only 1 week old. His name is Tyson and he is sooooo... cute and tiny! I just wish we could have stayed in Tooele a few more days.

Well Check-up

Today we took Jaxon in for his well check-up and shots! He is getting so big, I can't believe it. I have to laugh cause he is 4 months and weighs 13 lbs and Loren is 23 months and weighs 18.3 lbs. He is going to catch up to her in no time!! He did very well with his shots, I wish I could be tough like him, LOL! He is eating cereal and baby food and is a little pickier than his sister ever was.

Picture Time

I just went and got the kids pictures taken and I can't believe how much they have grown!!! I wanted to get Jaxon done for his 3 months (I was a couple weeks late) and than get some taken in their Broncos outfits so I can do something special for Logan for Fathers Day. We came up with the idea to also take some pictures in the bathtub of the kids together and than seperate. I am doing their bathroom in rubber duckies, so the pictures of them in the tub will be hung up in their bathroom. We got some very cute pictures that I just had to share with everybody. Lorens hair looked so stinking cute when I left the house, the little pony tails were all curled. By the time we had reached the studio they were coming un-curled. I look at the pictures and her hair actually looks pretty funny, but all well its her and that cute little smile and attitude that makes the picture, not her hair!

Rolling Over

I can't believe it, Jaxon has rolled over!!!! My little guy is growing so fast. I do think he is going to be doing things quick. If you put him on his belly his little legs and arms try so hard to go. He has this determined look on his face. I think he wants to go and play with his sister very bad!!! When he sees her, his little chubby face just lights right up and he watches her every move. Before I know it, he will be crawling and sitting and than WALKING!!!!! They grow just way too fast!

Jaxons Blessing

WOW! What a day or actually weekend. We had so many friends and family attend the blessing and it was such a special day. My parents and little brother Nate and also our really good friends Hope and Tom came from Tooele and stayed the weekend. Friday night Logan and I met Hope and Tom in town and went to Pizza Hut with Ben & Lisa that was just really fun and relaxing. Saturday we stayed home all day and got all the food and dessert ready for Sunday. Everybody hung out here and just had fun and played the wii. I always get really stressed out when I do these type of things but like always everything went pretty smooth. I was going to stand up and share my testimony on such a special day, but I guess it wasn't meant to be cause Jaxon got hungry and I had to go feed him. Over the last year my testimony had grown more than I could have ever imagined. I and my family have had experiences in our lives that will forever change the way we live our daily lives. As you have read in earlier blogs my Aunt Joann passed away from cancer. For me personally I have had a hard time dealing with that because I was soooo... close to her. She wasn't just an aunt she was like a mom. She would do anything for me and my family. When she finished her last round of chemo she asked me if I thought she should go for more chemo. Out of nowhere I told her "What ever happens now is in the lords hands and we need to see what he has planned for you". When I said that I had an absolutely amazing feeling inside of me. But it is true, we come here to the gorgeous earth with our lives already planned out. I personally believe she went through so much cancer and pain because our heavenly father knew that she was a strong person and would fight with all she had, but he also knew that we would learn and grow from it. I learned to try your very best to treat each family member and friends like it would be their last day. Enjoy every day that you have with the ones you love. I wish so badly I could call her and tell her what Loren or Jaxon are now doing and to just ask "How are you?" But I know she is in a beautiful place and enjoying being with her husband, mother and father. I also knows she sees everything that is going on down here. I had a dream of her the other day and I know she was doing it to let me know she was okay. She looked more amazingly beautiful than I could ever explain. She was in her temple dress and had this amazing glow around her, I hold that memory in my heart every day! But when I told her that God has a plan for us, its made me think about a lot of other things. Some people that read this might get mad at me and thats just fine, cause we all have our own oppinions. I truely think that the whole shots causing autism isn't really true. I think something might set it off but it is already genetically in them. I think it is so that we can learn and grow from that as well. I have a cousin that is deaf. She had got sick as a child and became deaf and from what I believe that was in her life plan. She is an amazing person, mother, wife, sister, daughter, etc. and is a very strong person and its cause god as gave her that will and faith to keep going. I just want to let ALL my family and friends know, how much I love them and appreciate all they do. Here is a few pictures of Jaxon, there is more to come

They grow so fast!

The other day I had Jaxon on my lap and I was drinking a pepsi, well of course he was liking the colors of the can so he was trying to get it. I can't believe all in the last few weeks he is really watching my every move, grabbing at so many different things and I even have him laughing now! The other day he almost rolled over, he just couldn't get his fat legs kicked over. They grow so fast, and though you enjoy watching them do all these new things, it is so sad. Loren is starting to put words together and picking up new words everyday! She tries to copy everything anybody is saying, I got a few pictures of Jaxon and the pepsi can, so enjoy!

First Haircut

Last weekend we went to Utah to pick up a truck that my cousin Troy sold us. It was his moms (my Aunt Joanns) so we were way excited. While we were in Utah I decided to get Lorens haircut for the first time EVER! With that baby fine hair, it keeps getting really ratty in the back and it is a pain in the butt. We decided we would just do a little bob cut on her and it turned out so cute. My mom decided to keep her for the week since they are coming out for Jaxons blessing this coming weekend. So when she gets home I will get some more pictures and post them but this is what I got for now.

What a BIG boy!

The State of Nevada will pay for this blood test done on new borns called the PKU. Well its done when they are in the hospital and than when they are 2 weeks. I was a bad mom and just barely got Jaxons done and he is 2 1/2 months. Anyways they have to have the current weight on the sheet they send off, so I had to go to the OB and have him weighed. He was 7 lbs 1 oz when he was born so I was guessing he might be about 10 lbs now. I was WRONG!!!! He weighs 11 lbs 4oz! I couldn't believe it, he is growing so fast, its crazy.

He has the chunkiest thighs and chubby cheeks. His Grandma Penny calls him Pillsbury Dough Boy and I call him my Chunky Dunk.