White Rock 2010

We decided to take the opportunity to go visit Nana, Papa and Uncle Kaden this summer for almost 2 weeks since We didn't have to watch Jonah for the entire month of August! Daxtin had never met Uncle Kaden and Graden and I hadn't seen Kaden for over a year so it was sure nice to see him!!

Almost every afternoon we would walk or take the bus down to the beach. That beach would have to be the ultimate play area for you (and more me) There aren't many places you can take a toddler and just let them run free as far as they want. But we can do that there. It's the ultimate play place for any boy. Mommy sits in the sand with Dax and you go off on your own (with a couple dinosaurs of course) and your imagination takes off. I love to sit there and watch you play as you trap your dinos in the sea weed, dig them in the sand, stomp them on other kids sand castles, or just watching you run through all the puddles pretending to be a dinosaur and chase after all the birds. I wonder what goes through that little mind of yours and what you are saying to yourself. Do you really believe you are a dinosaur? Do you believe you are actually in the jungle? How I would love to be in my childs mind for a few minutes sometimes. It is so fascinating for me to watch you at play. I feel so peaceful over there in white rock sitting on that beach!! I miss you already!!

Mom and Dad sure spoil you both (and me) when we go. They would take you in the morning while Dax and I slept in and take you out for breakfast and probably treats galore :) We went and picked wild black berries in the back yard and some blue berries. ( you loved this) One of the days we went to pick Papa up from work and I loved watching the joy and pride in Papa's face as he showed you both off two off to all his co-workers :) That was fun!

Every part of me wishes and hopes that one day soon my mom and dad will get there butts back home, but a part of me will always miss that opportunity of having that beach around the corner to come visit whenever we wanted FREE ROOM AND BOARD! Of course we would much rather them live back home. Saying that we can only go to Nana and Papas house ONCE A YEAR sounds ridiculous!!!!

It was a nice vacation for us and even though we sure wished Daddy was there to share it with us we had a blast!
Hopefully we can ALL go next summer. LOVE YOU NANA AND PAPA

Grayden is 2 1/2 Years old!

Photo by- Tiffany Matson

Its been a few months since I've done an update on Grayden! He has grown and changed so much. I cant beleive in 6 months from today I will have a THREE year old. One year, and two years are ok but to say I will have a three year old is just crazy! But thas how it goes and Im sure I will say the same thing next year.

Graydens speech has improved so much since the last time Ive updated. He has started to say sentences now and has a pretty large vocab.
HIs very first sentence to me was " Mommy, Dinosaur all gone"
some other favorite sentences of Grayden are "umm mommy, i poopie" "mommy i eat" (when your hungry) and your most recent " ride,ride,ride, the dinosaur train....choo choo" LoL You LOVE dinosaurs and trains. I started to keep track the other day on how many times you say dinosaur in a day and I lost count at 61 and it was only the afternoon. Everything is DDIINNOOSSAAUURRR. I'll ask you to say hi to people......and you say "hi.....dinosaur"
if you dont have a dinosaur you walk around the house saying" dinosaur all gone" until you find one. You are one obsessed boy with your dinosaurs!

You love animals and you love to copy the sounds they make (you make a MEAN horse imitation) You love to go on walks and just be outside for that matter, You are such an adventure boy and you love to play independently. It amazes me and brings me so much joy to watch you play and use that BIG imagination of yours. You love to get into the dirt, bushes and trees with your dinosaurs as if you are in the jungle or something. You love water and of course getting muddy and dirty. A TRUE BOY in every sense of the word.

We started potty training you and it started to go pretty good but we are at a stand still right now. You refuse to go but if one of us goes before you, you want to BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE and most of the time you will go. in the beginning you were doing so good. Everytime I put you on the potty you would ususally always go. #2 is a different story. That will take some time I guess but to be honest this summer we have been so busy going everywhere that we haven't been able to be persistent with you so as of now potty training is at a stand still. You will go evey once in a while when I put you on the potty but sometimes you will SCREAM so I don't want to push it.

You used to be the BIGGEST eater but that has slowed down a lot. (just not growing as fast I guess) You hardly ever touch your dinner these days (you have maybe 5 or 6 bites) It depends on the meal I guess. Usually you have one meal during that day that you eat really good but the rest you nibble or have a few bites. You are a lot pickier than you used to be. You love your fruit amd eat lots of it....just pickier when it comes to veggies and certain meals mommy makes.

As far as sleeping goes you are usually in bed by 8:30. You usually ALWAYS wake up at least once in the middle of the night for whatever reason but you go right back once we come in and give you a kiss or lay with you for a bit. For a while there we were able to put you to bed and just give you a kiss and walk out and you would roll over and put your self to sleep but then you started teething again and that all changed. So for now we lay with you but we have to break that habbit here soon so its alot easier for mommy and daddy. You usually wake up about 7am and run into my room for some big snuggles and sometimes if im lucky you fall back to sleep for half an hour or so. Even though mommy can't stand those early mornings sometimes, I look forward to our morning snuggles everyday! I just love laying there with each one of my little boys on either side of me. Usually Dax is still asleep or nursing when you come in and you can't help but say hi to him every morning. You run in and cuddle me and learn over and say (sometimes scream) "HHHIIII BABY DAX" or "HI Daxtin" as you tickle his little belly!
-Moments mommy will never forget!

you are incredibly busy and are always on the go. I don't dare take you or your brother ANYWHERE by myself because I know I will loose you or quite possibly your brother. You are such a sweet and very sensitive little boy. You are so loving and kind and giving. You love cuddling but only in the mornings and after naps so I like to soak those up. You love to give kisses and whenever you give a kiss you always say " LUB YOU" You love to dance and be goofy and I will always remember our little free styles in the kitchen listening to the radio. (They are the best)

Some days I sit back and look at you and just cant believe or wrap my mind around the fact that YOU ARE MINE, you are my 2 year old that came from both me and your dad! Ir's amazing and GETS ME EVERY-TIME!
I have so many precious memories with you already and I cannot imagine the wonderful memories to come!!

Mommy LOVES you Grayden more than anything!!!
Happy 2 1/2 Birthday!!
xoxo
Mommy

7 months old!

Geezzz Dax........You are getting so big and discovering the world around you so fast.

This month you started to say "Mamma" I LOVE IT. You also seem to know your name. You are very chatty these days and usually end off you babbels with a LOUD screetching scream. Sorta like nails on a chalkboard :)

You are rolling all over the place now and sitting up all by yourself, I still always have a pillow or somthing soft behind you just incase but for the most part you are just fine on your own. If you want someone to pick you up or if someone is holding you and you want someone else you reach out to them to be picked up.

You absolutely LOVE your brother and you love to watch and play with him. You love to laugh at him as much as he loves making you laugh. It is music to my ears to hear you two laughing and eachother, ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING and I can only imagine the feeling watching you two ACTUALLY playing together.

you sleep pretty good these days but still not throug the night. (Does that ever happen) You usually get extrememly cranky if your not in bed by 10pm. You usually wake up once for a feeding aound 2am and once for a diaper change around 5pm and another quick feeding. Your are waking up at about 7am but you dont stay up for very long beofre you need your first of many naps for the day. (usually an hour after you wake up) You have about 4-5 naps during the day.

You really seem to enjoy your solids! You get really excited when you see mommy getting it ready for you but im not sure which part you get more excited about...the food or the spoon?? The last week or so we haven't been persistant on your baby food as we have been in Vancouver for the last week. some days you'll go without any baby food but im hoping to get back on a routine once we get home and I hope to get a bunch made into ice cubes and ready to go once we get home.

We went to Vancouver to visit Nana and Papa which means you went on your first Airplane ride this month. Some other firsts.........., you went to the beach and were in the ocean for the first time, You had your fist taste of ICE CREAM!!! Papa snuck you a couple tastes of Gelato ice cream BAD PAPA!! You were very unhappy when I caught him in the act.

I have also discovered that you LOVE to watch TV. We are not TV watchers but every once in a while we have a family movie night and you could just sit there and stare through the whole thing if you didn't always fall asleep to it.

Your eyes are pretty close to being completely brown, or hazel ??...Not sure yet but the blue is almost gone!
You are ridiculously cute Daxtin and you are such a poser. Whenever mommy gets out the camera and does anything to make you smile you look right at me with this absolutely adorable look. You are going to be one good looking boy!

I love you Daxtin and Happy 7 month birthday!!!
xoxoxo
mommy

Walking with Dinosaurs

Today you had a "father and son" date and went to see the WALKING WITH DINOSAURS spectacular and the saddle-dome!! I SOOO wish I could have been there to see all your reactions but I had to stay home with Dax. At the same time I think it was so fun for you to hang out with just your dad.

You had sooo much fun daddy said and it was probably the happiest day of your life. You were so excited when you got home to tell me all about it and how the dinosaur pooped. LoL

Daddy spoiled you rotten and bought you a dinosaur stuffy, a dinosaur tail you can wear, and a poster for your room. You talked about it for days and loved watching the vidoes over and over.
What a fun day and memory you had today with your dad :)
xoxo

Fun weekend at the lake!

We went up to the lake for the first time in what seems like forEVER! It was so much fun and Grayden had his first tube ride :)
Pat took out the pontoon boat so everyone could be out on the water to relax and Troy took the speed boat out so everyone could go tubing. It was such a great day out in the water and my babies were so good!

Grayden you are fearless and willing to do or try anything. You couldn't wait to go on the tube. You were dead tired and almost fell asleep during your ride so we kept it short and you fell fast a sleep once we got back on the pontoon boat. Daxtin fell asleep as soon as the boat started to move (typical baby) Mommy even had her first tube ride in 3 years! Whenever we've gone to the lake I've either been pregnant or I have fussy babies so I haven't had the chance. I forgot how much fun it was!

Once every one had a few turns on the tube Pat brought out the jet ski. You didn't hesitate to go on that either. You wanted on that thing again and again:) You are one brave boy Grayden! Well that was a fun weekend and one that we'll have to repeat soon....... it was too much fun!

Heres some pics at our weekend at the lake.