Life with Jaden!

Life with Jaden is never a dull moment. Everyday he never ceases to amaze me and sometimes he really makes me smile and laugh. For instance, one day daddy was making sandwiches for the boys for lunch. He served Jaden first and then made a cheese sandwich for Jaxen. Jaxen decided that he wanted some mayo on his sandwich and got down from the counter to go get some. As he was leaving his chair Jaden reaches over and grabs a slice of cheese from Jaxen's sandwich. Jaden was so quiet and sneaky that Jaxen never saw him do it. He just sat there eating the cheese as if nothing happened and Jaxen never noticed anything was missing. Jaxen still doesn't know why we were laughing so much that day. I think we may have the perfect little detective or spy in the works with our two year old Jaden. He certainly makes us smile!

 On another day Jaden had got into the pantry and took out the chocolate milk mix. He then somehow managed to carry the chocolate milk mix and his cup up the stairs where he waited in front of the bathroom door for daddy to come out. I should point out that Jaden still needed help going up the stairs at this time whether it was holding on to our hands, railing or crawling up. So the fact that he made it up there on his own with his hands full is a big thing for him. Once daddy opened the door Jaden handed both his cup and the mix to him and said "Dad!" and started going back downstairs. It was so funny! I guess he wanted chocolate milk! We had a good laugh over that one!
One of the area's that Jaden is delayed in is speech and communication. It's something that we work on each day. This funny moment with Jaden was also something that we celebrated. It was a huge step for him. So although we had a good laugh at the situation, I was one proud mamma! We love you Jaden so much!
 

Daddy's Shirt!

Several years ago Ron's mom gave me this shirt. She had painted it for Ron when he was a toddler. I remember Ron was so excited and happy when he first saw this. It was Ron's favorite shirt when he was little. I was able to get pictures of Jaxen in daddy's shirt and now it's Jaden's turn. 

He wasn't to thrilled at first about having to be on the table but I did manage to get a couple smiles from him. I had been waiting since he was born to get a picture of him wearing this just like his big brother. Then all of a sudden I realized that I had better hurry up and put it on him. Just in time too. He's growing so fast I almost missed it. He looks so sweet and adorable and it made my heart happy to see Jaden wear this. 

I love that we have this shirt. It is such a treasure for me. And I love that we got to share this with our boys. It is a memory that I will always hold close to my heart.

Jaxen's Birthday Cake!

 Jaxen's favorite T.V. show right now is Wild Kratts. He watches it every day. He's really come to love wildlife and talks about being an animal adventurer when he grows up. In the show Martin Kratt always names the animals and so now Jaxen has started naming the animals and critters we see along the nature trails here when we go on walks. It makes my heart happy that animals and wildlife have become so important to him. Wolves, porcupines, cheetahs and bats are among some of his favorites. I hope he always holds on to this!

 He was so excited when I found this cake topper of the Wild Kratts. He wanted that for his birthday cake. He then chose to have an under the sea wild animal set to go with it. For the cupcakes he chose a safari set for the toppers. He was so cute about it.

 Chocolate flavor for the cake and red velvet for the cupcakes. That's what he wanted. It was so yummy! I think he made a fantastic choice!

 He was so happy! I loved to see the excitement in his eyes! I think he liked his special day!

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Jaxen! We love you so much!

Happy 7th Birthday Jaxen!

 June 7th, 2013 was Jaxen's 7th birthday! I can hardly believe it's been seven years since he was born. My little boy is growing so fast. I have loved every minute with him. He's our spunky, imaginative and adventurous boy! I keep asking myself where has all the time has gone. It's amazing to me how quickly time seems to move. I still wish I could freeze time and hold on forever. But then I would miss all the wonderful memories we have made. Video games, action figures and riding his bike are some of Jaxen's favorite things to do right now. Oh, and watching Wild Kratts. That's his favorite show.

 Since the week of Jaxen's birthday, he goes back to finish his last few weeks of school after being off track for a month we were able to bring a treat to share with his class on his birthday. I love being able to do this with him. I always thought he'd celebrate his special day after the school year ended. But we lucked out and his school is a year round school. So for now he will be in school on his birthday. When I asked him what he wanted me to make he asked for homemade oreo cookies. One of our favorite things! He said everyone always brings cupcakes and he's tired of cupcakes. I had to smile at that one. So we made homemade oreo's for his class and his teacher made him this crown. I loved how he wanted to wear the crown even at home.

We had a fun little celebration for him. He chose to have ravioli for his special dinner. It was yummy! I think he made a good choice. Kaeryn and Tristan were with us that night so they got to celebrate with us. It was a good night and I loved seeing him so happy and excited. I love you so much Jaxen James! You bring me so much joy! I love you to the moon and back! Happy Happy Happy 7th Birthday buddy!