Jaxon is 3 months

Jaxon is 3 months old now. This month we were so busy and he's just such a trooper. He went everywhere we needed to go and was the best baby. Jaxon is so mellow and happy. He is always smiling, and rarely cries (for a baby that is). His sisters love playing with him and taking care of him. They change his diapers and hold him all the time. Kade just can't wait until he's big enough to play with.

Nana and Poppy visit

Nana and Poppy had a scentsy convention last week in Salt Lake so we got to see them! It was a lot of fun and we always love it when they are around.  My dad loves taking pictures and got a ton of great ones... we finally have a semi decent one of our family.

Chalmers Reunion

Paul's parents have been serving a mission for our church for the last two years in Argentina. They finally came home in July. The kids made some signs for the airport (we're missing several cousins in this pic who hadn't gotten here yet. )

AFterwards, we planned a family reunion. It was so much fun to see everyone and we had a great time. My kids adored playing with cousins. There are 22 cousins ranging from 6 weeks to 17 years old. Luckily they all have kids around their ages. Kade and Natalie (Paul's brother Larry's little girl) were inseparable. They bonded over their mutual love for candy. It was very sweet . 

We had a blast and can't wait to see everyone again in 3 years!

Happy Birthday Kylie and Bailey!

I can't believe my sweet little girls are 6! Kylie and Bailey celebrated their 6th birthday during the midst of Paul's family reunion. It was great having friends and lots of family around to celebrate. The girls wanted a party so we invited some friends and cousins over for some backyard water fun! Then up at the reunion, Grandma Chalmer's got them a cake and pinata. Kylie and Bailey are such wonderful daughters and we love them very much! Happy Birthday Girls!

Two Months Old

I can hardly believe two months has already passed. Jaxon is a wonderful baby and is growing so fast. I am using my blog to keep updated on his milestones so bear with me. 

This month Jaxon started smiling. We all love getting a smile from him and he gives them away freely. He's so easy to please. He started sleeping 6-7 hours a night consistently since he was 6 weeks and by 9 weeks he's doing 7-9 hours! I love it! He's started sucking his thumb, which may be the cutest thing ever. 

Wild Wild West

We LOVE being around family and going to Wyoming is becoming our favorite vacation. There's so much for the kids to do. They rode horses, fished, swam in a pond, took care of baby geese, fed animals, went to a rodeo (well the opening day anyways), and tons more. We had a blast! Thanks Auntie Carol and Uncle Doug for a good time!

We rode horses everyday. Bailey loves Lucky and Kylie loves Two Winks. They all had to catch the horses, brush them and saddle them before getting to ride. They had to try every brush (they even tried them on the dog Addie). It was cute to watch.

Kade decided he wants to be a farmer when he grows up. Uncle Doug gave him a farmers hat and we even got him on a tractor. When I asked him what he's going to grow he told me "Mommy, I'm going to grow tissues just for you,". I'm not sure how that will work but it was quite darling. He'll make a great farmer. They boy loves dirt!

Every morning they took the baby geese out of the barn, and at night fed them and put them back in the barn. One night they didn't close the door all the way and had to search for them but found them by the creek. Aren't the geese cute?

Fishing is lots of fun, especially in a pond loaded with fish that all bite! They must have caught a hundred fish. We threw all of them back but a few didn't quite make it... oops.

On the last night we went to the county boot kick off that starts off rodeo week. Kids did barrel racing on stick horses, there were booths, bouncing toys and there was a country band playing. It was a great way to end the vacation!

Funniest kid ever...

Kade is a crack up. If you've ever been in my backyard w/ Kade, he is swinging on his "swing". Its a teeter totter thing. Another thing about Kade is he sometimes desperately needs a nap and sometimes he can do without. Yesterday, we were running errands and didn't have time for naps. 

While I was making dinner, he went out in the backyard to swing. A little while later this is what we found...

Yes he's asleep, yes he kept hitting his head on the bar, yes that is his father cracking up in the background. I ended the video when he started to swing higher. I was nervous he'd fall off into the brick wall. He's wearing pjs because he peed in his last pair of clean pants. He's very dedicated to his swinging... He tends to fall asleep in random places on no nap day but this was the best! (It was probably a little funnier in person)

Jaxon's Baby BlessingF

Yesterday, we blessed Jaxon.  It really was a great day. After Church, some friends and family came over and we BBQed and hung out. It was lots of fun. Thanks everyone who came and made this day so great for us. 

Jaxon before church on his crazy blanket my grandma made him. (We use it all the time Grandma!)

Paul's sister Jenni's family, his brother and wife, and some of our neighbors came over after church. I should have taken more pictures... but I got a few. Brickley, our nephew, was constantly wanting to hold Jaxon. It was very sweet and he was so good with Jax.  I'm so glad I got a picture of it. I love watching the cousins together.  I still can't believe we forgot to get a picture of everyone together. Whoops.