Fab 5: Fun in the Sun

 

1. Soldier Show

We went to the kickoff of the soldier show for the year.  It was fabulous!  I particularly liked the Disney tribute. Mark enjoyed any song that was more up-beat.  Jax loves music.  The opening song kept saying "Let's Go" and it was perfect since that is his new skill.  When we say "Let's....." he says "Go!"  We think it's absolutely adorable. Not biased or overly proud at all. ;)  Jax seemed to like the more upbeat songs as well.  He loved to clap and bounce/dance to the music.  Fun night!

2.  Sea World

We saw Shamu and everything!  Jax kept saying "woahh! woah!" over and over.  I think he is actually realizing some of what is going on in the shows now, which is a plus.  :)  He rode a carousel for the first time and seemed to absolutely love it.  He also played for a really long time in the kid section play area where they have a bunch of ropes to climb, tubes to crawl through, and slides to go down.    

 

We had to stop and see the ducks, since Jax really likes them.  "Qua Qua Qua!" 

3.  Backyard Pool Play

We got together with the cute kiddos we met at library for a back yard play date.  The kids seemed to love it (and the moms did too).  Jax loves the water!  The other day, I got a drink out of the hose and he started laughing his head off!  Now he "washes" his hands and puts his face right in the hose when I turn it on to water the plants.  This is such a fun age!  I feel like every stage of Jax's life I say that it's my favorite, but I really do mean it this time.  :)  I love how excited he gets as he explores and notices things for the first time.  It's just the simple pleasures of life that light his fire.  It's a joy to watch! 

 

Barging in so that he can drive the car too.  He loves this thing and he loved it in St. George too!  I need to buy him one.

 

Bonus Pic: Helping Dad mow the lawn.  

4. Pillow Love

I love pillows.  I'm sure Mark wishes I loved them less. Here are my newest purchases that go with the curtains that mom made last week.  Anyone else out there a pillow lovin' fool? 

 

5. Brush Em' Brush Em' Brush Em' 

His favorite time of day.  Jax loves to hold the toothbrush himself.  It's really funny that he hasn't quite figured out how to move it back and forth with his hand--he just sways his whole body instead and leaves the toothbrush in one spot.  :)  Whatever works, man!  

Fab Five: Mom, Max, Hives, Hair, and Look What I Can Do!

1. "Look what I can do!"  Jax can now reach and open the doors in our closet and master bathroom.  This  has been quite interesting.  He has enjoyed the toilet brush, grabbing toilet paper and either putting it in the toilet and flushing or running away with the strand of TP as fast as his cute chubby legs can carry him.

2.  This cute lady came to town!  My mom and I had a fantastic time together doing what we love.  Decorating, Shopping, Playing, Chatting, and Eating.  She graciously sewed some new curtains for me, which I love.  We also sewed a couple of pillows too.  We picked out some decorative baskets and changed around some of my furniture too.  I don't know what it is about her but it just helps to have her opinion and ideas to help me decorate my house.  We watched some March Madness basketball games too. It made me laugh because she was just like how I remember Benji growing up "I gotta check the score.  Hold on a second...I just have to watch the end of this game....just a minute.  It's almost over"  etc. etc. ha!  She's always been a sports fan and her competitiveness might only be blossoming as she grows older (and wiser).  :)

3.  We also both now have new looks.  We both had our hair trimmed and mom now has new summer outfits to wear thanks to Ross and Burlington.

   

 

4.  Jax had the hives for a few days....poor poor baby!  Luckily Dr. Geo and his knowledgeable wife helped us out by telling us what medicine to buy and he's doing much better.  Thanks Dr. Geo and your smart wife too!

  

5.  Max came over to play for a while on Thursday.  We first met Max and his sweet mommy Abby at the library.  We've been buds ever since.  Max is one month younger (but a whole lot taller) than Jax. :) 

The boys had a good time together throwing balls, climbing up the stairs, chasing each other around the couch, and playing peek-a-boo in the curtains.  We are thankful for good friends!  Max and Jax have a good ol' time together!

It's a good life!

Easters- Corpus Style

 Our nice friends, Abby and Ram, invited us to go to Corpus Christi with them for Easter weekend.  We were so grateful since we had made no plans.  It turned out to be a really fun weekend!  We joined in on their family parties and my friend's mom even got Jax an Easter basket! 

We started the weekend by meeting both sides of our friends' families.  They were very sweet to accommodate and include us for the weekend in their family celebrations.  As soon as we got there, we took Jax down by the water and played at the cute park near the beach.  That evening, Abby's mom made us the "special birthday Korean Beef" dish.  (I seem to have forgotten the true name of it).  It was delish!

We went to church on Sunday and Jax slept through almost all of it.  That explains the not-so-cute hair in the after-church pictures.  :)  The messages given at church were very uplifting.  It was nice to go to church and focus on the Savior for a little bit since it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of eggs and baskets.  I particularly love this video and message about Christ and the resurrection.  

  

We spent the afternoon with Ram's family at their big fiesta

Jax was OBSESSED with this little car thing!  He played with it for hours!  Luckily, Max was able to slip in some play time on it too. :)  We were introduced to cascarones, confetti-filled eggs, which were a hit!  They make a big mess but are way too much fun not to add to our Easter traditions from here on out!

 

Thanks for the great weekend!  Happy Easters!

 

Utah Trip: Grantsville Edition: Pi, Ski, Bowl, Easter, and Birthday

We began the trip with a bang by celebrating one of our favorite holidays.... Pi Day.  That's right, get your nerd on! 

 Get it?  "Three point One Four"

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SKIING!!!
This was my awesome birthday gift from Mark this year!  He knows just what I like and was kind enough to come along too!  It had been several years since I hit the slopes so this was long overdue. Wahoo!  It was just as fun as I had remembered.  It was my first time skiing at The Canyons, which is awesome.  The weather was beautiful and we had some really fun runs.  However, by the last "blue" (which Mark, Geo and I felt was more like a black), we were ready to be done.  We were feeling it for a few days after and Geo might be feeling it for about a year since his toenails are sure to fall off eventually. ;)  No pain, no gain.  Totally worth it....right Geo? 

 

 The Crew: Taish, Chris, Me, Geo, Mark, and Andy

 

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We did some bowling as a family in Tooele, which was a lot of fun.  I always try to break 100 for my score.  It didn't happen this time.  Boo hoo.  

 St. Patty's Family Dinner with the Cole side.  All things green or St. Patty's-ish.

 

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 Check out this MONSTER pizza from Firehouse in Logan!!!!  What??? Three feet diameter.  We didn't quite finish it off but it was definitely worth ordering!  It's all about the memories.
We walked around USU for a while with the Tripps and Bensons.  Now that Jax is acquainted with campus, he's ready to be an Aggie. :)

 Cousin Cole helping out Jax by feeding him some yummy whipped cream. ;) Thanks Cole, what would we do without you buddy?

 

We woke up to SNOW one day!  It looked pretty but melted fairly quick.

 

We traveled to Sunny St. George on my birthday but I was happy to sneak in a fantastic birthday brunch before we left.  I'm spoiled.  I love it.  Thank you family for making such a delicious breakfast feast!  

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We had an early Easter Celebration.  It was so much fun!  The money eggs are always a hit!  That sneaky bunny even hid all the baskets together in the same spot this year....you sly one, you!  Mr. Bunny, how did you get a key to the church, huh???  ;)

The kiddos were lots of fun to watch as they were trying to find the hidden eggs.  Sometimes the eggs were pretty much right in front of their faces and they still didn't see them.  We were all laughing pretty hard about the last money egg left and how each kid pretty much almost touched the egg as they looked and looked for quite a while.  Finally, the lucky winner went away with $5 but I can't even remember who it was! ha!  

Jax was happy with his one egg and the two mini-chocolates that were inside.  Chocolate=Happiness.

 

THANK YOU COLES FOR A FUN VISIT!!!