Our little man...

Well if we thought that Jaxon looked like a little man, wait until you see him now! He got his glasses. It's so cute! He does better than I thought he would at leaving them on, but that's really not saying much. =) Jacee also likes to rip them off his head! They're still pretty big on him so that doesn't help the staying on factor. I went to a couple of different places and this was the smallest I could find, and the workers were not helpful at all. Next time I'll search a little harder for a different place. I just wanted to get the prescription filled before we left for Seattle, so I was a little rushed. But they're still super cute! He really hates his patch the very most. I go through about 5 in the 2 hour period! He takes them off and sucks on them, so I can't stick them back on. Little turkey! Here's some pics..

The patch with the glasses

Say cheese!

So cute!


Here's just some cute pics of the babies...

Oh, Gav!

Happy Jacee! (can you see that tiny pigtail there? getting close!)

Ready for some breakfast..

Seattle!

Well we survived our first family vacation with the babies. We flew out Thursday night and got home Monday night. The kids did awesome on the flight. Not a peep out of the babies and Dax was just loving every minute of it, asking about a million questions about the plane and everything he saw out the windows. On the way there I held Gavin, Aaron held Jacee and Nicole held Jaxon, but on the way home the flight wasn't very full so they let us take their car seats on the flight. That was much more comfortable. And man, we thought we got a lot of stares in Utah, that's nothing compared to what we got in Washington! The funniest was when we walked out of the jet way in Seattle. We had just gate checked the car seats and stroller so that right when we got off the plane we could load up the babies, so we come cruisin out of the jet way and the the gate was full of people waiting to board the plane and you would have thought we were someone really famous. People starting clapping, whistling and cheering, "Way to go!" It was hilarious. We dang near got a standing ovation!!! And then everywhere we went people had to stop us and shake our hands, one group of people even asked if they could take a picture. And one guy stopped Aaron and said whatever you did that night, don't do it again! =)We even got a polygamist comment when Nicole was with us. Too Funny! Aaron says we need to hook up a donation jar to the stroller. Good times!

Well anyways, my cousin Suzie and her husband were nice enough to let us stay with them and borrow their truck, so thanks again! We had so much fun. Derek even got to tag along with us the whole time. Friday we went to the waterfront and had fish & chips and went to Pike Street. (I of course left my camera at their house, so no pics) Then on Saturday we went to The Museum of Flight. That was pretty cool, they had lots of old planes and lots of stories about them. They also had an old Air Force One that we got to go through. It was used by John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon to name a few. It was so neat, I can only imagine what the current one has in it! And then on Sunday since I'm a Twilightaholic I just had to go to Forks. (don't worry it's still 4 hours away from Seattle!) And yes we drug the kids, husbands and even Derek along. I do have to say that was the prettiest drive I have ever been on! And we stopped at a cool drive through zoo on the way. The kids loved that. They got to feed the animals some bread out the windows. There were yaks, zebras, buffalo, elk, and dear that would just walk right up to the car and stick their head in the window. They also had lots of bears that were just behind a tiny fence that you could drive right next too. They were funny, some were really lazy. If you threw the bread and it didn't land within reaching distance they wouldn't get it. And there were a couple that would do tricks for bread. One would wave at you, and another one would smile. It was awesome! But back to the drive, so pretty! We got to go over a couple neat bridges and go past a Naval base and of course there are trees everywhere. My favorite was when we were almost to Forks, we went past Lake Crescent. It was the prettiest setting I have ever seen. I would love to live there! Forks on the other hand is exactly how the book describes. Not much there. And since we were there on a Sunday, not much was open. The Chamber of Commerce does Twilight tours but they were booked out until December so we thought we'd just do our own. We had a fun time imaging Edward driving through the winding roads and running through the thick trees, and we just picked out houses that we thought could be the Cullen's and Jacobs. (yes, I know I'm a nerd!) The local hardware store had some hand drawn maps, but it really didn't give much information so we just went to the Fork's hospital and Bella's house. The map didn't tell you where anything else really was. There were signs everywhere about Edward and Bella. One hotel had a big sign that said come stay in Bella's suite, and some windows had Edward heart Bella signs in them. They are thriving of this! One hotel probably wasn't so happy with the new fame so it had a sign that said Edward DIDN'T stay here. Funny. So then we headed to La Push. Wow, that made the whole trip worth it. The coast line there was gorgeous! I've never been to the coast before (besides the gulf coast in Florida). Even Derek said that view made the trip worth it. The town of La Push isn't anything special, but that coastline, DANG!

So all in all we had a fantastic trip. Washington is one of my favorite places ever. And thanks again Toby & Suzie! We had a blast!!!

Oh and right before we left I took the babies to the doctor for a check up and Jaxon weighed 14 lbs 5 oz, Gavin weighed 13 lbs 10 oz, and my chunky monkey Jacee weighed 15 lbs 13 oz. She was actually on the charts for her actual age (only in the 5%) but to be on the charts is amazing! And Jaxon has been going pretty crossed eye lately so I took him back to the eye doctor and now he has to wear a patch over his right eye for 2 hours a day and he has to wear glasses now. I went and filled the prescription before we left so I should get his glasses in a week or two. And Gavin has been doing AWESOME with eating on his own. I didn't have to use his tube for a week and a half, but then he got an earache and wouldn't eat very well so I had to use it, but we're only having to use it once at night now, so hopefully we can get back off it now that he feels better! And Jacee is sitting up on her own really well, the boys are getting there. And Jacee is almost crawling, she can get up on her hands and knees and move her legs but she can't quite figure out how to move her hands. So she still army crawls wherever she wants to go. Jaxon can army crawl pretty good to and is starting to get up on his hands and knees. And Gavin is just content to have people hold him and take him wherever he wants to go! ;)

Well here's a few slide shows. I had a lot of pictures!
Here's a slideshow with pics from home, the airplane, and the Museum of Flight...

Here's a slide show of our drive to Forks, and the Olympic Game Zoo

And here's a slide show of pics from Forks and La Push

Snow day!

Oh my heck! It's barely the middle of October and we just got to experience a huge snow storm already! It snowed probably a good 6+ inches at our house today! For the last week or so Dax has asked when it was going to snow since it's been so cold, so when he woke up he couldn't even contain himself! Aaron and Dax had the snowman DONE by 10 AM. He loved every minute of it. Here's some pics of it...

The sad thing is that it kept snowing so much that Mr. Snowman toppled over by the end of the day. =(

And now I have to brag. Dax had his last soccer game yesterday. And I just have to say, he is freakin awesome! Yesterday he scored 8 out of the 9 goals, the week before he scored the only 4, and the week before that he scored 11 out of the 12! He's amazing if I do say so myself. He's so coordinated, he actually dribbles the ball down the field and everything, and he boots the ball in the goal like a pro!

These pics are from yesterday's game. It was 30 degrees. Freezing cold and raining!

Getting ready to boot it in, look at his determination...

After his goal, a little smug, but so proud. =)

Look at all the kids, they were all freezing.

Happy Birthday Dax!

Well, our little guy turned 5 today! And he couldn't be prouder. First thing he said when he got up was, Mom I'm 5 today! He's been flyin high since then. He got to take the snack to pre-school and got to be the leader and wear a crown for the day. He loved it! All he wanted for his birthday was Star Wars, Iron Man, Spiderman & Batman toys. And that he did get! I think he got everything he possibly could that was Star Wars themed. That's his ultimate favorite right now. He labeled this birthday his Star Wars birthday. He is already planning his Spiderman birthday for when he's 6. Silly boy.

And I'm a bit of a slacker because I didn't plan a party for him. The babies all got ANOTHER cold, so it's been a long week. And then Aaron, Dax and I started feeling yucky so I didn't want to have a bunch of kids over when we're all sick. I pumped us all full of vitamins and all that yummy stuff so our colds luckily didn't evolve into much, the babies weren't so lucky. Gavin's is almost gone, Jacee is getting there, but poor Jaxon is just real junky. The doctor set us up with a Pulmonologist since he is always wheezing anyways and when he gets sick it just gets worse. He couldn't get us in until November, but we're on the cancellation list so hopefully we get in sooner.

So anyways we just had family come to Red Robin for his birthday and it turned out great. Here's some pictures!....

Here's his birthday crown from school.

Us...

The Fam!...

Tuckered right out after his big day...

Here's a slide show of all his presents or the JACKPOT as I would call it. And I wanted to say thanks again to all our family who came! And sorry to all his friends for being a slacker. And most of all, Happy Birthday Dax!!! Love ya dude.

Howdy....

Well, once again it's been a busy couple of weeks. Dax is LOVING pre-school. He is learning so much. His teacher sent him home with a "Happy Helper" chart, and everyday if he does something on his chart he gets to put a sticker on it and once it's full of stickers he gets to take it back to school and gets to pick a prize. He thinks it's the coolest thing in the world! And so do I, everyday he gets up and makes his bed and brushes his teeth so he can get his stickers and then he only gets one toy out at a time so he doesn't have to pick up a lot of toys so he can get his pick up toys sticker. It's funny how he won't make big messes when HE has to clean it up! I try to make him clean his messes but he didn't really listen that well (imagine that). So thanks Mrs. Vicki!!! Dax also started soccer a couple of weeks ago. He loves it! Soccer is THE sport in our house. Aaron lives, eats, and breathes soccer. He plays on an indoor league and has for years so Dax couldn't wait until he got to play too. It is so cute to watch, we like to call it Bunch Ball because all the kids just follow the ball and they all try to get it, it doesn't matter if your own teammate has the ball, they still try to get it for themselves. It's pretty funny. And of course Dax is awesome! The first game he scored the only 2 goals, and the next game he scored 4 out of the 5. He's one coordinated little dude!

Lovin his treat he got after the game

Going for the goal

The babies are doing great. Moving all over the place. Jacee can army crawl all over the place. She can't even sit up yet, but she moves all over the place and gets up on her hands and knees she just can't figure out how to move her arms. Jaxon rolls anywhere he wants to go and it trying to figure out how to scoot like sister. Gav is a lazy turd! ;) He would just rather someone hold him than try to move around on his own. But I could imagine that it doesn't feel too good putting a lot of pressure on his feeding tube button. But we try! They all have their own little personalities. Jaxon thinks he's hilarious, but he's kinda sly about it, it's so funny. He just laughs and laughs. Gavin is just the little sweetheart. He still just smiles all the time. And Jacee is indeed the princess of the house. When she wants something she wants it now and she's already figured out that she gets whatever her little heart desires (especially from daddy). Girls are so different from boys, even this early! And they have all noticed each other. Jacee usually could care less, but the boys love to look at each other and just smile and they try to grab each other. It's so cool that they have each other, they will always have someone to play with. That's going to be so nice!

So Big!!! She loves to stand up. Strong little legs.

3 naked babies!

Daddy & his Princess

The babies all had their eye appointments earlier this week also. Since their ROP is all gone, this appointment was to check their vision. Gavin's was perfect, Jacee and Jaxon showed some mild nearsightedness and both have astigmatism. So the Dr. said they would need glasses in the near future. So I asked what he predicted to be the near future and he said probably in 6 months at their next check-up. I think that's going to be so cute! I love glasses on anyone, so little babies, how cute! I'm not sure how much the babies are going to like them, but oh they're gonna wear em!

And we FINALLY blessed the babies yesterday. They're 9 1/2 months old and we finally did it! Things are a little crazy around here, so it took me a little longer to put it together. Aaron's grandpa was nice enough to bless them. He was a little nervous to bless 3 babies, but he did a great job! I was nervous about how good the babies would be, but they did great. Then we had everyone over for lunch after. I don't love to host things, so I was stressing all week. But YAY it all went good. Thanks to everyone that came! (we had over 80 people come, which is one reason we did it on a Saturday instead of Sunday)

Jaxon thought he might starve! It's hard to get 3 babies to sit still and look the same direction, so this is as good as it gets! My cousin Melody made Jacee's dress. Gorgeous huh! Thanks Mel!

Us...

Us & Papa & Yia Yia

Us & Grandma & Grandpa Neilson

Us & Great-Grandpa & Grandma Mason (Grandpa Mason is the one that blessed the babies)

The babies with Great-Grandma Rose

I'm going to take the babies to get their pictures in their blessing outfits, maybe someone else can get a good shot of all 3!

School Days...

Well Dax started pre-school yesterday. His birthday is this month so he barely missed the deadline for Kindergarten, but I'd rather him be the oldest in his class than the youngest. So this is his second year of pre-school. He is going to a different school than he did last year, but is way excited! It happened that my friend Shannon's little boy Gage is in his class and they are good buddies so that was a great ice breaker. I don't know how good it is for the teacher, they are crazy boys! But he did great the first day. He seemed to have fun and already is learning the Pledge of Allegiance and they learn a new letter every week. So this week they will be learning about the letter A. He goes on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's. He woke up today and was way bummed that he wasn't going today. I'm so glad that he likes it and isn't scared to go.

Well the babies are doing better with the solids. Jaxon loves it still, and Jacee just decided that she will like it to so they do great. Gavin doesn't seem to gag as much but still will not swallow it! I don't know if he just doesn't like it or if it might have something to do with his eating problem. So the OT's are going to work with him on eating solids so hopefully that will help.


And they sure did get their colds back. Dang it! They gave their colds to Dax and it looks like he gave it right back to them. They are starting to feel better now, so hopefully we can be done playing tag with the cold!


And last weekend Aaron and I decided we needed a getaway. It's been a long, hard year for us so it was much needed. So Amber and Brian were nice enough to come stay at our house with the kiddos at night and then they would take them to my mom's during the day. So it was a group effort. And we are very thankful!!!! We decided to go to Vegas. We stayed at the Planet Hollywood resort which was so nice. We decided that Vegas is pretty nasty, good people watching place, but very nasty. So we mainly hit all the shops and ate at lots of yummy places. And we went and saw STOMP. It was so awesome!!! We've seen them before when they came here, but it was even better in Vegas because that's their "home" now so they were able to do a lot more stuff than they did when they came here. It was so fun! We had a great time.


Here's a pic of Dax before he left for school. He was so proud!

And he had to show off his super cool Spiderman back pack.

Busy, Busy..

Wow. It's been a busy couple of weeks! We've been going non-stop it seems. We started out by going to Aaron's sisters house 2 weekends ago. She and her family moved up to Mountain View Wyoming a while ago and we hadn't been up to see their new house yet so we finally we able to go up and stay the weekend with them. It was so fun and their new house is so nice. Dax had a blast playing with Landon and Ayrion. Since then I've taken the kids to Kennecott Copper Mine, the Davis County Fair, Lagoon, and Raging waters. Just to name a few! Crazy I know. But it's been fun. I just really need to get used to people stopping me all the time. We're quite the sight! Aaron says that we need to start charging!


And yesterday Derek left for school in Washington for his aviation program. We are all so excited for him, but it was sad to see him go. If you ask Dax who his best friend is, he'll say Derek. They've always been buddies. I remember when I told Derek I was pregnant (with Dax) that all he said was that it better be a boy. They've been best friends ever since. So Dax will be sad, he doesn't quite understand how far away Washington actually is.


And Aaron took Jacee to get her ears pierced on Saturday. He's always said that when we have a girl she is getting her ears pierced as soon as she can. So we did it. Jacee did so good. She cried for maybe 20 seconds then she was all smiles. And she looks so cute! We got little pink "diamond" earrings. Too cute...


Well and update on the babies food. Right after we switched them to soy formula they ALL got colds. (3 sick babies, so fun!!!!) So we couldn't really tell if it was helping the congestion because they were all so stuffy, so finally 2 weeks later the colds are about gone and they are much better! I think the soy is helping a ton. Jaxon sounds much better. And he is all smiles lately. He thinks he's hilarious, laughs all the time. But the baby food is a different story. Gavin still gags every time I give him some, and Jacee doesn't care for it either. Jaxon loves it. Gobbles it right up. I'm giving it to them twice a day now, so hopefully the other two will just get used to it. I don't remember having such a problem with Dax. Any tips would be much appreciated!!!!!


Oh and I want to say Congratulations to Aaron's brother Austin and his wife Tiffany, they had their second baby girl, Miley born on August 12th. And another congratulations to Aaron's sister Angie and her husband Kelly, they had a baby boy Treyson on August 19th. (that's the 4th for them, 3rd boy). Since last September every one of Aaron's siblings has had a baby (or 3). So that's 7 new grand kids (17 overall) for Aaron's parents in less than a year. Wow huh!

Well here's the latest pics.

Kalee, Devree, Dax, Me, Amber and the babies at Kennecott

Me and Dax at the mine.

Jacee and her earrings, they're hard to see in this pic.

A better look of at least one earring.

This is just a funny picture of Jaxon. He has to hold on to something when he sucks his thumb so he rolls all over until he finds something. This time he rolled half way under my bed and grabbed on to the bed skirt. So his head is under the bed. So cute!

This is Derek and Dax before Derek left. He gave Dax his beloved baseball hat collection. ;)

The whole fam minus Aaron and Dax, they went to Rocky Mountain Raceway to watch the Napa 125.

Me & Derek before he left. =(

And I have to say what a nice wife I am. Aaron went hunting for 5 days! And I didn't pitch a fit or anything. How nice huh! And he did get himself a nice 3 point buck. He just jerky's it all. Yay. But before he left, he and his cousins got the bright idea to cut their hair into mohawks! And I cut Aaron's and his cousins Cliff's. See how nice I am. I help my hubby to be crazy!!!

Mitch, Aaron & Cliff with their super awesome hairdo's.

Aaron with his "cool do".