Strasburg Railroad

He heard the train whistle and was excited!

So cute! He was holding Daddy's hand most of the way.


Pumpkin patch...many were smashed!

We took a trip to the Strasburg Railroad Station a couple of weeks ago and took a 45 minute train ride through Paradise, PA. Jaxin enjoyed it and was excited to see the trains. He loved the train whistle. Perhaps we'll go back again when they have Thomas the Train there or when Santa visits. We got there late in the day and didn't get to walk around much to look at the shops they had. Plus, we want to visit the museum next time as well! It was a chilly day, but we all had fun.

Turkey Day

We spent Thanksgiving at Nana & Pop-Pop's. Nana tried to sneak Jaxin some real mashed potatoes & turkey, but he knew before he even took one bite that it wasn't one of his graduate meals. He's such a picky eater! He did have a lot of fun playing w/ Nicky & Tommy (Frank's grandson & son). Jaxin was laughing so much I thought his belly was going to hurt! I put him in his Indian costume for part of the day and he asked me if he was going trick or treating. haha :) Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Trick Or Treat

Jaxin had a lot of fun this Halloween. He got to go trick or treating several times. We went once at a local strip mall. Once at the main mall. And finally we trick-or-treated around our court on Halloween. He absolutely loved going and continued to ask me for several days if he could go again. I couldn't believe how much candy he received! He got to enjoy some of it, as did Mommy & Daddy. Then whatever was left that we didn't want I took to work. He made such a cute lil Indian Boy. He let me paint his face a few different times & was pretty good for his pictures we had taken. I wonder what my lil monster will be next year!

Much Overdue!

Look how adorable Jaxin looks in this one:

Awww, I love this pic of Jason & Jaxin:

Jaxin is always giving us kisses & then continues to smash his face into ours for what seems like forever....He's doing this in the pic below:

I'm relieved that we finally have some family portraits now. I'm not thrilled with the family pics we got, but these were the only ones to choose from. Jaxin was not very cooperative & kept squirming a lot and putting his hands in his face, but he honestly did well for his age. In fact, he looks great in all the shots! I can't wait until he's a little older though and will sit still for more poses. We've both agreed to not do this again for a couple of years!!!

Tickle Tooth

Jaxin had his very first dentist appointment yesterday. When Jason had made the appt., they suggested that we talk to Jaxin about going to the dentist to prep him for his visit. So we talked to him about how they were going to brush his teeth and count them as well. He's really into counting right now, so he was excited about that. We took him to a place called Tickle Tooth Dental. They specialize in children and even have tv's on the ceiling above the patient chair. Jaxin got to lay back and watch cartoons during the whole procedure-how cool is that?!? They got out an alligator puppet that had a set of teeth like a human, which he really liked, and he got to count it's teeth. The dentist brushed his teeth with chocolate flavored toothpaste and gave him a marshmallow flavored flouride treatment! Where was all this when I was a child? haha He had an excellent visit and was an angel the entire time. No cavities! The dentist said that his 2 year molars should be coming in soon. He also commented that Jaxin may need to have braces later in life due to excessive spacing between his teeth--which is hereditary and he gets that from Daddy. But we both had braces as teenagers, so this was no surprise. After his visit he got 2 stickers-one Spongebob & one dinosaur, a fireman toothbrush, a tooth-shaped eraser from the treasure chest, and a sugar-free lollipop. I gave him the lollipop after dinner and he licked it a couple of times then handed it back. We thought maybe it tasted gross since it was sugar-free, so I tried it and I thought it tasted yummy. Not sure why he didn't like it. Oh well. He's goes back for another check-up in 6 months. Our lil guy is growing up so fast!

He loves Dumbo!

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Jaxin will watch Dumbo 5 times a day if you let him. He loves to narrate the story each time as well. He'll tell me about all of the animals that the storks bring, and when Dumbo's mommy is sad when she doesn't get him right away. He sings happy birthday to Dumbo and loves to imitate the mouse while he's scaring the other elephants that make fun of Dumbo. It's so cute to watch him interact with the movie.

I <3 LOVE <3 Autumn

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love watching the leaves change color week after week. To feel them crunch beneath my feet. Seeing piles of leaves, I feel like a kid again, ready to run and leap into them. I love the cool crisp air. The fall decorations, whether they are scarecrows, pumpkins, and bales of hay, or witches, bats, ghosts & goblins. The smells of warm pumpkin pie, apple cider and caramel apples. Just thought I would share a few of my favorite autumn photos of Jaxin so far this year.