July 4th and the Lake

For the 4th of July we had a cookout at Aunt Susan and Uncle Larry's house and spent some time at their pool.  We brought our new friend Guobin with us.  It was a little cold for Jaxon but once he got used to the water, he loved it.  I think he would much rather stand in shallow water and hold onto the wall.

July 7-10 Brian and I were able to get away for a few days and had a babyfree vacation.  Jaxon stayed with Brian's parents.  We went to Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.  Some friends of ours let us stay in their house.  We had so much fun together, it felt like we were dating again.  We went exploring on our bikes, took our jet ski out and almost sank it, relaxed in the water, canoed, enjoyed the hot tub, cooked some good food, and enjoyed getting away from technology.  We love Jaxon to death but I really feel like we can be better parents and have a better growing marriage if we take a little time for ourselves once in a while.  It was hard to leave Jaxon but we had a lot of fun together.  On July 10, the day we got back from the lake Jaxon decided to take his first steps. Can't believe we missed it. We didn't get Jaxon from Brian's parents until the next day.

We missed our little guy. We were so happy to get back home to see him.

His 2nd tooth is starting to come in now.  He is still into everything and he still loves to do laps around the house in his walker.

We got home just in time for Craft Night at our house.  Our small group this summer has been getting together for guy/girl socials and family cookouts.  Its hard not having childcare so the guy/girls take turns and it has worked out great.

Fun times with friends

Fun night with the girls night at Maxi B's.  I love girls night.

Jaxon made a new friend.  Andrew and Jaxon love to talk to each other, its so fun to watch.

Jaxon's new thing is clapping on command or copying us when we do it.  He gets so excited when he sees his daddy when he wakes up in the morning or from his nap or even when his daddy comes home from work.

We had fun celebrating with Brian on Father's Day.  We gave him the blog printed in a book.  I really wanted it too, but I knew he would like it.

Checked out the Children's Museum, downtown with Parker.  Jaxon loved it. His favorite part was to push the shopping cart.

At the end of June, Brian was away for several nights helping out at a camp for refugee kids that our church supports.  He loves interacting and teaching international kids.  So Jaxon and I decided to do some fun things.  We had a playdate with Langston and Kate, had a yard sale with friends, and hung out with grandma

We went to his first storytime at the library.  Thankfully Brian went with us and we met up with his new friend, Andrew and his parents.  He did pretty good listening to the story and sitting in Brian's lap.

He loves to play in the cabinets.  I had to find another spot for my pots and pans so he could put some of his toys in there.

Sometime this past month, Jaxon's first tooth finally started to make an appearance.  Still not walking yet but is into everything.

My cousin's wedding

June 1 my cousin John and Bailey got married in South Carolina and we were able to introduce Jaxon to more family.  Jaxon also played with his cousins.

12 month pictures

We went to a local farm and had his 12 month pictures taken.