Ice, ice baby

Well we didn't get any snow, but we had plenty of ice and it was a beautiful sight. And Shawn surprised me with this hairdo for Jaxson the other night. No, we don't let him out of the house looking like that. But he does wake up each morning with hair sticking up on each side of his head so that it looks like he has horns.

Jaxsonisms:

volcanoes----avolcanoes (think avocados)

pecans-------leprechauns

garf powder--the small white thing attached to an egg yolk

I have no idea where he came up with that last one.

The girls

Here's Rachel learning how to use a spoon. I think she managed to get about half of the yogurt in her mouth. And I thought the picture of Katie captures her personality really well--very calm and laid back (most of the time).

A Good Read

Jaxson made up his first full story the other day, and I'm going to try my best to share it word for word. Does it make 100% sense? No, and I wouldn't expect it to, but it does to him and that's what counts.

"Once upon a time there was a cowboy sitting at a table at the restaurant. He was eating breakfast. It was oatmeal. He thinked something. He feeled something. He heard something roaring over the mountain. It was a tank coming down but it didn't have bullets. It shot him in the jelly!"

Here's Rachel doodling her first masterpiece. The kids sat at the table and colored this afternoon while I cooked dinner. Everyone had a great time and we even managed to keep the coloring only on the paper. This was Rachel's first experience with crayons. Some of her other interests include talking on the phone, watching and barking at the dogs (her "bark" sounds like "feff"), watching the birds, and music. She LOVES music. She even knows how to ask for it. She'll come up to me, put one finger in the air, and pretend like she's conducting an orchestra. This week we're especially enjoying Twila Paris.

The picture of Jaxson is of him showing off his haircut. He got to go to the train car on Thursday and get a haircut. He told me Mrs. Daneen gave him a nut cookie and a cream cheese cookie.

Katie has some new developments this week too. She's started smiling and cooing after her meals. I tell you it warms me to my toes!

I'm all growned up!

That's what Jaxson said right before I took these pictures of him.

This morning he said, "God maked me. He put my nose on me. He glued it." I asked him what kind of glue He used and Jaxson said it was blue glue.

Then as we were getting ready for church he asked if he could go outside. I told him no because we were going to church and I wanted him to stay clean. He said, "I don't want to stay clean right now!" Those of you who know Jaxson know that's his personal motto he seems to live by, as do most boys.

Here are some pictures to enjoy. Jaxson's building abilities have really developed here lately. His creations have gone from being simple to complex. Yes, I know he needs a haircut but his appt. isn't until Thursday. Before you roll your eyes too much about the fact that he has an appt. to get his haircut keep in mind that Ms. Daneen's shop is in a converted train car, she always has fresh cookies on Thursdays, and she only charges five dollars. You can't beat that!

Some more Jaxsonisms:

Cobbler--Toddler (Rachel's a cobbler)

Lildwife--Wildlife

Baby feeders--See the below story

I was feeding Katie the other day and Jaxson asked if he could feed her. I told him no, and that only mommies can feed babies. He asked me if it was because mommies have big ones, and I said yes, because, well it's the truth. The next day he was standing in front of the mirror with his shirt lifted up and said, "I don't have big baby feeders, just little ones."

Oh and this morning Jaxson was eating Raisin Bran and he informed me that he was being healthy right now.

Howdy Pardner!

Jaxson got a new hat and belt yesterday and I wanted to show it off. I promise he's not choking his sister. We were headed out the door to church and I only had time for one picture. He also has on new cowboy boots.

New Camera!

We decided it was time to have a camera that takes decent pictures so, thanks to Christmas money, we now have a new camera. It really is the gift that keeps on giving because now y'all can enjoy more pictures of the kiddoes. I'm feeling a little bit like Dan Quayle because I'm not sure if "kiddoes" should have that "e" or not. Anyway, here are some pictures of Jaxson, Rachel, and Katie enjoying the last day of 2008.