Jax is Walking!!!

Jaxton is getting around very well. We are glad he began walking before Cooper came. That would have been extra tricky!! He seemed a bit timid at first about walking on his own. But he has had the strength and ability to do it. I think it was a matter of confidence. He certainly has that confidence now and he is so proud that he can walk!! What a cutie!!

Cooper is in a bassinet in our bedroom, so the other kids bedroom we turned into Jaxton's playroom. That way his bedroom can stay clean and all the toys can stay contained in that room. Here's our little toddler surrounded by his toys! He loves to "talk" on Mama's phone, even though he puts it up way too high on his ear to even hear the person on the other end. He likes to walk around the house with a phone pretending to be Daddy, because that is what Daddy does!

Christmas 2007

Christmas was wonderful. We spent Christmas Eve and then Christmas Day Dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Hutchinson's house. Nate was pretty sick, unfortunately, but it was still fun. We spent lots of $$$ on others this Christmas and it was fun to give to those in need this season. Nate surprised us Christmas morning with 2 beautiful painting sfrom Simon Dewey. One was "A Child's Prayer," and is of an innocent darling little blonde girl praying and looking up into Christ's face. Christ's arms are outstreched toward her. Nate said it reminded him of me. The other is a beautiful portrayal f the Baby Jesus wrapped up and laying on straw and hay. It looks so real, like a photograph. It is Baby Jesus, but it makes me think of this new baby of ours that is coming soon. How innocent and pure he will be, just as Baby Jesus is.

Christmas morning was so much fun. We gave Jaxton some tunnels to crawl through and he loved them. And also this giant Elmo. He was a bit overwhelmed by all the new things and super excited, but not sure what to do with himself and the piles of wrapping paper and packages all over the living room floor. He was fun to watch tear open paper and get so excited about ripping paper that whatever was inside really didn't matter! It was a fun Christmas!!

Toddler Time

Jaxton is turning into a little toddler!! Right about his birthday in November, he became a little sponge and has been learning things and picking up on things so fast! He understands so much and it is so amazing and fun to watch him grow at this stage. He does a lot of sign language. Here are the signs that he knows:

Bathtime

More

Please

Car

Milk

Hat

Baby

Light

Fan

Airplane

Night-Night

Duck

Prayer

Change diaper

Up

Jaxton's first word was "Dog," but he pronounced it "Gog." Here are more of the words he is saying:

Ball ("Ba")

NumNums (for food)

Mama

Dada

Bike

Jaxton can show you where he ears, eyes, nose, tongue, teeth, hair, toes, feet, socks, shoes, belly button, pants, and fingers are. He also knows the Christmas tree, Santa, and Elmo, and several others. I can tell him something or ask him something and he will respond to it. He totally understands what I tell him all the time. Because he can't really verbalize much yet, you wouldn't know how much he understands, but with his signing and me working with him, Wow! I know he is so smart. We've been teaching him "prayer" in sign by folding his arms. Now, when he's in his high chair ready for a meal, he will fold his arms without me saying a thing because he now knows that we have to pray before we eat. It is so precious to see him learn and grasp ideas and concepts. We got him a little baby boy doll to prepare him for the arrival of his little brother next month. Immediately he picked up on the sign for baby. Every day gets funner and funner and he gets cuter as his little personality begins to come through!

"...Hear the Snow Crunch

Jaxton was so intrigued with the snow!! He was amazed that we allowed him to eat it too! Usually we are taking things away from him that he attempts to eat!! We got him all bundled up in his hat, new snow boots, several layers of clothes and his windbreaker jacket & pants on top so he would be warm enough in this cold weather!!! We didn't have any mittens small enough, so he had 2 layers of socks on his hands. Despite that, after a while, his little hands got so cold that he broke out into a cry because his little fingers were numb. These pictures are from our front yard in Cedar Hills, so you can see the valley covered in a white blanket of beautiful snow and fog!!

Hutchinson Family Photos

Hutchinson Family Photos

Tara's dad, Jeffrey Lyn Hutchinson

Tara's mom, Doreen Riding Hutchinson
Tara's sister, Rebecca Rachele Hutchinson

Nate's brother, Nicholas Jon Routsong

Tara's sister, Melissa Lynn Hutchinson Giraldi

Melissa's husband (Tara's brother in law) Marcos Giraldi

Jaxton's cousin, Dillon Giraldi

Jaxton's cousin, Amanda Giraldi

Tara's cousin, Doreen's sister's son, Scott Berget

Tara's Aunt Mary & Uncle Ells Berget (Doreen's sister and sister's husband)

First Bowling Ball

For my Amanda Giraldi's 2nd birthday party, we went bowling with all the Hutchinson side of the family in Utah. It was Jaxton's first bowling outing! He loved it! They have these big props that help little kids bowl by placing the ball on top and letting it roll down the prop into the lane with perfect aim! Jaxton was small enough that he could easily sit right on top of it and push the ball down it! It was super cute! And lots of fun!!

Happy Birthday Jaxton!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Jaxton!!! We had a "Dog" theme birthday party at our house for our little one-year-old. I made a puppy-dog chocolate frosting, sugar free banana cake from a Clifford template. His first word was dog ("gog...gog"), so that became the theme! Grandma & Grandpa Hutchinson came, and the Giraldi family. Audrey Glauser, Jaxton's little playmate came with her family. Jaxton got a tool set, a vacuume, a tent with tunnels, a truck and some new books.

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We had practiced blowing out candles before the party so that he would have somewhat of an idea of what to do when the flame was putin front of him. And yes, he did blow out his candle (with a little help)! At first he wasn't so sure about the big dog sitting on his high chair tray, but immediately he knew it was a dog. "Gog-dog-gog!" Once he tasted the frosting, he realized it was a special treat, and started digging a hole in the cake and shoving mouthfulls in. He loved it! I learned quick that a chocolate frosting cake for a 1 year old makes a huge mess!!! Oh well, fun memories!!!

Nate's 27th Birthday

Happy Birthday Daddy!! Nate is super into Harry Potter these days. I have been reading the books and so we have been watching the movies together and Nate wishes he could have powers like Harry and do magic. Sometimes he tries to pretend he is magic! So anyways, I got to work to make him a Harry Potter cake! It turned out great!! Looks just like a castle!! We went to the Hutchinson's house for a birthday dinner and party to celebrate. Happy Birthday Nate! We all love you so much!!

An Early Birthday Present

Grandma Hutchinson got Jaxton an early birthday present. She said she could not wait till Jaxton's birthday because he could use it to walk with. He got a fun toddler bike, and even though he can't walk on his own yet, he loves to push it around. He feels big because he can walk around with it. He is funny, though, because he cannot aim where he is going, so he will walk with it straight into a wall or a bush and not know how to steer clear of objects. So it is kinda funny! But it totally is helping him to learn to walk! He loves it!! Thanks Grandma Hutch!!

Halloween 2007

Happy Halloween!!! Jaxton's first Halloween! How exciting! We dressed him up as a Glow-In-the-Dark Skeleton. What a cute boy! He even had a skull on his beanie hat! Nate dressed up as Harry Potter, complete with the scar on his forehead and glasses, cape, and wand! He really went all out this year! I went as a black cobweb witch (believe it or not, I have never been a witch before for Halloween in my entire life). It was a super fun Halloween. We did not trick-or-treat. Instead we went to our friends, the Glausers, for a fun Halloween party. It was a fun first Halloween for Jax!

Octoberfest 2007

We went to the Octoberfest at Thanksgiving Point for some Fall Halloween fun! We went with Melissa & Marcos Giraldi & cousin Amanda. The daddies and kiddos got to ride a cow train around Thanksgiving Point. They had all kinds of fun games and climbing things. There was a giant blown up haunted maze that Nate took Jaxton through. I guess it scared him some, but the big mouth to the maze was pretty cool! They had tunnels and slides and haystacks to climb on and a big cow to practice your milking skills! It was a fun evening!