Big Brother

We found out that we are having another baby boy! I don't know if I ever thought I would have a family full of boys!! It will be lots of fun for Jaxton to have a brother so close in age. I hope that they will be good friends and grow up being buddies all their lives!

Chicken Bones

We offered Jaxton a chicken bone from our rotisserie chicken for dinner last night. He absolutely loved it!! He just knawed off all the meat and sucked that bone dry! It was so funny to watch him! I couldn't resist taking some pictures!

Crawling Jax

Jaxton is crawling all over the place!!! He pulls up to stand on everything and is getting super fast at crawling. He is getting to the point where when he wants or needs something, he tries to express it and gets very frustrated and angry when its not recognized. We are starting to work a lot on sign language so he can use his hands to express his nees while he can't talk yet. He gives kisses now too, open mouthed slobbery kisses that are so adorable! He is getting good at rolling the ball back and forth like a game. He has just started attempting to bounce it to me now too. I can't believe he will be 1 in a month and a half! Time just flies!

Happy Birthday Tara

Nate took me out for my birthday to The Roof Restaurant at Temple Square which overlooks the Salt Lake Temple at sunset. Oh so gorgeous. What an amazing view and an amazing meal and an amazing date!! Thanks Nate! He got me a digital piano so I can start learning how to play! What a wonderful man! Thank you honey!

Bear Lake Vacation

We went camping at Bear Lake with all of my family in Utah. Bear Lake is a massive lake surrounded by deserty hills. Hardly any trees around. But the lake is like a turquoise teal color - beautful and clear! We had a cabin at the KOA campground that had a bathroom and refrigerator and microwave with air conditioner and heat! That's my kind of camping. We rented a boat for a few hours and a jet ski. We also went biking on a four seater bike which was super fun! But serious exercise!!! What a fun trip! It was so good to just enjoy the beauty of the lake and the sunshine with family.

Routsong Family Reunion

After our San Diego vacation, we flew directly to Indiana to visit Nate's family. We stayed with the Owens the first couple of nights and visited with Beth and her kids. Then we drove up to Kendallville to stay with Nate's parents. On Saturday, the whole family came up for a reunion. Everyone was there except Nate's brother Nick who is going to college in Provo, UT. That made 12 cousins all together plus all the family on Nate's mom's side of te family (Linda's sister, her kids, and grandkids). Most of all Jaxton loved seeing all the kids. He gets so excited when he sees other babies and little kids. He will squeal and wave his arms to get their attention. Even if he is exhausted, when he sees another kid, he just pipes right up! so you can imagine all the excitement with all 11 of his cousins! Almost overwhelming for him! He had so much fun. He did great on the plane too. He is just an all around happy little guy!

Playing in Grandpa Routsong's pond

In the pond with Katie and Cassidy Routsong

Bill and Linda Routsong with all their grandkids:

Top: Jaxton, Jace Owen, Christin Gregory, Jared & Ryan Routsong

Bottom: Jack Routsong, Austin Gregory, Madison Owen, Cassidy & Lauren Routsong, Jordan Owen, and Katie Routsong

Our Family with Nate's parents, Bill & Linda Routsong

Jaxton & Christin Gregory

These two are about 2 weeks apart!

Jaxton with his cousin Lauren Routsong

Jaxton and Jack Routsong giving hugs

4 Generations:

Great Grandma Martha Routsong

Bill Routsong

Nate Routsong

Jaxton Routsong

Jaxton with Grandma & Grandpa Routsong

Vacation in San Diego

We took a trip to San Diego after the summer ended to just get away and relax! It was our first trip with a little one on tow! We had a great time just relaxing and not having to worry about anyone or anything but us! We took Jaxton to the San Diego Zoo and went to Medieval Times in LA. We stayed at a beautiful tropical hotel right on Mission Bay. We could walk out the hotel doors and step right onto the sandy beaches of the Bay! It was gorgeous! Jaxton was a fan of the beach! He even thought the sand tasted quite good! He's our little beach bum! It was a nice break after a long busy summer!

San Diego Zoo

Jaxton learned how to drink from a straw at the zoo. Jamba Juice Smoothie! Yum!!

Medieval Times: Jaxton was so into all the action going on around him that he fell asleep in the middle of the show! Funny boy!

We visited Old Town San Diego where the city was originated. Believe it or not, the Mormons contributed greatly to the origens of San Diego. We visited the Mormon Battalion Monument, whcih tells the amazing story of the LDS men and women who traveled on foodt from Iowa to San Diego to secure the United States borders during the war with Mexico. Those same members helped start the San Diego city government. Others from the Battalion went north and contributed to finding gold at Sutter's Mill. Very interesting indeed!

San Diego is gorgeous with big old homes at the tops of the hills in unique neighborhoods. We wnt to a Spanish Cafe called Cafe Sevilla that served authentic Spain food like on Nate's mission. The last few nights we stayed at the Catamaran Hotel, a beautiful tropical hotel located on the shores of Mission Bay. We could walk out the hotel and be right on the beach! It was beautiful. Jaxton loved the sand and dug holes in it and tried to eat it! He had so much fun! The hotel offered complementary cruises across the bay and that was tons of fun too! Very beautiful! We took a bike ride around the bay with jax in a seat on the back of Nate's bike. He loved it, but fell asleep during the ride! :-)

Jaxton 9 months old

Jaxton is 9 months old!!! He is a little roly poly and can get around just fine without even knowing how to crawl yet. Who needs to crawl when they can just roll everywhere they want to go?! That's our little Jax. He is getting cuter day by day!! Every time he sees another little baby or little kid, he gets so excited. He tries everything to get their attention, waving his arms, raising his voice and screeching in their direction. He just loves other little baby faces. It is so fun to watch him get so excited. This is one of his most recent photos we got taken. Yes, he is already a basketball star like his dad!

The other day we had a rotisserie chicken for dinner. Jaxton wouldn't eat much chicken, but he absolutely loved to naw on the chicken bone like a little puppy! What a cutie! He nawed off all the meat and sucked that chicken bone dry!! Cute boy!

New Baby on the Way...

We are expecting baby #2 on February 2, 2008! Jaxton will be a big brother! These two will be about 15 months apart, which I think will be just perfect. Jaxton is dying to have a playmate, and will love having another little baby around to play with. We are so excited!! We could not figure out our due date, so we did have an ultrasound done that determined the date of Feb. 2. I was only a little over 12 weeks when the ultrasound was done, so technically it is too early to tell whether it is a boy or girl, but some of the pictures we got from it, definitely looked BOY! Here is a full body shot of the little one inside!

Mom & Me

Jaxton is about 8 months old! He can clap and wave and is really learning how to get around. If he sees something he wants he will squirm every which way on his tummy to reach it. He is such a joy in my life! I have never experienced joy the way I have experienced joy in a child of my own. Jaxton is the joy of my life. He makes everything worth working for and living for. Nate and I have been so blessed! I love you Jaxton!