Friday, May 30, 2008

A day in the life of Jaxon

Almost all day almost everyday (except sunday) it's just me and Jax. We try to keep busy at home (being without a car is NOT fun). We go swimming everyday, sometimes go on walks to the park, or just stay in the house and play with the train while I blog!!



This park is right next to our apartments (we discovered it one day, when we were going on a walk) Jaxon has never tried a swing like this before. At first he was a little nervous, but then he really started to like it!








Each morning, Jaxon loves to play with his beloved train that his Grandma Gentry gave him. As you can tell, this is serious business. This train can keep him busy for awhile, which gives me some much appreciated time to myself.








We swim EVERYDAY! This is our new friend, Kayla. She loves to play with Jax, as you can see. We stay out for about an hour, then Jax gets sick of it. It's too hot to do much of anything else outside. It is SO nice to get some sun! I'm loving it.





This is why people have kids



After countless sleepless nights, tons of diaper changing, and trying to get used to someone else running your life....I finally figured out why it is people have kids, LOOK at this face. That smile could make everything better, and possibly change the world!

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Andrew & APX

So... for all of you who are wondering, Andrew's job is going good. I don't know if I dare say great because our luck is prone to change at any time. But for now, he is doing really well. He is installing now instead of selling, which seems to be a much better fit for him. A typical day of his usually starts in the afternoon (unless he got started doing a job the day before, and wasn't able to finish that day for some reason, then he could start in the morning). Basically, he waits around for a call telling him that a system has just been sold, and where to go to do it. There are 9 techs (installers) I think, and he is number 4 on the list. (that means there are three people before him that get called to go out first. The further up you are on the list, the better chance you have of getting more installs a day, if that makes sense!) If you are fast at installing, you can get bumped up on the list, which usually he does! Today he was 2nd on the list! Most of the time he gets home pretty late, like 11:30 ish. That's not very fun for me, because I am stuck home with Jaxon ALL DAY with no car. But at least he is out making money! It could be worse! I am friends with the girl who works in the office and she said he is a pretty fast installer, and he is doing very well! That's such good news to hear, especially for him being a 1st year, and after all the crap we have been through this month (with the selling :( . Yesterday, (Memorial Day) he got 4 installs! It was kind of sucky that he had to work on a holiday, but he got paid more per install! He did so well! I am so proud. So...that's how he is doing! We just hope things can keep going well for him out here!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Sun Baby

Are you sick of seeing Jaxon swimming? NEVER! He just looked too darn adorable, I HAD to take these pictures (you know me)! He wasn't very excited about the whole ordeal, but it had to be done. Deep down, he understands. And no--that's not my hand in the picture, that is a girl that Jax met (yes, one of the many he attracts) She LOVES him! But who doesn't?




Ready to go to the pool!






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Dad's day off!

Today was Sunday, Andrew's day off. It was sooo nice to have him home. I needed the break so bad, and I'm sure he did too. We all went swimming together finally! Jax looks so serious in these pictures, but he really was very happy. He loves to play with his Dad! We have another video for you to watch!!

Don't buy cheap diapers


We usually never stray away from pampers, but Andrew (always trying to be as frugal as possible), came home with the wal-mart brand of diapers. No offense to wal-mart, because usually their cheap brands work out fine for us, but this is not the case with their diapers! It doesn't even take Jaxon 3 hours to leak right through one. I usually wake up in the night to find his bed soaked, and I wasn't about to do it again. So...what can you do? We had to get creative. Good thing we had some packaging tape. We put one on him, then taped another one on that diaper sideways. It looked like a skirt. But it worked til he woke up for his next feeding! yay! No wet blankets that night! Moral of the story: Don't buy cheap diapers!!











Tennessee vs. Utah

Tennessee is sooo different than Utah! We got thinking of all of them. Here are 10

1. In Tennessee there are many different & interesting churches on every corner.
In Utah there is a LDS church on every corner.
2. In Tennessee the air is CRAZY humid. (At night you can literally see the humidity)
In Utah, the air is normal, clear and breathable. (We miss utah air!)
3. In Tennessee, everyone loves babies because no one has them.
In Utah, everyone is sick of babies because everyone has 10 each.
4. In Tennessee there are NO mountains & there are trees everywhere!
In Utah there are NO trees & mountains are everywhere.
5. In Tennessee, people are so laid back and friendly (How Y'alls doin?)
In Utah, we mostly keep to ourselves.
6. In Tennessee, there are about 300 different bugs I have never seen or heard of in my life.
In Utah, we don't have those kind of problems!! (only in Logan, where we made friends
with hobo spiders!)
7. In Tennessee, there are only street names EVERYWHERE.
In Utah, our cities are neatly divided into a grid system with street numbers.
8. In Tennessee, there is a good mix of all races living together (white, black, spanish)
In Utah, majority is white.
9. In Tennessee, people have the coolest accents!
In Utah, we don't have accents! (Do we?)
10. In Tennessee, its all about the fried chicken, their DI is called "GoodWill's", and Carl's Jr. is
"Hardee's". They have a store called "Shnucks", an icecream place called "stankybells", and a "waffle house" instead of "i-hop"!

These are just a few differences. I'm sure we will notice more and more everyday!!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Pool Pal

This cute little girl came up to us at the pool today and said in a southern drawl, " I like this baby, can I play with this baby?"
Her and Jax had a blast!







Look at me!
Jax LOVES to swim!!!

Jax can sit up!!

Jaxon can kind of sit up! This is really exciting to us! It seems like all of the sudden he is doing everything all at once. For awhile he wasn't doing anything new. Andrew and I sat him up and let go and he sat all by himself for a long time!! He could even play while sitting! Yay!!






PUSH PLAY!!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

I'll be crawling in no time!

Jaxon is such a spaz! He has got soooo much energy that we are both excited and afraid for when he finally does start crawling. We know he will be a little tornado! Watch the video and see for yourself!









Hey look what i can do! Just push play!

I wanna hold your hand


Jax has a girlfriend! He was totally enthralled with Emrie. It was love at first sight. He couldn't stop staring at her. It was so cute. He kept trying to hold her hand, and finally she let him. CUTE!








Wednesday, May 21, 2008

A New Friend





Today Jax made a new friend, and so did I! Her name is Emrie, and she is a doll! Jaxon thought so too. Her Mom (Noelle), and I both have husbands out working all day, and we both have babies, so we became friends! Emrie is about 4 months old, and she is sooo cute! She looks so tiny next to Jax. We took them swimming today, and they liked it! I accidently got sunscreen in Jaxon's eye so that's why that side of his face looks a little haggard and red.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!

Wow! Life in the South is a little bit different! Being born and raised in Utah, I failed to even consider the fact that there was life outside of it. I never thought about how people,scenery, or just life could be so different anywhere else. Well, I had a rude awakening yesterday when I was sitting at the computer minding my own business, when along came a crawly critter who wanted to join me. Yeah, I'm really not too big of a fan of cockroaches. Or any kind of insect. I would rather they stay away. Our apartment manager tried to warn me that I'll be seeing a lot of fun, new and interesting wildlife now! she said "You're in the south now" I was ecstatic! Aside from the nasty bug problems, the lack of mountains is definitely an issue that is overlooked. What the heck? There is no view anywhere. There is no way of knowing where you are. And to add to that crappy feature, there are only street names, not street numbers. So...if you don't have every street in Tennessee memorized and you are without a GPS you are pretty much screwed. You will be lost. Forever. In the trees. It's like one big neverending forest. One thing that I do like are the people. They are extra nice and caring. And their accents are lovely. A little hard to understand, but entertaining to listen to. Well, I'm sure there will be more to complain about when summer hits, like this wretched humidity I've heard so much about. Poor poor poor Utah girl...

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Tennessee!








Hanging out at the Park!!
Mom and Dad are trying to teach me how to sit up! May 18, 2008















May 18, 2008
Here is Jax all ready for our first time in our Tennessee ward!









Memphis Tennessee Temple
This temple is so small! It is right next to the church, like in the same parking lot!




SUMMER IS HERE
Jax loved to splash around in his pool that his great Grandma Hansen got for him!
May 17, 2008











We are moving! Andrew has decided that selling isn't his thing so... he is going to try to be a tech (they install security systems) So, on May 16, we packed up and drove from Maryland to Bartlett, TN. It took about 13 hours!
This is Tennessee!!
It's actually really pretty without mountains. Who would have thought? It is SOOO Green and the skies were blue on part of this road trip!



Here are our apartments. We are in Bartlett, TN. These apartments are pretty nice. They aren't as fancy as the ones in Bethesda, but they are still NICE! There is a pool, fitness center, and tanning bed! We also get free internet and cable. We like these places because life here feels more laid back than the big city life in Bethesda. All the people here have pretty strong southern accents. It's cool but hard to understand. They are very friendly though.
Jax is a big boy! He sits at the table on his little miniature highchair! He loves to eat, and as you can see, he is very messy! But we think we'll keep him.

Relax. Be nice. Whatever.