WOO HOO!!!!!!

After 6 months of looking and lots and lots of offers later.......We are officially HOMEOWNERS!!!!

We have lots to do before we move in on Tuesday. We are so excited and blessed to be able to spend this Christmas in our new home.

We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!

TrIcK oR TrEaT!

This October has been tons of fun. We went to Bishop's Pumpkin Patch, to our ward Trunk-or-Treat, carved pumpkins and of course went trick-or-treating Halloween night!


Jax and Daddy riding the train at Bishop's Pumpkin Patch.



Jax doing the hand movements to the Itsy Bitsy Spider as I sing the song. Singing songs are the only way to get him to look at the camera, so that I can take a picture.



Taking a little walk through the pumpkin patch.



Here he is doing the hand movements to another song. He is so silly:)



This was at our ward Trunk-or-Treat. Jaxon had a blast! He was so excited to walk around and carry his pumpkin bag. He loved looking at all the kids in their costumes.



I just love this little Pirate!



Jax cleaning out his pumpkin. He actually did not like the gooey feeling. This was the first and last time he stuck his hands in the pumpkin.



Jaxon and his finished pumpkin. He would not hold it after we carved the face. I think it scared him.



Jax trick-or-treating.

Halloween morning Jax woke up with a fever and no other symptoms. Just to play it safe we stayed home from our family Halloween party. Jaxon really missed trick-or-treating with all of his cousins:( That evening his fever dropped so we dressed him up and took him around to a few houses.

I love the month of October! I love the fall and all the festivities! I am already thinking about what Jaxon will be next year for Halloween. I can't wait!

Obsessed

That's right Jaxon has an obsession and he is only 16 months. Jaxon has to watch Super Why along with Sid the Science Kid every morning. I don't mind because he actually learns a lot. If you ask Jax what sound does an "S" make he will say sssss. He does the same for "B" and "D". I love to watch him watch Super Why because he gets so excited and dances all over the place. It's too cute!

This is Super Why


Jaxon holding Super Why, and the Super Why dvd case while watching Super Why.

I just can't believe how much Jaxon is growing and learning. I love this age even though he can be a little crazy at times :)

New Brighton & Monterey

Every year we go on a camping trip with Josh's family. This year we also started our annual camping trip with our "Circles" friends. It just so happens that both of our camping trips were at New Brighton beach in Capitola one right after the other. And in between our camping trips we stayed with our friends, Brian and Hilary Wiest in Monterey.

The first trip was with Josh's family. We went Thursday thru Saturday morning and we had a ton of fun, especially Jaxon! Jaxon loved playing in the dirt. His hands, face, shoes and clothes were covered in dirt pretty much for the whole trip. We went to the beach, soaked up some sun and watched Jax enjoy his first experience with sand. He loved it!!! We also went to Pizza My Heart in Santa Cruz and to this awesome ice cream shop called Marianne's. They had about 50 flavors! It's the best ice cream ever!!! We really enjoyed spending time with family.

On Saturday morning we packed up camp and headed to Monterey to stay with our friends. After camping we enjoyed being able to relax indoors, take a shower without having to wear flip flops and spending time with our friends. Hilary worked hard to find us free passes to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Jaxon had so mush fun exploring the aquarium and looking at all the fish. Thank you so much Brian and Hilary for letting us stay with you!

On Monday afternoon we packed up again and headed back to New Brighton Beach. There were six families that were able to make it. The Morgan's, Perryman's, Lamb's, Ashby's, Wiest's and of course us The Mortimer's. We missed the Todd's and Vanhorne's. :( Maybe next year? It was so nice to see everybody. We all met a few years back in the Roseville 9th ward and became good friends. Then as life goes on we all moved and went our separate ways. Well except for us, we are still in the Roseville 9th ward. We had fun catching up on everyone's lives and seeing all of the beautiful kids. We made another trip to Pizza My Heart and Marianne's. Then we headed to the Boardwalk, for fun and rides. We had a BLAST! We already miss all of our friends and can't wait until next year!

The Fam!


Andrew, Tiffani and Carson Morgan

Scott, Liz and William Perryman

Ben, Leslie, Curtis, Ethan and Sara Ashby

Brian, Hilary, Brennen and Kaden Wiest

Brad, Reiko and Caylee Lamb

Jax looking like a big boy!

All snuggled in his sweatshirt at the Boardwalk.

We had one fun and exhausting week!

Guess whos 1?

Happy Birthday Jaxon!!!

Today our baby boy turned 1. We can't believe how fast Jax is growing. We had a nice day. Well besides the nurse giving him shots on his birthday. I think we could of done without that. He is a big 24 lbs 13oz and is 30 1/2 in. I guess you can say he is one healthy boy! He is a talker in his own martian language. He does say mama, dada, and baby in english though. He also likes to say ahhhh with his mouth open so big. He can be pretty hilarious. We have so much fun watching him learn and grow.



Jaxon saying Ahhhh. He has a huge mouth.





We love you Jaxie!!!

10 months!

Jaxon is 10 months old. I know I can't believe it! Babies really do grow fast. Jaxon is on the move at all times. He can actually crawl normal now except sometimes he gets lazy and goes back to the army crawl. He is also standing and walking along furniture. It's just a matter of time before he is walking all over the place. Jaxon is so much fun! He just learned how to wave goodbye and he points to everything. He is so funny with all of his facial expressions. We just love him so much!!!

Jaxon already to go to the park and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Climbing on the couch.

Jaxon has a love for books. He has this basket full of books and he will take a book out, look at it and then set the book down and pick out another one until there are no more books.

Jaxon doing his morning reading.

Sorry!!!

I am sorry it has been awhile since I last posted. I just haven't had alot to talk about. My life can be kind of boring at times, I guess?

Jaxon is now 8 months. Well now he is almost 9 months old. Since the last time I blogged, Jaxon has one tooth and a 2nd just about in. And he is a major army crawler. He started about a week ago and thats when my life got little harder. He is into everything. He doesn't really care as much for his toys when he can put his hands in the VCR, pull on the shades of the sliding glass door or tug and chew on every cord. He can also open and close drawers. Yes my child is a curious MoNsTeR! But at the same time is so dang cute! I just love watching him grow and learn new things. We are currently working on the word "NO". As of right now he thinks it is so funny. I hope it won't be that way for long.

Yes I am the trouble maker!

Right before Church

Jaxon loves to play the piano. I think we might have a little Beethoven on our hands.

This one is too funny. This is smart Jaxon after waking up from his nap.

Other than that it is the same old thing in the Mortimer house.

3 Years!

Josh and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. Josh's mom was able to take of Jaxon so that we could celebrate. We went to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and then we saw "Seven Pounds". The movie was great but I pretty much cried through half of it. I recommend it! We really enjoyed spending spending time together.

I look back and I just can't believe how fast the time has flown by. I feel like we were married just yesterday. And how in the last year our family has grown from 2 to 3. We have been blessed in so many ways and we couldn't be more happy. We look forward to spending all time and eternity together!