Pictures 2010

Happy Halloween 2010

First Day of School 2010

Yippie!!! I was a little nervous! My kids were riding the bus this year and well.... I had debated over driving them to school on the first day or having them ride the bus. I decided to rip off the band-aid and send them. Even my KINDERGARTEN girl! She wasn't scared or nervous at all!
Her hair was also super cute...did not get a picture.

Jazmyne - Kindergarten

Jaxon - 2nd Grad

Awe! This is my Favorite (SERIOUSLY it's blurry!)

Not sure if you can even see my kids in these pictures.
They are the first ones on the bus.

Goodbye bus! And of course we were all up to see the kids off. :D What a day! We went to the store. Where was I supposed to go with a crying 3 year old who wants to go to school? Anyway as we drove past the college, she decided the Noyes Building was her school. We were in a hurry to get back from the store, mostly because I had no idea what time Kindergarten was over. We got here in okay time and the bus stopped, opened the door no kids got off. Then the bus left as the parents were running out the door. Um? Hello? Where's my kid? A couple of parents received a phone call that some kids didn't get on the bus. I found out that the bus driver only took one class of kids and left two still at the school (OOPS!) I debated on going to get her, but decided if a bunch of the class was still there she would be okay since the bus was going back to get the rest. I also found out later that the kindergarten bus driver had quite the day. First Day, New School, New Buses, NEW NEW NEW. (I am so glad the Office People and Staff made it past that day!) Anyway, we got our kids (there are four kindergarteners at our bus stop) and waited for Jaxon. Needless to say he had a great first day and got home without a hitch (at least what I know.) I should also say day 2, as far as buses was good for us. They have it all worked out now and things are running smoothly. A week later, the kids were happy to go back to school after the weekend.

First Day of First Grade! WOOT!

Tah-Duh! Jaxon's First Day of First Grade!! He was excited to go in the Durango (notice the wheels). On Friday Jaxon came home from Gramma's and we went to the school to find his classroom and meet his teacher, Mrs. Oliver. He snooped around a little, then was ready for Monday!

He looks a little nervous, but I don't think he was.....Jaxon had to hold the smile forever before the camera clicked! Also all the kids were awake to see Jaxon off to school. They were excited too.

I think one of the most exciting parts for Jaxon was his new shoes!!! They are "Skatchers." "They are so comfortable. Good thing you got these for me for school mom."

"Enough with the pictures" is what Jaxon was thinking I am sure. But he was a good sport. He didn't get lost or nervous or anything. He is getting so big. Mommy had to remind herself to "Buck up" as she left the school. (I wanted to cry, although I am not sure why. I wasn't like this for Kindergarten.)

Some of Jaxon's most memorable first day moments are:

"On Monday's we get two recesses AND all the rest of the days we get THREE Recesses!!!!"

"We have real "tater toters" they are metal" (and a whole bunch more story I didn't get because we were laughing everytime he said "tater toter" for "Teeter totter")

Jaxon also thought it was cool to eat lunch at school.

What a great Kid! I am so glad he had a great first day.

By The Way..Where's Jaxon?

BTW...Jaxon has been at Nana's then Grama's for 2 weeks...we sure miss him. When Grama was talking about when he would come home, she told him there was 20 days until school started. Jaxon said he would stay 20 days. Then he thought for a moment, "I've decided I should stay for 19 days." Over the next few days Jaxon and Gramma came up with another plan that brings him home tomorrow. Gramma called this morning to tell me Jaxon is excited to come home! (Although I think he is more exited for school and not a bit homesick! I can't believe he is growing up!)

What a Kick to be Six!

Last Friday was Jaxon's 6th birthday. The countdown was on 14 days before! Jaxon never missed a beat and was right on with the number of days left EVERYDay! On the morning of the big day, Jaxon came into my room and said quietly, "Mom is it my birthday?" He tried all morning to contain his excitement, and as we were leaving for school he said, "I'm kind of excited to go to school today." He was so cute.

Our family went to his class the last 20 minutes. We had made a poster with pictures of when Jaxon was 5.

Favorites:
Color- Blue
Food- Mac & Cheese, and Pizza Toy- Star Wars Ships
TV/Movie- Sponge Bob and Transformers
Treat- Chocolate Chip Cookies

He got to tell the kids all about it, then he took some show and tell stuff. He had a huge StarWars Millennial Falcon (from Grandpa Sharp) and a live Frog. After school, we got home and set up for the bday party. (post below) After that the kids played with all their "loot" until Jaxon's Birthday dinner. He chose, pancakes with ham and eggs. It was delicious! Finally he was able to open his presents from Mom and Dad. It was a LONG wait....and not so great pictures.

This picture (below) is funny because the kids were so excited about the gift....we didn't get to see it.

He had a Great Birthday and is Totally Cool now that he's six. Yesterday he asked me when his next birthday was going to be, like when he turns 7, and we got into the discussion about how your birthday is the day you come out of mommy's tummy. It was insightful. After school he told me he was pretty close to turning 8.

"Six year olds a great helpers and can do a lot of things. Even more than five year olds. And I can even help my Dad with more stuff too."

We love you Jaxon! We are glad you are in our family.

A Very Merry UnBirthday To Jaxon!!!

Today is Jaxon's very UN-Birthday. His birthday is April 17th. I made these pages for the ES Challenges. In case you can't read this it says: For Jaxon's birthday we decorated and made a fun poster. Jaxon won the birthday cake from KMTI and Kent's Market.


The letter was a journaling challenge, I was glad to do! I have been wanting to write letters to my children for a long time. You can read the letter here . Please keep in mind it is a personal letter from me. Happy Un-Birthday Jaxon!!!

Jaxon listens to Conference

Tonight we had Family Home Evening and we talked about the prophets. We took the lesson from last week at Deseret Book. We talked about Samuel the Lamanite and we role played the story a little. Josh was the prophet and the kids and I were the wicked people. We threw marshmellows and said "No way" to all of his comments. Afterward we talked about listening and it was a good FHE. But as the kids were getting into bed, Boo had her legs hanging off and I told her to put her legs under her blanket. She said she didn't have any legs and I helped her out. Jaxon said, "When you meet Jesus you will have legs." Then he rephrased himself to say, "when you listen to the prophet you will have legs." After a couple of seconds I recalled the conference talk about the little girl who could not hear and in line at the grocery store met a boy in a wheelchair with no legs. The little girl had talked to the boy and made a comment about becoming whole again. I asked Jaxon if he remembered this and explained a little to him. I compared the boy to Nellie. We talked about how she does have legs, but can't make them work right, and how she talks with her eyes and her head. How she uses her mouth the yell and make some sounds, but words don't always come out. He tried to explain to me some of the sounds she makes and he finally said "She speaks in Sun Language." I did have him repeat this to make sure I clearly heard the words right. I am not sure if he was thinking sign language, but he knows quite a few things in sign. So Anyway, I thought it was special and thought I would share with you. LOVE YOU!!!

Homework Again!?!?

Well...after talking with some of you I decided to "blog" this and maybe I can recall it later.

So Homework...Jaxon is so very creative and independent. I have been watching his homework to make sure he follows directions. Anyway he was coloring and in the first row, 1 bear red, in the second row, 3 bears blue, and in the third row, 5 bears green, and at the bottom he was to color the bear the color of the most. Anyway, I was nervous because you just can't erase crayon and Jaxon has an imagination. So I explained the first question and when he was done he let me know, I went to the next question, then I let him color for a few minutes. When I went to check on him, he'd finished his homework. I asked him all of the questions to see if he understood what he was doing and because the bear at the bottom was also green, that made 6 green bears. So he had drawn and colored an extra bear on the 5 bear line. and changed the 5 to a 6. I was thrilled his imagination stayed close to what the directions had said. AMAZING!!!

So then yesterday, Jaxon was supposed to color all the rectangles. He had done all but one horizontal rectangle that was very long and thin. I asked Jaxon to tell me what all the other shapes were and when we got to the long, thin rectangle Jaxon told me it was a frying pan. We talked about the shape and the sides and what makes a rectangle. He was very persistant the shape was not a rectangle but a frying pan. He explained to me what style of frying pan (side view) and he even drew a handle on the rectangle to make it look like a frying pan. So, I got out my "rectangle shaped" frying pan and we talked some more. He agreed that the Pan was a rectangle, but the shape on the paper was not. After some more discussion Jaxon decided the shape was a "flat tire" then after a while, something that was very squished but not a rectangle. I finally told him it is a rectangle and he said "it's not a rectangle, it's a squished one." and although I hate to do this, I told him to color the shape in question.

Well....I think we talked about things in the right way, and I am conviced that Jaxon's perception and point a view is NOT wrong. I began to worry what he was like at school and I talked to my mom and I finally talked with his teacher. She assured me he was very good in school and pretty funny. He gets them laughing everyday. Yesterday he told his teachers, "Boo sends me over the wall everyday." Anyway, She gave me some good word choices to talk with Jaxon about following directions and letting his teacher knows he understands and there are times to be creative and for example, he can always draw frying pans on the back. :) She also said if there is a mistake on the homework, the aide will pull the kids aside and have them redo it. Talk about a paranoid parent! It's just amazing the things you learn in Kindergarten. Well, at least I will remember this for Jaxon in the future.

???Homework???

This is Catwoman, Batman, Joker. They are "supposed" to be gingerbread men. Jaxon is very creative. He had drawn a cape and mask, ears and tools, and other things with a pencil to make these his own. Then he colored them. Well, I guess it's kind of silly to post homework, but I am continually in "AWE" of what a child's mind can do. I guess everyone feels this way. :) But I am showing off....mostly for Grama and Nana. Loves to you!

Jaxon's First Day of School

Wahoo!!! Jaxon had his first day of school on Tuesday. And although most of you already heard all the good stories, I snapped some photos while he hung up his backpack, and at the door before he walked into the classroom.

On the first day there was so many parents and people in the hall, Jaxon accidentally walked into the classroom across the hall. Since then he has figured out to look for the door with the Pencil. :) He is so smart.