Christmas '06

Is that a puzzled look...or a give it back look?















Look Ma...Im a manger



















Happy Holidays
















Apple sauce and the hospital















1st time sledding
















Dan's eye after getting sick

Brushing the Tooth!!

Since Jay has a tooth, now, I went out and bought him a toothbrush and toothpaste. He wasn't too wild about the idea at first, but he warmed up to it...I had to chase him down to get the toothbrush back.

Cheerio Fun

Jayden discovered a new and exciting game today...Dump the Cheerios. The rules are: Jayden dumps the Cheerios, and Mommy picks them up. If Jayden can keep dumping the Cheerios before Mommy puts the last one in, he is winning. He is a funny kid. When Daddy first gave Jayden the cup of Cheerios, Jay was holding his balloon with both hands. He looked at each hand, determined that both we occupied, and bent over to eat his Cheerios like a puppy. He stopped before we got the camera out. Oh, can you see his tooth??

Sleepy Lion

I was going to wait and post Halloween pictures when of I got the pics from Lecia of Benji and Jay together, but I decided that the world needed to see Jay's full costume before it gets too late. He made it to two houses before he passed out. I mean it. Passed out. Normally he is a light sleeper, but no matter how much we talked to him or stirred him, he did not wake up. Until we got home, that is... As you can see, he LOVED to play with his candy. Also, his friend, Ethan, from upstairs, gave him a few Trick or Treat toys. So, Mommy and Daddy got candy to eat, and Jayden got candy to play with and some toys!! We loved Halloween!!

It's Art!

Cutting cookies is a LOT more fun that cutting teeth!! Jayden and Daddy mastered the art of cookie cutting during FHE tonight. Jayden picked out several cookie shapes that reminded him of his families in Texas and Utah. For Grandma and Grandpa Reinbold, he chose the cowboy boot and hat. For Uncle Pookie-George, the fire truck. For Megan, a flag! Rylee has a butterfly, and in honor of Thanksgiving, a football for Uncle Matt. The doggie bone is for Grandpa Richardson, because we all know how much he loves dogs!! :) Jayden helped cut out Grandma Richardson's teddy bear. Isn't it beautiful?

Poor Baby Boy

Jayden has cought the "Teething Bug". We woke up this morning to find out that he had a horrible upset tummy last night, and it continued today. He had a slight fever, too, and he didn't want to get down and play. We sat and snuggled on the couch while he nibbled on a piece of toast and watched a movie. He sat still the ENTIRE time. My Jayden! I was going to hold off going to the doctor as long as I could, but we went this afternoon because he wasn't keeping anything down. Dr. Cottrell suggested Pedialyte juice and pops, and to just love him. So, off to the store we went. We were able to get some of the juice down him before nap time, and he ate half a pop after he woke up. He's not too sure about those pop things...They taste SOOO good, but they give you a sharp headache if you take a big bite out of them!! After recovering from the brain freeze, he was a much happier baby. He was not in the mood for real food, or even a bottle. He would not take anything but Mommy. (Which is great, seeing as how I'm trying to wean...his neediness is not helping, but that is okay. I wasn't sure if I was ready yet, anyway.) He was playing and giggling, and rearing to go for FHE.

Family Home Evening

We had a FUN Family Home Evening tonight!! We decided that we wanted to make sugar cookies, so Jayden helped. He loved watching the eggs crack, and was amazed by the feel of flour in his fingers. (Don't worry, his hands were cleaned before and after cooking.) We had a blast with the cookie cutters on the floor! Jayden even picked out a few. (I cleaned the cutters before we used them) We had a much better end of the day than the beginning.

My Little Longhorn

Tonight, Jay and I were watching the Texas vs. Kansas State game together. He was sitting quietly on my lap, being the sweetheart he is. Then, Texas made a not so lovely play that upset me. I let my team know how much they had disappointed me, and Jayden just watched me with wide eyes. The Longhorns played a little better for a few minutes, then messed up again. I started getting on to them, when I was joined by a much younger voice. I looked down at my 9 1/2 month old son to see him yelling at the t.v. and the look on his face was not pleasant. He looked up at me and started talking, still upset, as if to say, "I cannot BELIEVE they let him get all the way to the 5 yard line!! What is going on with our defense???" I was proud, yet scared at the same time. Proud, because I have a little Texas Longhorn fan that will sit and watch the games with me, and scared because I realized just how much these little ones absorb from us. It is amazing!!

Fun with Mommy

Jayden has found the joy of knitting and crotcheting. He had a blast with Mommy while she made a hat and he made....something.

Our Mountain Lion Encounter....

Dan had been bugging me for WEEKS to go rock climbing with some friends of ours. I wasn't too keen on the idea... I was still working full time and when I would get home, all I wanted to do was play with Jayden and rest. One rainy day, Dan asked if we could go rock climbing when I got home. The weather forcast told me that it was expected to rain until about midnight that night, so I said, "Ok," so that I would not sound like a bad guy. I hate Idaho weather. It stopped raining ten minutes after I got to work at 8:00 that morning. So, when I got home from a horrible day at work Dan was gung-ho about rock climbing, and anticipating that I would be less than pleased about going, he had already rented our equipment so I couldn't back out. He also had Jay all packed and ready to go in the carseat, with his diaper bag ready, too. I was home all of two seconds before we left for Kelly Canyon. We met up with Bryce, Rachael, Sam, and his date. We hiked halfway up the mountain (it was a small one) and got to the rock climbing part. Bryce climbed up and secured the rope, and while he was getting things ready, the temperature started to drop. I looked at Dan, excited about this change, and said, "It's going to be too cold up here for Jayden. We need to bundle him up, or leave." Dan smiled at me and said, proudly,"No worries, I brought his snowsuit." I paused..."Honey, he doesn't have a snowsuit...." Dan had been pulling something out of the diaper bag and he stopped and asked, "Then what is this?" "Hon, that is his halloween costume..." Dan had brought Jay's lion halloween costume! So, we bundled him up in his costume, and he totally played the part!. It ended up being exactly what I needed to cheer up.

Mmmmm....TOES!!

Who needs Cheerios when you've got yummy toes???

Nerdville

Ketones and Aldehydes.....Hmmmm

I...I....I don't get it

Maybe that means, "Eat me"

Yep - Tastes just like formula

Paper towells

Look what I found : )

Ahhh....Busted!!!
What do I do now?

I had better hide the evidence... maybe eating it?

It's too much, I'll shred it

That'll do the trick

Feeding Myself!!!

Jayden had tons of fun up at Bear Lake for Conference weekend. So did Mommy and Daddy! First, Jay got accidentally woken up Friday night and decided that he wanted to play until about 5 or 6 in the morning. Mommy was so lucky! Then, he decided that naps were uneccessary for this weekend because there were way too many people to meet. Jayden did decide that sleep was needed Saturday night, but once the sun came up at 5:30 Sunday morning, he was rearing to go. I guess that the thought of hearing Gordon B. Hinkley speak excited him.... He did not take a nap, hooray!!! It was a good weekend, though. Jay got to spend lots of time with Great Grandma and Grandpa Samuelson, and Grandma and Grandpa Richardson. The little boys were so good with him! And, as you can see, Jay learned how to feed himself!! Fun times!!

Cleaning Day!!!

Dan and I decided that out house had gotten out of hand...it didn't help that we had just finished a food fight... So, our Saturday consisted of returning to "adulthood" and cleaning. Jayden helped tremendously. He is such a little worker!! He loved "wiping up the floor". I now know how to keep him occupied while doing chores: give him a job, too.