I have to start off with the cutest moment I witnessed the other day: I went to pick up the kids from the child center at the gym and saw them both sitting next to each other on a chair. Jax stood up and grabbed a tissue and bent down and held it over Joss' nose for her to blow  into. Is it just because I am their mom, or is that the most adorable thing in the world to anyone else?

What they are up to: 28 months

Jax: He is a very neat and clean eater. He switches between left and right hands but is better with his left. He is lactose intolerant and it makes it hard to find things for him to eat without being jealous of what Joss eats. He can throw a ball in the air and catch it. Can open the baby gate, and unlock the front door and go outside on his own. I run every time I hear the latch.
Has OCD obsession with washing his hands and keeping his shoes on.  He even sleeps with his shoes on every night.
LOVES Joss. Wants to hug and kiss her all day. He is so thoughtful, if I hand him a fruit snack he always asks for one for Lala. Shares all of his snacks with her, and always gives her a turn to play with something. Always asking Where's lala's tooth brush? Where's Lala's apple juice? Where's Lala's shoes.. has to make sure she is all set with everything she needs. He is her little protector. Always hugs her when he is sad.
He is so quick to say "I'm sorry, I'll never do it again," and then gives a hug.
Likes to climb on top of the island in the kitchen and slide off. Likes to climb on top of the changing table, my desk, bathroom sink.. you name it. Sleeps with the same ratty brown bear I got at the Dollar Store forever ago every night. Also likes to hold a car in each hand.
Loves to push the chair up to the fridge and hold in the water lever for 5 minutes straight and flood my kitchen.
He Is obsessed with trucks, tractors and choo choos. I have to roll down his wondow and drive really slow when we pass construction so he can wave to all the tractors as cars honk behind me.
Loves to blow bubbles


Joss: Obsessed with pants.  She insists on wearing two pair at a time. Before we leave the house I have to pry the second pair off of her as she screams "My PANTS Momma, My PANTS!!"
She is obsessed with zippers, loves to wear hoodies, and loves when I wear hoodies so she can zip zip zip.
There is barely enough room in her bed for her to sleep with all the stuffed animals she insists on having. She has recently added a few bunnies to the mix.  Whatever Joss is eating she has to have a back up. So there will be a cracker in her mouth and one in each hand at all times.  She loves to eat.
She is starting to care about what she wears now. I can't just throw anything on her, she has to approve it first.
She still doesn't sleep through the night and wakes up screaming sometime between 11-2 am every night. It is so much fun!
Gets very upset at the scary parts in Nemo or Lion King and I have to fast forward it. She covers her eyes and wont watch.
She has been giving in to some of Jaxons affection lately and will let him hug and kiss her on occasion.
She loves to clomp around in mom and dads shoes.
Loves to eat oranges and lemons with the rinds and all. I have like 10 oranges on the counter with huge bites taken out of each one.
Loves to color, sing and dance.


They both love to go to the park. We try to get out of the house at least once a day for a little adventure.
Their nightly ritual includes chasing eachother around the kitchen island and dancing then settling down to read a book with mom and dad before bed.

They are learning to count and we are practicing the alphabet.  We are still trying to grasp the whole potty training thing. When you have two kids with two completely different potty patterns it gets hard to make any sort of schedule or routine with it.

Well that is all I can think of for now. They are both happy and healthy and I am having the time of my life being their mommy.

Last night we were playing with the kids in the kitchen. Jason came and gave me a big hug and we embraced for a minute kind of rocking back and forth. I had my head on his shoulder and looked over to see Jaxon put his arms around Joss and they both embraced and rocked back and forth. We smiled and Jason gave me a little kiss. Jaxon grabbed both of Josselyns cheeks and planted a big sloppy kiss on her, and she let him. She kissed him back and then laid her head back on his shoulder and copied our hug some more.
It was such an adorable moment. I love that my kids are able to see how much their mommy and daddy love each other and learn to be tender and sweet with each other.
Too many parents fight and argue and yell at each other in front of their kids. It makes me so sad. So many kids are raised in a toxic environment and grow up to follow in those footsteps and act out because of it.
I hope Jason and I always make sure our kids see us be affectionate to each other, and to them. There has never been a shortage of hugs in this house. I hope we can still say that in 20 years.
I love my husband so much, and I love teaching my kids to love!

We went to the Circus tonight at the South Jordan Equestrian Park. Papa got us some free tickets for the kids, and it was only in town for one night so I decided to be a cool mommy and let them stay up way past their bedtime, and shove all the cotton candy, churros, nachos, slushies, and licorice they could fit into their little mouths.
Joss danced her heart out to all of the music. Jax jumped around and screamed and clapped a lot.
Ceason took Joss to get her face painted and I died laughing when I saw her. She had the most serious look on her little Tiger face!  Jax did NOT want his face painted.
They both went on a pony ride and had fun watching the tigers, elephants, and bears.
It was a fun night! Thanks for coming with us Ninny, Cece, Jenny and Jase!
We ran into my Aunt Cindy and Uncle Craig who were taking their grand kids Callie, Burke, and Judd to the circus. It was so fun to see all of them!