some news and such

So.. if you haven't heard, we found out we are having another BOY! Which is funny, cause this pregnancy has been so different than with Saxon, so I thought for sure it'd be a girl. But I am so thrilled that Saxon will have a buddy to play with. We are so excited! He's been kicking a lot lately, and I feel pretty big! Definitely can't get away with normal clothes anymore!

Saxon seems to "get it" more now, and loves to look at the ultrasound pictures and talk to my belly and even give it lots of kisses. Cute huh! (now if only he wouldn't jump on and occasionally kick my belly)

speaking of pregancy, here's something that I've craved both last pregnancy and this time.. sushi! last time, I'd die to go out and get some, but this time, i've learned to make it! it kind of takes a while to prepare, but is so fresh and so good. of course, I don't eat any raw fish right now though. :) saxon loves playing with his cousin Bella. Sometimes we call them the twins cause they look so much alike and are the exact same size. Here they're having fun dancing.. I'm glad saxon has a good friend!little monkey! this is his Halloween costume that he loves to put on sometimes. He really is a little monkey! he loves to jump around and off of chairs, couches, furniture, etc. and he can even climb in and out of his crib now with ease... time for a toddler bed i think...

boys like to play dress up, too!

Playing dress-up is not just for girls.. Saxon loves it too! Sure, it's not old dresses, mom's heels and plastic pearls, but he sure gets creative in what he can find!

Paint Ballahunter../soccer player?and his favorite lately-- cool snowboarder! He totally wants to be a snowboarder, which makes me so happy cause I love it!he calls it "boboarding"this was after Chris and I got back from Sundance (which was sooo fun, for his birthday. i wish i took pictures.) and Saxon got so excited about our boards.
Sax also LOVES to draw and paint lately. He is our little artist! He draws on whatever he can find!
I finally unpacked the few boxes that I had packed when I still thought we were going to move. Saxon took the opportunity to express his artistic side.painting is his favorite...along with smiling for the camera! haha

stayin

I realize that even though we made this decision like a month or more ago, I haven't been very clear in expressing that we are staying in Provo... I'm kind of haphazard like that!
YES, we are staying in the beautiful PROVO UTAH for a while longer! I was excited to move to Seattle, but Chris hasn't finished school yet and we didn't know when he'd be going back, so we felt like it was the right decision to stay and finish his schooling.
We feel really good about it, and I think in the long run finishing school now will be a much wiser decision! He only has about a year left anyway (at least for his bachelors)
YAY for school! (haha)
I'm glad we'll have the baby here around family too. And... I kinda like it here. At least for a while longer...

On another note... I'M GETTING SPRING FEVER! Anyone else?

christmas break.. so nice!

this is kind of a long post.. but i need to catch up. and i'm not even putting our christmas day pictures!
Saxon's birthday was the day after Christmas, the 26th. I made another train cake as he requested, and had a small family party. I think he had fun and he liked his birthday presents a lot!this is the best part, of course! he mostly played with the cake rather than eat it, but that's alright!
St. George Trip
We were lucky enough to go to St. George over Christmas break. We stayed at Chris' grandma's house down there and enjoyed relaxing and hiking and such.
We went on a couple different hikes, and Saxon totally turned into this hardcore hiker on both of them! He seemed totally in his element as he independently climbed up steep rocks and hills and tunnels. He even kind of scared us because he was so confident on those steep cliffs! We all love to hike so we had a great time.made it to the top!I love my nice hiking shoes. I got them a couple years ago and they're still awesome! They are made with the same rubber as rock climbing shoes so they hold me up quite nicely on the rock :)
dixie narrows hike... see saxon?an awesome cloudy dayWe visited a few places in St. George as well, like the visitors center at the temple (which is actually pretty cool) and the art museum... well the outside at least :) here are the boys by the "St. George Dragon"Staying at Chris' grandma's is so nice! what a nice, cheap way to have a vacation. It was so wonderful to get away for a while. we had a great time swimming in the pool there too, and of course a small dip in the hot tub, floaties and all!

OH and one more thing.. I'm sure everyone knows by now, but just to officially post it on the blog.. I'M PREGNANT. 14 weeks now and feeling great!

meet santa and more randomness

we went and saw the real Santa yesterday! yep, he's the real deal from the famous NY thanksgiving day parade, traveled to the Macys here in a huge, expensive trailer so we could meet him! Saxon was having a pretty good time and loved getting his arm painted. when Santa first walked in, he yelled "Look Santa!" and tried to show him his arm through the crowds.Santa even told us the story "T'was the night before Christmas," from memory! Saxon even seemed to enjoy that.
BUT when it came Sax's turn to sit on Santa's lap, he... well...you can see even Santa was taken back in that first picture! haha. classic.at least another face painting of a "biwdy" cheered saxon up :)

Ok, now to add a bunch of other random, recent stuff...
as i was straightening my hair the other day and saxon wanted in... so this is what he looks like with straight hair! heeheesaxon looks so cool in my 3-D glasses! I got them when we saw "A Christmas Carol" in 3-D (which was way cool!)i think he looks like he's from scooby doo or something.
look at what your hands can do!saxon loves to build big, tall towers with his blocks, especially if they have a tunnel for his choo choo's to pass through.
saxon has been best friends with his cousin, Bella, lately. She's only 6 months older than him. I think Saxon is bigger though! He's so tall. They are joined at the hip when they are together, and when they're not fighting over toys:)