Matthews Miracles

2010-03-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

First time we got to see Papa Steve since he moved to Texas. 11 months was way too long!

2010-03-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

As you all know... there are only so many things that can be done when there is such a large spectrum of ages...BOWLING! Grandma Shell and Jax just chillin'
The kids only lasted about hmmmmmm... two or three throws before they were STARVING! Imagine that.
Super cute pic of Jax and Aunt Tara. Best part for me going to St George is that I obviously don't go enough because Aunt Tara, Aunt Angie and Grandma actually miss my kids enough to take them off my hands the whole time. It's fabulous!
And of course where else would Chris be but at the computer giving everybody such lovely and appropriate bowling names. LOL!

Thanksgiving with the Matthews!

2010-03-14T20:05:00.001-07:00

So before we came home, the Krebs invited us to with their family and cut down christmas trees. It was quite the adventure. Right off the bat, a couple of people...including Tara pictured above...wiped out before we even go to the mountain. Very slippery under that snow!
Me and the kiddoes headin' up to find us a tree. That's Madi lost under her own hat ; )
And here is the man of the hour! Our tree was gorgeous. I won't even go into detail what it took to get 5 trees off that mountain, but it was worth it and super fun! The kids had the most fun of course.

Best big sisters ever!

2009-11-17T14:10:00.001-08:00

Madi got Jax to try and give her kisses through the glass on the door. As you can see, he thought that was SO fun! Kenna couldn't resist the fun either. I never have to worry about Jax with the girls around. They are AMAZING big sisters!

Cute pics of "rugga boos"

2009-11-17T14:02:00.001-08:00

Cutest smile ever. And of course Granpa is the one getting it out of him. I don't know what we'd do without all of our family, but especially those who assist us daily. Not to mention that at this time Jax was a big grumpy pants because finally, at 11 months, he got his first two teeth in!
Watch out ladies, Jax is all ready getting his kisser goin! Poor Aiden, Jax has to kiss him like five times every time he comes over. Jax is dying for Aiden to get big so they can play.
And of course he is trying to grab the camera from me. Little stinker : )
And here is Mr. Sensitive skin. This is what warm water does... now just imagine the color of his face when I make him mad. Hello Ryan Jr!
I love that it looks like he is wearing red pants! He likes to wear them low : ) No matter where he puts them he's showin' crack!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-17T13:34:00.000-08:00

Here is the gang for Halloween. The kids scored big time, which is good seeing as how they have to split their profits with their parents!
Here come the girls. Madi was a snow princess, and believe you me, she took that roll very seriously. If only you could see the way she was walking and the expression on her face. ROFL!

Kenna was a candy corn witch. Her only fear was that Grandpa Greg might try and eat her : )
Here is Jax just waiting for his sisters to come through in the parade. What a cute little monkey!

Madi and Kenna's 7th Birthday party!

2009-10-10T16:42:00.001-07:00

So obviously the girls chose to have a halloween theme for the birthday. Thank goodness for all those creative women who love to brag about their amazing ideas cause if it weren't for them I don't know who I'd copy for cute cupcakes!
As always, dry ice is a huge hit for potion making at the party. And we all enjoy the homemade root beer too!
They are all really excited to start the first game... eat the donut off the string without using their hands.
SO DANG FUNNY! I highly recommend this game. The kids are beyond entertaining!
This is our friend London... she got a little upset when I told her that the winner was the first person to finish their donut, not just have it all in their mouth. HE HE HE
This is the side that Mandy did the "iron ons" and then the kids got to decorate the other side with puff paints. They all had cute and different designs. THANK YOU Mandy for ironing for a straight hour to get them done for me!
Here is Jaxon having his own party underneath the tables.
The kids all doing their puff paint side of the trick or treat bags.
Madi and Kenna opening up the birthday presents.

And of course finishing the party with musical chairs. My favorite birthday game ever!

Madi and Kenna's first birthday with family

2009-10-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

They wanted pumpkin cakes for their birthday cakes so with ideas from friends I was able to come up with this. Move over Betty Crocker, you ain't seen nothin' yet!
Just another cute "mini me" pic of Ryan and Jax.
No need to rearrange your screen or put on glasses... this is really Ryan working in the kitchen. We had spider web cupcakes to go with our pumpkin cakes. It was a last minute idea so I didn't have any spiders to put on top.

Jaxon outside

2009-10-10T16:33:00.000-07:00

Jaxon and I were just out enjoying the beautiful fall weather that we get up here. He had a blast investigating the flower beds. And for whatever reason, playing on the railing is like the funnest thing in the world. Go figure. Of course anytime he is outside he is happy.

Hood 2 Coast!

2009-09-03T15:06:00.000-07:00

This is van #2. There's me, Brianna, Ryan, Andrin, Jake and Megan. I got to meet these guys for the first time that morning and they will be forever friends. Such amazing people. Thanks for the good times!
Bri and I on the beach after the race. Boy did it feel good to be done. We had way too much fun. The running training is worth it just to come up here with Brianna. I LOVE YOU GIRL!

2009-09-03T15:03:00.000-07:00

We have actually strapped his eating chair to the piano bench. Jax thinks he is going to be the next Beethoven. He LOVES to play on the piano, especially with Uncle Jeremy!
Mandy and I playing at Lyndee's house. She is my earth angel. I don't know what I would do without her.

Madi and Kenna on first day of school

2009-09-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

I wanted to sneak in the class and get more pics, but I was embarrassing the girls. OOPS! I have a feeling that is just one of many mommy embarrassing moments on the way! : )

Jaxon

2009-09-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

Since I know he's too young for permanent dye, we went with something that would wash out. Besides, I don't know of any coloring company that has this cool shade of purple.
This is seriously worth double clicking on. Jax is an absolute mess. And the splatter all over the tray is from when he sneezed with a chewed up blueberry among other things in his mouth. What a disaster he can make in no time at all. : )
Can't wait until these two are old enough to actually play together. Right now I just have to make sure Jax doesn't maul Aiden. Don't worry Aiden, when you grow up you'll have plenty of chances to get him back!

Random fun pictures

2009-09-03T14:44:00.001-07:00

All of us picnicking together before mom and Bill head up north.
Jaxon playing in the dirt while the girls were playing in the stream up at Pine Valley. We went up there just to cool off a little while daddy and Danny went fishing.
Christan, Maren and me after a whole year of not being together. It was so great to spend time together. But I'm really bummed because my technilogically challenged brain accidentally deleted all the ones I had of our kids. I am sick about it : (
My beautiful girls swinging together. There's another one where they were pulling in at the same time and hit heads, but it looks like they are making out. I thought I'd leave that one off the internet...but it's really funny!

Baby Aiden in and Baby Aiden out!

2009-09-03T14:39:00.000-07:00

We raced home from Mandy's cabin and went straight to showers and then the hospital to meet the newest addition to the family. Baby Aiden. He is as much James as Jax is Ryan. Way to go daddy's!
I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite pictures ever! Aunt Lyndee and Jax just chillin' together.

Uncle Jeremy's Birthday

2009-09-03T14:36:00.000-07:00

You know your kids are growing up if they can carry their own tube around Raging Waters all day. We had so much fun with Uncle Jeremy. I'm still trying to figure out why this is what he chose to do for his birthday, but I guess I'll just be glad cause it was great!
Uncle Jeremy and Kenna going down the side together. Madi was too cool... she wouldn't go with them.

Ry on the scooter

2009-09-03T14:32:00.000-07:00

What dedication to the course! He was going to get those clubs to work that day no matter what. So funny!

Aunt Angie and the boys for a visit

2009-09-03T14:27:00.000-07:00

Madi, Kenna, Carter and Sammy actually stopped just long enough for us to get a picture. And of course it includes the Zebra butt! Oh well.
When we can't go any further, we hop on the train for one last exciting thing to do before we go home. Gotta love the zoo!
After we take them and run them ragged, they tend to zone out a little at the end of the day. I don't think one of them made it past 9 o'clock the whole time Angie and the boys were here.

Grandma Shelley and the 4th of July

2009-09-03T14:09:00.001-07:00

And of course we ended the night with sparklers!!! No we didn't have any illegal fireworks... I don't care what the neighbors say. The Matthews always stay on the right side with the law.
In case any of you were wondering... all my kids got their gorgeous eyes from their mother. HONESTLY!!! At least the girls got my frizzy brown hair so people don't think I've kidnapped them. : )

Jax and daddy cooling off in the pool. Later that night Ryan was wishing he had been wearing protective sunwear like his young, wise son did : )
Here is Josh and Chris working on the homemade slip n' slide. So dang fun!!! You are looking at 60 ft of visqueen with water noodles used for bumpers, nailed in with tent nails. You all wish you had these boys working in your backyards!
Ryan and his super slick moves comin' down the slip n' slide. Looks like he's getting ready more for take off than coming in for a landing.... but it's for sure coming. Just look at the next pic! ; )

His grand finale finish into the water bounce house. Looks fun!

2009-09-03T13:59:00.000-07:00

What fun we had making our holiday cupcakes. We actually made the cake part red, white, and blue with the thanks of the internet. The kids loved decorating of course!
What would a visit to Chris and Angie's be without a lot of pool time. We had so much fun! Thank you so much Chris and Angie!
Grandma Shelley got to come home for a visit at the end of June and through the 4th of July. We just grabbed a quick pic of the amazing women who keep this family together. : )

Playin' In The Rain

2009-06-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

What little girl doesn't love to play in the rain. Or have a pillow fight, but my friend Mandy has those pics...oops. We have had a lot of rain lately and the girls LOVE to play in it. Both of them came in sopping wet. If it weren't for Jax I just might have joined them. Maybe next time. : )
What kind of performance would it have been without an audience? Jax sat and watched them the entire time, wishing and waiting for his chance to get big and splash all over his sister's.

Tri-dang-athlon

2009-06-17T21:40:00.000-07:00

Here is one photo. All the other ones showed cottage or butt and nobody wants to see that! : ) Good news is I finished. HOORAY!

Ryan goes to Moab! Move over Travis Pastrana : )

2009-06-17T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the stud muffin of the year! Look at that manly wheely he's struttin' up the hill. You know you're all turned on right now.
Can't you just hear the rearrrrrr in the background. Feel the power!
Can't you just tell by looking that Ryan is by far the best rider out there. ??? You can go ahead and judge these books by their covers. : )

Aunt Tori and Uncle Ozzy visit from CA!

2009-06-17T21:20:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, this is a SMALL portion of the people in our house that day. We basically had one day for everyone to see Tori and Ozzy so we ended up with a cozy 41 people total over for dinner that day. It was worth it though because I got the best and easiest home made from scratch Texas sheet cake recipe. Yahoo!
One of our favorite things to do with the cousins is to go across the street and jump on the trampoline. Added bonus...Grandpa Greg to bounce us all so high we almost pee our pants!
With all the madness and chaos, thank goodness for Grandma Nancy to keep things calm for little Jax. Talk about one over-stimulated baby.
In case you haven't noticed in other blogs, Madi loves to perform. She invited me in and this is that amazingly high note in "Oh Happy Day" from the Sister Act 2 soundtrack. One of Madi's favorite songs. What fun we have!

Mother's Day

2009-06-17T21:14:00.001-07:00

My sister Lyndee and I decided to surprise my mom for mother's day. We had dinner at Melissa's and the kids entertained themselves on the trampoline with the sprinkler. Beware...what they did next for entertainment is a little scary!
...They decided that it would be so fun to make super models out of me and Aunt Lyndee. Madi did make-up, Rylee did hair and McKenna was in charge of nails and accessories. I don't know that I have ever felt more beautiful!
Wa-la! If this doesn't make the cover of Cosmo then that is just messed up. Watch out Tyra Banks... Lyndee and I are about to take the beauty industry by storm! : )

Easter!

2009-04-15T13:00:00.001-07:00

The girls got their faces painted the day before. McKenna has a cute butterfly, and Madi is supposed to look like a bunny, but more like a freaky clown to me. Oh well, she loved it and that is all that matters. : )
You are probably wondering what my girls are sitting under. That would be the shade umbrella they have been begging me to buy from Costco for the last month and a half. Believe it or not, this was their most favorite thing they got for easter. Clothes were a close second, but the candy didn't stand a chance. We loved the picture Grandma Shelley and Papa Steve sent us so they could "be" with us on Easter. Oh how we miss them!
Easter just isn't easter without an easter egg hunt.
What better way to enjoy easter brunch on a blistery warm 65 degree day than in the shade of our most fabulous polka dot umbrella.
Thank you Grandma Shelley and Papa Steve for our oh-so-sweet easter clothes. Everything fits perfect!

Girls Night!!! followed by performances : )

2009-04-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

They all wore swimsuits for the dancing section of their performances. There was also a little play and some singing as well. What better entertainment could a Friday night ask for?
SCHS Eshelles, eat your hearts out! What would you give to have you pirouette pose look this amazing! ; )
Believe it or not, McKenna is the mom and the super heroes are her daughters. Don't ask me what they were thinking... I have no clue. But they sure are cute!
I think we can thank Sophie for the fine costume designs. I have to say that the scarf for a belt on McKenna was a fabulous touch.
Here is Madi at her finest! Posed, Poofy and positively Pink!

Just Some Cute Family Pics

2009-04-15T12:47:00.001-07:00

What little girl doesn't love to make a jungle gym out of their grandpa? Watch out Jax... if they go down they are going to land on you!
This is Grandpa Greg over one night just working on bringing out Jax's biggest smiles!
How is it possible that they are all ready so much alike and Jax is only 3 months old in this picture?!

Fun Weekend Down South

2009-03-16T15:42:00.001-07:00

After time with my fam we headed out to Ivins to hang with the Matthews. This photo was taken just after our nice walk/bike ride with the kids. What a bunch of cuties!
Jax of course did this to himself in his sleep. I feel like all he needs is a house on his head and some black boots and he could be the next witch in The Wizard of Oz. : )
Does it get any cuter?! Gracie and Jaxon playing together for the first time. Gracie is 6 months and Jax is 3.
After the race I took the kids on an "adventure" where they climbed this GIANT hill. Gotta love all those silly faces!
Of course Madi and Kenna have to see Rylee as soon as we get to St George. This is our tri in training junior style. The girls raced and Kaden was the ref ; )

Jaxon's blessing

2009-03-02T20:57:00.000-08:00

Me and my beautiful baby boy.

Here is our little shining star for the weekend. I know he is so handsome... but don't tell Jax I had way more fun shopping for the girls' blessing dresses. ; )

Here is the fam just before we head over to the church.

We know we can count on Aunt Tara to start the weekend off with big smiles. The girls didn't let her out of sight all weekend!

Children's Museum

2009-02-27T18:03:00.001-08:00

I know this is out dated but I promised I'd put this on the blog for Grandma Shelley and Tara

2009-02-27T13:20:00.000-08:00

CELINE DION!!! OMG! I had so much fun! It was the first real concert I have ever been too and it was so good. We had really good seats too, I just wish I could have snuck in my good camera. These pics aren't great, but that's all right. Besides the fact that she is a great entertainer, any woman who can perform for two hours, dancing, walking and working all four sides of the stage for 2 hours in 6 inch or higher heels the entire time definitely gets my approval. I could see her quad muscles from where I sat. If any of you get the chance, I highly recommend you go. And call me cuz I probably want to go again! : )

2009-02-06T17:42:00.000-08:00

Guess who turned 2 months old today!!! I can't believe how big he has gotten in just 9 short weeks. But this must be a magical mile stone because I got to sleep for a total of 7 hours last night. I haven't slept more than 5 hours in a 24 hour period since he's been born. I feel like a new woman today. I hope it keeps up. Even if it is only once a week, at least I would have one day where I wasn't walking around like a zombie all day.
Of course babies are the cutest when they are sleeping. He just ate and just got out of the tub and just like magic he falls right to sleep. I think it is his favorite time of day. Eventually he does spit out the binky, but he has to be all the way unconscious.
This is one of Jax's favorite places to be. He LOVES chilling in the bathtub. Of course when I take him out it is a whole different story. This week is the first since he has been born that he didn't scream the entire time I did lotion and got him dressed. But I didn't mind so much cause then he always snuggled me extra tight when we were done.

2009-02-06T17:31:00.000-08:00

This is the girls and I just before we went out on our "girls date". And yes they had us strike a pose. They chose to go to Applebee's for lunch and then we went to the big movies and say Inkheart. This was our first outing since Jax was born and it was so fun. I've missed my girls so much and to get that time with them was precious. I am the luckiest mom ever!
Out of the blue, Madi and Kenna decided they were going to play Nativity. Madi is the Angel, Kenna is Mary watching over Jesus ( cabbage patch doll ) wrapped in his "waddling" clothes, the colorful striped head thing is Joseph ( a kangaroo stuffed animal ) and the shepherd is the cat with the other stripes. They even brought me my scriptures so they could enact the story exactly how it goes.
No Madi and Kenna have not joined any runaway hippie groups in a VW van, they just had crazy hair day at school and this is their most beautiful creation. I love the things they come up with!

Here is Jax working on his tan. : ) Of course he is still just a little yellow and some nice sunshine is just the cure for that. Even though it is only 30 degrees outside, it was so warm coming in through the glass door. Jax loved it.

2009-01-09T17:18:00.000-08:00

It has a been a lot of fun for the girls over the new year. Chris and Angie and their family all came up north for a few days and on one of them everybody went sledding. The kids had a blast! Then a couple of days later and with a fresh batch of snow, Michelle couldn't resist a perfect sledding day and asked if she could "play" with the girls. Another super fun afternoon. Thank goodness I have Jax to keep me warm and home. The pictures and stories are good enough for me. I don't hate the snow anymore, but I am still working on wanting to spend time in it. ; )

2008-12-14T20:41:00.000-08:00

It's not too often you get a picture with a newborn's eyes wide open. He's playing with Aunt Lyndee.
Of course I can't have a perfectly healthy baby... that would just be too easy. This is Jax under the bili lights because he was a little jaundice. I love that he looks like spider man with the mask over his eyes.
The girls were so excited to come to the hospital and bring their baby brother home. As you can see from my pose, I am still in recovery mode. I don't know what I would have done without my mom and Bill here to help me. The C-section recovery may be longer because it's a surgery, but this recovery was way more intense even though I heal faster.
This is what Jaxon looked like when we got home. It's just funny because his face is under the hat, not the blanket. His head is so little that the hat fell down on the way home. Still a cute little outfit though!
I don't know what happened. I put an order into heaven for a nice, plump, chunky baby and instead I get another skinny runt. That outfit that is swallowing him whole is a newborn. We never stop laughing at the toothpicks that stick out of his diaper.
Aside from the tongue sticking out, it's his AWESOME hair that we love after a good nap! And check out all the blonde fuzz. He is a little blonde monkey. That fuzz is all over. I LOVE IT!
Love, Love, Love this picture. I'm not sure who looks cuter. I guess I'll keep them both!
I love how Jaxon looks like he is a little frog stuck to Ryan.
This is just cute cause he is all snuggled up in grandma Shelley's blanket.
gotta love the gas bubble smiles! I don't know how I shadowed it, but it's still cute.

2008-10-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

So in case anybody didn't know, my sister Melissa had her baby last month and today was the first day Ryan and I got to meet our new niece. Her name is Gracin Rulene Fox, after DJ's mom. We met up with my sister and her family for a day at the park. The girls were beside themselves with excitement. They hadn't seen Rylee since we moved 3 months ago. Now of course I was a little more excited than he was, but turns out Ryan wouldn't go pick up lunch for us until he had a turn to hold Gracie. I think seeing such a tiny little munchkin gets him excited for what is on the way in his own family . I have to say I was a little worried whether or not he would even remember how to hold a baby seeing as how our girls are 6 years old now, but he handled her like a pro. Gracie curled right up on him and I had to pry her away before I starved to death! : )

After we spent the first half of the day at the Coral Canyon park, we all went to the visitor's center and picked up Granma Nancy and Papa Bill. We went and got ice cream cones and went right back to the Vernon Worthen park this time. The weather was irresistible. There was no way any of us wanted to be inside for 5 seconds. Not to mention the playground is a great distraction when I haven't spent time with my family for a couple of months. No complaining about a little grown up time. : )
Now for all of you who are wondering whether or not I am really pregnant, here is an up close and personal view. Of course, I just love it because Gracie makes all those curves look so much cuter. I don't think I put her down the whole day. It was such a gorgeous day. What a wonderful weekend it turned out to be.

Well if this doesn't end the weekend just right I don't know what would. The girls look so happy and they really missed Rylee. I love when they get together. Sometimes I really wonder if Rylee isn't a triplet that is being raised at a different house. The three of them are so connected. I LOVE IT!!!!

2008-10-29T20:14:00.000-07:00

We started off our weekend in St George with the Matthews family halloween party. Which this year included Papa Steve's and Madi and Kenna's birthday party. Since we moved we gotta work with what we got. Angie and Chris got the girls some Hannah Montana pajamas that were an instant hit! The girls LOVED the gift and the second they are clean, that is the first pair to get dirty again. Grandma and Tara spoiled them as well. They are some very lucky girls. I just liked this picture with Papa and the grandkids. Just a couple more months and there will be one more!

Here is some of the family hard at work. Party over, time to get creative with pumpkins. Tara and Chris had us laughing when they say they saw "hangover" pumpkins somewhere on the internet and the pumpkins were carvings of faces and they were throwing up. The throw up being the pumpkins insides. Kinda gross, but really kinda funny.

This is the final show for the evening. The littlest one in the middle was actually pretty cool, it was a tiny pumpkin that Angie carved and it's a spider. Kind of hard to tell. But the winning prize goes to Angie with the bat to the far left. She carved that on a white pumpkin and although the picture doesn't show it very well, with the candle inside the whole pumpking glows.

2008-10-29T20:10:00.000-07:00

Snow days are here!!!!! The first morning after it snowed we took the girls up Millcreek Canyon to let them play in the snow. They had a blast. This is the mini-snowman they made and you can see that dad has his hands in his pockets because he did not have any gloves on. What a good daddy! Anyway, if I can catch just one ounce of the excitement the girls have for snow, I will be able to survive the winter just fine.

2008-10-29T20:04:00.001-07:00

This photo was taken at about 1:30 am the first time it snowed in Salt Lake. We were just getting home from an obviously late night and the girls saw the snow and freaked out! There was no way I could tell them no to playing and go to bed; seriously, that would be like a meanest mom moment ever. : ) Anyways, this is Madi's sheer joy after she just hit daddy with a snowball.

2008-10-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

If you look to Madi and Kenna's left, that is Emily and Olivia the other set of twins that are in the class. This is the group pic before we went out to do the pinata. Of course being an all girl party, we had to recruit Ben from across the street to even break the pinata. Kinda funny.
Thanks to all our family and friends who sent up birthday cards. The girls were so excited to receive mail. As you can see below, that is the winter wonderland landscape that Ryan and I created last night. No easy task seeing as how Ryan and I never quite see eye to eye on projects like this. I was so proud of us that we went to bed without having gotten mad. Maybe after 9 years you get a little more patient with each other. I have to say that even though it was a GREAT day, it wasn't the same. We love and miss all of you in St George so much! Days like this make it harder to be here, but I know we are where we need to be. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you all!

2008-10-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!!!!! Madi and Kenna turned six today. HOORAY! Their wish was to have a christmas party, but because that made my life a little difficult with it being Halloween and all we all decided on a winter party. As you can see they are holding their projects. All of the kids who came got to make a snow man to take home. So fun! I couldn't have done it without all my grown-up friends who came and helped with the hot glue guns. : )

2008-10-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

First Day of School

2008-09-09T18:39:00.000-07:00

Madison and McKenna finally got to start kindergarten. They have been waiting since last February, not to mention really starting to drive me crazy this summer. I think they asked me at least once every single day when school was going to start. It was a gorgeous day so Aunt Lyndee and her dog and I all walked the girls to school. That alone was an adventure. It was just like watching a mini version of Ryan and I walking somewhere. Madison was focused on her destination and once she hit the sidewalk she was on her way; Mckenna however, dilly-dallied all the way there. Madi would turn around and so politely (ya right) and encourage McKenna to get her butt in gear. It was very fun. As soon as I walked them into class Mrs. Benware told the girls to find the desk with their name sheet and to start tracing their names. Of course both of them got immediately to work, completely forgetting that I was even there. So much for a teary-eyed first day of school. The girls were so excited I couldn't help but be excited with them. Poor Mrs. Benware, Madi and Kenna are the second set of girl twins in that class. I hope she can keep up!

2008-09-09T18:32:00.000-07:00

Jaxson Ryan Matthews

2008-09-07T15:19:00.000-07:00

So here is a little photo of baby Jaxson on the way. This was taken just before we moved. I was almost 17 weeks at the time. It was kinda funny actually when we went. The technician couldn't get him to turn so we could tell if he was a girl or boy and so she gently pushed the wand thingy on my tummy and no joke he punched back. It made the whole screen on the monitor shake. Uh oh...is this a sign of a temper on the way? If you can't interrupt him while he is sleeping then he is definitely a Matthew's baby. : ) We are still a little undecided on how to spell his name. Ryan likes it with the "x" and I kind of like the traditional with the "ck". So the spelling may still change. We'll see. I am now 24 weeks as of today. HOORAY!!! That also means that only 14 weeks until Christmas. Better get my shopping done before my ankles are so big I can't walk anymore. : ) Speaking of which, all you naughty friends who just can't wait to see me fat! I will post a picture of me in a little while when I am closer to my due date, but be careful what you wish on me...karma really bites!