Grateful for my family

This last week my family has really shown me how much they care. Travis has been so supportive and loving and jaxton has been extra cuddly and extra good for me. It has really made me realize how much my family means to me and how special they are. I love you guys so much and am grateful for everything you do. And as for my extended family(that means friends too) thank you for also being so supportive and understanding. A special shout out to lizzie for putting up with all my phone calls and just listening to me. Thanks again to everyone and I love you guys alot..!!! Jaxton walking around in my shoes
Jaxton loves wearing my shoes whenever he can get to them

Jaxton dancing to the music on the tv..he's so funny sometimes..!

Daddy giving jaxton an elephant ride :)

Thats a fun seat to have while watching tv :-)

Some sad news :(

We got some bad news today..I had to go to the doctors because I started spotting last night so we went and got an ultrasound. I had a blitten ovem which is where my egg fertilized and started growing but the chomosomes didnt fully connect so the baby never fully developed into a baby. So we do not have the baby anymore. I will be passing it sometime soon. Its been hard to handle and im an emotioal mess but I know I will eventually get over it. I have prayed alot and I have come to terms with it and I know god has a reasoon why he kept our little soul for a little longer then was planned. Thanks so much for all the support that is being given we appreciate it.

New addition..!!

This is our new puppy that we just got he is so adorable..!! He is about 1 pound and really fluffy and about 6 inches long we are just so hapy to finally have a dog..!
This is Jax and the pup taking a nap on the bean bag they love sleeping on this thing :)

This is the puppy again but unfortunitely he is nameless we just cant seem to find the right name for him so for now he is just puppy to us so if you have any suggestions on a name feel free to let me know :)

Here are the best buds again. They love playing together all day long its so funny to watch them this is just one pose of many i got.

Its about time...!!

Its been a long time waiting for me to upload pictures of my house sorry its taken so long but here it is enjoy :) This is our living room sorry its not a straight shot because we have a huge window to the left that was really bright in the shot but we have a reclyner and our bean bag over there

this is 1 wall of jaxtons room im pretty proud of myself i made the magnet board and block letters and i painted the blue wall :)

this is his crib and the window in his room

this is his closet im jealous of how big his is lol it goes inword on both sides as well so he has plenty of storage for all those toys lol

this is our bathroom nothing too special about it lol

Our walk in his and her closets

Our master bedroom its alot bigger then what it looks like and thats a king size bed

This is our dining room im still trying to decorate it so it looks funny right now lol

This is one corner of our kitchen i have to point out the ladder on the wall cuz i made that myself lol sorry its bright the light was on and we have bar stools on the other side of the island

this is another corner of the kitchen its our sink and dishwasher im so thankful travis installed one for me i was tired of doing dishes by hand thanks honey :)

UPDATE...!!!

Hello everyone so we got the most amazing news and I thought I'd update everyone who doesnt know....IM PREGNANT AGAIN..! We found out yesterday and we are so excited..!!! We started trying to get pregnant last month not expecting to succeed right away because we want to have our kids 2 yrs apart and jaxton is already over 14 months old. My due date is expected to be around the 25th of july. I have to admit im a little nervous about having 2 kids lol im sure its because jaxton is still so little it sounds scary lol but I think i'll do ok :) We couldnt be happier though and thank you so much to everyone who has been so congratulative..!!

Late Halloween pictures..!

This is the little house we made with our dishwasher box jaxton helped me but just got yellow marker allover him lol

This is a picture of all the candy we got from all the trick or treating we did..!!

This is a picture of his hallowen costume he is a lion..!

This picture doesnt give it justice but he was so adorable all the old ladis wanted to pinch his cheeks..!!! :)

Picture update

After I dyed my hair yesterday

Before dyed my hair scary I know no makeup..!

What a handsome big boy..!

How precious :)

This is after we get ready for the day and are playing outside

This is jaxton after he wakes up for the day :)

What a scragamuffin :)

I've been given an award..!

Woohoo! I got an award! Lauren has passed this Brillante Weblog-Premio 2008 Award to me :)Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others.
Here are the questions:
1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket
2. Where is your significant other? Bed
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? Home
5. Your father? Home
6. Your favorite thing? Son
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your dream/goal? Rich
9. The room you're in? Family
10. Your hobby? Crafts
11. Your fear? Death
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? patient
15. One of your wish-list items? jelewry
16. Where you grew up? Everywhere
17. The last thing you did? painted
18. What are you wearing? clothes
19. Your TV? ANTM (americas next top model)
20. Your pet? None
21. Your computer? Dell
22. Your mood? content
23. Missing someone? yes
24. Your car? Chevy
25. Something you're not wearing? socks
26. Favorite store? Hobby Lobby (i know not 1 word!)
27. Your summer? boring
28. Love someone? YES!
29. Your favorite color? Browns
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Today (Im emotional lol)
I now pass the award onto:

Sorry if you've already been nominated...
Lizzie, Trisha, & Gabrini, (sorry I dont know 7)

Update..!

Hello everyone..sorry its been a while since i've posted but we have been so busy moving into our house. We are officially moved in but we dont have internet yet so I dont get online very often unless im at my mother in laws. I dont have pictures of my house yet but I will post some as soon as its not so unorginized in the next week or so. Well until next time :)

WAY BUSY WEEK..!

Sorry its been a week since i've updated I have had such a crazy week this past week. I got a job working at Maverik in Richmond. I have worked alot and havent had much time to update. This week jaxton has also started walking..!!! I cant believe my little baby is all grown up..! We are also in the process of packing and moving to our house in preston. We will be officially done moving around saturday or sunday and I am so so excited to finally be in our house..! I have just been way way busy with all that has been going on that its been so hard to update expecially when there is so much to update about. I have a video of jaxton walking that I will upload as soon as I can in the next couple days. I also have these pictures of jaxton eating his speghettios today for lunch...its so funny seeing him feed himself and I always enjoy watching how messy he gets :) So keep checking for more posts cuz I will update as soon as possible..! Till next time :)

I've been tagged..!

What is his name: Travis
What is her name: Monique
How long have you been together: Married 1 year 7 months
How long did you date: 10 months
How old is he: 25
How old is she: 21
Who eats more: Travis but don't let 5'2" deceive you I can hold my own :).
Who said I love you first: He did, but when I asked him what he had just said he said "nothing" really quite. He was so embarrassed but after I said it back he didnt feel so bad :).
Who is taller: Travis by a whole foot..!
Who sings better: Me :) bless his soul he cant keep a tune to save his life but I still love to hear him try :).
Who is smarter: Its about the same cuz im smarter in some areas and he is smarter in other areas but we're about equal.
Who does the laundry: I do, cuz im home all day and dont have anything better to do lol.
Who pays the bills: He writes the checks but I make sure he mails them on time so I guess we both do.?
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed: I do
Who mows the lawn: Neither, we live in an apartment but only for 2 more weeks then he will mow it since i've never mowed a lawn in my life..!
Who cooks the dinner: I do.
Who drives: Travis, because he drives to his carpool and also when we're together I hate logan drivers and I tend to get easily distracted sometimes :).
Who is more stubborn: I would say he is I give in way easy but we do stuff for each other all the time so we're rarely stubborn towards each other.
Who kissed who first: Um I cant remember but I think it was him cuz I was too nervous to try he made me very shy at first cuz I thought he was so cute :).
Who proposed: Travis but we talked about getting married all the time before he proposed.
Who has more friends: Travis cuz he has lived here his whole life so he has tons of them all over this place.
Who is more sensitive: I am way more sensitive I have only seen him cry maybe 3 times the whole time we have been together and he has probably seen me cry a billion times.

I Tag: Gabrini, Trisha, and Lauren.

Future Bears Fan..!

So travis is a huge Chicago Bears fan and every time they play travis has to go all out. He wears his bears jersey and hat and gets so into the games. Last christmas travis's mom bought jaxton a bears jersey onsie to match travis's. He was too tiny to wear it last year so this year so far every game he gets jaxton into his jersey and they both sit and cheer in their bears stuff. Its so cute..! Im sure jaxton will follow in daddy's footsteps and be a bears fan too cuz he gets so excited and starts dancing and yelling in excitment when he see's travis so excited. He loves just sitting and watching the football games with daddy. We hope the bears do good this year and go all the way...GO BEARS...! :)

Little update :)

Hi everyone, so its been a few days since i've last posted but i've been way busy this last week. Me and travis are in the process of buying a house finally..! I have been running back and forth with paper work and meetings and such but even though its stressful we are so so excited to be home owners..! The date is set to close on the 1st of Oct and we will be moving in on the 3rd. We are very happy to have this opportunity and feel very grateful..! Let me tell you a little about the house, its a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom house on 1.33 acres. Here are a few pictures of what it looks like before we bought it with the previous owners stuff. I will post more pictures in Oct of what it looks like with our stuff inside, and we get to keep the appliances..! Wish us luck and thanks to everyone for your help in making this happen..!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAX..!

Ok so I know its a day late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAXTON..! Yesterday was jaxton's 1st birthday and we had so much fun. Travis didnt have to work thankfully so we spent the whole day just hanging out with our most favorite person in the world..! We went and hung out with our families and got some very cool gifts. From us jax got a bunch of winter clothes and a few toys, form aunt jessica and aunt courtney we got pj's, from uncle byron and aunt lyndsay we got some new jeans, from aunt lizzie and uncle martin we got toy cars and great gran leona got us 2 outfits. From grandma and grandpa Van Orden we got a spiderman tricycle which he'll love to ride as soon as he learns how, and from grandma and grandpa Ahlstrom we got a cute cowboy picture frame, a bunch of bath toys and a bubble machine which he had so much fun playing with this morning..! Thanks so much to everyone that made jaxton's 1st birthday so special and fun..! Here are some pictures of the stuff he got. Tomorrow there will be another post of todays activities. We are going to 2 bbq birthday parties so we will have some pictures and a video. Thanks again..!

THANKS AUNT LIZZIE..!

Today we got a package from aunt lizzie, uncle martin and cusin kailee. It was a birthday present for jaxton..! It was so awesome it was 5 little cars he can play with. He was so excited when I opened it he was going "oooo" "oooo"..! He hasnt put then down since I opened it. Thanks you guys he absolutely loves it and he's so lucky to have you guys..! WE LOVE YOU..!

Pictures..!

Here are the pictures I promised. There are 2 pictures of jaxton walking outside with his toy. He just loves walking with that toy expecially outside. There is also a picture of the ducks that live in the creek right next to our apartment building. There are like 15 of them out there every day. He likes to push his toy towards them and try to run them over lol. Then the last 3 are the crafts I've done this week. The one is a mold of his hand print. The other one is 6 blocks with the letters of his name that I made. The last one is the magnet board travis made for me, I just painted it blue with black around the outside trim and put the words on there. I plan on putting 2 little black hooks on the bottom to hang up hats or coats. I think they turned out really cute and I cant wait to have a house where I can decorate his room.