New update!!!

Ok so i totally know this is long overdue but it has definitely been a crazy couple months. Our 4th of july was great and very relaxing we didnt go anywhere exciting we just stayed local and loved it! We went to the cruise in (pictures will come later) and shot fireworks off at home. Little makayla is 8 months old already I just cant believe my little baby is so big already!! She started saying da da yesterday it is too cute and wants to walk so so bad!! Jaxton is only 2 months from being 3 yrs old!! That is just the craziest thing ever to me. He is just my big helper and wants to be so independent already! He loves his daddy and wants to go fishing allll the time it has to be his most favorite thing to do! He is actually very good he has caught something every time they have gone. The first time he caught this little baby fish that wasnt longer then 3 or 4 in but he was so excited he held it and called it his baby fish. The next time he caught like an 8 in fish but that scared him it was a little too big for his liking what a nut lol. I cant believe these guys are growing so fast its bitter sweet! Now on to me, I started school the first of june to become a medical assistant. Its been very exciting but hard because I am gone 40+ hours a week and the kids miss me(or should I say I miss them to death!!). I am just so thankful travis is able to be home with them it saves a ton on babysitting thats for sure. I love it and cant wait to finish. Travis has been such a help and has also been sooo busy with home improvements and additions. We decided to put up a fence to keep the kids in the back yard to be safe so we got our land surveyed and came to find that we owned alot more land then we thought we did so that was a nice surprise. So he has been way busy everyday putting up a fence and also tilling our yard up to plant better softer grass in the back since there is hay growing in our newly expanded yard. Im so grateful for everything he does and what a good dad he is! Also on an end note we added a little addition to our family as well. Her name is Princess Diana (yes i did name her that lol) she is a miniture schnauzer and the most sweetest little thing ever. Well thanks for listening to me chatter on I promise it wont take me that long again to update lol. Till next time :)What cute little kids :)
So silly!!

Little Princess Diana she is such a doll..!!

Makaylas 6 months old already!!

Ok so my little Layla Marie is 6 months old already (on the 4th) . She has just gotten so big it makes me wonder where the time went. The stats: She is 17 lbs 6 oz today and is 26 1/2 inches tall which is funny enough their both in the 73rd percentile. She is almost crawling and trys so hard to get up on her hands and knees. Makayla loves to laugh at people and absolutley loves watching whatever her big brother is doing. She laughs all the time and is such a content little girl who will just sit quitely in her car seat or on the floor and sometimes makes me forget for a second that she is still there lol but can also let us know with her big strong lungs that she is here and ready to be picked up. She has added so much more meaning to my life and makes our little family complete. We just love her to death and we are so blessed to have her here with us. We love you makayla and cant wait to see what comes next..!!

Updates and new pictures!

First bike ride of the year!!

Cutest brother and sister just loving the rides!

Ok so I have been meaning to update this for a while now but never find the time to do it. I have to remind myself that one day I want to look back at this and reminise about what it was like at this time. So here it goes...Makayla is almost 6 months old and is such a character. She loves her mommy and daddy (especially her daddy :)) She wants so badly to be able to do what jaxton is doing. She is trying to crawl now but hasnt quite figured out the getting on your knees part. She does love to roll around though but doesnt like to for too long before getting too tired. She smiles at everyone and just loves everything and everyone all the time. People even come up to me and are amazed at how happy she is all the time. Now Jaxton is my big studly big boy who is 2 yrs and 7 months old. He loves to be outside allll day now that it has warmed up and he is learning new things daily. He is growing so fast I cant believe it. He just loves his little sister and is already very very protective of her its too cute! He loves helping daddy with anything and everything even if its something like taking the garbage out or fixing his little 4-wheeler. He speaks in clear almost full sentences now and suprises us all the time with the interesting things he says. Everyday he wakes up and gets more and more independent which is bitter sweet because he is growing to be a big strong boy which is great but he needs his mommy less and less as it happens. Im so glad god gave me the chance to be their mother and I cherish every moment I have with them. I am truely blessed to have these 2 great kids!! Now on to Travis...He is working so hard on our house lately its amazing. He has already built our master bathroom and is starting on our laundry room which should be done any time now. He has a few projects lined up already that should keep him pretty busy for a while. After the laundry room he is on to build a fence in the backyard so jaxton has a fun SAFE environment to play in. (anyone who knows my house knows the street in front of it is a speed zone!!) While doing that he is planning on doing a sand box for jaxton somewhere in the backyard. Anyways you get the point :) He is such a great husband and a even more wonderful father. He does so much for us and I appreciate him so much for all he does!! Well there you have it in a very big nut shell :)

Cute Cousins!!

This is Kurtis makaylas cousin who is 15 months old. We went to visit them in st george this past week to get away for a little while. He is such a cutie and has the most adorable personality as does his older sister my niece kailee who is 4. We went and ate on afternoon and he wanted to hold makayla so with the help of my brother he held her and it was so funny. He just stared at her like what exactly are you lol but she got a kick from it and smiled at him the whole time. She is such a happy baby and loves all the attention she gets. Im so lucky to have such cute kids and an amazing family. Love you guys so so much and am so happy I got to come down for a while!

P.S. Makayla is so much smaller then what she looks in this picture. Kurtis is sitting in a booster seat and she is sitting on top of it so it looks like they are the same size lol.

My big helper and makayla is 4 months old now!!

Here is makayla today waiting for mommy to put down the camera and get ready to leave for the doctors. We went to get her shots and her measurements today for her 4 month check up. She weighed in at 14 lbs and 10 oz which was in the 70th percentile and 24 1/2 inches long which was in the 60th percentile. Also they measured her head and she was in the 25th percentile lol so she has a tiny head but a cute one :). She has always had a smaller head since birth but thats ok cuz its so adorable. I just love this girl to pieces :)
Oh my big boy jaxton is such a stud..he wanted to help mommy make rice crispy hearts last night and he sure did a great job helping and also eating them after lol. I just love how big he is getting and how extremely smart he grows everyday. I love this guy so much!!!

Updated pics of the kids

Big Boy Jaxton playing on a toy at the store. He is just getting so fun and has such a cute personality. I love this guy so much lol.

Little makayla (or Layla if your travis) :) has a smile on her face all the time and just loves laughing at anyone who will look her way. She is my little cuddler and I just love her to pieces!

Makayla in a tutu :)

Ok so I made this tutu for my sister in law for her baby girl to get pictures taken in but before I gave it to her I put it on makayla for a min lol. She looked so dang cute that I decided im gonna make her one too and get better pictures taken of her so look forward to those in the future lol. :)

New Hobby :)

Ok so lately I have been really busy making bows for girls. It has been so fun trying new colors and styles. People have liked them so much that I have started selling them. So if anyone wants me to make them some I can make any colors you want!

Makayla's 2 month check up

Makayla was just wanting me to pick her up so bad in tthis pic that she was kinda holding her breathe alittle. What a funny little girl :)
She was getting a little antsy and starting to tense up. Also below she was holding her binkie while sleeping the other day and thought it looked so cute :)

Makayla went to her 2 month well baby check up last friday. She is just growing like a weed I cant believe my precious baby is already 2 months old! She weighed in at 10 lbs 9 oz and 23 inches long. Holy cow talk about a big change from her 2 week check up. The difference is at 2 weeks: 6 lbs 10 oz...2 months: 10 lbs 9 oz. Thats about 4 lbs different wow. Then at 2 weeks: 20.5 inches...2 months: 23 inches.Thats about 3 inches almost! She sure is growing way too fast. The nurse calculated her percentages and in weight she is in the 38th percentile and height is in the 70th! She sure will be tall alright. But I have already decided that by the time both makayla and jaxton are 12 yrs old they will be taller then me(im only 5'2") :( sad but thats ok :) Lets see what else...Makayla already has me twisted around her little fingers. She is so attached to me as i am to her. She has always been so alert and aware of her surroundings and wants to be up and looking at everyone and everything constently. Makayla just loves her big brother and loves to smile at anyone who will make a funny face at her. I just love her so much and am so excited to see her grow even more!
Heres a shout out to my big boy Jaxton. He is 2 yrs and 4 months old already!! I cant believe he was my tiny baby boy not too long ago. He is developing so much lately. He can repeat almost anything you say (which isnt too good sometimes lol). He loves playing with his cars and trucks and has this thing for dinosaurs and monsters. He pretends to go around roaring as one of those depending on his mood. What a little firecracker. He definitley keeps me on my toes and is always finding new ways to surprise me with how smart he is. He loves to tell me travis and makayla he loves us all the time (so precious)! He is also growing like a weed at about 34 lbs and 34 inches (not too sure if thats exact). He absolutley just loves Makayla and always wants to give her kisses and hold her on his lap. I feel bad for her boyfriends when she is dating lol they will have to go through jaxton. His best friend is his cousin Dax (pictured above) who also is his worst enemy sometimes but they really do love to play together. He stresses me out at times with how energetic he can be but I really do enjoy seeing him explore new things and get smarter everyday. I just love him to peices and cant wait to also see whats next with Jaxton!

Makaylas 8 weeks old

Makayla is just getting so big..! She weighs in somewhere around 9 1/2 lbs. She loves to smile at people already and is so attached to her mommy :). She wants to be held all the time and has always been so alert. She has to be up and looking around at everything and everyone. She has been such a blessing to our family and couldnt see ourselves without her.

My new hair cut and pictures of the kids

Can you tell their related lol :)

My new hair cut

Makayla Mare' Van Orden

Makayla Mare' Van Orden

Nov 4th 7:59 pm

7 lbs 1 oz

Dress up at Grandma Van Ordens

Last week friday me travis and jaxton went into town to run some errands. Travis decided that him and jaxton will just wait at his moms while I ran the errands cuz it would be easier since it was raining a bit. I was gone about 20 minutes and when I got back this is how I found jaxton. Travis's brother came over with his son and they got into playing dress up in all the old halloween costumes. Of course the boys wanted to be princesses with crowns but to make it alittle more boyish he put a pink zorro mask on lol. Jaxton is getting to be such a little character and I love seeing him grow up! I am so excited to see what else is in store. I love this little guy so much and cant wait to add one more to the bunch.

P.S. On a side note I am getting induced tomorrow morning (wed Nov 4th) so little makayla will be joining us very soon and I will update pictures as soon as I can. Wish us luck!

36 weeks pregnant picture

It looks like im stealing a beach ball from walmart :)

Big Boy Bed..!!!

So yesterday my mom and I went to logan and picked out jaxton's new big boy bed because its about time we are going to put the crib in makaylas room. He got to choose what bedding he got and he totally got excited over the cars one. All day we kept saying "Ok jaxton tonight your gonna be a big boy and sleep in your big boy bed" and he was so happy. That is until it got to be bedtime then he wasnt so sure about this. I landed up laying down next to him in that tiny bed until he fell asleep which wasnt easy my stomache took up the majority of the bed lol. He slept in there about 3/4 of the night but then woke up and wanted to come to mommys bed. I am so proud of him for doing so good and we are gonna continue until he gets used to it.

Beautiful Canyon

Travis and I went to Boise ID yesterday for an interview and we had to leave jaxton at home. On our way home we thought it would be nice to take the opportunity to spend some time alone together. He took me to see this canyon in twin falls but I cant remember what the name of it was. It was so amazing and beautiful and deep! I am scared of heights but it wasnt too bad lol. This canyon is where Evil canevil tried to jump but didnt make it and had to open his parachute. It was perfect weather and it was nice having that time to just talk and be with my hubby.

You probably cant tell but in the middle of the picture above the trees is a giant water fall called Shoshone Falls its bigger then the niagra falls. We were gonna go closer to it but you had to pay and it was getting too late so we decided not to.

Just a couple cute pics :)

These pictures of Jaxton are of him in his cowboy hat. Big J's restuarant is giving a hat away in all happy meals cuz its the Famous Preston Night Rodeo this weekend. He was watching tv in these pics cuz thats the only time he sits still enough for me lol. But he loves this hat its so funny :)

A fun day at the park

Yesterday morning I decided to take jaxton to the park. He had so much fun going down all the slides. He would be so happy going down them all day long. He is so funny to watch cuz he runs around giggling the whole time. He sure wears me out but its so worth seeing his little grin! What a little studmyster!!!

Pictures of Jaxton

My friend Tiffany asked me if she could take some pictures of jaxton for practice to become a photographer. I was a little nervous cuz jaxton never sits still when I want to take his picture but suprisingly enough he did really well. He listened for the most part and he sat long enough to get these great shots. I think tiff did a great job and jaxton was such a champ!

(And for those who havent seen him this is his new haircut!!)

Prego Pic

Here is a picture of me around 20 weeks pregnant. Some of my family members dont live by me so they dont get to see my ever growing belly. Its not the most flattering picture cuz I wasnt actually expecting it to be taken at the time lol. I'll post more later as I get fatter :)