Almost 38 weeks...last picture of me until Anna is born

Rare moments I cherish

I caught the kids all playing together!! A miracle! :)

Jaxon being funny

Katie's Pumpkin Farm Trip

Jaxon and Katie on train.

Jaxon with the goats...he looks interested.

Katie and Samantha posing together.
Overall Gma Smith said it was a great trip. Corey was going to play hookie but he came down with an ear infection so only Michael (he played hookie too), Grandma Smith and Jaxon joined Katie on her field trip.

New bed for Anna???

We went out to get Anna a new play-pen and bassinet to put in our room. Unfortunately our little (big) boy decided it was too much like his at grandma Smith's and wanted to try it out. I've since put down the bassinet part and he hasn't touched it since.

One that will be for senior yearbook??

He wanted it on...that's all I have to say!

Strange things you learn

When your husband asks if we still have an ebay account and then if he can buy a couple of airplanes from ebay to finish his collection...it makes you wonder what collection?? And then to find out it is stored in our closet?? Well here is his collection...he added two new planes and found 3 doubles of one's he already had but when they are basically a dollar a piece who can turn down a good deal?

New video at Dropshots

Hey all, sorry we've been busy. Here's a couple new pictures and there's cute video at dropshots. We were able to borrow a bed from Mandy for Jaxon to sleep in so that he doesn't think Anna stole his crib.

Sister has a site!!

Check out Trish's link to her site that she put up in the midst of my absence. It has a great video clip of dad....makes you laugh at the crazy things we do to our parents when we can!!

Trip to SF

Took a trip down to Aunt Mandy's last weekend. Spent some time at the Concord airport. They have a nice little play area for kids to watch the airplanes and be fenced in. Jax took advantage of the free time to run around with the big kids.

Then we visited the maritime museum on Hyde Pier. The kids had the most fun on this ship.

Katie at Airport.

Corey was being somewhat agreeable with picture taking! Yeah for me! The walk down to the pier was crowded but it was worth it for the kids to run around and see the big ships. We then walked back down to Pier 39 for some clam chowder and enjoyed the sights for awhile before heading home. I posted more pictures through dropshots so make sure you check those out as well. School starts tomorrow for everyone so I'll post some pictures later.

Back Home!!

So we made it back to California!! Jaxon was very excited to play with his toys again. Corey just wanted to go see his uncle but I made him wait and Katie wanted to go up to see grandma Bass. Crazy kids...just need to relax on our first night home! I'm going to post most of our pictures through www.dropshots.com/jntcounts so make sure you check those out as well. The kdis had such a great time at grandpa and grandma Dawson's especially since they had a "ool" as Jaxon learned to say while we were there. It's hard living far from family but the blog and pictures help I'd like to think. Jaxon unfortunately is still on Kansas time (thanks Diane) and woke up at 5:30AM!!! It is good though for Jeff to get off to work on time today. I'm still off until the 11th and then school starts on the 18th.

Yeah the rain went away

We are still on vacation at dad's in Kansas but the kids are happy since they have been able to go swimming a couple days in a row. The weather has changed for the hotter but it is killing pregnant ole me! I thought I would share some pictures from our vacation so far and once I get home I will download more plus videos in the dropshots website. Corey and Katie have both made it down the slide finally and Katie is snorkling if you can believe it! They sure have adapted to the water quickly. Will post a few more later before we leave but just wanted to let you know we are having a blast.

Vacation????

So we go to Kansas for vacation to see family and what does it do out here?? It rains!!! Craziness! Dad has a pool even and Katie won't swim at all when it is raining. Oh well. It's good to see family again. I'll post some pictures after we get back into town or unless I figure out how to work dad's computer with the cards. TTFN

Marine World

I think we walked way too much yesterday and got plenty of Vitamin E from the sun which was not hiding behind any smoke for once! Jaxon and I didn't get to do much but
that's okay. We were able to look at a bunch of the exhibits and he really liked the
butterfly room and the giraffe's. I think we need to take him back to the zoo sometime soon.
We also took Katie on Tony Hawk's Big Spin roller coaster which was super cool but I don't think Katie really liked it. She started out very brave and began screaming in her let's have fun on the roller coaster scream as we went up and then as we moved to the first drop she screamed a little louder but still looked like she was having fun which quickly changed into a deadly scream of fear as we dropped and spun around through the roller coaster ride. As we finished she was almost hyper ventilating and about had a fit when it moved to let us off as she thought it was going to go again. Jeff and I secretly loved the ride and have great memories now of Katie's expression throughout the ride. Overall it was a great day!

Jaxon and Michael's birthday

We had Jaxon and Michael's birthday party on Saturday. It was a great day for both of them. I have decided buying cakes isn't worth it anymore now that I'm going to be having my fourth baby in November so I'm back to making cakes like back in the just starting out days. Oh well, they still look cool. Jaxon got the small top piece and when we lit all of Michael's candles I thought we might need to have the fire department on call. It's crazy to think he is 17 already!

Jaxon is one!

We got these taken yesterday down at the Roseville Galleria. Let me know which one you want and what size.

Smoke in the air

I am so tired of the smoke in the air from the fires surrounding the entire valley. It is sad to look outside and think it is cloudy and cool when it is really smoky and hot! The kids and I have to limit our time outside which is becoming increasingly tiring day after day to find indoor activities. Please let there be a Delta breeze soon to take away the smoke so we can see the blue skies once again!!

Beating up balloons at Aunt Mandy's

Happy 4th to all

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Sorry no pics to share on the 4th. We went swimming for awhile, then bar-b-qued some hamburgers and hot dogs. Watched a Jet Li movie and then tried to do some California style fireworks for the kids. Corey and Katie had a good time with the fireworks but mommy got to go inside and watch from the window as Jaxon was trying to climb my pregnant tummy to get away from the crackle noises. All in all it was a pretty relaxing day. I hope everyone else had a safe and fun day as well.

Jaxon

It seems everyday at home with the kids brings new surprises. Jaxon is growing up so fast and falling asleep everywhere it seems. He has also begun to climb on top of the coffee table, mind you he hasn't quite mastered walking yet but climbing is going to be his cup of tea. Corey is bored out of his mind I think and can't wait for school to start again or for us to go to Kansas. He has been a big help around the house though with me being off for summer. Katie is well, she's Katie and as such she keeps me entertained all day. I am finally feeling Anna move around which is exciting but also scary since it just tells me soon I will have four children! At least the numbers will stay even in the house. My sister-in-law just had her second baby and it was great to see such a small baby and I hope that Anna will cooperate and be smaller than her brother Jaxon was.