Some updates...

What, I'm cooking

Paxton is at such a fun age right now. Everything he does has us constantly cracking up. From his fake cries to his jumping off of the couch, he's such a little goofball.

Here are some updates on what he's been up to and some of the silly things he's done lately:

• He's interested in everything that is not a toy...daddy's tools, wires, daddy's wallet, sticks...

• He absolutely LOVES his cousins. Jayla, my sister-in-law, made a picture book for Paxton for his birthday. Each time he sees a picture of his cousins in it, he points and giggles in excitement. When he sees them in person, they run and give a big hug to each other.

• He loves drinking anything from a straw.

• He has 8 teeth now and can brush them by himself (even though we still do a once over just in case he misses a few).

• We were eating dinner at a restaurant and he held his hand up in the air to give the people walking by high-fives.

• We ordered him a corn dog and fries...it came out on a plate with a small bowl of ketchup. He would dip a fry into the ketchup, lick it off, dip again, lick it off, again and again. He was quick at it too, it was literally one dip right after the next right after the next.

• He loves everyone's shoes.

• He used to not be too fond of going to the nursery at church, but now that he's moved up a level, I think it's more entertaining for him.

• He has a love/hate relationship with a little girl his age at daycare, Zoe. They follow each other around and play...and then they fight over sippy cups and toys.

• He is a dancer...his favorite music is mostly rap and country. Don't worry, we edit out the bad words.

• He only says one word and it's 'Momma'...at first I thought it was pretty amazing, but then I quickly figured out that 'Momma' means everything. He says it when he wants a drink, when he wants you to pick him up, when he wants you to hand him a toy...

• He's always on the go. You can't get him to sit down for more than 2 minutes.

• He's not really interested in watching TV...which is a good thing, I suppose.

• He'll put random things on his head and look to see if you're watching...a blanket, a bucket, a hat. He's so proud of himself!

• His new favorite food is grapes. We just found this out this week. Since we've been giving them to him at night for a snack after dinner, I can only imagine what the poor babysitter has to deal with in his diaper the next day.

• He uses random objects in place of a phone. If you say 'ring ring', he'll put whatever he is currently holding in his hand to his ear. If he doesn't have anything in his hand, he'll stick his pointer finger into his ear.



At Carsyn's birthday party

So handsome



 

He was cracking up at something

Hanging out in Aunt Linda's dentist chair





I love to help mommy clean the house

Mozart in the making



Stylin in his jean diapers

Please take me with you!

Mommy's so funny :-)

Here are more goofy pictures of this silly little boy

Tiny Dancer

Watch out world, Paxton's gonna be on the next Dancing with the Stars!

Whenever he hears anything that holds a tune, he slowly starts bopping his head to the beat. Once he figures out the rhythm, he gives it his all and starts rocking out! This literally happens anywhere and everywhere...in the grocery store, at restaurants, in the car...you name it, he's not shy. He even had a dance off with daddy!

The danceoff

Rockin out in the car

Dancing on the treadmill

Dancing for grandma on Skype

I Heart Shoes

This boy has developed a fascination for shoes. If he gets so much as a glimpse of a shoe, he insists on putting it on. When daddy comes home from the gym, the first thing Paxton looks at is...you got it, Alan's shoes. Poor Alan thinks Pax is excited to see him, then quickly realizes it's not him he wants. Ok, maybe it's half and half...50% of him wants the shoes, the rest wants to give his daddy a big bear hug.

He goes to my closet to pull out shoes, put them on and walk through the house. If he can't get it on, he'll get upset until you help him. He loves them...in a house, with a mouse, on a boat, with a goat...

And I was worried he would never wear shoes since he would throw them off every time I put them on when he was younger.

Wearing daddy's shoes

Wearing mommy's shoe

More Shoe Pictures!

Swimming Lessons

Paxton started his first set of swim lessons last week. The introductory program is just to teach a set of basic skills and get the kids comfortable with the water. Our good friends, Troy and Charlotta, also enrolled their son, Callen. We thought it would be a great opportunity for the boys to hang out and learn how to swim together!

Although there are about 5 students to each instructor, they are learning quite a bit. Since it's a Parent/Child class, at least one parent is required to be in the water with their kid. I like the way it's set up because it helps teach me how to train him how to swim...so we can work on it later on our own.

Back float

The first day we worked on blowing bubbles, hand scoops, and kicking your legs. The next day, the boys learned how to float on their backs (with our assistance, of course). This week, they are working on climbing out from the side of the pool and jumping in with complete submersions. At first, Paxton was like, "What the heck are you doing to me" when I dunked him. Now, he knows to suck in some air, hold his breath, and close his eyes just before he goes under. The face he makes when he does this is priceless. The class also has the parents looking like fools singing the Hokey Pokey and Ring Around the Rosy...but, the kids love it.

I'm very impressed with the boys' progress...at this rate, they'll be little fishies in no time!

More pics are here!


Charlotta and Callen

Trying to escape!



Barbells?

This is his 'about to be dunked' face



Ring Around the Rosy



Safari Time

We have some friends who have a son, Evan, who is about 4 months older than Paxton.  The boys go to the same daycare, so they are pretty good buds.  Britney and I decided to take the kiddos to this nearby indoor safari park.  The safari park was pretty neat.  There were a couple of ball pits, slides, tunnels to crawl through, a train, and even some creepy motorized animals that the kids can take rides on.  Paxton and Evan were all over the place and loved every minute of it.  They would climb up the slides and try to slide down them.  They had a great time on the train.  Evan's older sister, Ashlynn, was so helpful.  She sat in the train with the boys to make sure they didn't try to escape as it was moving.

I'm starting to get a little worried though...Paxton is turning into a ladies' man.  He walks up to random little girls, wraps his arms around them, and tries to give them a big smooch on the face.  He made a move on four kids (that I saw) within a matter of a couple hours.  I wonder what the parents of these girls think...like, 'Why doesn't that mom get her son away from my kid?!'  Oh well, it's still cute!

Below are a few pics from the safari park (they are a little blurry).  More can be found here.




Train ride with Ashlynn

 

He thinks everything is a phone



Mr. Evan



Look at me playing in the balls

Pax and Evan trying to climb up the slide



Goodbye Golden Locks

During our trip to Albuquerque this past weekend, Paxton got his very first haircut.  My Grandpa Sandoval has been a barber most of his life, so we thought it would be fitting and memorable for him to get his first haircut from his great-grandpa.  We were at my great-aunt's house and grandpa was giving all the guys haircuts...which is the normal routine when the family gets together.  So, it was only natural for Pax to get in line.

When it was his turn, I sat Pax on my lap, draped the cloth over him, and grandpa started.  Grandpa showed Paxton the clipper so he wouldn't be afraid of it.  During the process, he turned his head every now and then, but overall he was pretty good.  I think the thing that bothered him most was the cloth around his neck, so we ended up just taking it off.  You can see in the video that my mom was sad that his golden, curly locks were chopped off.  It was time though, they just had to go.  The curls were out of control and they looked like he had a perm.  With the curls, Pax's uncle Brad said he had a 'booty' - where the hair is short on top and poofy in back.  Hahaha!

Although I'm a little sad that his baby hair is gone, he looks like a cute little man now :-)

Here's the video of Paxton's first haircut by his great-grandpa:

Father's Day 2011

We had a fun time this Father's Day!  After church, we went to eat at Blue Mesa, an all you can eat Mexican buffet...with unlimited mimosas mmm mmm!  Paxton's drink of choice was a strawberry sherbert punch.  He had a great time wreaking havoc at our table.  Spoons flew, food was thrown, and I'm sure somewhere in the chaos, he obtained a straw to bite on (the kid loves straws for some reason)

After we stuffed ourselves, we went home and all took a nap.  Ahh, so nice to be able to relax and nap every now and again.  We all woke up and decided to go swimming.  Pax had such a great time lounging in his tube.  It was funny though, each time Alan or I would touch or ever so slightly lean on his floating tube, Paxton would get so mad.  He just wants his independence for gosh sake.  Earlier that week, we got him a Spongbob hat that he actually wore at the pool.  He's never been fond of hats until recently.  When you put it on him, he is so proud and thinks he's the bomb.  Good thing, because it was super sunny out that day and I'd hate for his little head to burn.

Here are some pics from the pool...and more can be found here:

Just me and my daddy

Lounging on this beautiful, sunny day



Love that sweet face



Mom, give me the camera!

Drying off

I can do it myself



Cute little belly