long overdue...

his post has taken me entirely too long to post! I've been busy, what can I say. Paxton did such a good job when getting his first hair cut. He's had plenty of hair-cuts at home, but we thought it was time for him to have the experiance of a "real" hair-cut. When we pulled up Paxton could see one of the girls through the window wearing her apron and Paxton said, "I think she must be a painter." It was the apron...it was super cute! When we got inside we had to wait a few minutes for daddy to get there so Paxton sat paitently (not something that happens often) waiting for his turn. He thought it was a great experiance, and we think he did a great job.

MIA

I've been ignoring this blog, I know...but I've been working really hard on my other blog and I finally have it finished! Yay. I love it so much, I'm thinking about combining my personal and the photography blog into one...any thoughts?

I took the girls out for a shoot last week...here are a few! I have more on the other blog. Check them out...don't forget to become a follower on that blog too.

Sunday!

1. Today was a lazy day, but isn't that what Sundays are for?

2. Our great friends Amandalyn and Joey came to visit last night. We went out for our traditional dinner, The Wok About Grill. We even managed to force down some ice cream...force being more for Joey and Jr :)

3. We took Paxton to play at the park this evening...it was still beautiful out at 5:00. I am still amazed how at Paxton has turned into such a little boy! I'm afraid though that one of these days he's going to get us into trouble. In more ways than one...

4. While we're playing at the park Paxton wants us to chase him, so instead of yelling, "come get me" he yells, (very LOUD) "DADDY COME BEAT ME UP" Lol...really Pax?

5. That's almost as bad as yesterday...after we went shopping at Costco with my mom we came home and I was getting Paxton ready for his nap. I told him I was tired and might take a nap with him...Paxton then asks, "why are you tired momma, did daddy beat you up?" Yikes...

6. All the beating up started yesterday morning when Enrique was chasing Pax around the house telling him, I'm gonna get you.

7. My mom came to Wenatchee to run a few errands so we met up for breakfast...Thanks mom. I always love visiting with you! Then Paxton and I joined her for a trip to Costco. I don't remember the last time it was that busy, it almost seemed like Christmas season, if not worse!

8. Paxton's been asking when it's going to be his birthday...oh man! Soon I guess, sooner than I want.

9. I'm hoping to do a few more senior shoots this summer, so if you know any Junior's-soon-to-be-Seniors send them my way!

10. Oh, I've been making some big changes over at my "other" blog. You'll definitely need to check it out! I like it so much that I'm thinking I might just combine both blogs into one...since they both are a part of my life! I'm really hoping that I'll be able to get more "clients" to post about!

and because this is a photo blog...here are a few images from our time at the park today. All taken with my iPhone.

I think I'm in LOVE...

With Sun-Flare...and Spring, oh and the really handsome little guy you see here ;)

Such a big boy!

MyBoys

I love them.

No Word Friday

Memories

Today I took this picture...


At first glancec I almost deleted it. Then I re-looked at it and fell in LOVE, this picture resembles so much, but mainly to me it represents our memories. Our time of visiting the park will soon be over, soon Paxton will be off to school, and I'll be working (hopefully.) We'll always have the memories, but soon that is all we'll have! So for that reason I'm holding onto this picture and will treasure it, dearly.forever.

TOF

1. I realized that I never made a TOT or TOW so now we'll have a TOF!

2. The girls came over this morning...they don't have school today and both Abe and Kelly are working so they came here. Pax loves when they come, although sometimes they probably don't think so. He doesn't like sharing me :)

3. Pax woke up almost as soon as they got here, when they came into his room he said, "my girls are here." I like how they are his, and they are the girls. He also refers to them as his cuzzies quite often. He's also figured out which one is which, and usually never mixes them up.



4. The older Paxton is getting, the more of the girls I see in him. He even has their pack-rat qualities. I remember when I used to pick up the girls, they usually had to have a bag full of various things...or they would always be packing something in a sack to play with. Pax is the same, we can't leave the house without a bag-full of something.

5. This week I did clinical observations at the clinic and the hospital. I'm really excited to start clinical rotation now. I was able to meet all the people I'll be working with at the hospital, which was nice. The first 6 months of rotations I'll spend at the hospital, and the last 4 months will be at Community Health. Working at the hospital will be way different than the clinic, but I'm glad I'll get to experience both. At the hospital most of the patients are in-patients so they'll need their x-rays taken either in their room, or we'll have to get them in a wheel-chair or bring them down in their beds. At the clinic the patients should all be fairly mobile so they'll be able to walk in and out of the room by themselves.

6. I really wish that miss Cindy lived a little closer. In order for me to be anywhere by 8 I need to leave the house no later than 7:15. It usually takes me 10-15 minutes to drive to their house and then another 10-15 minutes to get where ever it is I'm going. If traffic is bad, it can take me 20 minutes to get from one part of town to the next! Wenatchee is crazy-busy in the mornings!

7. The other night Paxton and I were talking, and I told him that he's Mexican. He said, "no I'm not Mexican, I'm Paxton." Then I tried explaining that being Mexican isn't a name it's what Paxton is, just like his daddy. So then later when I told him again he said, "no I'm not Mexican, Daddy is a Mexican." The way he said it was so funny. Junior and I laughed so hard, for a long time!

8. We just got back from the Wenatchee library. The girls and Pax had fun. It's actually a really nice Library. They have their own floor just for kids with lots of tables, building blocks, chalk tables, and a reading area where the kids sit on steps. We had a good time!




9. Paxton is teaching Isabelle how to vacuum. He's telling her, "like this, over here, oh here, right there, oops here's some." She'll be a pro by the time she leaves. :)

10. I've been showing Paxton pictures of family and friends lately and he loves it. He really loves seeing Addelynn's pictures, he gets so excited and says, "that's my friend Addelynn." He told me the other night she was his best friend. I told him that was good because her mom, Amy, is my best friend. Paxton looked at me very serious and said, "no she's not, I'm your best friend." I love him.

something new

I figured out how to display my pictures with rounded corners...how fun is that? stay tuned for a TOT, or maybe a TOW...we'll see!

big blues...

Not much to share...but I love this picture! Remember to click on the image to see it in a larger size...I love how this picture really shows the dark speck in his right eye. LOVE IT!

Peace.Love.Hugs!

update

I meant to mention that when I took Paxton to the doctor yesterday that he weighed in at 30lbs! At his 2 year checkup he weighed 26lbs, so in the last 10 months he's gained 4lbs....woo-hoo. Actually I don't think that is very much for his age.

His cousin Kendry is going in for his 9 month check up on Monday. I was curious what Paxton's weight and height were so I checked and at 9 months he weighed 17.4lbs and was 28.25" tall. That put him above the 50 percentile for height and below the 50 percentile for weight. My guess is that Kendry will probably beat those numbers by leaps and bounds! :)

I spoke with his doctor today about his ear and he recommended that I stop the antibiotics if Paxton is no longer complaining of pain.

Ten on Wednesday

1. I feel like I'm working as computer tech. these days. I've had so much computer trouble, it's crazy. I think the most frustrating part is that since my computer sort-of-crashed I wasn't able to uninstall Photoshop correctly, so now it's not wanting to let me run it because the user-key is still activated. Ugh, I've tried everything...I'm actually in the process of my last try now. Please let it work...


2. We got a new toilet this week...why you might ask. Most of you know that Enrique and I have the worst-weirdest-craziest-strange-LUCK ever. I swear we do, Enrique is really bad, but I have weird luck too. How it happened: Paxton went to the bathroom and held down the handle too long so the toilet wasn't re-filling with water so I started to take of the lid to the tank. Paxton started grabbing for it so I tried to move him and dropped the lid. It fell down onto the bottom part of the toilet landing on the part between the toilet-bowl and the tank and chipped off a big chunk of the toilet. Water started spraying EVERYWHERE, I reached down to turn the water off but turned it the wrong way first, finally I got it shut off. Then I had to clean up all the water...not a good start to the day.

3. Now we have an energy efficient toilet, the kind that barley uses any water. Most of the time I go back to the toilet to re flush it because it always sounds like it didn't flush completely the first time.

4. I picked Paxton up early yesterday from Miss Cindy's because he was crying complaining that his ear hurt. After I picked him up we took him to the Dr. just in case. Before we went in I asked him if he put anything in his ear and he told me, "yes mommy, I'm sorry I put a wrench in my ear." Sometimes he just says things like that though so I figured I should have the doctor take a look anyways. She tried, but he resisted (a little) so she just figured that since he's had a cold that he probably has an ear infection so she wrote him a prescription. I'm a little hesitant to continue giving him the medicine since he hasn't complained again about his ear hurting. We weren't able to see his regular pediatrician so I think I'll give him a call today.

5. So did the groundhog see his shadow or what? I never did hear, but I am most definitely ready for Spring.

6. It is so gloomy and dark today. Paxton actually asked where the sun was.

7. I have a new craft/project I really want to try. I'm thinking that maybe Friday I'll give it a go, if it turns out I'll post here.

8. Amy might be coming to stay in the Spring a while with her dad and I'm so excited! Paxton and Adde are so much a like. I love watching them play. This time though we'll pack a sippy-cup for Adde that is exactly the same as Paxton because for some reason every time they've played together they always fight over his cup because Adde wants it too. :) I think it's so cute!

9. You know that for about 6 months of this last year I thought I was 26. TeeHee. I couldn't remember if I was 25 or 26 so I asked Enrique and he told me I was 26 (along with a comment about how could I not know) so when ever people asked I told them I was 26...until someone corrected me. Sheesh. This year I will turn 26 though. Yesterday someone guessed that I was 22....that's pretty exciting!

10. Another note...I HATE Vista. I know that's a strong word, but I do. Enrique's computer has it and I really just can not get the hang of it. It has the strangest way of saving files. Maybe it's because I'm used to XP, but hopefully by the next time we buy a computer they'll have XP back.

and since no post is as exciting without any pictures here you go....



Paxton got a new toy, it's bigger than we thought it would be. It's in his room for now, but I think it will soon be moving somewhere else. Either to Grandmas :) or to storage. It's just too big.

Miss Ava

Love her!

as promised...

...bath pictures. Enjoy.


Peace.Love.Hugs

11 on Friday/Saturday

1. Life is busy. I feel like everyday we're still adjusting to our new schedule, which includes getting home most nights at 5. By the time I make dinner, give Paxton his bath, play, work on what ever else I need to it seems to be bed time...then we wake up and do it all over again.

2. I am so ecstatic-relieved-excited-HAPPY that I get to do my rotations here in Wenatchee. I was terrified at the thought of having to move.

3. Another year and I'll be done with school. It seems like it's taken me forever to get here, but in the end it will be worth it, right?

4. I get excited when I think about our future...

5. I want [need] another baby, not anytime soon but soon-ish. Probably in another year and a half. Maybe...ask me tomorrow and I might change my mind though.

6. Dear Camera Fairy, would you pretty please leave me THIS. I would love you forever! Hey, a girl can wish! Hopefully soon. It would take me so much further, help me become a better photographer. No the camera doesn't make the picture, the photographer does...however, it's easier to be artistic and creative when you aren't restricted by your camera. My camera is great but that camera is SO much better.

7. I'm at a LOVE/HATE relationship with Paxton's toys right now. I LOVE that they are all over the place, I love that he loves playing with them, and I LOVE watching him play with them. But...I HATE cleaning them up all the time.

8. Paxton is definitely my son. I find myself kissing him so much that I literally have to make myself stop...it's almost an uncontrolled habit :) When I do it I usually make a crazy face and squeeze him too. Well, Paxton now does the uncontrolled squeeze...oh how I love it! I'll have to thank my mom for that...I remember the crazy face growing up.

9. Paxton also stole my heart the other night. He looked at me and said, "come on momma, I want to take a bath, come on, bring your camera." Awww, so...

10. Okay, I was all ready to upload the pictures but I haven't watermarked them and since they are bath pictures...I think I'll wait. And now it's late so I'm off to bed, maybe tomorrow :)

11. Update on the Paxton and his colors...I spoke with his Pediatrician and he said that they don't do that kind of a test until school age. So for now we're still working on them...
Peace.Love.Hugs!

this would be Awesome...

with a capital A! :) How awesome would it be to win THIS! I would love it! I would also love to be in the position to give away a trip like this...hopefully someday!

texture...

Just a texture edit I wanted to share....

Have a great Hump-Day.

not sure...

Paxton is a pretty smart little-dude. Anyone who knows him can verify this, actually most people that encounter Paxton can tell you this. He learns quickly, sometimes too quickly. He talks a lot, and knows too much :) I'm positive he's an old soul.

So when I started working with him on his colors I figured he'd learn them fairly quickly...but he didn't. I didn't push, I figured he would eventually get them, but he wasn't, or at least not really. I always felt like he was struggling, or just not wanting to pay attention. When he didn't catch on I kind of gave up and figured he would learn them when he was ready...still figure?

I did happen to mention to Miss Cindy (our AMAZING sitter) that he was having a hard time learning his colors. I told her that I'd been trying to work with him, but that I didn't think he was catching on. Maybe she'd have a different approach?

I also mentioned to her that I almost wondered if there was a possibility that he could be colorblind...I felt crazy saying it out loud, since mostly I had been thinking it to myself. She assured me that he was probably fine, and I believed her. After all, doesn't being colorblind run in your family? I put all of it on the "back burner" and figured he'd come around...he's too smart not to learn his colors, right?

Then today when I was picking Pax up Cindy brought it up. She mentioned that she'd been trying to work with him on his colors and that she hadn't had any luck either. Then she mentioned that she thought there was a possibility that he could be colorblind...my heart sunk. I had thought it, but didn't actually believe it--until now.

I've been reading about it and I believe that Paxton sees color, but has a hard time differentiating between them. I think that to him Yellows, Reds, and Oranges all look the same color and black, purples, and blues all look the same. Tonight we were going over them and it's almost as if he really has no idea what I'm talking about when I say the word color...like they are all the same. So how can that one be red, when it looks like the orange? I called his Pediatrician bud didn't hear back from him. My guess is his nurse will call tomorrow.

I did find a "test" online that I plan to use tomorrow for my own sanity. I want to know (need) to know.

All of this has made me feel so sad...what if my little boy never gets to see things for their true beauty, the way you and I see them. What if he struggles in school because the directions are written in black on a blue paper? Or worst of all...

6. The kindergarten teacher notices the kids during art class teasing Jimmy. The other kids think it is funny that Jimmy's stick people have green faces.

Color Normal Color Deficient


source: critiquewall.com by Paul Martin

these images made me cry...I couldn't imagine seeing the world this way.

Hopefully I'm just being a paranoid mom and Paxton is indeed being stubborn. I'll let you all know more, when I know more.

What can I say...

...i'm on a ROLL! :)