Just wanted to share a picture of our little alien.
If you haven't noticed, everything is a hat ... EVERYTHING.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Meet Me At the Fair
Well it is late August and in Kentucky that means it is time for the State Fair. I will be honest, the fair isn't something that I have gone to much. In fact, the only memories I have of the state fair are when I was in high school and was competing in the talent contest there. Well apparently the fair has a lot more to offer than just the musical theater abilities of the youth! My dad goes almost every year and so when my parents said they were headed there today, Jax and I decided to join them.
The first "must see" at the fair is Freddy Farm Bureau. When you go up to him he talks to you and asks you questions (with the assistance of a guy up in the second floor window with a microphone I believe). To be honest, I am not sure Jax even noticed he was "talking", he kept looking at him with a look of "what is going on?"
We spent a lot of time in the 4H section looking at all the displays from kids across the state. There were even several kids giving speeches and demonstrations. I learned something new about my mom on this trip. I was informed that when she was a kid she gave a speech at the fair with a topic that I have no doubt was riveting: how to pack a suitcase. :)
This city boy seemed right at home on the tractor. You will notice I do not have a picture of him about 30 seconds after he got off the tractor when he had a mini meltdown. We luckily recovered fairly quickly and were able to continue on with our day.
Probably Jax's favorite animals at the fair were the baby chicks! He would have stayed there all day I think if we had let him. I will share one funny moment we had while at the baby chicks. There was a young boy about 8 looking at them as well and two adult women. One woman said to the other (in front of the little boy) "I think that chick is dead!" Luckily a) the chick was not dead, and b) the little boy didn't seem to hear her. Way to almost traumatize a kid at the state lady!
I figured that it would be criminal to take Jax to the fair and not let him try at least one of the many unhealthy foods there. So we let him have a few bites of funnel cake (which beat out deep fried girl scout cookies). I think it was pretty safe to say that he loved it.
Something else he loved was the carousel. We stayed longer than we planned just so we could ride it when the rides opened at 2. It was past Jax's nap time, but was so much fun that he didn't seem to mind.
The first "must see" at the fair is Freddy Farm Bureau. When you go up to him he talks to you and asks you questions (with the assistance of a guy up in the second floor window with a microphone I believe). To be honest, I am not sure Jax even noticed he was "talking", he kept looking at him with a look of "what is going on?"
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The next stop on our trip to see the farm animals. Jax loves animals ... from a distance ... through a gate.
Farmer Jax!
We spent a lot of time in the 4H section looking at all the displays from kids across the state. There were even several kids giving speeches and demonstrations. I learned something new about my mom on this trip. I was informed that when she was a kid she gave a speech at the fair with a topic that I have no doubt was riveting: how to pack a suitcase. :)
This city boy seemed right at home on the tractor. You will notice I do not have a picture of him about 30 seconds after he got off the tractor when he had a mini meltdown. We luckily recovered fairly quickly and were able to continue on with our day.
Probably Jax's favorite animals at the fair were the baby chicks! He would have stayed there all day I think if we had let him. I will share one funny moment we had while at the baby chicks. There was a young boy about 8 looking at them as well and two adult women. One woman said to the other (in front of the little boy) "I think that chick is dead!" Luckily a) the chick was not dead, and b) the little boy didn't seem to hear her. Way to almost traumatize a kid at the state lady!
I figured that it would be criminal to take Jax to the fair and not let him try at least one of the many unhealthy foods there. So we let him have a few bites of funnel cake (which beat out deep fried girl scout cookies). I think it was pretty safe to say that he loved it.
Something else he loved was the carousel. We stayed longer than we planned just so we could ride it when the rides opened at 2. It was past Jax's nap time, but was so much fun that he didn't seem to mind.
I think there are just some things that are more fun with kids, and the state fair is up there on my list.
We may have to start coming every year and by next year we will have two little boys to bring!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
A Hairy Situation
I have posted before about my hesitation to cut Jax's hair. EVERYONE has been asking me when Jax was getting his haircut, which has been driving me crazy. I just love Jax's curls and while he got a very small trim before, I have been so afraid that as soon as his hair is cut he will look like SUCH a big boy.
Don't get me wrong, little boy haircuts are adorable, but Jax is still my BABY... well for a few more months anyway. So this mama is having a hard time letting go. Luckily, Aunt Julie cuts Jax's hair and is very accommodating to my crazy mama bear ways. :)
I love his precious curls in the back, but even I can admit that when they are this long they look like a mess.
Don't get me wrong, little boy haircuts are adorable, but Jax is still my BABY... well for a few more months anyway. So this mama is having a hard time letting go. Luckily, Aunt Julie cuts Jax's hair and is very accommodating to my crazy mama bear ways. :)
I took a few pictures this morning of Jax's crazy hair before it was cut.
I love his precious curls in the back, but even I can admit that when they are this long they look like a mess.
It was time.
Our secret to an easy haircut? Fruit: lots and lots of fruit.
This looks like one happy customer! Thanks Aunt Julie!
I will admit that it is still very long. Most people would probably think it is already time for another haircut. We are taking baby steps over here. Mama still isn't ready to cut off much of those curls! :)
Monday, August 13, 2012
Mad Hatter
I think I have posted before about how Jax LOVES his sheriff hat that he wore for Halloween last year. Sure it is way too small, but that doesn't stop him from rocking the hat all over the house. I thought that when my mom found the same hat in a size larger on ebay that we would retire the smaller one, but instead we just now have one of two different floors of the house. If he comes into a room and sees the hat it is the first thing he puts on. I have to admit, he really is adorable in her little sheriff hat. :)
Jax even insists on wearing it out of the house sometimes, like here when we went to see my cousin's son Lincoln.
I might need to start looking for the next size up in this hat because he doesn't look like he will stop wearing it anytime soon!
Jax even insists on wearing it out of the house sometimes, like here when we went to see my cousin's son Lincoln.
I might need to start looking for the next size up in this hat because he doesn't look like he will stop wearing it anytime soon!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Family Day
Lately things have been so crazy for us that there has not been one weekend that Jasper has been in town, hasn't had to work, and we haven't had other stuff scheduled. Well this weekend we were free and wanted to take advantage of it with a family day at the zoo! Jasper hasn't been able to go with us since Jax really started to enjoy all the animals and I know he LOVED being there with Jax.
I just love these two guys.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
D Day
The day has come that I have been both ridiculously excited about and dreading at the same time. D Day AKA Demolition day. We are having our master bathroom completely gutted and redone. Here is what was done on Day 1!
Our contractor estimated 6-8 weeks to finish this project. I wanted to ask why they can build an entire home in 1 week on Extreme Makeover while a bathroom here would take that long, but I didn't think he would appreciate the question. :) I am dreading the idea of living with a construction zone right next to our bedroom, but know that in the end we will be happy that we went ahead with this project. Let the fun begin!
Our contractor estimated 6-8 weeks to finish this project. I wanted to ask why they can build an entire home in 1 week on Extreme Makeover while a bathroom here would take that long, but I didn't think he would appreciate the question. :) I am dreading the idea of living with a construction zone right next to our bedroom, but know that in the end we will be happy that we went ahead with this project. Let the fun begin!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Renovation Time
So we are redoing our bathroom.
This is the one room that really needed work in the new house. The space in the bathroom was fine, but the layout was terrible. There was a giant tub area in our bathroom, but the tiniest shower I have ever seen, it was actually the smallest shower in our house which seemed weird for a master bath. The bathroom was also very dated so it was in need of a redo .
Jasper usually lets me do my thing when it comes to interior design. I do always want him to really like the space though, especially when it is a big project we are doing. I asked him what he envisioned for the bathroom and his response was "brown." My response to that was "hmmm, because I was thinking white." I have a mental picture of exactly what I wanted in a master bath and when I described it to Jasper he wasn't sold. In fact, when I mentioned a shower in white subway tile I think he words were "it sounds like it will look like a 1920's New York prison." I decided that I needed to find a picture or two online of what I was envisioning and this is what I found.
I think it looks slightly better than a 1920's prison. :) Jasper seemed convinced this was the way to go (or at least decided not to put up a fight) so I have been accumulating lots of pictures to show our contractor of exactly what we want. We have decided on the new layout which will give us a much bigger shower while still giving us plenty of room for everything else. I am very excited for the final product, but anxious to see how it is to be living in a construction sight. We will see what happens!
This is the one room that really needed work in the new house. The space in the bathroom was fine, but the layout was terrible. There was a giant tub area in our bathroom, but the tiniest shower I have ever seen, it was actually the smallest shower in our house which seemed weird for a master bath. The bathroom was also very dated so it was in need of a redo .
Jasper usually lets me do my thing when it comes to interior design. I do always want him to really like the space though, especially when it is a big project we are doing. I asked him what he envisioned for the bathroom and his response was "brown." My response to that was "hmmm, because I was thinking white." I have a mental picture of exactly what I wanted in a master bath and when I described it to Jasper he wasn't sold. In fact, when I mentioned a shower in white subway tile I think he words were "it sounds like it will look like a 1920's New York prison." I decided that I needed to find a picture or two online of what I was envisioning and this is what I found.
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| photo from AM Dolce Vita |
I think it looks slightly better than a 1920's prison. :) Jasper seemed convinced this was the way to go (or at least decided not to put up a fight) so I have been accumulating lots of pictures to show our contractor of exactly what we want. We have decided on the new layout which will give us a much bigger shower while still giving us plenty of room for everything else. I am very excited for the final product, but anxious to see how it is to be living in a construction sight. We will see what happens!
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