Eight Months

I will probably never tire of pictures of babies crying and the funny faces they make...
At eight months Paxton loves to be held and while being held he likes to pinch the fat on the back of your arm. He refuses to lay his head on your shoulder for more than the briefest second, if its longer than that he is sick or exhausted and then its probably for about three seconds. He also is not a cuddler, he will allow you to cuddle him to sleep but he does not cuddle you. He does cuddle his blanket though and gets very excited when he sees it. And yes he is still a stud muffin and probably will be for a while.

Homework

Tavish's first homework assignment was a self-portrait...here's what he drew. I can't tell you how much I love this! He has just recently moved from drawing checklists and sound waves to drawing smiley faces. I love that he actually drew himself smiling (the other day he told me he likes to be grumpy...and not for the first time). I love that he thinks his hair is that crazy. I love the round eyes and button nose. And BTW red is the new favorite color...in case you couldn't tell.

Pre-K

First day of Pre-K.

What does he come home with???

Homework. 

Seriously.

And I thought preschool was all about giving moms a break.

Guess I was wrong.

But he had a good time despite being nervous about a new school and new friends, because the teacher promised him at the meet-the-teacher-open-house he could play with the marbles the first day of school. So guess where he made a beeline to once his new Curious George backpack was tucked into his cubby...

right to the marbles. 

This boy doesn't forget stuff.

Paxton's First Tooth

After months of gnawing on everything and shoving his hand in his mouth until he would almost gag, Paxton's first tooth finally appeared on 8/20. This is the first picture you can actually see that tiny little white spot that caused so much drooling!

Ode to a C-17

Flying space-A is awesome.
Flying space-A on a C-17 is even awesomer.
The room...oh so much room!
The seats...so comfy!
The noise!...it's so loud you have to wear ear plugs (even the baby)...but you can't hear your four year old screaming! (Until he got so loud towards the end of the flight even the soldiers up front wearing head phones were staring at us. He still doesn't like loud noises.)
And when you get to cruising altitude...everyone pulls out their bedroll and takes a nap on the floor!
The other passengers are polite and happy!
No crazy, hectic airports!
And it's free! Even the luggage!
I'm forever spoiled now and never want to fly commercial again.

Movie time

Tavish's first trip to the movies...we saw Planes in 3D.
He wore a Planes shirt and brought his puppy, both courtesy of Auntie Lana.
His face looked like this the whole time :)
I love that he's getting old enough to things I want to do too!

Award Ceremony

We had dinner with Auntie Lana and Uncle Joe today to mark a very important occasion.
Tavish presented Auntie Lana with a medal and trophy he had made for her...his very own idea. And then we celebrated!!!