Winter Wonder Land

Last week you saw us enjoying 70 degree weather and climbing trees! This week you find us with 6-8 inches of snow! Since this area is not equip to handle snow storms (i.e. road management) we have witnessed a town of 200,000 + get shut down in a matter of hours. School has been called off since Tuesday. I have not worked since Wednesday. We have had to drip our faucets since Tuesday in fear of frozen pipes since they do not insulate them as well. We have experienced rolling blackouts (i.e. longest we were without power...45 minutes) in single digit weather. Last but not least the grocery stores ran out of milk and who knows what else! Matt was lucky enough to get the last four 1/2 gallon whole milks last night in a brave drive to the store! I don't question his driving skills...I do however, highly questioning the skills of the locals!

So my children and I have experienced cabin fever this week! We were lucky enough to get out for a little bit (i.e. 15-20 minutes) the last two days and everyone but Jax seemed to really enjoy the time outdoors! And no, Averie is not wearing a helmet...it's her hat! Even though I do thoroughly believe all children should wear helmets for all play (must be the speech therapist in me), in any kind of weather, I always have my lovely hubby to calm all my fears so my children do not suffer humiliation!

Last Weeks Weather

These pictures were taken in our front yard in the tree! We were thoroughly enjoying the weather and bragging to most family members about how nice 70 degree weather felt...while they suffered miserably in their cold weather! Little did we know what was to be in store!

Enjoying the warm breeze...

We had insanely nice weather the last few weeks of January. Some days reached into the upper 70's! We of course took full advantage and spent most of our time outside during these days! One particular day Halle, Averie, and I were in the back yard enjoying the weather! The girls were running around playing when Averie decided to join me...I must have looked bored just sitting in my chair! She pulled up a little chair and sat down next to me! We had a chat and she tinkered with a toy and then she informed me she was going to go golf! As she scooted out of the chair I noticed she smeared mud across the chair. I was a little upset since she had on new pants! I told her to come back over so I could inspect the damage. While she was walking back I leaned down closer to view the mud in the chair since it was a strange color. I got myself closer to the chair and the smell knocked me back...THAT'S NOT MUD YOU POOPED YOUR PANTS I yell into the universe!!! I turn to look at Averie and say"You pooped your pants...why didn't you tell me you had to go to the bathroom?". She replies with a simple "I duno". I start to strip her down on the patio and send Halle in for the wipes and a garbage sack. After I get her bottom half stripped and cleaned I take my frustration out on the chair as I clean it up! I also start to notice the yard needs a little clean up as well! So while I am in my OCD mode I forget my little one is running around the yard in half her birthday suit...I look over and realize she does not seem to mind so I go about my business! After I finish picking it up I informed Averie I was going in to get her some pants...I don't think she even heard me! Of course the OCD stems into the house and i soon forget altogether what I was coming into the house for...those of you who know me understand this behavior very well! I probably wouldn't have remembered at all if Halle didn't come into the house to use the bathroom! I quickly run into Averie's room and grab a pair of pants and run out to the back yard to find this...

New Year's Eve...a little late!

After you have children one would think the New Year Celebration would become a bit more tame, if not extinct! However, I find myself staying up a whole lot later, laughing a whole lot harder, and appreciating the meaning of celebrating a new year as a family a whole lot more!

To start our night off right we made every kind of h'orderves we could ever crave. We whipped up bagel dip, little smokies, relish tray's (i.e. we even had the baby corn), cheese and crackers, chips and salsa, Oreo balls, cookies, and SPARKLING CIDER!!! The kids went NUTS for the sparkling cider! They felt very special since they even got to sip it out of special glasses!

We had the TV on to one of the local stations broadcasting all the events going on in Time Square when Halle noticed all of the people had on 2011 hats, headbands, and glasses. She felt it was very important for us to participate in this tradition. I thought to myself how are we gonna pull this off...when out of the blue Halle brings me a piece of paper and asks me to draw 2011 on it so she can cut it out and tape it to her headband! What a creative little stinker! I of course, hand that task over to my hubby since I lack in the drawing department...however, I excel in the decorating department! Halle, Averie, and myself made bright and colorful headbands for the entire crew. After we distributed the headbands to everyone I noticed Jaxon thought his was edible and Matt thought his looked better on his chair! But all the girls rocked theirs for most of the night!

Next we had our dance party...if you know us hardly a day goes by without a dance party! So as you know we would not miss adding this to our to do list on our last night in 2010! After the dance party little man tuckered out and went down for the night. I thought the girls would be following shortly there after so I tried to find family friendly performances for the girls to watch to calm down. One came up real quick...Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"! I had heard all the debate about this little diddy but I had never actually seen or heard it before. I figured it couldn't be all that bad since she was, after all, Will Smith's little one! As the performance started I became very engrossed and a little dumbfounded at the concept of the song! As I snapped out of it I find both of the girls in the same trance I had been. Now, I am not sure how I feel about this little number but it did accomplish the family friendly performance I was looking for so I am happy!

After the performance I initiate the hair pulling/teething clinching task of getting the girls to complete the bedtime routine (i.e. brush teeth/hair, potty). I knew it was going to be a battle from the word go...Halle immediately attempted to bribe me with all sorts of wonderful, well behaved antics she would use over the next few days (i.e. I will clean the whole house, change all of Jax diapers, take care of Chole...) and while I am listening to her I notice Averie grab her cup and jabber something in my direction as well. I fixate on Halle at this point simply because if she does it her little shadow will follow along right in step. As I am arguing with Halle I notice Averie is starting to yell as well. However, it is not being directed at anyone! Halle and I stop to look at her and I start to regret the sparkling cider! Then I realize her cup is turned upside down and she is dancing around, while yelling into her cup, with her eyes closed! I quickly start to decipher..."I whip my hair, I whip my hair" and realize she is imitating the performance we just watched! I inform Halle what she is doing and after hysterical laughter from the both of us we start yelling for Matt to come out and look at her.

The yelling snaps Averie out of her trance and I am sad since Matt misses it and most of these hilarious times are rarely ever repeated! With little hope, I ask her to sing the song for her dad one more time. To my suprise and without one ounce of hesitation she busts out with the hardcore rap version of the song! We again start to laugh but Matt has no idea what she is performing. After we inform him of the song I run to get the camera hoping to catch a quick snap of the performance. By the time I get back she is already done! I think there will be no chance of getting her to perform for a third time but I take my chances! And what do you know, she blew the statistics right out of the water! You will all get to enjoy a wonderful performance via video below!

After we all calmed down, we got our teeth brushed and our bedtime story read! We all said a little prayer for the new year, a thank you for the past year, and had one last little giggle together in 2010! We hope all of you had a wonderful end to 2010 and we wish you the best in 2011!

Averie's Favorite Things...

Basketball Star

Halle enjoyed soccer very much this last year but we were always waiting to see that little spark of competitive spirit kick in during the season...it never happened! Now don't get me wrong she is still very good at soccer she just appeared to lack desire to own the ball/field. We decided she is just too kind spirited and we were most likely not going to see a Katie Jr. out on the field!

As soon as soccer was finished basketball season started. Halle was given the choice to play basketball or take some time off...she of course wanted to play basketball so we signed her up. She again has practise twice a week and a game every Saturday...yes, we are exhausted but she loves being on the go!

On the day of her first game Halle was very excited to be putting on her uniform and lacing up her b-ball shoes! I couldn't get her to stop dribbling the ball inside the house for the life of me and she was running around like a mad woman asking..."Is it time to go yet?" and stating "I don't want to be late!". I kept telling her "No, you still have 3 hrs to go" every hour on the hour until it was time to go! When we finally gave her the go ahead she was yelling at us to hurry up and get in the car, assisting her siblings in buckling up, and making sure to tell her dad exactly where to navigate the car!

As we pull up to the gym Halle looks out into the sea of little basekballers running into the gym and can not contain herself..."Dad just pull over and I will run in...Dad hurry up and park the car...Dad I am so late HURRY UP!". After multiple comments to calm down the car is parked and she jumps out to run in by herself...Dad is just as excited and says "I am just gonna make sure she gets in"...leaving mom to get the diaper bag and two babies in all by myself!

When I enter the gym a flood of old memories wash over me...the smell of popcorn, the smell of the gym floor, the sounds of the scoreboard, the whistles, the crowd cheering, coaches yelling, the sound of the bouncing basketball echoing through the gym...I'm not going to lie I am extremely excited to be involved in basketball once again! I look around for the rest of the family and see them sitting in one corner of the gym and head in their direction. As I get closer I notice Halle's look of excitement has turn to pure fear. She says..."Mom I don't feel good and my tummy hurts". I tell her she will be fine once she gets to shoot a few balls and she states "I think I will just sit with you guys". I tell her that is not an option if she doesn't want to play we will just leave. Her dad gives me the look of...seriously Katie...and walks her over to her coach. When he gets back over he tells me Halle told her coach right away that she didn't feel good and that the coach had said she could sit out the first quarter.

So the game starts and if you have every watched 2nd grade basketball you know what I mean when I say it is much more fun to watch paint dry! There is not a lot of action at this level and I am thinking to myself this is going to be terrible to sit through if she decided to play sick! We make it through the 1st quarter and the score is 4 to 0 with Halle's team losing. To my surprise Halle walks out onto the court for the 2nd quarter. I find myself very excited to know she is overcoming a fear and that we are actually going to see if she can play ball!

The whistle blows and we are off! The opposing team gets the ball and heads down the court. They pass the ball twice and during that second pass I see Halle heading towards the ball and with a graceful jump into the air she steals it...I lose it...I was jumping up and down and screaming...I thought Matt would be telling me to shut up but when I look in his direction he is jumping up and down and yelling as well!

Now in 2nd grade basketball they don't exactly get to fast break down to the other end once they steal the ball. The whistle is blown and the ref comes over and takes the ball. Apparently, Halle had stolen the ball from a girl that she was not guarding so technically even though it was a great play the red team got the ball back. I, of course, am in the corner making it well known I think that is a stupid rule and at this point Matt is now telling me to keep it down. So the whistle is blown and the ball is in play. This time, as the ball is attempting to be passed to the girl Halle is guarding Halle just steps in front of her and steals the ball again...with the attitude written all over her face like this is way to easy! We again go nuts and Halle gives us a thumbs up sign with a huge smile on her face! She takes the ball out and throws it into her teammate and they are heading down the floor. Halle makes it to her center position and is intently watching the ball being passed around. Finally they pass the ball into her and she turns, shoots, and scores!!! Matt and I are going ballistic and she turns to look at us with shock and excitement written all over her face! She through her hands in the air and jumped up and down. All her teammates gave her a high five and her coach was yelling "Great Job"! It was a great moment!

Now I could go play by play during this game...but I will spare you the torture! Halle played an excellent first game in her basketball career! She scored 8 out of the 10 points scored by her team...the other team never scored another basket, she had 12 rebounds, and 16 steals! She was very excited and proud of herself...and that is all we ask for her!

Hope you all can make it down to a game sometime in her career...I would record it but I am a bit more vocal in this game in comparison to soccer!!!

Icky, Icky, Sicky or Allergies?

So for the past 3 weeks or so someone or everyone in the Rogers house hold has been ill!! The sickness has included projectile vomiting, severe head aches (both from illness and screaming children), sinus pressure/infections, ear infections, runny noses, snot rockets, sore throats, severe coughing, and many other things that do not need to be mentioned! As you can imagine it has been very, very, VERY crazy at this joint!

I finally decided to take the children and myself to the doctor at the beginning of last week! Matthew always refuses to go to the doctor stating "I will just treat the symptoms and sweat it out...however, I constantly find myself stating "Matthew, it cannot be a form of cancer BECAUSE EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS YOU DO!!!!" Sorry for the side note...back to the story!

At the doctors visit I find out the children had ear infections...which I already new I just needed the prescription...but I was expecting the doctor to tell me there was some crazy bug going around and for her to give me a miracle drug that would make the children healthy forever and Averie sleep in her own bed for the rest of her time living under my roof...surprise to me that drug doesn't exist yet! So I pull the...I work in the medical field card...still no miracle (just kidding)!The doctor tells me...just as everyone else states down here...IT'S ALLERGIES! Not buying it...how do allergies create this much havoc in life? Plus allergies have been non-existent in my life and I have lived in plenty of different states...including this one once before and I never had this kind of trouble. So instead of ranting and raving at this professional female I smile and happily take my prescriptions and walk out the door! I am thinking to myself the entire time...I will just find out from my doctor exactly what is going on!

The very next day I feel worse than I have ever felt before and am very much anticipating my 3:00 p.m. doctor apt. When the time rolls around I am expecting a miracle and looking forward to good health and what do I get instead...ALLERGIES!!! As I leave the doc's office with prescription in hand I think to myself...that is it I am done we are moving back home and we are never looking back!!! Then reality sets in and the rational Katie...yes, there is one...decides all right well, we will find some trust and treat this as allergies and see where it takes us!

As I am driving to our friendly neighborhood Walgreens I find myself thinking about allergies and wondering what exactly I must be allergic too and if I am allergic the kids and Matthew must be allergic to the same thing. As I am contemplating I glance in the rear view mirror at the children wondering if they feel just as miserable as I do when my thoughts are answered very abruptly by Averie sneezing and shooting 10 pounds of snot out her nose in the very back of the suburban! It took everything in my body not to laugh and throw up at the same time! Averie on the other hand sits in her seat apparently in shock not saying a word. I ask her if she can find a kleenx in her cubby to wipe her nose...she gazes in that direction and then proceeds to use her sleeve! Sweet...more laundry! I felt absolutely terrible for the little lady!

When we finally get to the pharmacy it is packed...I think to myself everybody has sales this time of year...no everyone has Allergies this time of year. Of course there is a line a 1/2 mile long and everyone and their dog is hackin, sneezin, and blowing noses! At this point I am very grateful the children are to ill to tear up the store and I take my rightful spot in line...number 998!

As we are waiting patiently in line I notice Averie and Jax noses are starting to run! At first I try to discretely use their clothing! However, I very quickly start to run out of sleeves and socks! Good thing we are at the pharmacy and they have strategically placed boxes of kleenex in the long waiting line! But no box of kleenx could wipe up what was about to happen. We are now number 332 and still waiting patiently...I hear Averie take in a deep breath...I look down in panic having a mental flash back to the car...I race frantically to get a kleenx out of my box and drop the box at the same time...my normal cat like reflexes, impaired thanks to the allergies, are unable to grasp the box as it falls...and in the slowest second of my life it happens...just as the box of kleenx hits the floor...a snot rocket the size of Atlanta emerges from the depths of Averies sinuses and goes hurling through the air looking for a new resting place...right on the back of the lady standing in front of us!!! I am horrified and quite frankly mortified!!! All 400 people standing behind us in line abruptly leave and I am left their all alone to mention to the poor Innocent in front of us that Nickelodeon called and they want their slime back!!! Good Heavens...How Embarrassing!

I lightly tap the nice lady on the shoulder hoping she doesn't feel it...she turned around immediately...staring at me blankly...excuse me mama by child has just sneezed and...well...there...is...well...there might...be...mama my daughter just sneezed and it has landed on your sweater! Oh dear, says the lady, as she starts to feel around. Ummm...here let me...its more like...just...If you just hold still I will get it for ya! As I am wiping it of her back I am thinking to myself how thankful I am it is in a spot out of view of the victim and that she is obviously wearing many layers! What seemed like a box of tissues and 3 days later I felt satisfied with my cleaning efforts and attempted to apologize all over myself for the incident!

The lady was very accepting and sweet! If she had any idea what had just happened she did not let on but she soon had a very clear picture. Just as she was about to turn around Jax sneezed and shot a double snot rocket straight down onto his belly! As I smile sheepishly and race to get a kleenx Jax gives his million dollar smile to the lady and proceeds to lick his lips for a nice salty snack. A look of pity soon turned to disgust and she turned quickly around for me to tend to my sickly children!

So is it a terrible cold, virus, or flu...according to everyone down here NO!!! IT'S ALLERGIES! Hopefully, we survive the winter without any more incident...but then what fun would this blog be?!!! No pictures posted secondary to the gross factor! We would like you to come back for a visit real soon!

Trick or Treat!!

This year we finally got to enjoy Halloween as a family! We all dressed up...including Matt!!! We went as characters from the Wizard of Oz! Thanks to my mom for the babies costumes! Halle went as Dorothy (my old costume...cant believe I ever wore it!), Averie went as Glenda the Good Witch, Jax went as the Lion (he wore his lion hat the whole time we were trick or treating but of course the second we found someone to take a pic he took it off!), Matt went as the Tin Man, and I went as the Scarecrow! Our neighborhood ended up having quite the Halloween Spirit...everyone seemed to decorate their houses and sit out in the front yards/porches to hand out candy! People were even driving in from other parts of town to trick or treat in our neighborhood (I will be better prepared next year)! It was actually really nice outside and we didn't have to wear winter coats over our costumes this year! It was a lot of fun for the kids and adults alike! Averie by far had the best time and thoroughly enjoyed Halloween...she was in aww of people just giving her candy! As I have stated before Averie would eat candy breakfast, lunch, and dinner!!! So Halloween is by far Heaven on Earth for little Miss Averie! I kept telling Averie to say Thank You for the candy and she would respond with Your Welcome to the people who just gave her candy!! It was a lot of fun! After we made our rounds in the neighborhood we sat in our neighbors front yard (their kids go to the same daycare as ours so we are becoming fast friends) and let the little ones eat their candy and hand out candy to the other trick or treaters! Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween as much as we did!!

Jaxon Update!!

Jaxon Wayne

Jax or J-man is currently hitting one of the big milestones...WALKING!!! Last weekend was his first of many steps taken this week! Hopefully we start to burn a little weight off!! Just kidding...in all seriousness though he continues to grow like a little Monster (i.e. currently wearing 24 month clothes)! He too is experiencing his first "time outs"...but not at home at daycare! Apparently he is the big man on campus and he is throwing his weight around a little bit! I honestly don't think he is doing it to be mean I think he is just trying to playfully wrestle the kids...they just happen to be substantially smaller then he is!! The teachers have a hard time giving him a time out for it too...they say he just looks at them and gives them his famous little grin and melts their hearts! Yes...he already knows how to play it coy!!! He has started to say a few words as well! He says Hi, Bye, I Love You, More, All Done, and Uh-Oh! Time is sure flying these days...Hope you enjoyed your update!

Averie Update!

Averie Alexis

Averie is currently finding her independence in this world and will not allow much help in any of her daily tasks! She has also graduated from diapers to big girl undies!!! Yay Averie!!! She thoroughly enjoys going to the park to go "swimmin" or as we know it swinging! She loves it so much that she inspired her dad to build her a swing to hang on the giant Pecan Tree we have in our front yard! Averie would literally stay in the swing all day and all night! She is also discovering "time out"! It is currently a new thing so you actually have to just ask her if she needs a "time out" when she is being naughty and she will walk herself on over to her mat! Makes my life a little easier at this point in time!! Plus she always has to give you a hug when she gets done and don't you dare forget that part!! Averie is still Averie though, even as she grows in independence she continues to love music and dance! So when life gets a little tough on her we just have to turn the music on to give her a little peace!

Halle Update!!

Halle Girl

Halle has been a very busy girl between soccer ending, basketball beginning, school work, entertaining her family, making everyone laugh on a daily basis, and did I mention...losing teeth! She is going to be singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!" Halle thoroughly enjoys making people laugh and she has discovered a new talent...fake laughing! Geee, I wonder who she gets that from (Matt). She is really quite funny and I have to admit I honestly can not help myself from laughing hysterically at her! Here is a few pics of her favorite things to do...be outside and make people laugh! She is very excited to share her talent with everyone! Enjoy!

Little Menaces To The Rogers Household!!!

The Culprit - Baby Face Bugsy

The Accomplice - Big Bruiser

The Victim - Khloe the Cat

One cool Saturday morning I am completing my weekly house chores with my lovely little babies helping with all they see fit...Jax was sweeping with the broom...Averie was mopping...I was vacuuming, scrubbing, doing dishes, laundry, etc.! I decided to take a break and take the trash out. Little did I know, this would lead to disaster at the Rogers household!

So as I unlock the front door and push open the screen door I look back to make sure the cat doesn't get out. I see the screen door shut and see Khloe's face pop up in the window to watch me as I head to the trash can. As I walk to the trash can I think to myself what a wonderful day as I quite thoroughly enjoy the sun on my face! I am contemplating whether or not I want to actually go back in to finish the chores when all of the sudden I hear a horrible screech type scream. I instantly look to the street and yard to look for the neighbor cat Lucy, who in my mind is in need of rescue from someone or something! But as the screeching/screaming continues I am unable to locate the neighbor cat or any other cat for that matter. I stand in the driveway for a split second more before I realize it is not the neighbor cat...I know exactly who's cat it is and I know exactly what is happening!!

As I run back to the front door I hear little baby laughing and clapping coming from behind the door and again I hear the terrible, horrible screeching/screaming! As I am reaching for the screen door the front door opens to Averie, Jaxon, and our poor squished cat Khloe! Apparently, as I rounded the corner out of sight Averie decided it would be an excellent idea to cram Khole like an accordion between the front door and screen door!

I open the screen door and see poor Khloe stumbling through the entryway like a drunk sailor barley able to stand straight. Jaxon is sitting in the entryway laughing and clapping like it is the funniest thing he has ever witnessed in his whole little short life. Averie is watching Khloe with a sparkle in her eye indicating that once she gets another chance she is gonna do that again! I am standing there in disbelief that this just occurred and as I start walking toward the poor Innocent who was just assaulted, Jax all of the sudden, reaches out and grabs the poor cat by the tail giving her another good yank! I sternly tell both the menaces to leave Khloe alone!

As the two of them are getting an earful I notice Khloe has now laid down on her side at the end of the entryway and is demonstrating labored breathing. I walk towards her and realize she is not opening her eyes. I kneel down beside her and gently pet her on the side and she doesn't move! I am freaked out at this point thinking this poor cat is going to die right here, right now! I hollar for Matt, not noticing Jax sneaking up along side me, and just like that Big Bruiser snags the sitting target by the tail for one last hoorah. With this one tug Khloe lifts her head and is able to open one eye and give a look around. However, she continues to lay wounded and lifeless on the floor.

At this time Matt rounds the corner and is taking a look at Khloe. I make a barricade around the cat and Matt with the laundry baskets and move the kids to the kitchen. I ask Matt if we need to take Khloe to the vet and he says, and I quote, "I'm not takin the cat to the vet...if she is that bad I would rather just shoot her." Now I am sure my husband did not mean it to sound as bad as it did (sometimes he lacks a filter) but this comment sent our eldest Halle into a tearful tizzy thinking about dad literally shooting the cat in the backyard. But tears were soon replaced with curiosity. For some odd reason Halle is able to ask her dad "well, what are you gonna shoot her with?" As chaos was unfolding in the Rogers household we barely notice that Khloe had gotten up and started to walk out of the room away from her crazy humans! Averie is the first to announce and point at Khloe's progress. Matt grabs Khloe to take a closer look at her. He realizes she is still not opening her eye. Upon further inspection he notices one of her eyes is a little foggy compared to the other (i.e. exhibit A...you can notice the difference in the pic above). Poor thing must have had her eyes wide open in fear as the door slammed in her face. I imagine her eyeballs plastered to the front door (Sorry for the inappropriate vision...I promise I love my cat)!

As we all breath a sigh of relief the energy is now focused back on the culprits! Averie is told she needs to say sorry to Khloe and give her a hug. As Averie bends down to give the cat a hug Khloe puts her rear-end in her face and hobbles as quickly and promptly as she can away from the little menace. This in return sends Averie into tears and heartache. However, little sympathy is handed out to her breaking her heart even more. Jaxon disappears into the background looking for more mischievous activities to entertain himself. Halle follows the cat and takes on her mother hen roll getting blankets and food for her cat. Khloe, I do believe, said goodbye to one of her lives and we will need to be a little bit more careful with her from here on out since she only has 8 lives left to live!

Saturday's At The Soccer Field

Halle is currently playing in the Abilene Soccer League. She practises twice a week and has a soccer game every Saturday. This Saturday, Oct. 09, Halle scored her first goal!!! Yay!! She then went on to score two more! She is finally getting the hang of the game and since scoring her goals she has become quite competitive. Everyone comments on how fast she is...it only takes the long legged little thing about 5 strides to clear the field...and no one can catch her! The first strides of the game the opposing coach said "Look at that kid run...she looks like a Gazelle! Halle also has her own personal cheerleader (aka Averie) on the sidelines who yells gibberish and jumps up and down when Halle goes flying across the field. Here are a few pics from Saturdays game...I will try to get a video of her scoring next week!

Happy Birthday To You...

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO JAXON WAYNE ROGERS

A Look Back At Jaxon's First Year!