Two Months! Ah....

I just can't believe the time has gone by so fast.  I am already starting to miss my tiny newborn, but I am loving my baby to bits and pieces!  Daxton is such a good baby.  We truly are spoiled.  He is a good sleeper, a great eater, and he is good at entertaining himself while I am busied with his sister.  

He is smaller than Makayla was in every category.  She was way off the charts at her two month check-up.  However, he has beefed up quite nicely--except that tiny little head of his.  I guess Devin has a little head, so it makes sense.  I just hope Daxton doesn't look silly with a tiny head and a chubby body.  I can't think he looks silly, because I look at him through the thickest love goggles out there!

These are the sweet moments that I will cherish forever.  When I get that "baby hungry" feeling, this is what I crave.  Once Makayla was moving around a ton I started to really miss this stage.  (Thus we now have Daxton).  I am one happy mommy.

Want to know something else that makes me like, super happy??  Coupons.  I am seriously addicted to coupons.  I love them.  In a strange way they make me feel complete (I know, I know....call the psych ward.  I am crazy!)  When I quit teaching I lost a big part of who I am.  Being a teacher was what defined me for a long time.  I worked hard to become one, and dedicated years to it.  When I walked away from that career to be a full-time mom, I had to adjust-- A LOT!

Sometimes I have a hard time--okay, okay, I have a REALLY hard time--with the fact that Devin makes all the money.  I do some things on the side to bring in a little extra money, but nothing really substantial unless I do a wedding or an event (those are the sweet months!).  Couponing makes me feel like I am contributing to the family.  When I walk into a store and load up my cart with things my family needs, then only end up paying 10% of the total cost, I just can't help but to feel good about myself.  

Also, I feel like I am providing a safety net for my family.  If Devin came home tomorrow without a job I could use my stock pile for at least six months without replenishing anything except for the weekly things we buy like milk.  Don't even ask me how many tubes of toothpaste or bottles of deodorant and shampoo we have, because it is a butt load.  I have enough razors to shave my legs for the next ten years, assuming I would use 1-2 razors a month (which I don't!)  That seems a bit excessive, I know, but in ten years when I go to buy a razor I am sure I will just pee my pants at the price, and I will smile knowing I paid NOTHING to shave my legs for a decade.  I believe I actually made money to bring them home and set them on my shelf.

This photo shows what I like to do with coupons.  I bought about $450.00 worth of stuff, and only paid 60 bucks.  That is right, folks!  60 bucks.  The stuff in this picture only shows $330.00 worth of the stuff I bought, and I paid just over 35 bucks for it.  There is a lot more where that came from.  I made money to buy boxed potatoes and taco shells, so I got a ton.  I gave stuff to my friends, family, and people who need it, and kept some for my storage.  Each box of potatoes earned me a quarter. Yes, the store actually handed me a quarter for every box I bought!  I couldn't just leave them on the shelf now, could I?

Products in boxes that only require water to make are perfect for food storage.  If a disaster should happen, all we need is water to make a meal.  If we are broke and can't afford food, we can always find water to make a meal. Plus, the money I earned by taking these lovelies out of the store buys me fresh fruit and milk the following week.  It is a win-win!

If you have coupons that you don't use, I know a girl (pick me, pick me!) that could use them ;)

Autumn Picnic

Isn't this just the BEST time of the year?  I think October to December is just great.  I love, love, love Autumn leaves and the beautiful weather.  I like Halloween and seeing Makayla's eyes light up every time she looks at her costume.  I love the extra time spent with family for the holidays.  I love the tasty food for Thanksgiving.  Who doesn't?  And best of all, I love Christmas.  I love the lights, the music, decorating the house and tree, making goodies, the snow, shopping for presents, and I am thrilled to see Makayla excited for Santa to come.  A few times she has mentioned what she wants to get from Santa, and I can see that little glimmer in her eye starting.  However, I am sure I will have like thirty posts about Christmas, so for now let's stick to Fall.

I come from a family full of teachers who are on Fall Break, so we decided to spend the day at the park feeding ducks and enjoying a picnic.  Makayla really likes spending time with cousins, and even her Roper cousins are visiting from Vernal, so she enjoyed our outing.

We fed the ducks, but as always the bully geese took all their bread.  We started with just a few ducks and geese, but a few minutes into feeding them we were surrounded by some rather aggressive animals.  A couple kids got pecked, and we as parents had to softly push the geese away with our legs. Makayla had a goose come right up and take the bread out of her hand.  She got mad and yelled, "No, no! Don't bite!"  I was a little surprised she just kept going along like nothing happened.  That's my girl, no fear!

The boys had no problem getting in the dirt.  They were all over it. (Or should I say it was all over them? ha) Makayla tried to get dirty, but I just couldn't let it happen.  I guess I was just too concerned with duck poop.  I'll have to work on that when Daxton gets a little older...

These are all the cousins, minus the two new babies.

Makayla seems to enjoy the outdoors.  She asks to go to the park or on a walk frequently.  We have to take full advantage now before it gets too cold to even look outside.

 Look at those brilliant leaves!

 She tried to climb every hill and tree with her bigger cousins.  She didn't get too far, but she did well.

 Again with the scenery.  Love it.

She was good to sit and let me take her picture while her cousins were running down the trail.  Cute little thing!

Daxton or Devin?

Alright friends, here it is...the ultimate Devin Daxton match-up.  I've been telling all of you that my kid looks just like Devin, especially Daxton.  Well, here is my proof.  I literally gave birth to my husband's twin!

I am sure you can tell by the quality of photo, but just in case you were confused, Devin is on the left.  The top picture says it all.  Devin and Daxton are the same person.

I thought it would be fun to compare Makayla to Devin, too.  After all, she is Devin in the girl form.

As I perusing through some of Makayla's baby pictures, I realized she looks a lot like Daxton.  Strange how that works.  Here is the Makayla/Daxton combo.

Makayla born 8-8-10 6:05AM

Daxton born 8-18-12 6:55AM

Makayla had a mop of hair, and Daxton was a little bit bald.

Isn't that funny?

 Big daddy and little bubba!

The Carnival

My Dad is a retired principal, and currently teaches sixth grade.  His school had a carnival as a fundraiser, so he gathered the grandkids and took them out for a night of fun.  The school had a ton of giant blow-up toys, and let me tell you what, they were a big hit!

 We threw the cousins in the bounce house together.  They got a kick out of that.

 The kids had so much fun playing on all the toys.  As a bonus, Grandpa got them nachos and hotdogs. Could you ask for anything better?

 Makayla seemed to favor this slide.  She held up the line a little while making her way to the top, but she loved coming down!

 Miss Kyla paused long enough for me to take a cute picture.

 Korbin was a blur in most of my pictures because he wouldn't stop for anything.

 Stink Bug with her daddy.

Ah....I do exist in some pictures.

Thanks Grandpa!

Daxton's Blessing Day

I just can't get enough of my little baby boy!  I can't just express in words how much I love that little face.  He makes me want to have six more babies just so I can have many more moments of baby sweetness.  Okay, Okay-- I will not be having six more babies.  Yikes.  I will enjoy every second of my tender baby moments and then cherish the memories forever.

We had the opportunity of blessing Daxton at church this last weekend.  I am so grateful that I have a wonderful husband who is able to bless these angels from heaven, and that I am able to take those sweet words from each blessing and let it give me a spiritual high.  Our family is so blessed.

These first two pictures are from Saturday morning while we were cleaning the house.  We had to take a small break to take some pictures of that chubby little smile!  All Devin has to do is walk in a room and Dax puts a smile on his little face, which admittedly makes me jealous, but I get my own

 "mommy smiles", too.  

 Makayla loves her brother.  She likes to hold him and occasionally cart him around the house, but only when I am close by to prevent any dropping.  There is no way I would have let any two-year-old carry Makayla at two months.  Amazing how I have evolved as a mom.

Here is my handsome little guy all ready for church.  He did great during his blessing, and slept through the entire meeting.

 This boy gets his looks from his papa!  I swear Devin creates the children by himself and I just carry them for a few months.  They both look so much like him.

 Grandpa Randy and Super Grandma, as Makayla would call them.  Friends and family gathered at our house for lunch after the blessing.

 Four generations of Hubbard men.  Reed, Curtis, Devin, and Daxton.

 Alyssa with some of the girl cousins.  Makayla LOVES cousins

 My cute little family.  This is my whole world in a photo.

 Devin did a great job with the blessing.  I can't wait to see Daxton grow up and reach his full potential.  For now I want to keep him little--NO GROWING!

 Happy little stink!

 The Hubbard Family

The Rounds Family

All tuckered out from a long day.  Have I mentioned how much I love that little boy?