Coming home?!

Well a couple weeks ago I heard my brother was coming back to Abilene for a two week leave, and arriving on September 7. Well, tomorrow is September 7th and I haven't really heard anything further on his "vacation" from Iraq...but if it's true that means he should already be in the air heading back to the comfort of his families arms. Keep him in your prayers.

And you may be wondering if he always looks so angry...well in pictures, he does...it's his perma-scowl...I always say he should just go into modelling because he has that natural angry look. Love you bubb.

I don't have any pics to post of Jaxon because my trigger finger on the camera has been a little slow, I promise I'll get on that. Anyway...most of you know about my family's love for the K-9 breed...well sadly one of ours has gone to a better place. NO! not one of mine...or else I would be hyperventilating right now...but one of my little brother's dogs (Lilly, the overweight beautiful bulldog) went to meet her maker. And it truly breaks my heart, but worse is that Michael is having a hard time with it. He is simply the sweetest little guy (who am I kidding the 11 year old is as big as me) but his heart is just so tender...so keep him in your prayers too because he is having a difficult time coping.

Also, the Eagles are off to a promising start. We are 2-0 going into the game against the crosstown rivals...ooooo Cooper...or should I say boo Cooper. It's amazing 8 years out of high school and my arm hair still raises at the thought of them. So with football underway, y'all know that Mitch is overwhelmed...infact until late this afternoon, I hadn't even seen him since Wednesday...and we have been in the house at the same time. Poor guy didn't make it home at all last night...sleeping at the office can't be fun...but I know he is having a blast winning on Friday nights!

Alright, until next time...I promise new pictures of baby J soon enough!

Because they're fun.

1) What's your favorite salad dressing? Ranch
2) Have you ever smoked heroin? See here is my predicament about drugs...i don't know anything about them...only what movies have tought me...do people actually smoke heroin? I thought needles were involved...
3) Favorite holiday? Thanksgiving and Christmas
4) Favorite drinks at Sonic? Cranberry Limeade
5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? all the time...i hate needles, another reason why i'm clueless about the drugs
6) What do you think of hot dogs? Covered in Chili, Cheese, and Onions please! 7) Favorite Christmas song? O' Holy Night...Preferably sung by Kelly Clarkson or Eric Cartmen
8.) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee...a whole pot
9) Can you do push ups? yes...i dont have a clever answer for this random question
10) Can you do a chin up? hahaha...i'm laughing at the time i had to do one in class to get an A...hahaha i just hung there, and the teacher, Dr. D, started listing all of his past softball players who could do this, and I couldn't...he called me a woose. I wanted to throw a ball at him. (I like him now though)
11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry? my wedding ring...Mitchell has impecable taste!
12) Favorite hobbies? right now it is reading. OMG i can't stop, and sleep means nothing to me when i have a good book
13) Ever been in a car wreck? eh. yaes...i looked right when i should have looked left, was coasting and a car hit me...bleh.
14) Do you have ADD? haha i read the question 5 times before i got that it was asking about A.D.D....i was like "do i have add? do i have add? ...i don't get it"
15) What's one thing that you love about yourself? The family God produced for me when I started dating Mitchell
16) Middle name? Dawn
18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday? I stayed home away from all currency blowing activities.
19) Current worry? whether the ending to The Host will leave me satisfied or not.
20) Current hate right now? I hate knowing that the ending to Midnight Sun may never come out
21) Favorite Restaurant? hmmm too many to list
22) How did you bring in the New Year? i do not remember...and not because i was intoxicated...because i'm never intoxicated...i just really don't remember
23) Where would you like to go? All over Europe
24) What's your favorite food? Chines, Italian, Seafood...see why i didn't answer the resteraunt question
25) What's something exciting in your life? I get to be with Jaxon EVERY DAY!
26) What shirt are you wearing now? a janky, holy, orange Polo shirt
27) Do you like to sleep on satin sheets? well yes and no...yes...they are compfy...but no b/c when someone has rough feet they make scratchy noises when they move :)...i dont have rough feet.
28) Can you whistle? sweet tunes...yes...to get someone's attention...no
29) Favorite color? GREEN
30) Would you be a pirate? On the set of Pirates of the Carribean...yes.
31) What songs do you sing in the shower? whatever i can hear...usually an episode of the Backyardigans...so i sing along with them
32) Favorite girl's name? Bella has grown on me
. 33) Favorite boy's name? Maddux
34) What's in your pocket? no pockets...just some old abilene high football shorts
35) Last thing that scared you? when my dad had an alergic reaction to something and i had to take him to the hospital...i had no idea what was going on
36) Favorite TV show? K you asked for it. One Tree Hill, CSI's, Law and Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, American Idol, Supernatural, The Office, Smallville, Gilmore Girls...Dawson's Creek and Friends are still up there too.
37 ) Do you love where you live? it's grown on me...but i wouldn't mind getting out of here
39) How many TVs do you have in your house/apartment? 2 that are hooked up one sitting and waiting for Jaxon to get older
40) Who is your loudest friend? Kim Partin...or maybe Kim McDonald...2 different types of loud, but i love them to death
41) How many pets do you have? 2
42) Do you have any tattoos or piercings? my ears are pierced
43) Whats your husband's/wife's name? Mitchy-poo
44) What is something you can't live without? God's love and my family
45) What is your favorite candy? chocolate anything
46) What's your favorite sport to watch? Baseball!
47) What were you doing at midnight last night? The Host has taken ahold of me
48) What's your favorite store? Target 49) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Where is my book...Jaxon won't wake up for another 30 minutes
50) What time is it? 1:12 pm

How many times can we change?

First off, I am annoyed with blogger. Ok onto Jaxon.
These are a few pics from the other day when we wore just about 3 different outfits...the first was her pajamas...and I'm not showcasing those...but I just wanted to show you how Jaxon has decided to sit in her high chair lately...why not be comfortable right?

After breakfast we got dressed for the day...and my little senorita decided that my coffee cup and her brush would be great to play with throughout the day.

when i was finally able to get the cup away from her to do the dishes...she decided to help.

She liked playing in the water...right before this picture she was sliding her belly up and down on the door...i didn't get the camera fast enough. But you can see how soaked through her shirt is.

After we finished the dishes...it was time for lunch...so we took off her clothes so she could really enjoy her Ramen noodles. She likes to hide the noodles places so she can eat them later...usually we find them behind her ears...or between her toes. This time she wanted to be like her cousin Avery and look like Harry Potter.

After lunch I figured let's change into a whole new outfit! And because her "aunt" Kim loves to buy her funny little things...why not try them on? So we experimented with Jaxon's new red boots...they were a little big...but I had fun taking pictures of her!

This is a video of her trying to stand up in her skirt in boots...it's apparently quite difficult.


And this other video is really nothing...i just like in the beginning how she is kicking her feet with the boots on...she doesn't do it normally and i think it's just adorable.

The night ended with a bath...we always check to see if the water is hot by putting the duck under the water...

What a cute duck!!

Speaking of ducks, we went to the park today. We literally rolled out of bed and decided to go. On the way down, we stopped to look at a few ducks in the pond...and they swarmed...no joking we had maybe 30 ducks inches away from us. Of course I was stupid and forgot to bring the camera...but I had my trusy phone and got a few pics of the ducks and her playing.

She wasn't so interested in the park as she was the woodchips all over the place. It's the little things right?

Here ye! Here ye!

This post is dedicated to my two other children, Petey and Tex. Look at their cute and "innocent" looking faces...well let me take you on a trip to memory lane.

No one has really seen this picture because at the time it was quite embarrassing. This is a picture of our patio at our old duplex. I'm not sure if most of you know about boxers...but they get bored. And when they are bored they tend to tear things up. Well look closely at this picture. You should see a hole in our wall that one of them punched(?)...not too sure how it happened...but the longer we lived there the bigger the hole got. You should see a top to a patio table on the ground...they tore the legs right off of it...and new wood in the background...yeah that was to repair the picket fence that they tore apart with their teeth...actually with just one bite (i saw it happen). And of course Tex is on top of the dog house and not in it.
This would be Mitchell's shoe. Both had a turn.
So, why is any of this important? Well recently the floods have come down in Abilene for about a week straight. Our backyard usually takes a week to dry from something like that. Well when that happens we usually put them in the garage when we are gone. After a dresser and the electricity to the garage door has been torn apart...we decided they can't go in there anymore either...we have other things in there that are important to us now. So what do we do with our other children...notice i don't call them dogs...because they have never been treated like that...well i don't keep them in the muddy backyard..because i know they don't like it...so we experimented. We left both dogs inside the house for a short period of time...well that short time turned into a whole day. And while we tiptoed into the house...looking for the latest victim of the two...we found nothing(?!!!?) so the next day...nothing(?!!?) and the next...NOTHING!!! what is going on?! I am so proud of my little angels...they even left the diapers alone that were in the trash can...seriously I am amazed!
Here is an old picture from a few years ago. I found it and it made me laugh...I love how funny animals backsides look.


And can you believe she was so small?My tiny princess.

Long Time No Blog

Well it's been a week or so, so I thought I would let everybody in on our ongoings. So what's been going on? Weddings! Or just one wedding right now...but now we are getting ready for the second one pretty soon!! Woohoo Kellianne! Anyway, the Doty clan and an old friend traveled to Midland and back on Saturday to see one of the greatest people we know get married. Candice if you read this, I can't tell you how truly HAPPY you looked...and that made you look all the more beautiful.

*there are no pictures of Jaxon because my battery died on my camera...again...and I thought I had lost the charger. Until today...I found it (way to go). So no pics of baby J right now...but just some funny stories.

Me and K...her and her sweet daughter Kayden went with us to Midland...and let's just say that Jaxon has found her a new best friend. Kayden kept her thourouly entertained. Especially when they were sprinting across the dance floor.

Here is Candice in her amazingly gorgeous dress...and I couldn't figure out how to turn the picture right side up with blogger....so tilt your head.
Daddy/Daughter dance...they danced to "Cowboy take me away" and I teared up a bit.
Puncho and Candice sharing their first bite together.
Us 3 girls...now Jaxon is in this picture...she is in my left arm behind Candice. She wouldn't stop crying so we just hid her :)
Addison and Kayden...the Belles of the ball! We had a blast

*And other news. The release date for the Twilight movie has been movied up to November 21st (those angels are singing "Hallelujah" again).

Why is she so dang cute???

Here is out little Angel supporter! Most of you know that I am a die hard baseball fan...and more so a Braves fan. Well, Jaxon's first pink baseball jersey finally fits...and even though it's not an Atlanta "A," I think it's still totally cute. And she is also wearing it to support John's performance against Boston...throwing a 9 inning No-No against the Red Sox is just amazing.
Yea, the shorts are the killer on the outfit...way too cute! All she needs now is her long socks and cleats!

And like most of my blogs...things just seem to happen while in the high chair.
So what's better than eating and having spaghetti all over your face?
Give up?
Spaghetti all over your chest!!!

You should have seen the bathtub after this...I think there are still a few noodles trying to get down the drain.

And, a big round of thank you's to Petey and Tex for a thorough clean up. Tex likes to get in the cracks of the high chair...Jaxon hides a few things for them there. Alright...I am about to send in a picture to the ACU Today for Jaxon...which pic should I choose...after cropping and all..I need your thoughts on which pic you think is best?!!

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Just a little video of her showing off her mad skills. Again, in the high chair. Her Neena taught her this in San Antonio.

This is another video...in the highchair...she has started to "wink" at us. And also she sings a Backyardigans song...kind of. There is a Racing Day episode and we have a toy that plays one excert of the song over and over...and Mitchell bought a ringer that plays the same part. Well on it the main part of the song goes..."I gotta go go go go go go" and so on...Well Jaxon sings the go go part. She's gotten better at it since this video...and she is a little shy. Crazy girl.

Perfect

Ok. There is really only one word to describe this book that I read and it is Perfect. I know most of you know how obsessed I became with this series, and you may think that I am just saying that because I love all things Twilight...but really this book was everything I didn't expect.

I began the end of the Twilight journey on 12:43 am Saturday morning and finished at 12:45 am on Monday morning. I probably would have finished it in a 24 hour period if I didn't have work, pitching lessons, a baby, a husband, etc...but it really doesn't matter, because I feel like I never lost my place...it was all I could think about and I can't believe I only bought this book 3 days ago...I feel like I have had it longer. So still to all of you who just can't believe me when I say that Stephenie Meyer is the most amazing author out there and will engulf you in any story...you need to rethink your decision. And to say the least...after reading the 3 previous stories I was still caught off guard in this book. I didn't guess or think of anything remotely close to what was going to happen. She's an amazing writer...they are amazing books and the ending was simply Perfect.