The Betterton Family

2009-01-25T07:53:00.000-08:00

Jaxon woke up wanting cookies this morning. He didn't get cookies but I think he was pretty happy with yogurt.

Jaxon's haircut

2009-01-14T16:39:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of pictures of the haircut I gave Jaxon on Monday. I had to chase him around to cut it, but I got it done. Keegan wanted me to trim it, but after I started cutting it we just decided to cut it off (plus, I really only know how to do one haircut, not do trims).

He looks like such a little man when is hair is cut, and I still am not used to it. We are going to let it grow long again, it was just getting a little out of control.

Next time though, I am going to take him to a professional and just get it trimmed instead of trying to do it myself :)

What the?

2008-12-13T12:24:00.000-08:00

Our tree has been sitting outside, waiting for us to get a chance to put it up. Keegan is working today, and it started to snow. In an attempt to rescue our tree, I brought it in and put it in our kitchen. I also tried to put it on the stand, which is probably the most frustrating thing I have tried to do in awhile (I can't get it straight by myself!). My camera is broken (that is a hint Santa!), but I took this picture with my phone.

Last year, I felt really bad cutting down a tree and putting it in our house to let it die. I thought about getting a fake one, but I read a couple articles about how real trees are actually better for the environment. It creates a lot of waste to make a plastic tree, and they often have PVC or lead in them. It also takes a lot of fuel to get them here from Asia. In case anyone has wondered about this, it made me feel a lot better about getting a real tree. Plus, you can't beat the smell and our cat really enjoys it (he has been sitting on that window ledge since I brought it in.)

Hope everyone is feeling the joy and spirit of Christmas!

Jaxon Turns 2

2008-12-03T14:28:00.000-08:00

Jaxon turned two on the 25th, so of course we had to have an Elmo Party!

I thought this would be a good time to update my blog, I have been so busy with school and haven't really had much to say!

Anyways, my Mom got us a room at the Mansion House in Buffalo to use. It is a really old hotel that had a side room perfect for a party!

It was extra special this year to have some of Keegan's family here, who came for Thanksgiving. Bridget, Justin and Paige even surprised us by coming too!

My sister helped me make the cupcakes and she even made an elmo out of posterboard. Her birthday was on the 17th so we got to celebrate that too while she was here.

I just want to add that I realized this year that Keegan is the perfect person to be married to when it comes to doing birthday parties. He lets me take charge, he is very supportive, and he always tells me everything looks perfect! (He also understands when I am stressed about it and lets me boss him around, a nice bonus!)

Trip to Arizona

2008-08-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

We went to Arizona last week to be there for my sister for her move to the dorms...and I miss her already! It was seriously HOT down there, which I expected, but it was so draining. It was a good trip, it was just weird going back without Trisha. Jaxon was really good in the car for that long, so that was a relief. Here are some pics from our trip!My cousin lives in Phoenix and works at the Biltmore Hotel. It was so nice to see her, and it is good to know she is there in case Trisha is homesick.
Posing for pics in Trisha's dorm...we all look a little tired...
Jaxon was causing trouble, as usual...but he looked so cute!
At our hotel, cooling off!
I just thought this was cute.
I have some more Phoenix pics on my myspace page too and some new ones of Jax

Family visit!

2008-08-12T08:50:00.001-07:00

Last week we had a visit from Keegan's dad and brothers. It was so nice of them to come and visit, and it was fun to have them here. I was glad that Keegan got to enjoy some time with his family and get some time off work before his crew started their new job. We went to the pool, and to Devil's tower (2 hours away). Unfortunately, after taking a bunch of GREAT pictures at Devil's tower, my camera's memory card quit working, and now I can't even get them. I am going to try and see if there is some way to get them, but for now, here are some pics at the pool!

This is Devil's Tower. It looks so much better when you are actually there, but this is a nice picture.

I ♥ Summer!

2008-07-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

We are lucky we have a huge free pool in Buffalo. It is the largest outdoor pool in Wyoming, and it is free...I think it is in the top five for largest free pool in the country. It is a free way to have fun on the weekend!

Jaxon did not like his spiderman floaties too much! But this picture he was still trying to smile!
Trisha went with us. Jaxon really likes to jump off the sides of the pool and have us catch him.
This was last week when I babysat Cutter. These too have so much fun. I always put Jaxon's little table in the kitchen so they can sit and eat together.
Last Saturday was Keegan's work picnic. He went everywhere with Bryce holding his hand, it was cute. He was really good on the boat.
On Sunday we went on Katie and Joey's boat, it was so fun! We spent all weekend at the lake boating.
Today Keegan only had to work for a couple hours, so he went fishing! He came home with this monster.

Ten things you probably don't know...about me!

2008-07-10T21:28:00.000-07:00

Alright, well Bridget tagged me...I am supposed to say ten things you might not know about me! Hopefully you guys still like me after I do...haha

1. I google everything! If I don't know something, even if I am no where near my computer, it will seriously bother me until I can figure it out.

2. A lot of people think I am a really mellow person, but I am a very anxious person. I worry about stuff so much it makes me crazy! I constantly worry about stupid stuff, and it drives Keegan crazy! There are days when I get really upset about not having enough time to do stupid things around the house.

3. Ok this is a weird one, but I hate the sound of other people brushing their teeth, it makes me sick and it hurts my ears. It is fine when I do it, because it sounds different to me.

4. I love teaching. Jaxon is my new little student. I wanted to be a teacher for so long because that is what I am good at. When I was little I taught my sister everything I learned at school. I did decide, though, that I would rather be a nurse.

5. I love girly coffee drinks from Starbucks or City Brew. If I don't have one from City Brew in the morning my whole day is out of whack!

6. I want another baby, but I know I need to wait until we are a little more settled. I would hate to get stuck in Wyoming forever!

7. I am mildly paranoid. I always have to check if the door is locked, and always have weird irrational fears... I think that probably ties to number 2 on this list!

8. When I was little I always wanted my mom to have more kids, because I wanted a large immediate family (I already have a large extended family, my mom has 6 siblings and my dad has 5). It all worked out thought, I married into one!

9. I went to Europe when I was a junior in High school and I did not like Paris. I would never go back there...pretty sure everyone else thought I was nuts.

10. I want to be a surgical nurse or a nurse in the E.R. I love surgery shows, and I can't wait until I am in there!

Alright, well enough about me! I tag...WHITNEY and LAUREN (Now you will have to make a blog Lauren!)

4th of July!

2008-07-10T21:16:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy since we got back from Idaho I haven't had any time to post these pictures!

Idaho was so much fun!! We were worried about the long drive and the short trip, but it was totally worth it. I came home in a great mood, and with a pretty awesome farmer's tan! We had so much fun camping and seeing everyone, but I was a little depressed Paige got so big!

Here are some pictures from our trip...

I love how Paige just sits there. She is always so content and happy! I just love her.
Jaxon was so excited to see his Aunts!
He loves digging in the sand!

Paige is so beautiful! I hope we have a daughter half as beautiful as she is!! We miss her!

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It was such a fun trip! We can't wait for the next time we can see Keegan's family!

Bubbles!!

2008-06-29T16:28:00.003-07:00

It was such a nice day outside today! Jaxon had fun outside trying to blow bubbles.

Pictures from the last month

2008-06-29T16:28:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of our new little house...

Cutter and Jaxon sharing...

Jaxon made me a pet rock at daycare! This is the only thing we are going to miss about Jaxon going there, we get wonderful surprises like this!

Back to school!

2008-06-23T13:22:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to get back to school this fall. I gave my notice today at work, and my last day will be around June 11th. I am going to work nights at Winchesters, and go to school a couple days a week full time.

I am also thrilled to have the remainder of the summer to play with Jax outside, and just enjoy my time with him. I really miss being at home with him during the day.

We have been really blessed this year with things going our way, so I decided this is something I need to do for me while we are still able to. Keegan got another raise this month, which will help, and he really has been wanting me to do this too.

Sheridan College will be quite a change for me. It is a small community college, but SO cheap so that will be nice.

I will post some new pictures of Jaxon soon, I have some really cute ones of him and Cutter from last week. He has been trying to say new words everyday. We went to the pediatrition last week, and he is in the 93 percentile for height, 66th for weight, and 43rd for head size (I really expected them all to be in the top percentile, haha). The pediatrician was asking about the head tilt he does, and I have never noticed it. Apparently, It can be a sign of eye problems, or muscle problems. As I sit here and type this, I notice that I am and often do tilt my head the same way he does. I guess the strangest things can be genetic!!!

Jaxon's chubby feet thank Zappos!

2008-06-06T09:12:00.000-07:00

In my quest to find shoes wide enough for Jaxon's extremely wide (they are seriously like squares) I found Zappos! (http://www.zappos.com/). Living in the middle of nowhere I really appreciated the free shipping (and free return shipping if they did not fit). I ordered the wides and they came in the next day (for free! I was thrilled!). I was so excited, until I tried them on Jax and they did not fit. I am returning them for extra wides. Just wanted to share this great website for anyone else who can't get to a mall without a long drive! They also have really cute toddler clothes by Hurley, Quicksilver, Diesel, Matix, DC, Hatley and lots of other brands. This is my new favorite online store!

We love it when family visits!

2008-06-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

We have been really busy with visits from family lately. It has been so much fun having everyone come and see us. Jerry, Heidi and Tess came to Buffalo and we had so much fun! We were so busy I forgot to take pictures!
The weekend before they came, my Dad and his wife Mary came to visit for my sister's graduation. I also forgot to take pictures, but luckily Mary and my Dad didn't!

Jaxon is always excited to have visitors! He would not sit still long enough to have his picture taken though!

The pictures of me and Trisha turned out really bad, so I will not be including that one!

I cut Jaxon's mullet and its keeps growing back...haha. I am starting to wonder if he has some redneck genes or something that keep his hair growing back like that....

Next time everyone is here I am going to remember to take pictures!

New Daycare!

2008-05-09T10:44:00.000-07:00

Jaxon started his new daycare this week.
It is always nerve wracking switching, but this time it has been a breeze! Jaxon just loves it, and has made me a craft already this week. (I will upload a picture of it when my computer is up and running at my new house.) He also made me a Mother's Day present. It means a lot that he gets to sit down and do fun crafts with other kids.
I am so thrilled I found the perfect place for him. She does lots of fun activities and I can tell she really loves the kids. When I come get him she tells me tons of stories about what he did that day and is really excited about it. Our nephew Cutter is going there two afternoons a week as well and is doing really good! I am so relieved.
Also, he eats better than I do when he is there...it is all healthy and well-balanced. She is also going to work with him on potty training which will be great.
I have been stressed out about the daycare situation for a long time. I hate feeling like I am not there if he needs something, or that I am a bad mom for having to work. I can say that is finally gone. He learns so much and has so much fun when he is there. I feel like he is at a really fun school. This is the first time I have felt good about leaving him with someone who wasn't family.

Dog? Kitty? NO, that is Grandma's horse!

2008-05-06T15:16:00.000-07:00

Jaxon doesn't say horse yet, but he does look natural "riding" one doesn't he?

Way to go Trish!

2008-05-05T18:54:00.000-07:00

Trisha received an Art award today! I am so lucky to have her as a sister, and not just because I get drawings of my son (and some lilies) for free!! Here are some pics from the awards today and a video of her speech.

She did this drawing of Jaxon for us!

Here is the picture she used.

Here is Trisha with all the other seniors who got an award.

She is going to kill me for putting this up here. I thought it would be nice for our family to see how great her speech was and how awesome it was she got this award.

Excited I found my cord!

2008-05-03T19:08:00.001-07:00

Here is a video! He was kind of grouchy. Sorry it is kind of dark, for some reason they always turn out that way.

Packing Day!

2008-05-03T09:02:00.000-07:00

Today we packed up our stuff so it is ready to move on Thursday. We are so excited to get into our new house, because this one is starting to get too hot! Last summer was almost unbearable. Here are some pics from today.
Hopefully we will finish tomorrow and have everything ready to go!

Jaxon was tired when he got home from playing with Cutter all afternoon.

Yeah Way!

2008-04-13T20:40:00.001-07:00

Today I told Jaxon no way (his favorite word) to something he was doing and he responded with "yeah way" (which is my usual response). He also said Please (kind of sounds like peas) for the first time yesterday. I can't believe how big he is getting.

Christmas cheer!

2007-12-08T23:28:00.001-08:00

We put up our Christmas tree today! We (or, I guess, Keegan) had a little bit of trouble getting our tree straight, which has a horribly crooked trunk. There was some swearing, and the tree fell once, barely missing Jaxon...but it is finally lookin' good! We listened to the Sarah McLachlan Witnersong CD, which reminds me of my Christmas with my newborn son last year. During my maternity leave I would set him in his chair and play that CD, just enjoying the good feelings of Christmas.

I took a bunch of pictures, but I cannot find the cord to put them on the computer. I will upload them as soon as I find that stupid cord.

I have noticed there are a lot of people who do not seem very cheery this time of year. I think some people just get burnt out on the whole idea of another year of buying presents and worrying about what to get and how much you are going to spend. I wonder if some people just forget how much fun it really is. I have been driving everyone at work nuts with my christmas cheer. My sister thought I was nuts when she went to drive my car and heard christmas music. Would someone please let me know the date before Christmas when it is ok to start playing the music??

Hello!

2007-12-08T23:28:00.000-08:00

Hey! I just wanted to set this up as a way of keeping everyone updated on everything that is going on with our family!