Knock Knock

My mom was telling me the funniest jokes last night.  I could hardly contain myself!

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SURPRISE!

I'm starting to learn that there are many different meanings of the word "surprise" judging by my mom and dad's reactions.  When my mom found out she was pregnant - SURPRISE!  When I finally pooped for the first time in a week - SURPRISE!  When my aunt, uncle, and cousin showed up with my grandparents for my mom's birthday - SURPRISE!  That one even surprised me - it took me a few minutes to figure out who was staring at me from the second floor.  It took my mom even longer to figure out they were up there!

I also learned that your birthday isn't just a day, it's more like a week.  I can get used to that idea.

On Friday night, my grandma and grandpa babysat Caleb and I while my mom, dad, aunt, and uncle went to a birthday dinner. (I'm not sure who was more sad to not be going along, me or my grandpa).   Saturday we took Uncle Cade and Caleb to the Buffalo Tap for their first juicy lucy, at Grandpa's request of course!   Saturday night we had a party with my Minnesota grandparents and the Ginger. After donuts Sunday morning, our house was quiet once again. It was so sad to see everyone go but I heard talk of going to Wisconsin very soon.  My wish is going to come true!

I know that this weekend was supposed to be all about my mom because it was her birthday, but let's be honest, it was all about me and my cousin Caleb. Just look at who is in all of the pictures...not the birthday girl!

Cousin Caleb is here!  Woo hoo!

Excuse me, I need to get a closer look at your foot. 

Chillin' with Caleb while he's eating breakfast.  I learned that Caleb is a "one-upper."  Anything I would do, he would do the same thing only louder.  I'm going to have to work on my copy cat skills!



What birthday isn't complete without bacon donuts!



You know what they say, the bigger the spoon, the bigger the mouth.  Aunt Jenna must be using a really big spoon!



My new baseball hat!



Reading with Grandma. Which one of us is really in to the book and which one isn't?

Squishing Grandma.  I miss her already!

Slip Slidin' Away

Did you know that you can go on a water slide in January...in the middle of Minnesota?  I didn't!  We celebrated my Minnesota Grandpa's birthday at the Water Park of America and I had such a blast!  Ok, that is a little bit of a stretch.  Next year, I will think it's the Most Fun Ever but as a first-timer, I was a little scared. There was so much to look at - slides, water, surfing, more water, people, and my personal favorite, ginormous ceiling fans. It was so hard for me to focus on just one thing!  I was very excited to wear one of my 6 swimsuits.  What can I say, I'm my father's son. We have a slight obsession with board shorts.

Dad, if you let me go I swear I will be a Packer fan for life!

WTH Mom?!?!



Oh hi Grandma!  I guess this isn't so bad!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Part 2

On Christmas Eve morning, we piled in the car and took a fun little road trip to Wisconsin. I made it the whole way without asking my dad to stop - he was so impressed with my car riding skills!  My Wisconsin family was SO EXCITED that we were there.  That night we hung out and opened gifts, which is one of my favorite things to do.

HELLO PRESENTS! Don't you just love the giant hedgehog and the mini table and chairs?

Angry Birds Hat, imported from San Fran!  Thanks Aunt Jenna!

Grandpa and I listening to Uncle Jordan playing the stand up bass.

I had heard stories about what Chirstmas Day is like at my Grandma's, but I truly had no idea.  There were people, people, and more people everywhere, and who knew that I'm related to all of them!  We were so busy that day that we forgot to take pictures.  Here is one of me giving my Great Aunt Mary Beth a very, very special gift:

That night, we got to watch the Packers beat the Lions. I know that I have to be on Team Neutral, but I have a good feeling about the rest of the Packers season. Go Pack Go! That's all I'm going to say about it :)  The next morning, my dad drove back to Minnesota and left us in Wisconsin for the week.  I really missed him, but I was excited to spend some time in the land of Cheese. 

We went on a lot of adventures that week.  One afternoon, my mom, Caleb, Grandma, Aunt Jenna, and I hit up Cabela's for some sightseeing. I felt a little out of my element with all of the guns and camo, so I was really glad that Caleb was along to make me feel more comfortable around the hunting stuff!

The deer in our backyard don't look like this! 

The next day, we went on another adventure to the Children's Museum downtown Milwaukee.  What. A. Zoo.  There were people everywhere (almost like Christmas Day)!  They had so many things to look at and our favorite was the city bus. Caleb got to take a turn driving it while I supervised.  Despite the craziness, it was really fun and I'm excited to go back again!

Caleb and I got to jam out with some musical instruments.  We're already taking after Uncle Jordan!

Because it was so nice out this Christmas, we took a few walks in the woods. I even got to ride on my Grandpa's ranger!

My uncle Jordan drove my mom and I back on Friday and spent a few days with us.  We had so much fun! We took him to one of our favorite restaurants, the Buffalo Tap, for some pepperjack cheese curds and juicy lucy's.  My favorite thing about this place?  They have tv's everywhere and I LOVE to watch tv!

Uncle Jordan at the Tap.

Don't worry, the car wasn't moving!

 



Happy 6 Months to Our Little Man!

Please thank my guest blogger, My Mom, for this post!

It's hard to believe that 6 months ago today, I was waddling to the hospital for what we all thought would be an easy, induced delivery. Almost 12 hours later, our baby boy was born with some help from his doctor friends.  We had no idea how much this little person was going to change our life. Ryan and I are so very lucky to wake up every morning to a beautiful, healthy baby smiling back at us.

We love you Landon Alan Jaycox!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas...Part One

Santa came a week early!  We went to my dad's hometown of Waseca to celebrate my first Christmas with my Minnesota grandparents and my cousins.  I love a good party and a good party it was! The party goers included: 2 aunts, 2 uncles, 6 cousins, one grandma, one grandpa and one great-grandpa.  It was a wild weekend and I had the best time ever.

This was my first experience opening presents and I really think that Christmas should be every day.  Ripping apart paper and eating it is the most fun.

Oh yeahhhhh! Look at me go!

 



My mom didn't take a video, but our great-grandpa is leading us in We Wish You a Merry Christmas.  Gavin and Kolton took care of the low notes and I handled the high ones.



A Wise Man Once Said...

...."Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."

Guess what I got? Croup! Who knew that my little, fun, faux cough was going to turn in to a dog-like bark that nearly gave my mother and WI grandmother a heart attack every time I had to hack. Happy Thanksgiving to Me.

The week was almost the best one of my life. The plan was to whoop it up (not croup it up) with my dad and my Wisconsin relatives. Daycare was closed for the week of Thanksgiving, which for me means no napping at home and trying as hard as possible to get out of the daily routine I follow at daycare. Party Time!

We started off the week running errands at the MOA (Mall of America for you non-MN natives). This was the first time I rode in the Bob like a normal person. Super fun!

Early the next morning, and I mean early (refer to not following a schedule, above), my mom and I hit the road for good ol' Wisconsin. I slept the ENTIRE WAY to Cedarburg, keeping one hand on my toy because I need to be touching something at all times.

I was soooo excited to see my family from Wisconsin. I wish that I could see them every single day and I was so sad to leave. We did lots of fun things which made the week fly by - walks, naps, guitar playing, photo shoots with my Great Uncle John and Aunt Julie, watched the Packers keep their winning streak alive, the list goes on!

With Grandma and my cousin Caleb.  Boys will be boys!



Discussing what we are going to eat on Thanksgiving day.

With my mama in my Thanksgiving duds. We both have our stretchy pants on, ready to stuff our faces.



My uncle Jordan's hair is way more fun to play with than my mom's!



Learning how to slappa da bass.

Bundled up for our walk. I was nice and toasty warm!