Free Zoo

I normally don't do 2 posts a day, let's face it, I hardly ever blog, but this I need to share today! Since it was so nice yesterday, 75 in January, we went out to what we call the Free Zoo! The Free Zoo is actually my dad's friends house. He has a house out in the country and him and his girlfriend have an exotic animal farm (zoo). They have no children, so they can devote all of their free time to these unique animals! Here is a list of what they have.......

• Zebra









• Miniature Cattle









• 2 Lemurs









• 2 Hairless Cats









• 2 Foxes









• 2 Peacocks









• 4 Miniature Donkeys









• 2 Turkeys








• Emu









• Deer









• Antelope









• 3 Dogs









• Miniature Horse

I think that's it! (they will also be adding a baby Kangaroo next fall.) Daxon did not know where to go first. He loved all the animals and enjoyed feeding them and riding the horse. Here are a few pics from our day!!

New Bed

So this weekend we were in Stillwater for my dad's birthday. Whenever we come to Stillwater, Daxon sleeps in a Pack &Play in my old bedroom. This morning he decided to climb out of it. Now remember he has not tried to climb out of his crib at home yet, so I thought we still had a little bit of time. Boy was I wrong!! About 7:30 this morning I hear a thud and looked over toward the P&P and he had just hit the ground! He grabbed a book, opened the bedroom door, and ran down the hall yelling "Mimmi" (my mom). He is growing up so fast!!

My mom was at Wal-mart yesterday looking at toddler beds and found this Toy Story blow up mattress....JACKPOT!!!

Hats

Daxon has a love/hate relationship with hats. If I want him to wear one, then he hates it! Figures, right? He likes to wear hats when he wants to wear hats! His daddy is a hat fanatic. I am sure most of you have never seen Jeremy without a hat. I really don't understand the reasoning, but oh well. Maybe he doesn't like his hair, maybe its getting a little thin on top, or maybe its just a habit that he has had since he was little? Anyway, back to Daxon. I can tell that Jeremy wants Daxon to "like" hats, so he has about 6. Yes, 6!!! Ridiculous I know! If we see a cute one, we buy it!!!

Books

I don't think I have mentioned this before, but Daxon loves books. He currently has about 20 or 30 books in his library. He is amazed by books. It does not matter what kind of book it is, as long as he can turn pages and look at pictures! His favorites are the books that move i.e. pop-up books! Good Night Moon I think is #1 on his list. He was introduced to this book at daycare. I laugh every morning when I am driving him to daycare because when we are about 2 blocks away from Hollie's house, he starts saying mmm mmm moon. which means Good Night Moon! Yes I speak toddler!!!

Bored

Boredom. It has set in. I think the high today is 30 degrees. We are stuck in the house. I think we have watched every movie we own and then some. Daxon like to watch the same movies over and over and over! Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek3, Ice Age 1-3, Lion king, Toy Story just to name a few. He is not very happy when I try to throw a new one in the mix!

Paul Frank

Okay I do not why, but I love the Paul Frank stuff. Before Daxon was born I started seeing this clothing line at Target while browsing for baby clothes. For those of you who don't know what I am talking about, Paul Frank is a monkey. Not just any monkey. The perfect monkey! Anyway, there is a clothing line out that has the monkey head printed on everything from underwear to jackets. Everytime I go to target I buy a new Paul Frank "something" for Daxon. I can't help it, its am impulse. Hi my name is Erin and I am addicted to Paul Frank.....

This year for Christmas, Mimmi got Daxon some PF jammies! He loves them, but not as much as I do!!

Oh I almost forgot, his 2nd birthday is in Feb. and yep you guessed it, Paul Frank is the theme!!!

I'm Back!

Okay its been about 9 months since my last blog. I have been following a friend's blog that is truly amazing! She def has the gift of gab and did I mention her pics? She has a great camera and a great subject to photograph. It is her blog that got me started to begin with. I will try to do better this year on keeping up with my blog.

Anyway, Daxon is almost 2. TWO!!!! Can you believe it? I sure can't. I look back at old pics of him and always say to myself "I sure miss this age". Does this mean I have baby fever and want another one? Jeremy thinks so. I think I do want one more, I just want Daxon to be potty trained or "almost" potty trained. Because let's face it, 2 in diapers would be awfully expensive!!

I am in shock at how much Daxon is learning. He is learning so much everyday that
I can barely keep up with all new "words" he is attempting to say. He goes to an in-home daycare twice a week and he has made some little friends he talks about. Ms. Hollie has been woderful. I put Daxon in daycare for the social aspect. Since I stay home, he was never around other children. I got two awesome recommendations for Ms. Hollie so she was def our first pick!! Daxon loves Ms. Hollie (eventhough he still cries when I drop him off) so much!