The Papac Family

What a Pair!!!

2010-05-25T15:05:00.003-06:00

May 8, 2010

I love these little guys!!!

We finally did family pictures....it's been since Jaxon was just born. This is just a sneak peak we got, but it was too cute to not post. We will post more when we get the rest. Hopefully they are as cute!

Our 3rd Blessing

2010-05-25T14:45:00.003-06:00

We found out the beginning of March that we were expecting our 3rd little one. We are so excited! This will be our first planned and last pregnancy...unless God has other plans of course! We are a 16 weeks and eagerly awaiting to find out what this little one is. This pregancy had a rough start, but thankfully has been much better these past few weeks. And did I mention I have become so much bigger so much faster....ugh! We look so forward to November when we can meet you sweet little one!

10 weeks

It's Been So Long

2010-05-25T14:32:00.002-06:00

I have had every intention of getting caught up on my blogging for all you family members who have pointed out my lack of follow-through, but it's too overwhelming so I am starting fresh now. Just for my own records I wanted to remember what we have done....Mike and I celebrated our 4th anniversary with a trip to Seattle. We celebrated Mike's 28th birthday with a fun fondue dinner. We had a great mother's day with family and tons of food!!! We have done a ton of yard work even with this horrible weather and my wonderful hubby put in an amazing garden for me. We spent a week with my sister and brother-in-law while they were here from Tennessee. Lastly, Michael and I left the boys with my dad and Kim and went to Arizona for 5 days for our friends, Katy and Brian's, wedding. Aside from that I have been sleeping and laying on the couch for the past many weeks.

Four Wonderful Years of Marriage

2010-03-25T19:29:00.005-06:00

Happy Anniversary Baby!!!! I love you and am so thankful for you!

Enjoying The Nice Weather

2010-03-25T09:09:00.007-06:00

I am looking so forward to this Spring and Summer now that Xander can walk. Jaxon will have a little buddy to play all of his favorite sports with. We have already been enjoying the nicer weather (although still a little cold to be out too long) by getting out in the backyard and playing baseball, tennis, football, and golf.

Xander and Jaxon had their own little baseball game...

Jaxon up to bat

Xander up to bat

Xander being so darn cute

Xander running the bases

Jaxon "fixing" his lawnmower after the big game

We All Scream for ICE CREAM

2010-03-25T08:38:00.006-06:00

It seems like when I am unable to post it's because we are going going going, which means we are doing more things that I want to post about...making me really behind. So here is me playing catch up....

These were too cute to not post for Grandmas and Grandpas. Jaxon and Xander had their own little ice cream party and so much enjoyed their treats.

Our boys are so fun!!! They make life so much more enjoyable. I love them!!!

Hard at Work

2010-01-29T15:57:00.006-07:00

The boys and I found this workbench for $10 the other day and they have been playing with it ever since. As a result, I have been able to get a number of wonderful pictures (to use against them later in life)

For some reason every time he plays tools he needs to have these goggles and ear protectors on.

Xander playing with the screw.

Jaxon was so excited to figure out that he could put the ear protectors on his stomach that I actually got a cute smiling picture of him.

Xander the other day working on the small tool bench.

I love my boys!!!

FINALLY....We are walking!

2010-01-21T15:57:00.002-07:00

Xander has been holding my hand and walking for the longest time, but would not just do it himself. I worked with him the last 2 days for over an hour each day (not to mention every day before that) trying to get him to walk and he wouldn't. Then last night my mom came over to see the kids and the minute she got here he started walking and hasn't stopped. She was so excited to get to witness it and I was so excited and relieved he could actually do it. The little goof is just too cautious, but I guess that means less bruises. YEAH Xander!!!!

Christmas X lots!

2010-01-08T07:42:00.016-07:00

I love Christmas as it is such a wonderful celebration of Jesus and all he represents! It is also a wonderful time to spend time with family and friends. This year we had a number of Christmas celebrations. The weekend prior to Christmas we went to Twin Falls and celebrated with Michael's family and my dad's side of the family. On Saturday (Papac Christmas) we had a yummy turkey feast and on Sunday (James Christmas) we had a large Christmas breakfast and a great roast dinner that evening. We enjoyed all the food and of course spending time with everyone! Christmas eve, Jaxon and I attempted to decorate a gingerbread house. I ended up decorating the house and Jaxon ate all the candy, but it was fun. And to be honest he did kind of decorate gingerbread cookies for Santa....so I guess it wasn't completely pointless. That evening we went to my mom's and celebrated with her, my sister, and her husband (Devon) and ate yummy prime rib. Christmas morning we woke up to find Santa had visited our home. We had a blast just having our own little family Christmas. Then that afternoon, I fixed a ham dinner for our family, my mom, my sis and Devon. Needless to say we had a ton of food over the 2 week period and wonderful time with family. Here are a ton of pictures (They are mostly family shots...as usual I wasn't great at taking pictures)....

Our Christmas Day photo (should be at the end, but I can't get this thing to work.)

Xander helping daddy with the tree

The boys took everything out of the boxes and took it all over the house....they had fun.

Our Papac Christmas...we put Papa Papac's old train together. Jaxon loved it My dad, sis, and I....after this shot we had a Christmas brawl girls against dad.

My Sis, Grandma, and I

The James Clan (although only 2 are James)

Christmas Eve at my mom's....we did our first annual ugly Christmas sweater attire. Jaxon and I's Gingerbread house. Jaxon's cookies and milk for Santa. He was so excited about Santa this year. I loved it!

Santa came!!!

Xander Papac

2009-12-21T08:27:00.005-07:00

My sister-in-law, Rebekah, took these pictures this past weekend and I thought they were great.

Xander at 13 months

Date Weekend!!!

2009-12-21T07:22:00.006-07:00

Michael and I were so blessed 2 weekends ago to be kid free and enjoy some time together. We took the kids to Twin Falls to stay with Papa and Jumpy on Thursday night. They had a blast and were very well cared for. Michael and I hoped to get some rest and relaxation, but that didn't happen as we tried to get everything done that we can't do with kids!!! We had so much fun though. On Friday night we had Michael's work party at the Stueckle Sky Center (the new BSU sky box). We had wonderful prime rib and an amazing view of the city. It was fun to get dressed up and just hang out together. Here is a picture...

Saturday morning we woke up early and shopped all day to get all of our Christmas shopping done. It was a snowy yucky mess, but we had so much fun. It's amazing how much you can get done when you aren't having to break for diaper changes, car seat exchanges, food and juice fillings, etc. We actually got it almost all done in just that one day. That night we had my Christmas party at Le Coq Rouge, a french restuarant here in Boise. It was amazing food and entertainment. They served a 4 course meal and had a Frank Sinatra singer (he actually sang a number of other artists too, but reminded me primarily of Frank Sinatra). We sang and danced all night. It was a blast. Here is another picture of us all dressed up.

Sunday we woke up early and headed to Twin Falls to celebrate Michael's brother, Ben's, 17th birthday. We had an amazing duck dinner at a restaurant there in Twin. We then went and picked up our boys from my parents. It's so funny how excited you get to have a break, but how much more excited you are to pick them up. I missed my babies!! We then went and enjoyed cake and ice cream with Micheal's family continuing the birthday celebration. It was great cake and fun to see everyone.

Thanksgiving 2009 (A little late)

2009-12-07T16:04:00.008-07:00

We had such a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving this year! We have so many things to be thankful for and we truly are grateful for all of them. One thing we are so thankful for is our family. They are all so amazing and we enjoyed the time we were able to share with (most of) them on Thanksgiving (we missed the few of you that weren't able to come). Michael and I fixed a yummy breakfast of homemade cinnamon rolls, eggs, and bacon for my dad and Kimmie. My mom and Kim's dad came over a little later and we watch football, talked, cooked, and ate yummy salmon appetizers (salmon caught by mom). The 8 of us then enjoyed a huge meal. It was absolutely amazing. Mike barbecued the turkey and it was done to prefect ion!!!! Great job babe! After our meal and clean up, Mike's family came over and had dessert with us. The males of the group went outside and had a "turkey bowl" while us females chatted. It was so much fun! Thanks everyone for driving up!!

Mike, Jaxon, and I getting breakfast for Papa and Jumpy (also known as dad and Kim) Kimmie was so helpful and had amazing dishes. Michael's bird was seriously the best I've ever had!!! Doesn't it look pretty?

Kim's dad and Jaxon playing "knock-out" with the M&M guys! My Daddy-O just relaxing watching football. He was great at taking care of the boys while we cooked!

My mom and Xander. She was also helpful with taking care of the boys and helping in the kitchen!

The big "turkey bowl." I didn't get all the guys, but here are some. I love Jaxon....he really did participate and actually came in with bloody knuckles. He is so all or nothing!

Pandemonium

2009-12-07T15:48:00.008-07:00

Life at our house is crazy these days! Our boys are non stop action! I have been able to take a few pictures so I can laugh at them after the fact. These were just too cute to not post.

Xander's new past time...taking everything out of my cupboards!

Xander loves to pester his brother by stealing his blankets.

Jaxon pushing Xander aroung the house on his airplane. It is mayhem! Jaxon needed to have his work goggles and ear guards on to be able to play with his tools.

For Aunt Whitney

2009-11-25T13:26:00.002-07:00

Aunt Whitney sent Xander and Jaxon a message this morning and Jaxon loved it. I honestly think I played it 6 times for him before taking this video. I had to post it for you Sis! We miss you!!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Xander

2009-11-25T12:09:00.013-07:00

Our little baby is one! I can't believe how this year has flown; it seems like just yesterday that he was born. He has added so much love and joy to our family. We love you Xander so much! We celebrated Xander's birthday last Saturday. We did a ball theme as Xander loves to play with soccer balls, footballs, basketball, etc. We ate cake and pizza and opened presents. It was so fun and Xander enjoyed it. Here are some pictures for those of you who weren't able to come!

Xander's little cake

The "ball" cupcakes

Xander with his cake

Xander was not a fan of the cake as he doesn't like mushy things. He was pretty funny to watch.

After a few minutes he discovered the cake was at least fun to play with.

Everyone helping Xander open his many gifts. Thanks everyone for your kindness!

We are in toy heaven!

This was too cute to not post!

Also too cute to not post! I think he was overwhelmed, but also so excited!

Leaves are Falling.....

2009-11-09T14:37:00.008-07:00

We enjoyed the nice fall weather by raking up leaves. The kids had fun throwing them all around. These pictures were too cute to not post.

A Spooktacular Night

2009-11-02T09:15:00.006-07:00

I was so sad because Halloween snuck up on me and as a result I didn't really plan anything exciting for the fun silly day. But, everything all worked out and the kids had fun. With Xander's surgery and the yucky swine flu we all had, I didn't think of costumes until Wednesday (yes 4 days before Halloween). So, I had to overnight Jaxon's frog costume and just have Xander wear Jaxon's lion costume from last year. But, they both looked so cute in them. Michael's work always has a little party and trick or treat thing so we got to go to that on Friday. Jaxon liked going to daddy's work and seeing all the other costumes. He was a little shy in the beginning, but warmed up to it when he realized the candy factor. For Halloween our church usually does a big fall festival, but it was cancelled this year. So we went to our friend's church in Boise and enjoyed their Fall Festival instead. They had 3 different jump houses, lots of games, and a fun trunk or treat. It was great and the kids loved it!

Our Frog, Jaxon.

Our Lion and Frog getting Grammie's candy

Our sweet lion, Xander

Jaxon was telling me about the jump house. Love the expression as it is so Jaxon!

Upright!

2009-10-28T08:12:00.002-06:00

This is how I found Xander after his nap the other day. For the past few weeks now he has been pulling himself up on things, but this was a safe place I could actually leave him while I got my camara. I love this stage and Jaxon has really taken to Xander since he has been able to stand up. I guess Jaxon feels like he is big enough to really play now. It is so fun to watch.

Carving into Autumn

2009-10-27T14:30:00.011-06:00

It was a night full of painting, carving, eating, and roasting. Jaxon and Xander painted pumpkins while Michael and I carved pumpkins. We ate carmel apples and then roasted pumpkin seeds. It was so much fun. Jaxon went right to town on painting his pumpkin and loved it. He used every paintbrush and color there was and made quite the creation. We let Xander use his hands to paint his pumpkin. He liked the paint on his hands, but didn't know what to do with it after that. So, with a little assistance from mom he got it done. Both boys were so proud of themselves. Michael and I bought a carving kit for the first time this year, which is why our pumpkins actually look like something. We really enjoyed carving our creations. And the carmel apples were great too.

Here is Xander playing with the paint. As you can see he ended up with a lot on him.

Here is our little artist. He was very into it. Love it!! Here is Xander's creation. So fun!

A few minutes later....still very into it.

Here is Jaxon helping daddy take out all the "pumpkin guts."

The final products....Michael's, Jaxon's, Xander's, and Mine Jaxon enjoying our homemade carmel apples. Yummy!!!

Fun with Daddy

2009-10-27T14:23:00.005-06:00

Xander had to have surgery again (couldn't tell from these pictures....he did so good) so we had an extended weekend with Daddy. YEAH!!! The kids enjoyed it so much! Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures on most of the activities, but here are some cute ones anyway.

Michael and the kids played outside for forever. They loved it! Michael and Xander hanging out together

Michael and Jaxon picked out leaves to put under paper and color.

Fun in Mom and Dad's bed....Watching Saturday Game Day

A Day at the Farmstead

2009-10-05T15:08:00.010-06:00

Michael and I took the boys to the corn maze last weekend. It was a blast. We went through most of the corn maze, but it was a little too long for the boys so we called it quits early. We later found out that there was a mini corn maze that would have been perfect, but oh well next time! They also had a corn box and a jumping pillow that the boys loved. We spent the majority of our time at those two stations. We also rode the cow train, which was a small barrel looking cart pulled over a bumpy dirt field by a green John Deere tractor. I of course was chosen to ride with the boys and it was painful let me tell you, but so fun to see smiles on their faces. We also took in the pig races, farm animals, and pumpkin patch. I highly recommend it. Here are some pictures from there.....

Our Family in the large rocking chair

Momma, Xander and Jaxon on the cow train

Jaxon on the pedal carts

Jaxon, Michael, and Xander on the jumping pillow All of my boys in the corn box

Xander and Jaxon playing in the corn box

Xander playing in the corn box

Michael and the boys in the corn maze

The Way to a Momma's Heart

2009-09-28T07:45:00.005-06:00

MOPS at our church started up for the Fall last week and this is what Jaxon made in his "moppets" class. It melted my heart when I saw it. This is his first real art project if you will. He will color sometimes, but really isn't into the whole artsy thing....weird I am as far from artsy as God makes. But, isn't it precious! I love it!

"No Grandma"

2009-09-28T07:28:00.003-06:00

My grandma came to visit for 5 days. We really didn't do anything note worthy, but we enjoyed her so much!! Micheal has been traveling a lot recently closing out a job and had to be gone for 3 nights so it was especially nice to have grandma here to give me company. Jaxon loved her and enjoyed playing "knockout," wii, bowling, tennis, etc with her. When they weren't playing though my grandma loved watching him. I think Jaxon was a little annoyed by this at times and was frequently saying "No Grandma" to get her to not look at him. Thankfully she didn't get her feelings hurt by this. Xander enjoyed all the holding he received from Grandma....which thinking of it is probably the reason he has been so cranky since she has left. Thanks Grandma for making the trip to come see us. We love you!!

Jaxon is all about dueling right now...here he is fighting grandma with the fly swatter.

A Messy Mess World

2009-09-28T06:52:00.004-06:00

Boys are so Dirty....who knew? (Not me as I only had a sister growing up) I feel like every time I turn around one of the boys has gotten into something! Sometimes they create just small messes and other times extreme. The other day I was out cooking dinner and Jaxon was in his room playing with his new tractor. He yelled out from his room "poop" but he isn't potty trained completely yet and was in a diaper so I disregarded it. In time he got my attention and when I went back to check on him he was covered in fecal matter. He had gone to the bathroom, which evidently went out his diaper, and was using his new tractor to scoop it up. I was mortified. What girl plays with poop and thinks it's fun. Did I mention Boys are DIRTY!! Here are some of the smaller messes that I thought were cute....

Xander (10mths) enjoying his cookies.

We created a new flowerbed but it just has loose dirt in it for now (as it has been too hot to plant). Jaxon thinks it is fun to play in the flowerbed using his shovel to throw the dirt everywhere especially up in the air and all over himself! This is Jaxon covered in the dirt....you should have seen the bathtub.

It's Game Day!!!

2009-09-07T16:05:00.006-06:00

Xander tackling Jaxon....our mini football game This is the only picture I could get of the two and neither are smiling

Finally... somewhat of a smile from Jaxon

Xander excited about Football... Go BSU!!

Back to SLC, but this time for "vacation"

2009-09-07T15:33:00.012-06:00

Last weekend we decided to head back down to SLC so we could do some shopping, take the kids to the zoo, relax and play. My dad and Kim went with us and it was a blast. We didn't get in as many places as we had hoped, but what do you expect with 2 crazy boys. Here are some pictures....

Mike, Xander, Jaxon, and my dad hanging out in Dad and Kim's room 1st night there.

Jax man loved jumping on his bed. He thought it was so cool.

Xander learning to drive while we waited for Grandpa and "Jumpy" come out of the stone store.

At the zoo, Jaxon and Grandpa rode the elephant. I loved this picture because Jaxon was laughing so hard.

Xander and Michael rode the kangaroo and I rode the peacock. Xander had a blast.

Jaxon hanging out with the gorilla Grandpa and Jaxon went into the cave to see the bats and came up to see the ground hogs. Grandma and Xander rode the worm

"Jumpy" and Xander on the train doing the so big chant

The Papac family on the train. The kids loved the train!

Even after 4 days of vacation, the boys were stilling getting along!

First Trip to the Fair

2009-08-25T11:36:00.015-06:00

Michael and I have decided that every Saturday we are doing a fun family event outside of the home. I feel like some weeks the boys and I never leave. We have done it for the last two weeks and it has been wonderful. This Saturday we hit up the zoo and then ventured out to the fair. We had a blast at the zoo. We went early when it was cool and had few other visitors. Jaxon got to play on the slide and the little animals and show daddy all of his favorite animals. Xander liked seeing the animals too and was especially aware of all the sounds they were making. Here are some pictures of the zoo...

Jaxon and Xander (with the help of Michael) sitting in the jeep at the zoo.

Jaxon loves the giraffes

This is Jaxon's smile. He thinks it is so funny to not smile for me....he's quite the character.

Xander and Jaxon sitting on the lion together.

After the zoo and a nap, we went to the Western Idaho Fair. We hit up the tractors (Jax is obsessed with tractors), then all the animals, rides, and lastly the petting zoo. The tractors were cool. They had quite a few new ones that Jaxon got to sit on and then a ton of old tractors that he wanted so bad to sit on. As we were leaving the tractors, a couple of them were being moved and he thought that was great. The animals were a little overwhelming to him, but loved them when he was carried. He absolutely loves animals in his books and toys, but when they were double his size in real life and I think that was a little scary. Once he was picked up he loved it. We saw the cows being washed and groomed, pigs sleeping, goats being shown, sheep making noise, and roosters crowing. Roosters have been his favorite lately, but they were his least favorite. They were a ton of them and were very loud. He did like the turkeys though because they made their funny noises. Jaxon and I then went on two rides. He was tall enough to ride on the train and the flying elephants with me. He loved them when we were done, but had to check it all out while we were on them. As most of you know, Jaxon has to figure everything out so it was very typical. On the way out we found the petting zoo and the kids got to pet all the animals. Xander loved touching the animals. Jaxon loved the animals too and actually really liked the roosters in the petting zoo probably because there were lots fewer and not as much noise. Here are some pictures from the fair....

Don't worry this was at the petting zoo. We felt it must be safe. Xander thought it was cool.

This was the poor goat that chose to come up to Jaxon. I think it got it's ear pulled. Jaxon isn't the softest. Xander loving the goats. He got the biggest kick out of them.

Michael and Jaxon in front of the old tractors that Jaxon so desperately wanted to get on. Jaxon sitting on the big tractor. He seriously thought he was so cool and was looking to see who was all looking at him. He is a fruit...he cracks me up. See...here is my sweet little serious Jax sitting on the train.

Jaxon and I on the flying elephants. He really liked these and thought it was so cool they were flying, but again didn't crack a smile until we were getting off.

Putt Putt

2009-08-18T07:59:00.009-06:00

Michael and I took the kids to Wahooz (what was Boondocks) on Saturday for family night out. Jaxon loves to golf and seriously spends the majority of his play time golfing in the back yard so we took him to mini golf. He's only 2 so we weren't sure how it would go over, but he did awesome. He played all 18 holes (minus the last one because fire was coming out the top) and had a blast. I was so proud of him because he would start at the beginning of the hole and go all the way until he got it in the hole and honestly did it in 5 to 6 hits. He is pretty amazing at the sport. After mini golf we went inside and the kids rode some of the cars together, which was a blast for both of them. I took tons of pictures but because they were moving none turned out...oh well.

Here is Jaxon standing by the lizard. He thought this thing was awesome! Here is Jaxon hitting under the house. He thought this hole was funny. My handsome and amazing husband with sweet Xander. Xander did so good in the backpack. he loved watching all the people. Jax squaring up to hit the ball in the hole.

Jaxon going through the rock course.

Playing Catch Up

2009-08-17T21:17:00.012-06:00

Wow where has the time gone...summer has flown by for us. Having two little ones creates so much fun that the days are gone as soon as we wake up it seems. But, we have had a wonderful summer back here in the Boise area. We get to see Grammie at least once a week and usually multiple times....I can't tell you how wonderful this is. We have floated the river a couple times. We have taken a few trips up to my dad and Kim's cabin where we ate lots of food, jet skied, 4-wheeled, and played in the wilderness. We have spent time with family and friends, played frisbee golf and mini golf, visited the park, swam, rode bikes, etc. Mike and I have also gotten some time away together, which has been so wonderful! We have also spent a lot of time out in our yard. We put in 3 new flower beds and a number of fun new plants. It is so nice to be back in our home and close to our family and friends.

We spent the 4th of July with my mom. We went on a bike ride, stopped at the park for a picnic, and then went to my mom's and lit off fireworks. Here is Jax playing in the Boise River taking a break from the bike cart.

Here is Grammie and Xander also taking a break from riding bikes. Xander loved the water too.

We stopped at the nature center and looked at all the big fish. Jaxon loved it!

Here is one of our trips to the cabin. We failed to get any pictures other than Jaxon getting to ride on the "tractor" with Grandpa. In case you are wondering what is wrong with his face...we went jet-skiing the day prior and we missed a few spots with the sunscreen. Oops Here is Xander sitting with Michael on the swing. I loved his little smile. He was enjoying watching Jax and Grandpa on the tractor.

Here is Xander and Aunt Rebekah. We went and visited Nana and Papa and Aunts and Uncles for Papa's birthday. We had yummy dinner and spent time hanging out together.

Here is Ben, Papa, Michael, Josh, Jaxon, and Xander

Jaxon wearing Uncle Josh's shades. Jaxon loves Uncle Josh.

Yikes....Jaxon is 2!!!

2009-07-02T12:09:00.011-06:00

Jaxon turned 2 on June 30th. It seems like yesterday that he was born....how time flies!!! We celebrated his birthday on the 27th with most of his aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. When he woke up from his nap, Michael and I had the house decorated, his cake out (which he was all about), and family arriving. He just stood there with this wonderful big grin on his face taking it all in. It was great!! We had cake, opened presents and played in the new jump house he got from Michael and I. It was a lot of fun and Jaxon was talking about it for days. I love that he is able to understand birthdays and celebrations now as I am all about them. Here are some pictures from his special day.

This is Jaxon taking it all in, while holding his big bundle of balloons

Here is "J" not quite sure of this whole birthday thing

Jaxon is blowing out his candles....he needed assistance, but at least tried Daddy helping him open his wonderful presents Jaxon with his Cousin Hannah and Uncle Josh in the jump house

Some Sweet Pictures of Our Boys!!!

2009-07-01T16:11:00.010-06:00

Jaxon playing in the backyard a few weeks ago when it was still so chilly!!

Xander can actually sit on the "big car" now. He's getting so big. I found Jaxon in his toy bin. He's a goof!!

Jaxon and Xander. They are really starting to enjoy playing together!

Jax man sweeping the back porch!

Our daily playtime. These kids have so many toys!

Jax loves to get in the bouncer with Xander and Xander laughs and laughs!

Our Sweet Xander at a little over 6 months.

Jaxon's new thing is to hold Xander. They both love it!

And of course bath time!

Another Year Older

2009-06-12T14:50:00.015-06:00

I turned 27 on June 8th. It's amazing how time flies and life changes. I was thinking just the other day that Michael and I have our 10 year school reunion next year. Yikes!!! I had an amazing birthday though. We celebrated at my dad and Kim's cabin with my dad, Kim, sister, and Grandma. Kim fixed me a wonderful meal and my sister and grandma fixed me a fun cake. We got to go 4-wheeling, take naps, go for walks, and play pool. The day of my birthday my sister-in-law, Melissa, and all my nieces and nephews came out to visit that morning. They brought me coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls. We got to chat and just spend time together. It was a great start to the day. Then my wonderful mom came that night and watched the kids and my amazing husband took me out on a date. We went to the Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant here in Boise. It was wonderful. We were there 3 hours enjoying the food and even more the quiet alone time that we never get. Michael also surprised me and got me a rad new camera. I love it!!!! Thanks baby! The day following my birthday...my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law, Elizabeth, came up and brought me lunch and a birthday cake. We spent the whole afternoon chatting and spending time together. I loved it! And as if that wasn't enough my mom came over that night and brought dinner. She also bought me flowers and helped me plant them outside. Thank you everyone for such a wonderful day! I really enjoyed turning older this year! Here are some pictures...

My Sister and I prior to the big day

My beautiful cake my sister and grandma made me

My Hubby and Dad playing fusbol

Jaxon was loving on Teton from his little chair. He thinks he's cool that he's big enough to get in it now.

My Grandma and Xander. My grandma took care of Xander a good majority of the weekend. It was nice to have some breaks

Kimmie and Xander. She also was great at giving me breaks with the kids. Everyone was actually it was very nice.

Mike, Jaxon, Dad and I went for a 4-wheel ride. It was awesome and Jaxon loved it. He actually fell asleep on the way back.

This was Mike and I at The Melting Pot full from dinner, but loving every minute of it.

This was the main course. We actually had a spinach artichoke cheese fondue to start with vegetables, chips, 3 different breads, and granny apple bites. Then they brought us this amazing salad that we both devoured. This was the main course that they brought out next. It had steak, shrimp, lobster, fillet mignon, portabella mushrooms, chicken, scallops, and vegetables. We chose some yummy burgundy wine concoction to cook our food in, which you can see in the pot. We just used the skewers to put the meat in the boiling pot, waiting a few minutes until it was cooked and then enjoyed. After this we got another pot that was filled with tiramisu chocolate and a plate of goodies that consisted of bananas, strawberries, marshmallows, rice crispy treats, brownies, pound cake, and cheese cake. It was absolutely amazing. The best part is we ate everything!!

My mom and Jaxon planting my flowers for me.

Bubble Fun

2009-06-12T14:45:00.002-06:00

Jax man putting bubbles on his chin. He loves his baths!!

Happy Birthday Gabriella

2009-06-12T12:17:00.005-06:00

Jaxon and Xander's cousin, Gabriella, turned 2 the end of May and she celebrated with a bubble party! It was a lot of fun. There were a number of bubble tools and big pans of bubbles that the kids could make bubbles with. Jaxon didn't get into like I thought, but the other kids loved it.

Gabriella

Gabriella, Hannah, Josh, and Ethan

Nana and Xander hanging out in the shade Daddy and Jaxon

Jaxon and Uncle Josh. Jaxon loves Josh!

Kicka Kicka Kicka

2009-06-12T08:32:00.005-06:00

We finally had a warm day about 2 weekends ago so we busted out the pool. Grammie and Aunt Whitney were here to help blow it up...thank goodness! Jaxon absolutely loved it. Poor Xander slept through most the fun, but did get a few minutes in which he loved.

Jax man loving his pool, but hating getting his picture taken.

Jaxon was "kicka kicka kicking" or swimming to most of us.

Yeah Xander is awake and enjoying!

Xan Man Can Sit

2009-06-12T08:25:00.002-06:00

Xander started sitting on his 6 month birthday. He loves it! He thinks it's pretty fun to be able to be like Jaxon and play upright. Jaxon also thinks it is pretty cool.

Xander is such a happy fun little boy. We are so blessed by him.

Fun with Cousins

2009-06-12T08:05:00.009-06:00

We have so much enjoyed being back home in Boise where our family is or comes to be often. We love hanging out with the cousins very much and have gotten to see them often. Here are a few pictures from the zoo outing we took with them and then some from a little get together we had at our house.

Hannah, Ethan, Jaxon, and Gabriella. Elijah and Xander were in their strollers

Xander hanging out in his stroller. Sorry Elijah I should have gotten a picture of you too.

Jax man in front of the fake elephants. He wasn't too excited that there weren't elephants at this zoo. We miss the Hogle zoo!

Ethan and Hannah keeping track of Jax for me.

Jaxon got in the jumper and Ethan, Hannah and Gabriella were helping to make him jump.

Outside having their breakfast.

Some Pictures From Whit's Wedding

2009-06-11T21:21:00.014-06:00

Here are some pictures from Whitney's wedding....they are kind of random, sorry!

The Beautiful Bride

The Wedding Party

My Sister and I

My Sister and Dad

My Dad, Jaxon, and I

My Wonderful Husband and I. This is the only picture we got together...bummer! The Star of the Show....Jaxon, the Ring Bear Devon and Whitney

My Husband and My Mom

Whitney and Devon

Whitney and Jaxon

My Mom, Sister, and I

Getting Whitney Ready for the Wedding

2009-06-02T08:28:00.008-06:00

My amazing husband watched the boys so I could do the night before wedding slumbar party with my sister and her bridesmaids. We did toenails and fingernails, ate, talked and stayed up way too late. It was a lot of fun. Thanks baby!!!

Here are all of us ladies smooshed in my mom's guest bathroom doing our toenails. We finally got smart and went into her large master bath.

Here is our final product. Not too bad, huh?

This is the next day... The beautiful bride getting her hair done. It turned out so great!

I was helping my sister get her dress on. Isn't her dress beautiful?

Jaxon's First Hair Cut

2009-06-02T07:51:00.006-06:00

I have just been cutting Jaxon's hair, but it always turns out looking like Lloyd's on Dumb and Dumber. So he was in desperate need for a good haircut. Since he was the big ring bear in Aunt Whitney's wedding I decided we better do it right and take him in. So here in Boise there is a little kid's haircutting place called Monkey Dooz that I took him to. He actually did pretty well and it turned out great. Here are some pics.....

As you can tell he wasn't the biggest fan, but he was so good. We are very proud of his bravery.

Whitney's Bridal Shower

2009-06-01T18:05:00.005-06:00

With the help of Whitney's other bridesmaids, my mom, Kimmie, and my Aunt Terri I was able to throw Whitney a Bridal Shower the same weekend as her Bachelorette. We had a ton of ladies come out to celebrate Whitney becoming a bride. We did omelettes in a bag, played a game to see how well Whitney knew Devon, and just hung out. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of the pics from that day.

My Mom, Me, and my Sister!

This was the game I did for Whitney. If she missed a question about Devon, she had to put a piece of bubble gum in her mouth. I think she had 7. She did great!

A sweet picture of my sister and my grandma.

80's Night To Remember

2009-06-01T15:43:00.004-06:00

My sister got married two weeks ago and so as her Matron of Honor I threw her a bachelorette party prior to the wedding. I decided to do an 80s theme and make everyone dress-up. We went to Old Chicago where we ate, socialized, and opened gifts. Then they all went out and did a scavenger hunt afterwards. I didn't take party in the after party as I am too old these days and needed to go home and get some sleep. It was a lot of fun, though, and I think she was happy with the results. Here is a picture from the night. Unfortuantely, I forgot my camara so this was the only one I got. It's of Lydia (my sister's friend), Whitney, and myself prior to going to the party.

Quick Update

2009-05-29T09:11:00.003-06:00

Hello Everyone!!! I feel like it's been awhile since I've updated our blog and wanted to take a quick moment to let you all know what we have been up to. We moved back to Boise about 7 weeks ago on very short notice and therefore had to live in a furnished apartment until our house was unoccuppied. It was very challenging, but a blessing all the same as we had little to no furniture as a result of our Utah flood. We appreciated having beds to sleep on and couches to sit on. After we moved back Michael's sister and brother-in-law had their little baby boy, Elijah. We were so thankful to be here to meet him after his birth. They grow up so fast. Then...My little sister tied the knot. I was her Matron of Honor and Michael was one of Devon's groomsmen. Leading up to the wedding we had a lot of fun events like the bridal shower and bachelorette. It was all a blast! I have lots of pictures and will post them here soon. My sis looked beautiful!!! The day after the wedding we got to move into our home. YEAH!!!! We love our home and have really missed it. As everyone knows, though, moving is so tiring. I think we are just now finally getting all of our things put away and it has been 2 weeks. It's defiantely fun moving with two little ones!!! We appreciate all the help and support we have received. We look forward to settling back into a normal life again here soon.

First Bike Ride of the Season

2009-04-30T12:28:00.003-06:00

We were worried Xander would be too young to ride, but he did stellar!!! He was happy the whole time and actually took a great nap in it. Jaxon also did well and didn't terrorize his brother. We love our boys!

Big Brother to the Rescue

2009-04-30T11:55:00.005-06:00

The other day I was feeding Xander, but evidently wasn't feeding him fast enough because he became upset. Jaxon ran over, took the spoon from me, dipped it in the baby food jar and fed Xander. Fortunately the camera was on the coffee table and I was able to get a picture of the second spoon full. Jaxon did amazing....

*Note: Xander has been getting fed in his car seat because his highchair is in the moving truck that is being stored until May 14th when we get to move in to our home. Sorry Xander!!

The Big Flood

2009-04-30T09:12:00.011-06:00

As I posted earlier, Michael found out that we needed to move back to Boise 5 days before they wanted him back. The boys and I decided to go with him to Boise for the first few days and then we all drove back to pack our things to move the following week. We got back to Utah at 9:30 Wednesday night to find our rental basement flooded. The irrigation water was turned on on Monday and the pressure from it busted the pipe outside flooding the back yard, which broke out the laundry room window and then flooded our basement. We had about a foot of murky nasty water in our basement. Everything was a complete loss, but I guess the good thing is we don't have to move it. And fortunately, we were having to move to a furnished apartment for a month while our friends moved out of our home anyway so we aren't missing our belongings yet. The way the rental was set up was kind of different so we had a random tv room down stairs, a laundry room, and all of our bedrooms so it is a really good thing we do have the furnished apartment. And the biggest blessing of all is that we had rental insurance....Thanks God!!! We weren't going to get it, but decided what the heck it's only $27 a month so we did it. Highly recommend it now.

Our sweet little Jaxon was so tired he just got on the couch and fell asleep. We were so focused on dealing with our little flood that we didn't realize that it was bedtime! Poor guy.

Fun Easter Family Pictures

2009-04-30T08:47:00.004-06:00

Our Fun Family

My Dad and Kimmie

My Grandma James

It's an Egg Fest

2009-04-29T21:09:00.007-06:00

I've been dying to color eggs, but the husband isn't all about it. Last year I was so excited because I thought Jaxon would do it with me, but he was too young. This year, though, Jax was old enough and all about it. He loved it....we went from one color to the next swirling the eggs. Afterwards we decorated the eggs with stickers. Jaxon loved the ball stickers so our eggs all ended up with baseballs, basketballs, footballs, and soccer balls on them. It was so fun.

Our finished product...very fun!

Easter morning Jaxon woke up and had a trail of eggs to follow from his room to the upstairs where the "Easter Bunny" had left his Easter basket. He had a blast! He loved shaking the eggs and eating his treats.

Our Brave Little Boy

2009-04-10T09:28:00.004-06:00

Most of you probably already know, but our sweet little Xander had to undergo surgery two weeks ago. The doctors told us the surgery would be 3 plus hours, but fortuantly it only lasted 2 hours and was a success. He did wonderfully and has healed better than expected. Thank you all for your prayers. God is so faithful!!! This is Xander before going to the hospital. He had been without food for 6 hours at this point and was still a little sweetie. We are so proud of him.

Sweet Little Xander

2009-04-10T09:25:00.005-06:00

Xander is becoming such a big boy. He tried his first babyfood (he wasn't too keen on it), is rolling over selectively, loves to be held a lot, laughs all the time, plays with his toys, likes being outside, and is getting his first couple teeth in (I still can't tell how many, but I think 4-6). Since his surgery he hasn't slept too well, but finally gave us 5 hours last night. YEAH!!! We love this little guy very much.

Our Little Reader

2009-04-10T09:23:00.004-06:00

Jaxon had just got his pajamas on and was waiting for Mike to read stories to him. I thought he looked so cute laying there looking at his book.

Happy Birthday Baby!

2009-04-10T07:51:00.008-06:00

Michael's birthday was yesterday....Happy Birthday Baby....but we celebrated last weekend. I asked him what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to go to the cabin and just hang out so we made the 5 hour drive to make it happen. He doesn't like cake so he got mixed berry pie, played pool and darts, shot guns, and laid around. It was a long drive and a fast stay, but very fun! Thanks Dad and Kim!

We were singing Happy Birthday to Michael. Jax wasn't too sure of what everyone was doing as you can tell by his face.

Kimmie loving on Xander, our steller little guy who just had surgery 5 days prior.

My dad put Jaxon on the pool table and let him play with the balls....lets just say we had a difficult time getting him off so we could actually play. He loved it on there.

Kimmie made chocolate covered strawberries and Jaxon got a hold of one. He loved it, but definately made a huge mess.

This is our fun little Jaxon coming in from being outside and getting ready for a nap. He was outside shooting guns with Grandpa and Dadda.

This is Michael and Jaxon shooting their gun at the target. The loud gunshot didn't even phase this crazy kid. He has no fear.

Duck..Duck..Goose

2009-04-10T07:42:00.014-06:00

We took Jaxon and Xander to feed the ducks about 3 weeks ago (I'm way behind). Xander slept, but Jaxon thought it was the most wonderful thing of all time. Since I can remember Jaxon has loved ducks and his duck call so the minute he saw the ducks and geese he got very excited and repeated over and over "ooohh" (his sound for excitement). It was a blast to watch him throw the food for them and enjoy when they would eat it. We had to watch him closely, though because he kept putting his hand out to get the geese to eat out of his hand. He has no fear.

Jaxon feasting on the bread he didn't feed the ducks. Don't worry it wasn't moldy! We went all out for the little creatures.

My Favorite Boys

2009-04-10T07:13:00.003-06:00

It was a wonderful day a few weekends ago so we got out and visited the park and got McDonalds. When we got home we played out in the backyard and Jaxon used his picnic table Papa and Ben made him. He thought he was pretty cool sitting at it. This was just a picture of Michael and the boys....it took a lot of convincing to get Jaxon to stop playing and take a picture. Thankfully it turned out cute.

Ribbit Ribbit

2009-03-19T13:16:00.005-06:00

Our little toad, Xander, getting out of his bath. He loves to take baths!

On PAR for the PROS

2009-03-18T14:14:00.009-06:00

Jaxon has become our little golfer. Michael bought him a little guy's golf club and some practice golf balls the other weekend. The two of them have spent a few of the nice evenings out playing golf in the backyard. Jaxon is starting to get the hang of it and is even praising himself with a "Whoo" now when he hits it. We have had wonderful weather both yesterday and today so Jax has been able to go out and play a few rounds. I caught a few cute pictures from today's game.....

Jaxon studying the course and making all the tough decisions that golfers have to make.

Jaxon getting in stance preparing to hit a hole-in-one.

Jaxon celebrating his awesome hit with a "Whoo"!!

Zoo Excitement and Movie Night Too....

2009-03-15T13:16:00.008-06:00

Mike and I decided Saturday afternoon that we were not going to let these dumb colds keep us home another hour so we decided to take the kids to the zoo (being we have zoo passes and have only used them twice). The kids loved it and it was wonderful getting fresh 60 degree air. Jaxon ran from one animal to the next and of course made the animal sounds for each animal he saw. In the past his favorite animals were the monkeys and the elephants, but this time he enjoyed the giraffes. He didn't want to leave them and repeated over and over "giraffe". It was very cute! Like a bad mom, though, I forgot to take pictures so I got a few as we were walking out....

Jaxon and Momma

Xander and Dadda

After we got home from the zoo, we had a Cars movie night. Jaxon helped Michael pop popcorn while Xander and I watched. It was the first time Jaxon had experienced popping the popcorn and he thought it was the best thing ever. The first couple pops caught him off guard, but then as more and more began popping he burst out laughing and loved it. I was too late to get the laughing picture, but this one was cute too.

Jaxon enjoying watching his popcorn pop.

Michael and Jaxon putting on the good stuff...butter!!!

Jaxon loving his own popcorn!!! You should have seen the floor after this one.

A Day Full of NEWS....

2009-03-14T10:18:00.005-06:00

This was the first time Xander held on to and played with his toy for an extended period of time. Proud big brother, Jax, helped Xander when he dropped his toy. Later on Jaxon took Xander's toy and shook it for him. He is an amazing big brother especially for his age.

Xander played in his jumper for the first time and actually enjoyed it. I've been trying, but he hasn't been too excited abouy it. He was so cute in it.

Jaxon thought it was so cool that Xander was able to play in the jumper. I stopped counting all the times he went up and gave him hugs and kisses. Jaxon showed Xander all the fun toys on it and helped him play with them.

And....This is like one of the first smiling pictures of Jaxon I have been able to get since he's been older. Although it is a goofy smile, it's still better than the serious look I usually get.

Our Fun Trip To Boise...

2009-03-01T10:53:00.018-07:00

Michael had to go to Boise to work for the week so the boys and I went with him. We had a wonderful time. Mike got us a hotel room that had two bedrooms and a nice kitchenette and living area. The kids and I enjoyed our mornings jumping on the beds, watching cartoons, and eating continental breakfast. We spent the first day with Aunt Melissa, Ethan, Hannah, and Gabriella. We played with the balls, blocks, and play food. We also ate yummy food that Aunt Melissa made and played outside when Uncle John and Daddy got off work. It was so much fun! Our second day in Boise we met up with Aunt Melissa, Ethan, Hannah, and Gabriella again and went to McDonalds for an adventure in the playland. Jaxon was not so keen on it so he just watched with Gabriella. Later that evening we had a pizza party with Aunt Whitney, Tiffany Krumm, and Matt Krumm. We then went to our home in Meridian that Matt and Tiffany are renting to fix some lights. Matt and Michael became electricians for a night while Tiffany and I got to catch up. It was very fun. On Friday Jaxon and Xander got to spend the day with Grammie while I went and got my hair done. The boys had fun with Grammie and I greatly enjoyed being pampered. That night we went to Twin and spent the weekend with Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Whitney, and Great Grandma James. Jaxon thinks Grandpa is the best!!! Daddy, Grandpa, and Jaxon spent Saturday hanging out. Jaxon came back with new animals (hippo, kangaroo, and buffalo) and a cowboy hat. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen. Jaxon and Grandpa then went out and "drove" Grandpa's truck. Xander, Grandma, Aunt Whitney, and I got to go shopping. Although it was only the Twin Falls mall it was still fun to get out. We enjoyed spending time together. Today we get to go visit Nana, Papa, Uncle Ben, Aunt Elizabeth, and Uncle Ben. We had fun getting out of the house and seeing family and friends. We miss Boise and look forward to hopefully getting back soon.

Play-Do Fun

2009-02-28T18:09:00.005-07:00

Jaxon and Momma play with his Play-Do just about everyday. He loves for me to make the fish for him so he can tear them apart and ask me to do it again. Jax also likes to take the Play-Do out of their containers, put it back in, put the lid on and repeat it all over. He is so fun!!!

Little Monkeys Playing in the Treehouse.......

2009-02-16T11:57:00.018-07:00

Nana, Uncle Josh, and Aunt Elizabeth came to visit us last week and we visited the Treehouse Museum. Jaxon and I had gone there once before about 3 months ago and all he could do is run

around and laugh. He was beside himself. For those of you who don't know the Treehouse Museum it is a large open place that has a number of different theme rooms for the kids to play in. There is

a music room, kitchen, school, doctor office, Mexico room, Chinese room, French room, block room, jungle room, oval office, art room, fish room, etc. Each room has dressup clothes,toys, books,

and a number of educational tools to teach the kids about that particular place or event. Jaxon, Josh, Elizabeth, Chris and I had a blast and well Xander just slept. Aside from playing in the rooms we also got to make Valentines Day Cards and feather necklace.

The Brothers

2009-02-05T19:33:00.017-07:00

Jaxon is becoming quite the little boy. He loves making his animals sounds (elephant is his favorite), telling stories (he literally jabbers for minutes on end), reading books, playing Wii (he really can play even at 19 months), watching his baby einstein movies, throwing his football, playing outside (too cold now), and playing with his toys. Jaxon is obsessed with our heaters, remotes, phones, keys, and everything else he shouldn't have. It is always fun to find random programs recorded to our televisions....the other day Hannah Montana was recorded on our bedroom tv. We had to laugh. His new obsession is with his little brother, Xander. He loves to hug and kiss him and is frequently getting caught trying to shove his pacifier down his throat (his way of giving it to him). Xander doesn't seem to mind though and at times is soothed by Jaxon. The other day Xander started crying while I was upstairs when I came back downstairs Xander was quiet and Jaxon was over "petting" his head. It was very cute. Jaxon has been working on his words and is doing very well. He also knows where his hands, tummy, toes, and facial features are. He is quite the kid. We think he is very smart.

Xander is already 2 months old and is growing by the day. We just took him to the doctor and he is in the 75th percentile for his height, weight, and head. He eats like a crazy man....and as a result all of those cute clothes I bought him are getting too small. In the last few weeks, Xander has become more aware of his surroundings, can hold his head up, and is smiling all the time. He loves his baths and play time with Mommy and Jaxon. Thankfully he is already sleeping 5+ hours at night so Mommy and Daddy can get decent sleep.

Finally...The Papacs are Part of the 20th Century!

2009-02-05T15:17:00.004-07:00

Welcome Xander

Xander was born on November 25, 2008. He was7 lbs 3 oz and healthy. Jaxon was not too sure of him at first, but has since become his biggest admirer. We are very thankful for Xander and love him very much!!

From the Beginning......

Michael and I met April 9, 2002, began dating June 2005, got engaged December 16, 2005, and married March 25, 2006! From the day we said "I do" life has been full of crazy excitement and amazing surprises. Michael graduated from Boise State May 2006 and we moved to McCall, Idaho for him to further his career with Tamarack. I couldn't hack the area and we moved back to Boise 4 months later. After returning to Boise God had a big surprise for us....we were expecting our first little boy. He was born June 30, 2007 weighing in at 6lbs 15 ounces. We named him Jaxon Timothy Robert Papac. Nine months later we had another big surprise....we were expecting our second little guy. Although he was not planned either, we were very excited. When I was 8 months pregnant we moved to Salt Lake, Utah for Michael's job (He is a construction project manager with ESI). With just a few months to get settled, we had our second little one....Xander Michael James Papac on November 25, 2008. Needless to say life in our house is pretty crazy with two young little boys, but we wouldn't change it for anything. We look forward to what God has for us next!