Baby Boy is 8 Months

Time is flying and my sweet baby boy is 8 months today! I am one blessed Mama!
It seems as though Jaxon just turned 7 months

and now he's the big 8 months...slow down time!

Being 8 months can sure tucker a baby out; get a load of this guy...

His social calendar is jam packed. He wakes up every morning and spends time with his sisters (he usually crawls all over them to wake them up for school).

He takes this job very seriously.

He dresses for the day and has some breakfast 

We walk the girls to school 

every Tuesday they choose to dress like twins---love them!

and Jax naps on our way home

He practices standing

Then more sleeping

After school we sometimes visit Nonna Bella (or Bella Nonna, 

(as he girls call her),

take the girls to Hip Hop,

or attend a parade with our best friends

where big sister and her bestie wear their matching backpacks 

and then, more playing at home ...

until baby (8 month old) Jax crashes for the night

It's a busy life he leads, but somebody has got to do it! Love this sweet boy and cherish every moment!

The Patch

Going to the Pumpkin Patch is a tridition in the Hand Family; we usually hit up a few in the month of October. The girls went to Bates with Grandma and Grandpa and the "jumpy" patch off Manchester 2x with family. Oh, how we love the fall (and our little pumpkins)!

More fall fun was to be had at the Kelly Carnival with friends, 

family and lots of treats.

Looking forward to more fall festivities! 

Not Keepin' Up Part 2

So... I realize I skipped a lot between Jaxon being born and school starting, so I'm going to do a little back tracking.

Starting with a sweet little Baby Shower Keeva and Lila threw for their Mama (Invites went out with the help of their Dad, so cute)

We brought our sweet baby home from the hospital 3 days after he was born (it was rough on the Mama, but Daddy really stepped up his game). Pat took two weeks off before Jaxon was born and 2 months off after we brought him home; it was definitely a big transition from 2-3 munchkins, in fact I'm still trying to figure it out. Luckily, I have this sweet face right next to me (at all times) reminding me just how sweet life is.
                                              
As soon as we brought Jaxon home, the girls were all up in his business

                                                 We took our first family photo

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day, in our usual decorative style

Jaxon turned a month old and met Roger Rabbit aka The Easter Bunny

(Jax is on the right and Jacob is on the left)

Carney, Tyler, and Lila also enjoyed the Easter Bunny

Keeva celebrated her 7th  (Merida birthday) on Easter; she also went to Seaworld.

and she received the Citizenship Award at school

Jaxon turned 2 months old

Mother of 3 Day

Jaxon 3 months

Lila graduates from Preschool, Mom's Day Out

Jaxon 4 months

Dance Recital

We went to Law Enforcement Night at the Padres' Game

And finally summer arrived and we started hangin' out at the pool with all of our friends and family! 

We celebrated the 4th  (all day and night)

Jaxon 5 months

As the summer got hotter, we started venturing to the beach more frequently

Jaxon sat by himself for the 1st time ever!

(at the beach 4 months and 3 weeks)

Jaxon 6 months

And then school begins.... Goodbye summer