The Axelson's

I will keep my blog so that I can keep reading all of your fabulous posts but know you probably won't hear much from me.

~Tammi

We had a wonderful week in Galveston. Cole had a great time and experienced many new things. He was scared to walk on the sand which was really quite hilarious. He loved the ocean which he called the "O" and the beach which he called the "Bee." What he loved the most was all the birds. He fed the sea gulls goldfish and the swarmed us wanting more food. I was the one scared of the birds, he thought it was so fun. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

I am so bad about keeping up with my blog! The last three weeks have been so fun and filled with tons of activities. It may take me a couple different posts to catch you up.

Our table was inside an old school bus!

You can't really tell in the picture but Raelynn got

a special drink that bubbled and smoked!

Being silly!

Cole couldn't keep his eyes off the bus!

Raelynn and Caitlyn are such good friends.

Raelynn said she wanted dress up clothes for her birthday

so we bought her 3 prom dresses, high heels, a hat, several boas

and a bouquet of fake flowers. She LOVED it and it only costs $35!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Raelynn!

We took him to a labor day get together yesterday and I literally spent three hours chasing him around my friends house and not being able to talk to anyone! I sat and watched all my friends lounging on the porch watching their kids play in the water or on the swing set, just talking, relaxing and drinking a nice cold drink! I was SO jealous! (I guess it is because most of their children are older than Cole but there were a few three year old playing?) My child ran around the yard which had no fence so I was constantly chasing him, he was eating the mud, trying to go inside with his muddy shoes, getting into the ice chest and eating all the junk food he could reach! I was so exhausted and was not able to talk to anyone longer than two minutes before I had to run off and stop my child from doing something crazy.

Cole loves to go to other people's houses, play with new toys and explore but honestly mama just can't handle it! Yesterday I felt like the only person who was having to constantly follow and watch my child as I saw my friends sit back and enjoy their adult time.

My child's first obsession was choo choo's but now it is Wheels on the Bus. It started with me finding a short u-tube video on my phone for him to watch, to him knowing all the verses and hand motions to the song. We actually bought a very cheesy but great 30 minute DVD called Wheels on the Bus. Cole asks to watch it everyday. It may be a cheaply made video but it holds his attention and teaches him all kinds of things. The website is www.wheelsonthebus.com

Here is a video of Cole doing the hand motions to the first four verses. He can't make his hands go around but he waves them a certain way every time he hears "the wheels on the bus go round and round." Also notice that when he hears the part "the horn on the bus, goes beep, beep, beep" he hits his nose. I am always amazed at how fast he learns new things!

Cole loves music! He dances, sings and likes to play! I think I see a future career in recorder playing! He is so talented he can even play it upside down!

-Tammi

I am so thankful for my job and the flexibility to stay home with Cole but I never realized how hard it would be at work from home! The average person leaves their home and other responsibilities and goes to work but I have to work while taking care of a busy toddler and maintain my household chores. Needless to say, it has been difficult and frustrating. I have had plenty of tears trying to figure out how I am going to make my deadline while chasing my child around.

So I rarely have time to blog because if I am on the computer I should be working! Like right now I am suppose to be working and not wasting the precious quiet time I have while Cole naps.

We are all well and hopefully I can post more once I meet some deadlines in the next two weeks!