Fall Autism Carnival

We got to go to the Fall Autism Carnival yesterday and all the kids had so much fun. Payton went last year with some friends and this year the whole family was able to go. She was so excited the whole time we were there. She loved all the little carnival games that they had. Logan also had a lot of fun playing all the games. Payton also enjoyed the train ride and the bounce houses. Jaxson and Carter loved the rock wall and they had a trampoline with bungees attached to it so you could jump and do all sorts of tricks they both thought it was so fun. At the end of the day we asked Payton what she liked best and with a huge smile on her face she said "Everything!". We all had so much fun this is such a great event we can't wait to go again next year.

Happy Birthday Jaxson!

Jaxson turned 9 on Friday and I think I heard him say it was the best birthday ever 20 times. Since he turned 9 Chris thought he needed another gun I am not sure who wanted the gun more Jaxson or Chris. Jaxson was very excited to get the gun and we even went out on Friday and watched him shoot it for the first time. I don't know much about guns but this one can either be a 22 or a shotgun and for some reason this is very exciting. So we spent 2 hours looking around for a rabbit to kill. This is really not how I pictured spending his 9th birthday but all the boys seemed to be loving it. Since Jaxson is obsessed with all spiders, reptiles, fish and basically any animal we had a tarantula party. He was so excited about all the spider stuff. Chris made a web for a bean bag toss and all the kids loved playing it. Sarah saved me again and made a tarantula birthday cake Jaxson was so excited and could not believe how big and heavy it was. We also did a treasure hunt to find the treat bags. The kids all seemed to have fun and Jaxson says it was the best birthday ever. Jaxson is such a fun kid he is always willing to help me around the house and he is a good big brother. He is a very thoughtful kid and is nice to everyone. He is very easy going and loves to be outside playing with friends. He loves learning all about animals and spends a lot of time reading books about reptiles and ocean animals. Before he started watching Swamp People he wanted to be a marine biologist now he says he wants to hunt gators when he grows up, but I am hoping he will decide to become a marine biologist. He loves going out shooting and hunting with his dad and from what I hear he has pretty good aim. He is a great kid and he helps me so much I am so lucky to have such a great kid. Happy Birthday Jaxson!