Our Visit to Santa

We took Jaxon to see Santa for Family Home Evening on Monday night. His face lit up when he say Santa's Village (I must say it was beyond INCREDIBLE... this santa's village was AMAZING!) He was running all the way through it and then he turned a corner and came face to face with Santa... and Jaxon come to a dead stop... and refused to even look at Santa. We tried to coax him and even bribe him to see Santa but it wasnt working, so we stepped aside and let Jaxon watch other kids get there picture taken first. It took about 30 mins but we finally got him to sit next to Santa... I think the picture turned out great... besides Jaxons crazy short Hiked up pants.

What Jaxon Sees

Jaxon got his very first camera the other day! He loves it and takes pictures all the time. We thought we'd share some of his great shots!
Trevor

One of Owen's toys

Owen... Jaxon takes lots of Pictures of Owen

A self portrait!

Brothers

Jaxon and Owen are already best buddies! Owen just lights up when Jaxon is around and Jaxon can't wait for Owen to grow so they can play together. Jaxon is always talking to Owen and holding his hand and giving him hugs and smooches. So when Amanda saw these shirts she just had to get them!

Happy Boy

Owen has got to be the happiest baby ever! He has been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks now. He goes to bed at 9pm and wakes up at 6:30am. Its pretty sweet. And he is always full of smiles and loves talking to people. We are pretty lucky and we love him lots!

Owen is Born!

This morning at 6:37, Amanda and I welcomed our second son, Owen Kristoffer Pisko, into the world. He is 7lbs 12.5 oz, and 20.5" long. He has a full head of hair just like Jaxon did when he was born. I think he looks a lot more like me than Jaxon did, but everyone says he looks a lot like Jaxon when he was born. Speaking of Jaxon, here is a picture of Jaxon holding his new baby brother and just brimming with pride at the hospital. I think Jax is going to be a great big brother.



Amanda had a short labour (4 hours start to finish), but it was intense. Luckily she was able to get an early discharge from the hospital, and we were able to bring Owen home tonight. I personally think Amanda will be able to get more rest here at home than at the hospital. She was in a shared room with another mother and baby, so either Owen or the other baby would be up every few hours to feed, not to mention the nurses coming in every few hours, and just the general noise of the hospital. At least here at home I'm around and grandma is around to help out with things around the house and with Jaxon.

One thing we did with Jaxon was that we gave him a stuffed animal the day he was born, that has been his best friend throughout his life. Trevor is the name of the monkey we gave Jaxon. For Owen, we gave him a stuffed Elephant that Amanda has named Jasper. (Amanda has taken to naming all of the stuffed animals in the house. I can never remember which animal has with name, but Amanda and Jaxon seem to remember.) So here is Owen getting to know his new best friend Elephant


Owen snuggling up to his mom after filling his belly with formula. I saw a onsie at the mall the other day with a saying on it that said, "I drink 'till I pass out"... seems to fit really well with newborn babies.


I have some time off work to help out with the baby, and will try to post more pictures of Owen soon.

Preparing for baby

We really want Jaxon to be excited about having a new little brother so Amanda has been really trying to keep him involved in the whole preparing process. So she went and bought him a onsie to decorating with fabric markers to give to the new baby. He had so much fun!

Here is the finished product.

1.5 weeks left

Amanda is Due Aug 26th... but this baby cant come fast enough. Here she is with 1 week and 4 days left.

Jaxon's Jungle Room

So here is the start of Jaxon's Jungle Room. It's going to be Blue and Green and filled with animals because Jaxon is an animal himself. There is a monkey growth chart on the wall and safari animals on his closet. Amanda is still looking for some really Cute animal prints to frame and hang above his bed.

When I Grow up...

I'm Going to drive a firetruck! At the Foothills Stake Canada Day Celebration there was a fire truck. Jaxon loved it! And he got to pretend to drive it!

Bouncy House Fun

This year there was a huge Pre-Stampede Breakfast at Lake Chaparral. They had tons of Bouncy Houses. Jaxon loved the big slide one. Everyone thought he was too little to make it to the top but our little climber sure showed them!

Okotoks Parade

This summer we took Jaxon to the Okotoks Parade. He had so much fun! And made sure to stay off the rode.

Waving to the people.

This was his favorite part of the parade. Little Airplanes that would twirl in a circle. He would crack up whenever he spun!

And of course Jaxon loved all the candy that the parade people threw out way!

We've Got Mail

We have been living here for almost 3 months now and we FINALLY have mail service. YAY! No more driving to the depot for us!

New House + Furniture

Here are some pics of the new house with our furniture in it. The top one is the Nook with our Sweet Huge Table! Below is Amanda's Favorite room in the whole house... Her Kitchen! (and trust us... it is her Kitchen)

Here are a couple shots of the living room. Notice the nice new TV. Tim is pretty proud if it. We will post more pictures as the rest of the rooms come together and are clean!

Awesome Dude

Jaxon loves stickers and decided to share them with his little brother. At least for now he thinks he is an awesome Dude!

The New House

Today we had our New Home Owner Walk through for our new home. We got to see the inside of the house for the first time since the rough in stage and we got to check over everything to be sure everything was done properly. We don't take possession until next week, but it was so great to be able to see everything in a pretty much completed state. (Also great so see that the graffiti and vandalism have finally been fixed.) This is what the house looks like from the outside. We will hopefully have a real cement walkway and final grade landscaping by the time we move in.. but I'm not keeping my hopes up.

The front entryway in the house. One of the things that I first noticed about this house, when we were still looking at show homes was the little ledge behind the door. I thought, "That would be a great spot to put my keys when I come home from work."

The view from the front entry into the living room and kitchen. The fireplace will be a great addition to the house. As well, there is backing behind the drywall that I can use to support a flat screen TV mounted on the wall. Too bad there's no electrical plug above the fireplace for me to plug my TV into.


Amanda's favorite room of the house, the Kitchen. I am really happy with the way the kitchen turned out. The cabinets and the appliances are spectacular. And Jaxon will have a fun time with the bottom freezer on the refrigerator. The best part of the kitchen is probably the dishwasher. It will be so convenient to have one that isn't me.

The view from the kitchen nook towards the front of the house.

A closer look at the kitchen tile and the nook. I really like the tilework in the kitchen too. And I'm excited for the huge kitchen table we're going to be getting from Amanda's parents too.


This is a shot of one of the kid's rooms. I can't tell which one. They're both pretty much the same. I think Jaxon's room will be slightly bigger than the new baby's room, but not by much.

Our walk-in closet that will mostly be overtaken with Amanda's clothes.

As a former electrician, I had to post this picture of the electrical panel. I'm sure I'll get to know this panel really well as I add some new plugs to the basement and rewire the basement lights.

Only one more week until we take possession and can start moving in. We will update with the final pictures once we're moved in and settled.