A Few Things about The Jax Man

Lately, Jaxon has been obsessed with a few church related things. The first he got in Primary on Sunday. It is a CTR ring. He loves it and is constantly asking me which finger you are supposed to wear your ring on. His fingers are so small that we spend more time looking for it around the house than actually wearing it. He loves everything about it. He loves that he now has a ring like his mom. He loves that he got it from his class and he loves that it is his very own.

The other thing that he is obsessed with is his new BYU hat. He said that all he wanted for Christmas was a red light saber and a BYU hat. My mom ended up buying one and we rigged the Christmas Eve present game so that he could open it. He has not taken it off since. The other night at eleven I heard him in his room rustling around. The next morning I realized he had gotten out of bed and put the hat in his backpack so that I would not forget to pack it for the babysitters house. It is the first article of clothing he puts on in the morning and usually the last to come off before bed. I even let him sleep in it once. I love how big he is getting.

Jax loves to read. We frequently read book, after book, after book at our house. A few months ago, he was struggling with listening to mom and dad and controlling the back talking. I decided to sit down with him everynight for a week and read a verse out of the bible. It was the commandment about "Honoring your father and your mother." We would talk about what it meant to honor and respect them. There were nights he dreaded reading it, but most nights he was the one reminding me about it. Darrel and I decided that for Christmas this year, we were going to get him the Scripture Stories for children. I went to the Distribution Center and was not impressed with their selection. I went to Deseret Book and Seagull book and still walked away empty handed. Then I turned to my friends in cyberspace. This is what I found.....!

He absolutely loves it. The first night we opened it, we read seventy four pages. 74! It is a great book of scripture stories that a father wrote and illustrated with his childrens legos. He tells the stories in a language that the kids can understand and then he gives the actual scripture referrences too. It is called "The Brick of Mormon" and you can find more abou it HERE.

This kid is growing up so fast. I cannot believe it. I love this stage. I love all kid stages!