Summer Fun

As summer is coming to an end I thought I would share with you all a little bit of what we have been up to. Even though our summer has been a very busy one we have still been able to take time to have some fun together. This will start from the most recent to the latest.
For Labor day we went to the Denver Aquarium. It was pretty neat altough it was busy so it was hard to get around. Jayden liked it for the most part although he didn't like the flash flood simulation or the elevators. He did like the coral and the sea turtles.

Jayden and mom getting up close and personal with the fish.

Having fun together

I love this picture. Jayden and Dad are looking at the sea turtles together.

There are several splash parks around Fort Collins. We have tried to check all of them out and spend some time playing at them. This one has a fake water fall and Jayden really enjoyed it.

After dinner one Saturday we decided to go on a short hike. You can see the foothills behind Derrick and Jayden. We got this neat little hiking backpack and Jayden loved it.

Jayden playing with the rocks on the trail

Thw whole family on our hike.

Jayden loves going to the park and swinging. We went to the park to play on the swings and in the sprinklers with his friend before they moved to Wyoming.

Here is Jayden and his friend playing in the water.

For Jayden's Birthday he recieved $2 from his great Grandma Jackson. So I decided to take him to the park to ride the train. This is a minitaure train that has a bell and a horn on it. We were the only ones on the train when we rode. Jayden was a little unsure of it but I think he had an ok time.

Mom and Jayden on the train

As a family we went on a picnic at the park. They have a splash park there and we let Jayden play in that for a while. He was unsure of the water that day he didn't like it in his face and was enjoying playing with his cups more than the water.

Jayden loves the pool he loves to kick around like a little frog. For a play group we went to a pool and swam for a while. Jayden was in the pool for about 30 min and was kicking around almost that whole time.

One Saturday we decided to go to the splash park in Oldtown, This was Jayden's first time at a splash park and he loved it. There was also live jazz music and Jayden was bouncing to the music the whole time. After wards we got some gelato and Jayden loved it

Jayden all wet from the slash park

When we were doing all of our traveling back and forth from Washington we would have to take two days to drive down and back so we would have to stay in a hotel. There was this really nice hotel in Burley of all places. They had a swimming pool that Jayden just loved playing in.

Have you Ever Seen a Pink Leopard?

Now you have

Jayden spotted pink

We had our very own Pink Leopard crawling around our house for a week, Jayden had his 12 month doctors appointment on the 7th. The doctor said he looks great and is developing well. He is still a small fry though. Here are his stats: Weight: 17lbs 5.5 oz (less than 3%) Height: 28in (5%) and get this his head is 181/2 inches which is in the 70%. Derrick says he is an orange on a toothpick. I joked and said that is why is isn't walking he is top heavy. Thanks to the Jackson genes for babies with big heads. I think all the growth is just going to his brain.

Now you may be wondering why Jayden was spotted pink for a week. He had an allergic reaction to his MMR shot. The doctor said that since it was a such a severe reaction this time that we really need to consider whether or not we want to give him his MMR shot when he is 5. He said the reaction could be worse or it could be better but we may not want to risk it. Luckily it didn't bother Jayden too bad just a slight fever and a little fussy and we were keeping the Beandryl going. I didn't realize how bad it was till I walked into the doctors office and everyone asked " What is wrong with him?"But he is all better now and not a trace of having a rash.