Jaskowick Family

Spring into Easter

2012-04-15T11:32:00.005-06:00

It is now Spring and this year I finally have gardens. I have been wanting to grow a vegetable garden for years and to have some color in my front yard. Me and the boys went to the nursery and they helped me pick out some flowers. Alex and I couldn't agree on the colors so we ended up with one of each. That made him very happy. With a little help from the scouts we got the flowers planted in the front. I love them, it is amazing what the beauty of gods creations can do to you, it makes me happy to see them and to help them grow. I have also started a small raised vegetable garden. My mom and boys helped me plant the seeds a few weeks ago and now I can see "the fruits of my labors" I am so excited.

We had a great Easter this year. Way to much candy but full of Easter egg hunts and egg coloring and Easter morning fun. We went to the city egg hunt the boys had fun but it was way crowded. After that we had Easter party with some close friends with egg hunts cookies and egg coloring. The Easter bunny likes to leave a trail of jelly beans around the house and this year he left a trail to the Easter baskets the boys were so excited.

The boys were very excited to show off when the Easter bunny brought and the gifts from their grandparents. I have added the Easter morning videos if you want to watch.

St. Patrick's Day and sunny days

2012-03-18T10:26:00.002-06:00

This is our St. Patrick's day breakfast. It might be hard to see in the picture but the Leprechauns visited in the night and changed our milk and yogurt green. The boys were so excited. To add I made green pancakes and for lunch we had green Macaroni and cheese.

You can't beat the fun of a box.
The weather was so warn this last week the boys wanted to eat dinner outside. They ate good and were so nice to each other I think they really needed the sunshine.

Happy birthday Alex

2011-06-27T16:09:00.007-06:00

I can't believe my Alex is 4 years old. Even though I see him everyday but when I looked at his new photos I just couldn't believe how old he is looking. What a handsome little man. Alex has been in to superheros lately (what boy isn't), so we decided to have a superhero birthday party. This year we had a friend party and he had such a good time. Here are some pictures. Decorating cupcakes, and some of the costumes.

It is hard to see in the video but the kids have attacked the villain (Tony).They tackled him to the ground,and tied him up with here webbing (toilet paper).

Easter

2011-04-30T15:27:00.002-06:00

We had a good Easter this year. We took the kids to UVU for an Easter egg hunt and to meet the Easter bunny. Well it is a good thing there are good people. It was so crowded and not enough Easter eggs that we didn't get anything, but there was a nice mother that noticed and she gave some of theirs to Alex. The boys were excited to see the Easter bunny. I forgot to take my camera but we also made it to a community egg hunt and there was plenty of candy there. Our neighbors did an egg hunt at the church and I think it was the most fun very low key and plenty of eggs.

This is what the Easter bunny brought to Alex. Coloring the eggs was cool but eating them was a different story. Both boys spit them back out. The next videos are of out jellybean and egg hunt on Easter morning. I was surprised that Zach caught on to the hunting idea so fast, and didn't even try to east all the jellybeans.

Dancing

2011-04-30T15:06:00.005-06:00

So know I have already posted a video of Zach dancing to this song but he is a lot more animated with his face in this one I just wanted to share. There is also a video of Alex dancing. I think my grandpa Andersen would be proud of how well he can move his hips. >

Dirt all over.

2011-04-30T14:58:00.002-06:00

It is a bit difficult to see but what you are seeing on the floor in this video is my potting soil from on of the flowers. This video doesn't do it justice there is a lot more dirt than it makes it seem.

Laughter

2011-04-30T14:57:00.002-06:00

Just having a good old time with spaghetti and my brother.

Zachary

2011-03-07T16:29:00.010-07:00

My little Zach is a wild one. Most of you already know Zach was a early walker but I haven't gotten to blog about it till now. This little man wasn't showing any signs of crawling until about nine months but all along he has wanted to be on his feet. About nine months he decided to work on crawling but by 9 1/2 months he was walking. He had left crawling and doing pretty well at walking.

Now that he walks he is into everything and I mean that. If he should come to your house you had better hide your remotes. Pushing buttons is one of his favorite things. We have to keep things out of reach and it is a good thing that cell phones have a lock function. I have to get ofter him all day long because learned how to turn the TV and XBOX on. He also like to climb into things.
Zach's birthday is on Christmas day. So for his fist birthday party all we did was take a few minuets of our Christmas get together with my family and let him enjoy his cake. Isn't that the best part of first birthdays anyway.

Zach is 14 months old now and what joy. If you know anything about our family you will know that we love music and dance. We found this song I think called popcorn done by the Swedish Chef. If yo haven't seen it here is a link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE&feature=related Well we love to dance to this song. Here are Zach's moves.

This is Zach's tribute to St. Patrick's day. The green thing is not a hat but a toy. He thought it was pretty funny when I but it on his head then when I looked at his I have to take a picture because with the toy and his shirt he looks like a little Irish man.

Music and Dance

2010-08-12T10:47:00.003-06:00

We love music at our house and it has become very much part of our lives. We all like to sing and dance together. We often turn up music and dance around the living room. Alex now will find all sorts of reasons to dance. He got a cartoon for his birthday and during the opening where they play the them song he always gets off the couch and dances around. It looks like he is trying to imitate some of the moves that the character is doing.

Even Zachary has a love for music. often at church when he starts to get a little fussy I can go stand next to the piano and he will calm down right away. He gets big grins on his face and likes to watch the hands moving over the keys. He also loves to play the piano himself. He also loves the toy piano.

And the best thing to do after a long day of dancing and playing is to relax. I found Alex the other day sprawled on the arm of the couch and just about burst out laughing and had to take a picture.

The New Backyard

2010-07-13T14:49:00.008-06:00

If you have seen my backyard it has not been that inviting. It has been mostly cement and dirt. Well 4 years later and thanks to our loving family and the help of family and friends we now have a backyard we can play in and enjoy. In the first year we lived here the back was mostly cement until there was a sprinkler leak under the cement. We had to pull up a big chunk to fix the pipe well that made the back even more uninviting and really hard to maintain when it comes to the weeds. Well this last month Tony's parents were in town and decided to help us out. I could not be happier. We have had a lot of help this last month and over the past years thank you to all that have lent us a hand. Here are some pictures to see some before and after.

At least the sandbox has made the back yard fun.

Tony's Dad Ed and Sister Amy working on braking un the cement. Everyone was out there taking turns all afternoon. Thankfully the next week our HOA replaced our fences for vinal ones. With the fences down this was perfect timing to haul the the cement to the dump.

Here is Matt and Tony bringing in the sod and while they worked so hard to lay the sod Alex was working very hard at collecting potato bugs. He was holding them all in his hand so I got him a cup.

The Finished product, so when is the next BBQ?

3 Months

2010-03-29T22:54:00.003-06:00

Zach is 3 months old now and I can't believe how big he is getting. He has been so pleased that he is starting to be able to get toys in his hands and to him mouth. I have more movies and pictures at this site. http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaskowickpics

Brothers

2010-03-29T22:15:00.004-06:00

Now that Zach is getting older Alex is wanting to interact with him more and more. In the top pictures Alex acturaly asked if he could hold Zach. Alex will give him kisses and hugs and Zach loves to watch Alex and does a lot of smiling at him. There are times now that it is fun to have two kids. I can't wait till they are both big enough to do things like camping and hiking or some adventure.

Blessing day

2010-03-12T15:01:00.005-07:00

We blessed Zachary on Feb.28. His father gave him a beautiful blessing. What a wonderful thing to have a priesthood so close in our lives and the blessings it brings. It was a great day all together after the blessing family and friends came to the house and visited and the kids were happy. This is a good thing since Zach has had some very cranky times. Zach is becoming happier and happier all the time.

Oh the joy of being small. One day I was coming down the stairs and just stopped and bust out in laughter. I had a flood of memories come back of the time I used to fit on my stairs. In fact I remember playing all sorts of games on the stairs with my brother wade.

Our Christmas

2010-01-01T15:09:00.015-07:00

This Christmas was not so traditional or maybe it was. As most of you know I have been expecting my baby due date was the 26th. All Christmas plans were in place and I was getting very excited for Christmas morning. I couldn't wait to give Alex and Tony there gifts and enjoy the excitement. We spent Christmas eve at my sisters house eating and hanging out. I had started having contractions that morning but they were not consistent and not progressing. So we continued with our evening and tradition of acting out the Nativity. Well not to long after going to bed we traveled to the hospital and thankfully I did not have to travel by donkey and I had a warm hospital bed instead of a manger and not to mention medication. At 3:48 A.M. Christmas morning my beautiful little boy was born. He came in at 6 lbs. 18" by C-section, there were no complications but he was breech. His name is Zachary Christopher Jaskowick. Zachary meaning: Remembered by God and Christopher means: Christ bearing or one who holds Christ in his heart. We felt this name was very fitting being born on Christmas. For those that didn't get to see how big I really got we did take a picture Christmas eve. Just in time to. Here is the beautiful little guy. More pictures of Zach on http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaskowickpics Zachary was Jaundice and when he came home he had to spend a day on Bilirubin bed to lower his Bilirubin in his body. Needless to say since I was in the hospital on Christmas morning our giving of gifts got put on hold. Alex went to Grandmas with a few gifts and the rest of the family got together and did Christmas lunch and presents then later came to see me and Zachary. After I came home we finally got finish exchanging gifts. I was glad to not miss everything. I was mostly excited for Alex's big gift from his Nana and Grandpa Ed, Gi Gi and Grandpa bill, and mom and dad, A play kitchen. More Christmas Pictures on http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaskowickpics

Halloween Better Late Than Never

2009-12-01T16:23:00.006-07:00

Sorry this has taken me so long to post, the last three weeks have been a bit, shall we say painful for me. For those that haven't herd I have been in and out of the hospital with sever pain in my back and side. The diagnosis being kidney stones to Hydronephrosis witch is the way the baby sits inside me it is pinching the track from my kidney to bladder, to finally today we got a straight answer I passed a very large kidney stone. It was the size of the end of my pinkie. The doctor was shocked I passed it. I am feeling so much better today and I pray that things will continue that way through these last few weeks of pregnancy. The baby is still in a breech position so there is a chance I will have to have a c-section but I am going to not stress about that till it gets closer. The doctor said I should do cartwheels. Well enough about me. This year Alex was a knight after our trip to Las Vegas and seeing the show with the knights he was really excited to be a knight and slay the dragons. Trick-Or-Treating with cousins at grandma and grandpa's trunk or treat. Alex's pumpkin, he was so excited about painting it and being able to carry it to the porch. He also helped pick it out when we went to Pumpkin Land with his neighbor friends, they all had so much fun.

Our Las Vegas Trip

2009-10-13T22:05:00.004-06:00

In August we drove out to Las Vegas and met Tony's family for a family vacation. We stayed at this great hotel just off the strip. It had a fun island feel to it. Even the pool had a sandy beach going down into the pool. Everyone picked an event they wanted to do Tony and his sister chose indoor skydiving.

Tony's dad loves Nascar racing and they have this company that will let you drive a real race car and do laps around the track. He did 8 lap and was able to get up to about 120mph.

My favorite this was the show Tournament of Kings at the Excalibur hotel. It is a great dinner show full of knights, jousting, sword play and acrobatics. It is all set in medieval times with a fun story, you even have to eat with your hands. Alex loved the show. Every time we passed the hotel he would beg to go see the knights, horses and the wizard in the castle.

That helmet is Alex's souvenir so that he could be a knight also.

Splash Pad

2009-10-10T10:46:00.004-06:00

Highland city has a fun place to play in front of their city building and their Library. And the best part is that it is free.

This is Alex's cousin they were having so much fun splashing and covering the fountains. The funniest part of this video is all the men in the background. Apparently it tool all six guys to put that sign on the railing. I had a good laugh watching them all consult each other.
Alex and his cousin love hanging out with each other but I think Alex was pushing his boundaries this time. Each time she would scoot away Alex would scoot closer and closer. Eventually they had scooted all the way to the railing and there was no where else to go.

Fun in the sun, Make-belive, and Baking.

2009-08-10T21:14:00.003-06:00

A bunch of the neighbors got together and had a pool sprinkler party.

This cardboard box became Alex's "Not A Box". He is really sitting in his boat. He sailed around the living room in it for about two weeks till it finally got tossed. We all had to watch out for the sharks that he was fending off. there was fishing and a great number of other adventures. It is amazing what a cardboard box and a wonderful imagination can do.

I don't know why but he really wanted to sit in his truck.

When I was young I remember baking with my mom and having so much fun. I have always loved making cookie. My favorite is my aunts chocolate chip cookie recipe. Alex has shown some interest in helping me make food so I decided to make cookies together. Of course there was sugar and flour everywhere but we had a blast, and everyone knows the best part of making cookies is eating the dough.

Alex is Two!

2009-06-10T14:19:00.006-06:00

It is hard to believe that I have a two year old, and oh what a joy he is. Alex turned two on June 1st and we had a Birthday party for him on that sunday before. With the room filled with family and friends Alex put on a perfect show. His cusins love to creat thier own gifts they were so cute, Emma made a dinisor out a a rock and after opening all the other gifts he thought that was what he needed to do and couldn't figure out how to open the rock and then for some reason tried to eat it. I wish I could know what goes through childrens minds sometimes.
I took a lot of vidoe to share with those who couldn't be a the party and I have posted them at http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaskowickpics

While we were all in Denver my family was able to take a new family photo. It has been a while and there had been a few new additions and it is finlay up to date. Well that is until December. Yes for those who haven't heard I am pregnat.

Where have we been the last two weeks?

2009-05-27T15:25:00.009-06:00

The first week we were in Ohio visiting with Tony's family and attending Tony's good friend's wedding. Alex had the greatest time getting to know his Nanna, Grandpa Ed, and Aunt Amy better. We all had such a good time playing games, seeing family we don't see very often, and the coolest indoor water park. To see all our photos and videos from the Ohio trip visit http://picasaweb.google.com/Jaskowickpics

These are all the guys in the wedding party showing off their "Transformer" cuff links. For this group of guys this was probably the coolest part of the wedding.

This was the coolest water slide I have ever seen. It has been the nicknamed the toilet, and that is really how it works. To start you would slide in a tub that would get you going for speed then you continue down the tub at the top of the picture and into the big bowl. You swirl around a few times and when you slow down enough you fall through the hole a few feet to a pool below. oh it is so fun.

The Second week we met my whole family in Vail Colorado. My parents have a time share that lets us visit some great places. We had a great time visiting with my brother Todd and his family they came all the way up from Texas. The mountains are so beautiful up there, a lot of the guys went bike riding most of the days. The girls got to go out to lunch and enjoy time together and with out kids. Alex's older cousins are so wonderful I barely had to watch him at all. Vail had some of the funnest parks for the kids, a favorite was the pirate ship. The hotel also had a lot of activities for the younger children they had a really good time making bouncy balls and playing in the foam (which was just shaving cream but a big hit). We had such a good time but after all that traveling we a glad to be home.

Making the bouncy balls, this was really cool. They put some crystallized powder into a mold then put it in water for just a minute. let it dry for another minute and then you have a ball.

My wonderful parents and the beautiful view of Vail.

Easter

2009-04-25T18:04:00.003-06:00

I was excited for this Easter since Alex is starting to understand the fun of holidays. I have always enjoyed the jelly bean hunt my family would do on Easter morning. Tony's family would do a scavenger hunt for their baskets. So this year I thought I would do a combination and maybe start our own traditions. I took jellybeans and chocolate eggs and made a trail from Alex's bedroom down the stairs, around the living room, and into the Kitchen where his basket was. In my mind I envisioned him acting more lively than he did. You know as most children would when there is tons of candy in front of them. Well, Alex is more meticulous than I thought. Instead of gathering the candy fast and wanting to see what was a the end, he gathered each piece one by one and put them in his basket. It was taking so long that half way down the stairs I thought I should clean up some of the candy to make the trail shorter. I have loved making these memories with Alex. He really lights up my days. The video is of our Easter morning and yes it is the whole thing from bedroom all the way to basket and bunny's, it is about 10 mins long.

What do you get when you mix the jumping Alex and a fun musical Easter card?

Spoiled?

2009-04-05T16:39:00.004-06:00

Have you ever wondered at what point you have spoiled you child to much? Well after you watch this video I think that you will agree Alex has had way to much chocolate milk. I opened the fridge to get his sippycup with milk and well he found the chocolate syrup container. I told him that he couldn't have any so he grabbed the container with both arms tightly around it and took off. I asked for it back a few times and got a very stern No. At that I thought I should get the camera. It was hard not to laugh at him, he was acting like Golum and his ring.

Hello to our Ohio Family

2009-03-22T17:03:00.004-06:00

Here is a video especially for Nana and family.

I put this video in so you can see Alex being silly. We are pretty lucky he said anything at all since he was eating chocolate. Usually that has priority.

Spring is Finally here!

2009-03-22T16:17:00.009-06:00

We have been just itching to get outside and play. Now that it is warm we are out all the time. Alex and I love to sit on the front porch play and hang out with our neighbors. That is one good thing about living in town houses we have a lot of good neighbors close enough to hang out on our porches. We are also grateful to live so close to a park. Alex and I like to walk to the Orem city park. The last time we were there Alex got really brave and wanted to go down the biggest slide at the park and he did it all by him self. He is really getting big. Here are some pictures and videos of our time outside.

Sorry I only have a video of the smallest slide.

It was a very windy day and the ball kept getting away from him.

Hip Hop

2009-02-13T22:49:00.004-07:00

For the last 6 months or so I have been going to the Orem rec center in the mornings to work out. I don't know how I have been doing it but I have some how found the will to get up a 5:40 and get work out by 6:00. Aside from being tired I have really enjoyed the classes. The Thursday class is Turbo kick and is a really good workout, but Tuesday is the Hip Hop class I have really loved this because I don't fill like I am exercising. I love to dance so much and this has helped me find some enjoyment in the wows of exercising. Well in this class we learn little Hip Hop routines and the last few we have decided to perform them for our families and friends. Please no laughing we were told to dress up.