sugar+snails

on our walk to the park jace started to complain about his legs being tired and wanted someone to carry him. so i began to tell him about the pioneer children that had to walk a long way, farther than going to grandma tubbs' house. and when they got tired they just had to keep walking. at which point jace looks at me and says (in one of those voices), "i'm not a pioneer mom."

jace found his ctr ring that he lost a few months ago under the couch. so now he is trying really hard to choose the right, except when he is not wearing his ring.

me: "don't forget to choose the right jace"
jace: "i can't mom. i'm not wearing my ctr ring right now"

what do you think about a ctr tatoo on his finger?

this morning jace woke up before jared and i wanted to. so he says "mom, come look out the window at the weather. there is snow on the ground!" to which i drag myself out of bed to see (because it's not unusual to have 70 degree weather one day and snow the next in utah).

there is no snow on the ground (thankfully). but jace covers himself nicely and says, "there is some way over there on the mountain, mom." little stinker is pretty tricky and knows how to get what he wants.

and in other news, we are very much enjoying the sun and 70 degree weather. we spent most of the day outside yesterday and i came home with a slight sunburn and a pretty distinct line on my arms.

jared took his 8 hour pe (professional engineer) exam on friday and felt pretty good about it. we will find out in 12 weeks if he passed or not. here's hoping!

jace is playing tot soccer this year and jared is his coach. they had their first practice yesterday and had a lot of fun.

and mally just keeps getting fatter. seriously, she has the cutest little rolls on her legs that jace never had. we love it!