{Nursery & Snow}

Today we woke up to about 5-6 inches of snow! I was really hoping that it would finally warm up but I guess we have to wait some more. It snowed all day long and is supposed to continue tomorrow. I'm looking forward to our trip to Alabama where it is warm. Jace went to nursery today for the first time. He was so excited to go and went right in and played with the toys. But after he realized that I left he had a meltdown. So we had him for the last hour but Sunday School was great without him crawling all over us and trying to draw in our scriptures. I figure an hour is pretty good for his first Sunday.

{Real Salt Lake}

Saturday we went to the Real Salt Lake home opener with our friends, the Smith's. It was a little chilly but we had a great time. Here are a couple of pictures from the games.

{18 months}

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My little baby boy turned 18 months today. He is growing up faster than I would like. I think that this is my favorite age so far. He is so interactive and learning things at lightening speed. Everyday is a new adventure with him.

Jace at 18 months:
Tries to repeat anything that we say
Loves to swim and float on his back
Loves trucks, cars, motos, airplanes, etc.
Hates to sit on motos or four-wheelers (too big and loud)
Could "drive" a car for hours
Knows what a cow, cat, dog, duck, rooster and pig say
Knows what the car, truck, motos, planes and trains say (yes, they all say something different)
Runs everywhere
Has a great throwing arm especially when there is food involved
Can put on the oven glove and open the oven door when the timer goes off
Is addicted to his pacifier
Can do a somersault all on his own
Loves to tackle
Is learning that hitting is not fun and that sharing is
Remembers where the toys are in every house he's ever been too
Loves all of his grandparents
Says "hi" to everyone
Knows where all his body parts are
Is going to nursery!

Mission Call

My little brother got his mission call!

Easter Weekend

{Jace's First Egg Hunt}

We went to Malad for Easter weekend and had a great time. Josh and Ginger were up from Boise and Shelly's family was there also. Friday night my little brother got his mission call (see above). Saturday Jace did his very first Easter Egg Hunt. By the time he really got the concept all the eggs were gone (which was okay with me because he got plenty of candy). He also had a great time coloring easter eggs in the afternoon and playing with cousins. He loved the baby and loved holding him. See here for a cute picture and story of Jace and Junior. Easter morning he got an Easter basket from the Easter bunny with a kite, bubble blower and cookies. Of course, his favorite part were the cookies. It was a fun weekend with the family.

Look Who's Talking

A couple of videos of Jace talking. They were taken a few weeks apart. I'm sure that the words are much clearer to me than anyone else because I hear them everyday. He says a lot more than I recorded but he was impatient. He is now saying two words at a time like "shoes on" or "come on." It is fun to watch him learn new words almost everyday.

Photoshop

Just playing around in PSE and learning some new things. Let me know what you think. Also, I just booked my trip to Mexico (family reunion) and Alabama (wedding) for this summer and am super excited. I told Jace that I just bought us some plane tickets and he proceeded to fly his imaginary plane and then crashed it! I told him that I hoped our plane doesn't crash. He is really into planes but his always crash. I think it must be a boy thing.

Not a baby anymore

I am realizing that Jace is not a baby anymore. This week he just seems older. We went to the Dinosaur Museum last night at Thanksgiving Point for Webelos. Jace loved it and did all the activities for kids. He could have played for a few hours. I am thinking about getting a pass to Thanksgiving Point for the summer so that we have more to do. Here are some pics:

Chess

Today we were sitting in Uncle Dan and Aunt Carrie's living room visiting. They have a chess set on the coffee table that Hunter always plays. Anyway, Jace walked over to the chess set and put his hands on his cheeks and set his elbows on the table. He looked very intently at the chess set for a little while. Then he stood up, made a move and captured the other guy! He was pretty proud of himself. Too bad I didn't have the camera handy because he was so stinkin' cute when he was studying the chess board.

Birthday Party

Jace went to his friend Carter's birthday party this afternoon. It was a sports themed party with lots of balls and activities. Jace did enjoy the basketball but his favorite part was the food, of course! He would play for a little bit and then return to the food. By the end of the party he was at the table finishing everyone else's food. Crazy, kid!