amber (jared's cousin) took some quick snapshots of jace and i last spring when she was visiting. i have been meaning to post them but never got around to editing them until last week.

i love. love. love. having these pictures of me and jace. we have such a great time together and i always want to remember this time of our lives.


thanks amber!

monster birthday

we had a fun monster party for jace's birthday this past weekend. he got to invite four of his friends that he plays with often. we had pizza from papa murphey's, drinks (sprite is jace's favorite) and cupcakes with monster suckers stuck in each one.

for the activities we decorated monster bags, played monster bean bag toss, and had a monster bounce on the trampoline with monster balls. we topped the party off with a monster pinata full of candy and monster tattoos, which the boys were actually able to break by themselves.

jace had a great time and i think his friends did too. i was supervising the party and jared was on camera patrol. he took mostly video but did get a few photos.




i love this picture of jace just waiting to hit the pinata. i think the other kids were jumping on the trampoline.

play

we went to the children's garden the other day with friends. jace built this bridge in the natural play area. there is a troll wedged under the bridge who does not let anyone across unless they answer one of his riddles.


jace picked this flower for me and wanted me to wear it in my hair. he kept checking on it all day to make sure it was still there.


one of my favorite things is listening to jace play. so creative. so fun.

10 today

1. jace this morning: "most people call me a big boy mom, but i'll still be a baby for you so you can feed me." lucky me!

2. still hoping that i wake up one morning and feel like myself again. no more nausea or allergies or congestion or being tired. wouldn't that be great!

3. jace went to a friend's carnival birthday party last weekend. he wanted his face painted like a cougar but settled for a tiger (the face painter didn't know how to do a cougar). for the rest of the day he was known as "the tiger." he would say things like "the tiger is hungry" or "the tiger needs to go potty."



4. jace and i got tickets to the byu game a couple hours before the game started so we got to go with jared. minus the disappointing performance by byu we had a good time. jace would clap and sing the fight song every time it came on and gave high fives to all those sitting by us. and he would get up and dance to the songs they played. he had a good time but it is exhausting to take an almost 3 year old to a fb game. so sorry you were sick adrienne but thanks for thinking of us.

5. if it were up to jace he would pick a tree over a toilet every time.


6. friday we went to see the new baby elephant at the zoo. she was pretty cute. we also saw the baby giraffe and the baby snow leopard. jace told jared that the giraffes were almost as tall as his dad.

7. last night jace picked "scootering" for our fhe activity.


8. yesterday jace and i went to see cloudy with a chance of meatballs. good movie!

9. and because i have nothing else to say, another picture of jace.


10. happy first day of fall!!

a little jace talk

jace said to me this morning:

"oh yeah, i decided i want a dog mom, instead of a baby sister"


such a fun age right now. he cracks me up often throughout the day.

yesterday he spilled his food on his shirt while eating dinner:

jace: "dangit"
me: "remember we say 'ah man' not dangit"
jace: "no this is a dangit moment mom"
(i had spilled food on my white shorts earlier in the day and had said dangit...he doesn't miss a thing)


frequent phrases that he uses:

"those are not my choices mom!" (when he doesn't like the options i give him)

"this is the problem" (this prefaces pretty much everything he says whether it's a problem or not and he always holds up two fingers while saying it)

"is that the plan" (usually after he finishes telling us whatever he had to say)

"what was your favorite part" (usually when we put him to bed but sometimes after we do an activity. we also have to go through everyone in our family, his friends and their families, too.)

"i'm still your baby, mom" (he tells me this at least once a day)

whenever we give jace a compliment he turns around and gives it back to us. example, the other day jared came to watch him play football.
jared: "i'm so proud of you jace for playing football"
jace: "no, i'm so proud of you dad for watching me play football"

10 today

1. i have recently become one of the worst bloggers ever. i only posted 3 times in july and 2 times in august.

2. even worse, i haven't taken any pictures since the 4th of july. that's bad. especially since i usually average around 250 photos a month.

3. i just bought myself this purse. it was desperately needed (at least i like to think so). and i can fit my camera in it when i don't want to haul around my extra lenses and camera bag.


4. jace is playing "itty bitty ball" this month. they learn the basics of a new sport each week. last week was soccer and this week was football. he thinks its great and i have fun watching him. when they played a game of flag football all the boys were more interested in pulling each other's flags off than the actual game of football. i was just happy jace didn't tackle anybody because he kept telling us that "i just tackle those football players" in a really tough voice.

5. my mom gave me the wicked sound track for my birthday and we have really enjoyed listening to it. jace has surprised me by his excellent listening skills and intelligent questions about the songs and story.

6. jace got a haircut yesterday. i wanted to keep it longer but it grows so fast i have a hard time keeping it looking good and even (and his dad has been lobbying for shorter hair for awhile).


7. jared had his semi-annual work golf tournament this morning. his team lost which i thought was pretty good since the losers each got two movie tickets. which means a win for me because now i get a free movie date night. anybody have any movie recommendations for us?

8. i am 15 1/2 weeks pregnant now and i am running out of things to wear that fit. most days i am feeling better, some days not so much.

9. jared is playing fantasy football this year which means we get to watch more football. every year it's a little more. first it was just byu then it was all college games and now it includes all nfl games. it's not too bad though because he just wants to have it on while doing other things like dishes or playing with jace.

10. jace is turning three next week so we are planning a monster birthday party at his request. details and photos will be forthcoming. it should be fun!

and one last thing, go cougars!! no. 7 is awesome!

13 weeks

i am 13 weeks pregnant today! so far we haven't had any problems and we are hoping that it stays that way. as for being sick, with jace i didn't start feeling better until 17 weeks. i remember the last day i was sick because it was our anniversary and we spent it in the emergency room with an iv. which means only 4 more weeks of feeling yucky at the most, right?

jace has been having a hard time this past week. he keeps telling me that he is still my baby. he has had a few accidents and wants me to feed him. when i ask him what is wrong he says "i'm still your baby mommy. i need you to feed me and change me." poor kid. i think he has had a hard time with me being sick and is worried about having a baby in the house.

lexi left last night for oregon. we are going to miss her and alma. jace practiced his crying all day for when lexi left and after she drove off he gave us a really good fake cry. he loved hanging out with his aunt lexi and uncle alma.

10 on tuesday: catch up edition

1. it's been awhile for a few reasons: i have a hard time blogging in the summer, i have been spending a lot of my time lying on the couch not feeling great, and i haven't picked up my camera in about a month and it's hard to blog without pictures.

2. i will be at 13 weeks on friday and have already started feeling better. still, no food sounds appetizing even though i am hungry all the time but i am getting my energy back, not wanting to sleep all day and cleaning my house again!

3. last week i made some boiled eggs. jace was able to peel his and thought that was great. later when i was taking a shower i guess he wanted to have some more eggs. he told me that he peeled all the eggs but they weren't eating eggs, they were cooking eggs. he at least "peeled" them into a bowl.

4. at the end of july we headed to malad for my family reunion. we stayed at my parent's house and had a great time. we went to the carnival and rodeo, went boating, tye-dyed, bowled, and had a talent show. it was great to see everyone.


5. i celebrated my 25th birthday this month. i got a new set of dishes and a haircut.

6. we went to jared's company campout a couple of weekends ago. it rained on us the whole weekend but we still had a good time. it is definitely rejuvenating and refreshing to be in the mountains.

7. aubrey (sil) was going to disneyland and asked jace what he wanted here to bring back. his request? a spoon and a fork.

8. alma and lexi have been staying with us for awhile before the go to law school. alma left about a week ago and lexi heads out on thursday. we have enjoyed having them around and will miss them. lexi has been cooking and cleaning for us while i've been sick. good luck in law school alma!

9. jace told me that he wants a big car like mine except white for his brithday. i didn't think he would ask for that until he was 16.

10. happy tuesday!

10 on thursday

1. i spent an awesome weekend in phoenix with my mom and sisters. we saw wicked. it was amazing. we stayed with family (my mom's brother and wife). i saw my old roomie rachel. we ate yummy mexican food. we melted in the very hot phoenix sun. we went to the mesa temple. and like we always do, stayed up way too late talking.


2. jared and jace had a boys weekend and had a great time. they went to parks. ate pizza. watched movies. spent an afternoon at the carnival riding mostly the roller coaster. and my house was really clean when i got home!

3. jace told me on monday that his favorite part was "getting his mommy back." i'm glad to be back home too.

4. 7 weeks 4 days - our healthy baby girl. jace says she's just a speck and we should name her lightning (like lightning mcqueen).


5. we took jace to see ice age 3. he loved it. i fell asleep about half way through. we did score some free movie tickets because it took them 30 min. to fix the screen before they could start the movie.

6. jared's work bought everyone tickets to see the harry potter 6. i thought it was pretty good. it's been so long since i've read the book that i didn't remember any of the details just the main parts. although, i thought it was a little too intense at some points to be a pg movie.

7. i went to my first "normal" dr. appointment this week. i have a new ob and i think he will be pretty good. i go back in two weeks for another ultrasound.

8. i cooked baked potatoes last week and forgot to poke holes in them. when i opened the oven one of the potatoes blew up in my face. it made a huge mess. i don't think i'll make that mistake again.

9. i had some pictures of jace swimming but am having issues with my computer. he is swimming so good (for a two year old) after a month of lessons. he will swim under water for a little while and go to the bottom to pick stuff up. he loves it!

10. happy 24th tomorrow!

10 on tuesday

1. first of all i wanted to send a shout out to jared who has been a stellar husband, picking up the slack while i sleep the days away. seriously, that's all i want to do lately. he has been cleaning and cooking and not complaining.

2. besides being tired and hungry i've been a nervous wreck, over-analyzing and worrying about this pregnancy. does anyone else do this when they're pregnant?

3. enjoyed a gno with some friends i haven't seen for awhile. it was great to catch up with everyone and chat for a few hours. love you guys!

4. congrats to jason and tae on the arrival of their new baby boy, yuushi jay!

5. we went to provo's freedom festival for the first time this year. it was hot and crowded. the blow-up toys were to hot to play on and the carnival rides were to big for jace. the old cars were kind of neat to look at.

6. woke up bright and early on the 4th so jared could run the freedom festival 10k. jace and i saved spots for the parade while jared ran. we were there at 6:30 a.m. and pretty much got the last spot available. by the time the parade rolled down the street jace was tired and ready to go home. but we still love parades and enjoyed watching it. after the parade we took some much needed 4th of july naps.


7. enjoyed swimming and bbq with friends and family later in the afternoon. jace entertained everyone by dancing to the music and then jumping into the pool over and over.


8. we continued our tradition of watching the fireworks at thanksgiving point. i'm pretty sure they were smaller this year than they have been. lehi must have been cutting back. but they were still amazing for a two-year old.

9. we have our first ultrasound in a week. i'm anxious to see if everything looks good (and if there is more than one baby in there).

10. happy tuesday!