Jace's 2 year photos and Down to the Last month

I love this little guy! He has brought so much joy to us the last 2 years and it gets better every day. Nate and I have had to learn and grow in many ways as we have "attempted" parenthood together but it has truly been the greatest blessing of our lives. Here's to you Jace and a wonderful 2 years of life.


Here we go.... down to the last month of pregnancy. Are we ready for this???? Hmmmm... well we are excited to meet this new little guy but we still don't have a name picked out, I have a long list of to-do's before he gets here and little energy to do them, and... honestly, some days (like when Jace is on his less than best behavior) I feel a bit terrified about becoming a mother of 2. I'm worried I won't be able to handle everything. I know it will all work out eventually because is pretty much just has to but it still scares me some days. Ready or not, another beautiful child will be coming to us soon!

4th of July Weekend

A couple nights before the 4th, our neighborhood set off fire works. Jace nearly fell asleep on our driveway while we waited for them to start.
We went to the parade on the morning of the 4th. Jace was most excited when the horses went by.



We spent the day at Grandma and Grandpa's house eating and playing in the water. Jace had a blast with his cousin Kardynn on the slip-n-slide. We BBQ'd that night and watched the always amazing firework show by the river. Lots of fun!

Celebrating 2 years!

Jace recently had his second birthday (Wow! I can't believe he is 2!)! We had a really fun day planned for him on his birthday but he caught a 24 hour flu and spent the day throwing up instead. Poor little guy! We had a small celebration for him the following week. He was spoiled rotten by all of the family (Nate and I had saved our gift for last and we almost put it back in the closet because we thought he had gotten way too much already.) Thanks to everyone for helping Jace to have a wonderful birthday!

Happy Birthday!

I celebrated my 28th birthday on Friday. I am starting to feel a little old. 28 is too close to 30 and its a bit scary for me. Yikes! I had a great day though. Nate stayed home from work and let me relax during the day while he took care of Jace. He took me out to eat at Jaker's for dinner and then we had some family and friends over that night for cheesecake (my favorite). Everyone gave Nate a hard time because I made my own birthday cake but that is just because it is a fairly difficult and time consuming cheesecake to make. To his credit though, he did surprise me with two mini cakes that morning for breakfast.

Every birthday, Nate and I ask each other what our biggest accomplishment was for that last year of life and what goal we want to set for our next year of life. I would honestly have to say that hiking the Middle of the Tetons was my biggest accomplishment in my 27th year. In my 28th year, I think I would like to play a musical number on the cello in church. (I know that probably sounds like a weak goal but performing publicly would be a pretty big deal for me). We'll see how things go!

Easter

Jace woke up to a small Easter basket (bucket) with a few gifts in it on Sunday morning. This kid has had way too much candy this last week but I think he really enjoyed his Easter experience.











Saturday, our little community had an Easter event in the park. It was a much needed beautiful day (they are still rare occasions around here..... Can't wait til summer!!!!). They had an egg hunt for the kids and then lunch. Grandma and Grandpa Stevens joined us and Jace enjoyed every minute of it! He was given a stuffed animal at the event because he didn't get any eggs (he was just a little slow at picking them up and there were a ton of fast kids!) He fell in love with his little stuffed dog. I'm sure he would rather get a stuffed animal than some eggs any day. He was also obsessed with the Easter Bunny. He didn't want to get too close to him but he sure did chase him around the park squealing "rabbit... rabbit". Way cute and tons of fun!

Easter Fun

We had a little Easter Egg Hunt with some of our neighbors. It was a lot of fun. Each of us hid eggs in our yards and the kids went around from house to house. Jace found his first egg and he was content. He just wanted to sit down and start eating the candy in it. I had to persuade him to look for any more after that first one. He doesn't understand the greed factor yet I guess.

Another Boy!

We had an ultrasound yesterday. We have another baby boy coming to us! All looked healthy and normal. We are so excited to have this little guy come to our family!

A Weekend Get-a-way to San Antonio Texas

My sister, Ruth, and her husband, Quincy, live in San Antonio.
And this is their beautiful family. A couple weekends ago, their daughter, Brylee, got baptized, and they also blessed their new baby son, Sander.

So we make the trek down south to be there for the special events. All of the family (except for 2 grandkids) were able to make it. It has been about 3 years since we have all been together.


Jace had fun playing with all of his cousins, Aunts and Uncles, and Grandparents. He loves swimming now. He has woken up every morning since we got home saying he wanted to go swimming again.
My long time best friend, Ana, and her husband, Robert, drove from Houston to spend the weekend with us also. So nice of them!
We spent a day at the Alamo and the River Walk. You can see Jace and his cousins in the background of this picture... they were chasing the pigeons all over the place!
Robert keeping Jace entertained while we waited for our food.
Here is the River Walk. We ate at a Mexican Restaurant just along the river and had a mariachi band play for us. So good to be down South again!