Yikes! Hair!

So... Have you ever had one of those moments where you just want something different with your hair and you think "I could probably cut my hair myself... just the bangs should be fine." I can't even count how many times I have done this in my life and I still haven't learned my lesson. I totally messed up my hair the other day and now I have to get some professional help to fix my crooked and way too short bangs.

P.S. I also tried to cut Jace's hair for the second time in his life and he ended up with a very much not intended buzz cut (for the second time in his life). So what??? I am not a hair stylist. I guess that means I should stop trying to cut my own hair! :)

Jace's first crawl! It's official and we are scared!

Jace started crawling a little over a week ago. We were a bit foolish to be happy about this! The kid is all over the place now and into EVERYTHING! He is having fun though. I think it is funny how, if it is not something that can harm him, he wants nothing to do with it... He thinks the dogs toys are much cooler than his toys... And dog food and lotion taste much better than anything mommy tries to feed him. FUN TIMES!

First Driving Lesson

Jace~ loving his cap and feeling like a real man!

Teething is turning him into a BEAR!

If you look closely... you can see that Jace has quite a few teeth that have come in. He has a total of 6 now. The poor kid is just miserable with pain some days which makes it tons of fun for mommy and daddy!

Learning new skills....

Another trip to Salt Lake City

My best friend of many many years (Ana) was in Utah so we drove to Salt Lake and met her and her husband for lunch. It was so good to see her even if it was just a short visit.



Jace loves swimming. We finally got him some little swim trunks so he wasn't just sporting his speedo swimmer diaper!

A Christmas Post: just a little late

I know we are way past Christmas but it took me a while to get these pictures off of a friends camera. Jace played little baby Jesus in our church's Christmas Nativity. He was so good. He didn't cry at all... he just lay on the straw and cooed, looked around, and would kick his feet up every once in a while. It was way cute!

Jace was so tired while he was eating the other day. He had the cutest sleepy expression on his face that I just had to snap a picture!

Even though I am not always the biggest fan of the cold.... I have found it to be very beautiful at times. The other morning I walked outside and we had freezing fog. It crystallizes ice on every branch of every tree and plant. It was a little white wonderland!

I have such a sweet husband!

One of Nate's many talents is that he picks out the best gifts. This is both good and bad for me... good because I get awesome gifts... and bad because I can never find a gift for him to compare.

This Christmas Nate rented me a cello and signed me up for lessons. I have always LOVED the sound of a cello but never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would play one! I am so NOT musical. So far I am really enjoying the learning process and feel so thankful to my wonderful hubby for this awesome gift.

6 months ~ He is just a miniature man!

A few nuances: 6 months

Jace turned six months old on Christmas day. He weighs 16.5 lb. He is in the 35th% for his weight and 95th% for his length (he is one long dude!). He is sitting up and rolling all over the place. He made out like a bandit for Christmas thanks to wonderful grandparents (Christmas pics will be posted later).





Standing up to one of his new toys from Christmas. This surprised me a bit because he has never really been able to stand up without someone holding him.

We started Jace on cereal so we got him a new booster seat. It is a bit hard to feed him because he is constantly leaning over to get that darn velcro strap on the side.


Jace had a terrible cold for about a week. He was miserable! This was the first smile we had seen out of him in days. He is doing much better now.... almost completely over it.

Thanksgiving in AZ

We met up with all of my family in AZ for Thanksgiving. We spent most of the time at my grandma's house in Southeast AZ and then a couple of days in Phoenix.





We visited a small town I grew up in. Mostly farmers as you can tell. I thought these two tractors were pretty cool.... a low rider and a two wheeler! Also (this is kink of funny) when we went to church on Sunday, we were the only ones not wearing cowboy boots and... the sacrament... we had jalapeno bread... Awesome!
Only in Phoenix can you go swimming at this time of year.






We went hiking at a place called Wonderland of Rocks. Jace loved it! He squealed and laughed the whole time. I think he liked the breeze in his face.

4 Months Old ~ We love our little Pumpkin-Eater!

So... I've been thinking about becoming a Super-Model....








Ummm... Can someone get this dog off the set. I'm pretty sure mommy only wants a picture of ME!
Good Girl Philli!O.k. Philli, you can have your own photo shoot!

I have a new Grandma!

Grandpa George got remarried this last weekend. Welcome to the family Jean!