Special Delivery

Santa came to our house early because Jace had to work Christmas and we didn't want him to miss out on the excitement. This year Jack got very good at opening presents and eating junk.. he caught onto the meaning of Christmas quickly.

It was a good year for Jack... he was spoiled by everyone in our family.

Like I said he caught on pretty fast.. the paper and box were just as cool as the presents!

Jack's new favorite word since he opened this toy is "Ball" he says it non stop.

Dad likes this toy as much as Jack does, they spent the day shooting hoops.

We turned him into a couch potato already! Grandma and Papa got him this cool kid sized Sesame Street couch.

One of Jack's favorite gifts is his new lion hat, he wears it all day long!

We want the fat Santa..

We took Jack to see Santa yesterday, it was perfect timing because the only person in line in front of us was a 20-something who wanted a pic with Santa. I thought Jack would either be A: scared to death of the big man in the suit or B: be super excited. He was neither. Santa made a moderate effort to ask Jack what he wants for Christmas but in typical Jack style when he isn't sure of someone he just ignored him and even closed his eyes at one point and pretended he wasn't there. I'll take that over a "I'm terrified of Santa" tantrum. I was a little disappointed that Santa wasn't more authentic this year.. with all the obesity problems in America I would think it wouldn't be too hard to find an appropriately rotund Santa. All in all it was very uneventful but I think we'll start a picture with Santa tradition (we did it last year too) Jace is less then thrilled about this idea, because of his job he sees old men whose job it is for kids to sit in their lap and he immediately thinks its criminal. Oh well, its Christmas and we can't have Christmas without Santa!

I think its Winter..

Its December 8th and we were just complaining a day or two ago that it didn't even feel like Winter because there was no serious snow... guess Mother Nature taught us a lesson. In the last two days we had over 12 inches of snow.. thats just a guess but after these pictures were taken it continued to snow for another 24 hrs. That should give you a good idea of what living in Utah is like!

Lucky

I just have to let everyone know how lucky Jack and I are to have a Dad and husband like Jace. This morning (Jace's first day off of three) I slept in like I do everyday Jace is off (he always gets up early to take care of Jack AND work out) I woke up to find that the baby had been fed, the kitchen and bathroom floor swept and mopped (hand mopped by the way.. on his hands and knees) and then Jace proceeded to wash all the dishes, clean the kitchen AND bathroom! He cleared out my list of things to do for the whole week in just a few hours! Now I look forward to his next few days off, we can just relax and not worry about doing chores!

Reasons Why Jace is the BEST:

1. He gets up early every day off to feed and play with Jack so I can sleep in.

2. He never complains about doing chores, and always does more then his share.

3. He always runs out to the store if I even mention that I'd like a snack or drink.

4. He never hesitates if I want some alone time to take care of Jack for me.

5. He loves to buy toys and spoil Jack.

6. He gets up early on his days off to work out (2:30 am!) and then stays up late to spend time with me.

7. If I don't feel like cooking dinner he never complains about taking us out to eat.

8. He is very handy and finds time to not only work full time but to do all the odd jobs around the house.

9. He spoils not only Jack but me too!

10. He rubs my back every night because I love it, even if his arm is tired and falling asleep.

11. He never complains about anything I do or don't do!

12. He lets our puppy Chloe take up most of his side of the bed every night when I push her off my side.

13. He also lets me hog all the sheets in the Summer and all the blankets in the Winter.

14. He cleans toilets!!

15. He never complains about changing diapers (even #2!)

The list could go on and on but we appreciate him so much!

Love you Jace!

Monsters Attack

Jack's First Trick or Treat

Of course we had to go see the family. Thanks for the candy Aunt Kater!

Once he figured out the people behind the door had candy he was ticked when no one was home!

At first he was scared of strangers but not when they had that little orange bucket!

He knew right where the candy was at Great Grandma's!

Our little monster!

Haunted House

We are so proud of our little house and I had tons of fun decorating this year for my favorite holiday! I just can't wait for Christmas!

Trip to New Hampshire

We had so much fun visiting in New Hampshire, here are some of the things we did.

Hung out with Pepe, every morning he made scrambled eggs.
Me and Mom

Mugged for the camera, Pepe was glad to see us.

Learned to eat an apple, by myself..we don't know how he figured it out.

Wiped his face on nice table linens wherever we went.

Gave kisses.

Played dress up with Mom's old hat.

Met my cousins and aunties who I love.

Played with my Meme.

Summer 2009

Jack rode a motorcycle
We hung out with Daddy

We went to the ATV Rodeo

We visited with our family

Where has the Summer gone? There were so many things that we said we were going to do this year but never got around to like going to the zoo and camping, maybe next year when Jack can walk things will be easier. Here are a few fun things that we did do this Summer...

We went to a car show

We went to a parade

Jack ate lots of ice cream at Reeds

We went swimming, which Jack isnt crazy about

We played outside and had picnics

We've Moved and Jack is ONE!

This Summer has been very very busy! We recently bought and moved into a new house, and we got that done just in time for Jack's big FIRST birthday party! Oh how time flies! We don't have the internet yet so I have been horrible at updating the blog and keeping in touch but here is Jack as a big ONE year old! (Thanks to Marybeth Longmore for the pictures!)

picnic by jack

Our picnic...

The weather hasn't been very nice this year, and I haven't been able to play with Mommy and Daddy much but we did go on a picnic to Meadow where my great-grandma used to live. I got to see her house for the first time and we Mom brought a picnic lunch that we ate outside! I loved the yard, there were so many trees and bushes and flowers, it was like the Secret Garden. The best part about great-grandma's house is that there is a park right behind it! We got to go on the slide and swings just before the storm hit and we had to go home.

You Are Invited!

We are so excited that Jack is going to be turning ONE in July!

After we move next week, I hope to get the invitations in the mail but we wanted to make sure that all of our friends and family are invited! Its going to be a kiddie pool party for the little ones so pack up the little swimmers and sunscreen and come hang out! We can't wait to see everyone!

BBQ by Jack

I like the Summertime. Going outside with Mom and Dad and playing frisbee and ball with Chloe is so much fun. I don't like the grass to touch me at all though so I'll only stay on the blanket. Mom and Dad have been working hard on our new house and on moving so it was fun that afterwards we all got to play outside. Dad was BBQ'ing hamburgers for dinner but I didn't get to have one because I only have three teeth so far. I love to be outside with my Family.