Re: Counting

Well, since my last post things have changed... JACE CAN COUNT.   Mike has been counting to ten with him when he gets him dressed.  In the past jace would parrot back up to 5.  Yesterday mike was counting Mike: "1-2" Jace: "toooo" "3" "thee"  "4-5" "Siss" "7-8" "nin"  "10".  I was so proud, he know what comes next and in my book that is counting!!!!  He also now know how to put on his socks and pants.  So all in all he can put on his socks, shoes, pants and hat.  I think we are just waiting for the shirt!    What a boy!!!

Counting

Well it seems that recently we are all counting.  Mike is counting down till he is done with Finals, I am counting down till Tax day is over, and Jace is counting just to make sure we havent forgotten anybody!  Ok, he can't really count.  I am trying to teach him how to hold up two fingers when people ask how old he is ( were just practicing till he turns 2).Below is a Picture of Jace and his "Pose".

busy busy busy

Helloooo, What a time! We are loving it here in Idaho but we have been crazy busy! Mike is in the middle of mid-terms and is doing well keeping up his straight A average! I am so proud of him. He is also currently working on campus for the electrical department. He enjoys working on campus and the flexability they afford him. We have also had the blessing of good insurance while here so Mike is feeling good right now and spending time in the gym! I am currently working for Liberty Tax Service as a preparer and I am really enjoying that, I also just passed my Life & Disability (health) Insurance test and am hoping to get started selling those soon. I would be working from home so that would be a huge blessing. I tell people that I am in the middle of an identity crisis, I used to be so right brained in everything I did... you know, massage, photography, etc. Now I do taxes and sell insurance. When did that happen? Anyway I am enjoying myself but am anxious to start school. If I do well enough in the insurance than we would be able to afford it.

Jace is growing by leaps and bounds. He is 20 months old and now wears anywhere between a 2T and a 3T. Everyday he says more and more. My favorite right now is Ohh-Nooo. Its just so cute. He tries so hard to do the things we do. He pretends to put deoderant on, does his hair just like Mike, he even has graduated to the table with us. No more high chair. (That was more for my sanity than him, everytime he was hungry he would pull out the chair and ram me with it.) I get it your hungry! Everyday he lets me know that he needs his diaper changed so I'm thinking it might be time to potty train him soon. Right now we are teaching him how to pull up his pants and how to flush.

Tis the season

Spring has officially unsprung!!!! I dropped Mike off at work this morning and it was -2... that right 34 degrees below freezing. Really, its not all that bad, except for Mike who works outside as a roofer. The other day he had frostcicles attached to his eyelids while at work. Jace was a bit afraid of the snow at first. The first day it snowed Mike came home early and surpised us with a 2' snowman. Jace made a concerted effort to stay at lease 3 feet away at all times. But now he loves it! Likes to stomp his feet and make the Ice crunch! Ah the joys of being 18 months old

Halloween '09

We had a wonderful halloween . Jace and I went trunk or treating with our ward while Mike carved this Frankenstein Pumpkin. We decided to crash Ray and Michelle's Halloween because we found out that no kids come to our neighborhood. So we packed up our pumpkin, candy and costumes and headed across town. Mike and I took "Jace" trick or treating. Only some people saw through the ploy of getting candy for a 16 month old (yes, we are eating it all). Most people were too surprised by Mikes costume. You should have seen the little kids so scared they didn't move, and surprisingly Jace wasn't too scared of Mike when he got in his costume. He let Mike carry him most of the night.

I bought this costume for Jace last Halloween and didn't know if he would really wear it this year. But He LOVED it! He looks just like his best friend (a teddy bear). He kept that outfit on all day yesterday and never tried to take any part of it off.

Happy Halloween one and all!