Christmas Eve

Its 6 O'clock on Chistmas Eve night, we left Jace alone in the family room praying that he wouldn't destroy the present. Low and behold the only presents he has ripped into were his own. They were not the most brightly colored nor the biggest gifts under the tree,but somehow those are the only ones that he has opened.

Two weeks ago... just about the time he turned 6 months he learned to crawl, after he had that basically figured out he would crawl his cute little behind over to the fireplace, couch, laundry basket... anything he could pull himself up with. So now he is quite diligently working on walking.

Big man in a red coat that goes " HO HO HO!"

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So mom and I took Jace to see Santa for the first time yesterday! I have to say he did very well. He didn't cry he just stared at Santa... "Who are you and why do you look like Grandpa Roy?" And as always when there is a camera flashing in his face, he didn't smile. Oh-well that doesn't matter to me I'm just glad that he wasn't screaming. We just got back from Utah for Thanksgiving. They had a shocking lack of snow, but the trip was wonderful never the less.

On a less happy, although funny side note (I love being a mommy) : Jace, while sitting on my lap this morning, even though he was mostly dressed; meaning that he was wearing a diaper and a onsie, somehow managed to pee all over my lap and the floor like he was naked as the day he was born. Needless to say I was not thrilled! Mike on the other hand thinks it was very funny. Especially since I don't think he has ever been peed on.

Sac-Town in the Fall

Today may be the first day that it has felt like fall here in Sacramento. On my walk this morning it was probably 62 degress with a refreshing breeze. The smell in the wind was delicious. Like every good and wonderful thing that comes with the holidays. What a glorious Morning! Here are some of the things I captured on my way (with my super cool new camera that my sweet hubby bought me for an early Christmas present).

The Holidays are coming! The HOLIDAYS are coming? THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!!!!!!

Things here have been going well! The sun is shinning at a blazing 80 degrees ... I love California. We are getting ready to go out to Utah for Thanksgiving and we are both so excited. In preperation, I "let" Mike put the Christmas lights up this weekend, like I said it was 80 degrees but it looks great. I got a head start on my christmas card list so I am almost done, I even have been baking sugar cookies. Its just to bad it feels like April around here colder weather would make it feel a bit more festive. Truely things are great. Jace is trying to get the hang of crawling. He gets up on his hands and knees he then edges one knee forward and then the other... he hasn't moved his arms yet and I don't think he has gained any ground but he is starting to understand the concept. It's pretty funny to watch Mike and me get down on our hands and knees to show him how its done. But he is a very happy, CUTE baby--did I mention that he is cute? I think today may have been one of my first inductions to mommy hood...(I spelled so the baby wouldn't hear me) yes he's 5 months old and I spelled.

Halloween

Ok, so Jace is only 4 1/2 months old... trick or treating was really out of the question so we weren't planning on doing anything, however, I went to the mall friday to kill some time and of course I found clearenced costumes so I couldn't resist!! Jace is getting SOO big. I saw him just yesterday up on hands and knees and rocking back and forth. Unfortunatley anything more than that and he topples over. He is the sweetest baby! So happy most of the time I am amazed at how lucky I am. I am including a video that I took of Mike playing with Jace. He loves it when his daddy throws him up in the air and when he flips him.