Like Daddy

Ever had a time when you realize your little boy is not so little. I have been having many of those lately. Time 1: Jace is well on his way to being potty trained. We started last Monday. Besides 2 not so great days, he has been so easy. Time 2: If you don't already know, Jace is such a Daddy's boy. The moment Clint gets home, I might as well not be there. I don't mind though, it is so fun to watch them together. Jace wants to be like his daddy so much, he tries to copy him. Clint likes to sing. ALOT. He walks around the house singing all the time. Jace has started doing this. Most of the time Jace is singing either twinkle, twinkle little star or his ABC's. Most of the time he makes up his own tune to words or just adds his own twist two it. It is a site to see. Time 3: His is thinking of his future already. Yesterday we were leaving to go to walmart and Jace was talking about how he wanted to be a basketball man and a baseball man (player). While driving we saw a garbage truck and he started to talk about how he wanted to be a garbage man. Now these are his typical things he talks about being. A minute later I said "Jace, What do you want to be when you get big?" I was curious to see which one he said. To my surprise he answered "Like Daddy." This was one of those heart melting moments for me.

my munchkin

Well Hayden is officially 4 months old. We took him to the doctor on Monday and he is doing great. He weighs 14lbs 1 oz and is 24 1/2in long. I call him my munchkin because he is alot smaller than Jace was. Jace weighed 15lbs 6 oz and was 26 in long. Hayden also likes to be dramatic with the shots. I know they hurt, and I don't like them either. He is in a bad mood for like 24 hours after his shots.

Jace really likes his little brother. So much so he is all over Hayden all the time. He also likes to take Hayden's toys to show him how to really play with them. Hayden is learning how to stick up for himself already!

We just brought down the exersaucer from the attic. Hayden seems to like it for short periods. Here is a pic of Jace on the left and Hayden below so you can compare if they look alike or not. I have had many people say they think that they do. I see it some, but not much.

We also have this cool seat called a Bumbo. New thing since Jace was born. It is made so that little babies can sit up in it without falling over. He likes it if you can't tell. It is amazing that even with all these inventions, toys that we have that a baby's favorite entertainment is people. Hayden would much rather be sitting in my lap with me talking to him than in either of these. Thing is, I like it. I would much rather sit with him in my lap smiling at me, than doing anything else. These baby days go by so fast. Hayden will be 4 months old in a week. How time flies.

ST. Louis Trip

Well this past weekend we went to St. Louis to spend a day of fun with the the kids. We went with our friends the Tidmore's. Our first stop was the Magic House. It is a great children's museum. They had a lot of fun activities for the kids. One of Jace's favorites was the fishing pond. The pole had a magnet on the end to catch a fish. I think he would have stayed there the whole time if he could have. I have also included a picture of Anna and her mom Heather. They had a ball you could touch that put out static electricity. Anna loved it so much she talked about her hair standing up the rest of the day. Jace was too scared to do it. There was also a 3

story slide that would have been so fun. However, adults were not allowed on it and both of the kids were too scared for it. I don't blame them for that one.

After we ate lunch we went to the St. Louis Zoo. We had fun but were exhausted by the end. The traffic was so bad getting in and out of the Zoo that Clint said he would never go back. We will see about that. After a great dinner at Fuddruckers we headed on home.

Smile

Hayden is now 3 months old. Here is a picture of his smile finally. If you can see, he has dimples! I sure hope they stay. Right now his favorite thing to do is spit bubbles. I think this boy is constantly drooling or spitting. He also loves to see what is going on. I think he is going to be nosey.

Easter

Thursday we went to an local event called Tons of Trucks. They had everything from Firetrucks, to mail truck, to bulldozers, and much more. Jace loves to point out every type of truck and bus that we pass as we are driving. Clint and I thought he would love going and getting on all of these vehicles. Jace got on some of the vehicles like the school bus and UPS truck, but he was scared of many of them. The fire truck pictured below was one truck he refused to get on.
Today was Easter. Jace got to do his own egg hunt when he woke up. He loved it. He wanted to open up each egg when he found them. We had to encourage him to keep looking so it wouldn't take us an hour. We then went to church where our preacher delivered an incredible sermon, like always. After church we had a few people over for lunch and a larger egg hunt. I say a few, but it ended up being around 35 people. My house was packed but we had a great time. Here are a few pictures of our matching Easter outfits. It is kinda corny but I have fun picking them out and think the boys look so cute. I'll enjoy it until Jace is old enough to tell me he doesn't want to do it anymore.
And one final thing, but no picture and you will thank me for it. Clint wanted me to inform everyone that Jace peepeed in the potty for the first time last night, standing up. He hasn't done it since and I don't think he is ready to potty train yet. It did thrill Clint to death cause he is bound and determined Jace is gonna learn standing up from the beginning. All I can think of is the messes I am going to have to deal with.

changes

Hayden is currently deciding if he wants to be a thumb sucker or stick with the pacies. Clint and I are both rooting for the thumb. I say that with mixed feelings. I know how wonderful it is for them to all ways have their thumb and not have to go find the pacie in the middle of the night. The down side is you can't take their thumb away when they get too old. We are dealing with Jace right now, trying to limit it to only in bed or the car seat. I have been marveling over how fast kids grow and change. Hayden has begun rolling on to his side, and wiggling around on the floor so much he turns in a circle. He has also gotten pretty good at holding his head up. Jace is using sentences, sometimes even with correct grammar. His imagination is really taking off. I think that Jace is going to take after my Dad. He keeps growing up, but not out. That boy has the smallest little bottom. If he didn't still wear diapers, his shorts would fall off of him. I don't know what we are going to do when he is potty trained. His legs are so skinny too. They look like little toothpicks sticking out of his shorts. Don't know if you can tell in the picture very well or not. It is all okay though, he is still such a cutie.