Jace trying to catch the girls.

Jace started rolling over last week and now he is pulling his legs up underneath him trying to inch himself away. It is so funny to watch him go.

Jace is Rolling Over, Already!!!!

Jace and Sydney talking their own language, so cute to watch!

Ellie & Sydney

Ellie and Sydney have had a great summer, taking swim lessons, gymnastics, storytime at the library, playing with friends and spending time with family and lots of adventures with Jace. They are very excited to start school in a couple of weeks. Ellie went to the doctor's for her Kindergarten exam and had 4 immunizations (which she handled very well). She is 44 1/2 inches tall (85%) and 46 pounds (70%). She was such a lady answered all the questions and was very polite, when asked how her summer was going she replied with "good, how is your summer?" She just amazes me and I am proud to be her Mom. Sydney also had her preschool exam, she is 40 inches tall (97%) and 36 pounds (90%). She is growing so fast, wearing the clothes Ellie wore last year! She had a lot of fun in gymnastics and will be taking a class this fall which she is very excited about. She is also excited for Preschool and picked out her very own backpack and Wonderwoman folder. Sydney is very good with Jace, constantly asking about him and giving kisses and hugs, it makes me so happy to watch them interact. They have both had a lot of changes over the summer and a big one - switching to bunkbeds. Ellie gets top and Sydney is in the lower one. They just love them and spend a lot of time playing in them (thank you Grammi & Papa), they've been told not to jump off, so hopefully we won't have any broken bones (Jarod likes to teach them new things). ^_^

Ellie and Sydney went on their first adventure to Build-A-Bear last week. They received gift certificates for their birthdays and were excited to pick out their special friend. Ellie choose a rainbow colored bear and a fairy outfit and Sydney choose a pink pony and a princess dress. They are having lots of fun playing with their stuffed friend.

Jace is 3 months old!

Jace is now 3 months old and he is quite a little chunker! He weighs in at approximately 18 pounds, if he keeps growing as fast as he is, we will have to move him from the infant carrier to an infant car seat. He has been sleeping great. He now sleeps through the night per Mom's definition (goes down at 7 and doesn't wake to eat until 6 am), so Mom is feeling a lot more rested! He has also become quite good at entertaining himself which helps Mom & Dad alot. The girls are having fun with Jace, I sometimes have to remind them that he is not their baby. Ellie wants to change his diaper when he is a bit older, but not a poopy ones she says. They like to hold his bottle while he eats and smothers him with kisses. Sometimes he looks at us like "save me, please" ! What fun we are having with our 3 monkeys!

Jace Matthew Baptism

Summer School

Ellie is off to summer school. The bus picked her up today, she was so excited to get on the bus and go to school. She will be going to summer school 5 days a week through the end of July. The class she is attending is "Ready for Kindergarten", it will give her an idea of what to expect this fall. In the 1 picture she is seated in the 3rd window seat. She looks a little unsure of the situation. Can't believe where the time has gone.

Jace is 2 months old!

Jace is already 2 months old. He is doing great, he is a good sleeper and eater. Last week while Matt was on vacation from work he allowed us to sleep in until 8 am on most days. He goes down well and only wakes to eat 2 times and goes right back to sleep, allowing Mom to feel rested during the busy days. He loves to eat and takes to the bottle nicely (giving Mom a break). He weighs in at 15 lb 9 oz (99%) Length is 23 1/2 inches (70%) and head circumference of 58%, which nicely fits his body. He is already growing out of some of his 3/6 month clothing. He is doing well with head control and likes to sit in his exersaucer and see what is going on around him. He smiles lots and coos a lot. He is overall a very happy baby and we are so blessed to have him. The girls can't kiss and hug him enough, Ellie wants him to chase her but we tell her she will have to wait a bit. Our house sometimes resembles a zoo but we wouldn't have it any other way!

Sydney getting her ears pierced.

Last week the girls had their ears pierced, they both did wonderful, no tears, Ellie actually laughed and you can watch Sydney's reaction. Ellie picked out pink rhinestone flowers and Sydney picked out diamond studs just like Mama wears.

Sydney doing gymnastics.

Sydney loves swinging on her swingset and now does flips on her monkey arm bars.

Jace playing with his gym.

Jace loves batting at his gym and the girls love watching him interact.