Today You Are Three!

Mr. Jace,

How did I get so lucky to have you in my life?

Today, you turn 3 years old.

You are smart, silly, and stubborn.

Your imagination is incredible.

You like to wear Daddy's shoes or Mommy's boots and pretend you are a fireman or a doctor.

You ask us every day what we are going to be for Halloween next year?

And insist on us being one of the Incredibles.

You also want to know what car we are going to drive, and then make us decide on the construction vehicle you have in mind.

You love to talk about Jesus and Family Home Evening.

Music is everything to you.

You sing and hum all day long.

While most kids are singing primary songs,

you are humming tunes from Bach, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky.

You can turn anything into an instrument and your favorite instrument right now is a horn.

You love reading books and playing with play-do.

Curious George and Little Einsteins are still favorites.

You love letters, numbers, and counting.

You love shredded wheat more than any other food.

You ask every day about the baby in my tummy, and tell me he's still growing.

You remember everything we say and every place we go to.

You can spot ChuckE.Cheese from anywhere!

You are so brave and self soothing, always telling yourself "It wasn't so bad."

You are mastering the potty and learning how to get undressed.

You love when Daddy comes home from work.

Nothing in life compares to your love of cars. Especially trucks.

Your tools are also very important and you can fix anything.

You love shooting your gun and chasing away monsters.

You are very concerned when others are sad and want to give them hugs.

You are very independent and strong willed.

You get embarressed when you get hurt in front of others.

You are a great sleeper. Thank you for that!

You are willing to eat all of your meals because you want to be BIG.

You gag on anything mushy.

You always say Please and Thank You.

You say sweet prayers when you want to.

I love you so much Jace,

and love spending each day with you.

Just a Few Christmas Favorites

I feel like I never make the time to blog anymore. So in order to satisfy those of you who have questioned where some recent pictures are, here are some of my favorites from December.

Jace and Santa at our friends Annual Christmas Party.

Our little family that is about to grow to 4 in just 3 months!!!!!

We flew to Utah a week before Christmas and enjoyed spending the holiday with all of our families. Jace loves his cousin Belle.

He wouldn't leave these little Christmas houses alone at my mom's house. They are obviously not for play, but he played with them every day!

The presents begin!

Anne, my Dad, and Jace. Boy was he spoiled!

I love seeing my sisters. I don't love this picture, but I love all of them so I had to include it.

Grandpa Lowe (my dad) and Jace.

His poor little face. The dry Utah weather caused this little patch below his lip to get so raw.

The idea was this...I have 4 sisters pregnant with me right now. These are 2 of them (J's two sisters) and we thought we'd get a shot of all our growing bellies.

I learned a good lesson, never let our sweet husbands take the pictures. None of them told us that we weren't angled right and couldn't see any of our bellies. Nor are we looking at the camera. Brynn on the left is due in June, me in April, and Lindsay in February. Love them! Jace and Papa Ken (J's Dad).

Jace and Nana Chris (J's Mom). It was this trip that Jace finally figured out everyone and insisted on calling them by their full "titles". Nana Chris, Papa Ken, Grandma Lowe, Nana B., etc. It made sense to him though.

It is always sad to look back at this pictures and miss every one so much. Thanks for the great vacation everyone.