While Daddy is away......Jace and Mommy will play!

Daddy went to the Minnesota Timberwolves game tonight so Mommy and Jace flew solo. Mommy had planned on having cake and cookies for supper but decided it would be great if J actually slept.......so she ate them after he went to bed! Shhh...don't tell him! Unfortunately Mommy and Jace's day o' fun is not documented because...well, there was nobody to take pics! Here are some other recent picture to scratch your Jace itch!

What up Elmo


Some more of Jace's oh-so-cute new PJ's


Coloring a picture from the book Aunt Erin sent him for Halloween


Another Monday. Blah--Jace really does say Blah! all the time. No idea.


Chillin' reading a book

I Am a Toddler......

If it’s on, I must turn it off.

If it’s off, I must turn it on.

If it’s folded, I must unfold it.

If it’s high, it must be reached.

If it’s shelved, it must be unshelved.

If it’s pointed, it must be run at with top speed.

If it has leaves, they must be picked.

If it’s plugged, it must be unplugged.

If it’s not trash, it must be thrown away.

If it’s in the trash, it must be removed, inspected and thrown on the floor.

If it’s closed, it must be opened.

If it doesn’t open, it must be screamed at.

If it has drawers, they must be rifled.

If it’s a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, computer monitor or table.

If it’s full, it will be more interesting emptied.

If it's empty, it will be more interesting full.

If it’s a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.

If it’s a stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.

If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.

If Mommy’s hands are full, I must be carried.

If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.

If it's paper, it must be torn.

If it has buttons, they must be pressed.

If the volume is low, it must go high.

If it's toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.

If it’s a drawer, it must be pulled upon.

If it’s a hole, I must stick something in it.

If you do it, I wanted to do it.

If you want me to do it, I want you to do it.

If it’s YOUR toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.

If it’s MY toothbrush, it must be inserted into YOUR mouth.

If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.

If it’s a phone, I must talk into it.

If it’s a bug, it must be swallowed.

If it doesn’t stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.

If it’s not food, it must be tasted.

If it's food, it must NOT be tasted.

If it's dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk or toilet water.

If it has a tail, I must yank it.

If Mommy wants me to come, I must run away.

If Mommy wants me to let go, I must CLING ON FOR DEAR LIFE!

If it’s stacked up, it must be knocked down.

If it’s sticky, it must go in my hair.

If it's bath time, I must run around naked until I am caught!

If it is a rock, it must be picked up.

If it is a doll, it must not wear clothes.

If it is Mommy or Daddy, it must be hugged and loved forever.

I am a Toddler!!

Note: Although Mommy is extremely talented and thoughtful, she did NOT (as Daddy thought) come up with this on her own. She just felt it rang very true in Jaceland!

Rock On!

THE LIFE OF A ROCK STAR:


Do a little jammin' on the guitar


Get in a little biker action


Admire my rock star good looks.........and my newest tats


Do some blogging about my life and style


Carry around Elmo? Ummm...maybe not so rockerly.


Be outie.........with my drawers saggin'

How do you make a spoiled boy even more spoiled?

UPDATE: Jacer indeed had a double ear infection. His tubes are still in place and doing their job however so it isn't affecting his hearing this time. Give him a couple shots of drugs and he'll be good-to-go by his party tomorrow. Oh yes, and little Mr. Eat like a bird is up to 26.2 lbs!

Have Aunt Denise and Uncle Chuck come into town! They came for a visit yesterday and Jace walked away with some major loot! The favorite has got to be his brand new, awesome, totally his size, Thomas the Train couch! It even folds out into a bed....which has already gotten plenty of use...more on that later. Anyway, Aunt Denise and Uncle Chuck were here all the way from sunny Florida and they got to spend most of the day with J Man. Besides shopping, Jace also went to lunch with them and played at home with new and old toys.
As was mentioned previously, Jace had an icky case of pink-eye on Monday so he stayed home. He went to daycare for 1/2 a day on Tuesday and of course stayed home Wednesday for his visit. Wednesday night, his eyes look much better but he now has the crud coming from his nose and....say it isn't so.........his ears. The sleeping champion of the world woke up 3 times before Lipstick Jungle was over which was a huge red flag for Mommy. She and Jace ended up 'camping out' on the living room floor so he could have instant hugs when he woke up in pain. As is typical with Jace's ear infections, he felt much better after a night of keeping Mommy on her toes. He went to daycare for 1/2 a day today and will be visiting the Dr. this afternoon. Mommy would be very, VERY shocked if it wasn't an ear infection. As long as little J Diddy is better for his party and trick or treating tomorrow!

Jace's eyes on Monday. Note that by Monday is was 'eyes'--plural!


Sweet Thomas PJ's. Another gift from Chuck and Denise.


It's James! Or should we say 'ames'!


Jace and Mommy's 'camping out' set-up. Actually Mommy kind of likes sleeping right next to little man. Let's just hope he doesn't think it's going to become a habit!

Party Man!

Jace was a party animal this weekend, staying up until 10 pm both Friday and Saturday nights! He went to Grandma and Grandpa F.'s and was such a great boy! He has no trouble sleeping there anymore and even added a nap for 2 hours on Saturday! Aunt Erin, Tom Thomas, and Kona were in town as well since it was Cousin Tracy's wedding. Jace has always liked Tom but this weekend was a different story. He loved, loved, LOVED Tom! He would have (and kind of did) chosen Tom over Mommy in a heartbeat. Aunt Erin is also high on Jace's list, as are Ama and Bampa.
The wedding was beautiful and the reception pretty crazy. Jace really wanted to dance but wasn't quite sure. He would go shake his booty 2 or 3 times and then run off the dance floor only to do the whole thing over again! Aunt Erin and Tom Thomas had a great time (see pics below) at the reception and a not-so-good time Sunday! Jace was pretty responsible at the reception, only indulging in 3 or 4 drinks of Mommy's Mt. Dew, but still woke up Sunday morning looking like he was in a 10 guy brawl! Mommy is pretty sure it's pink eye with all the goop and redness. Jace doesn't appear to be overly upset, although he occasionally points to it and says 'eye' kind of questioningly. Unfortunately, (note the sarcasm) this means Mommy will be forced to stay home from work tomorrow with a child that doesn't even really feel bad. Ahhh, the sacrifices!

Grandma gave Jace a Curious George doll when he arrived on Friday. Lets just say....Elmo has been replaced! At this particular time, Jace was in his transition phase. He's giving Elmo and George equal time (and Reggie). As time went on it was all about 'eorge'.

Jace can't come to Grandma and Grandpa's without hitting the KC's for some grub (and exercise)!

Jace and Tom sharing one of many laughs--Jace is in heaven!

Jace and Mommy grooving to a slow tune

Jace and Grandma at the wedding

Jace got to sit with Aunt Erin at the head table for a while. Let's just say...he thought he was The Man!

The beautiful bride--blame the lack of better pictures on Mommy's 2 megapixel camera!

Aunt Erin's self-portrait after 'having fun' at the reception. (Note to Aunt Erin: probably don't want to steal Mommy's camera and take a self portrait again....you never know where they'll end up!)

Daddy and Jace sharing a drink

Grandma, George, and Jace playing pat-a-cake. Jace thought this was hilarious and randomly started doing it several times on the way home. The way home in THE SNOW that is!!

Grandma F. learned her lesson last visit and made sure to have a nice supply of Jace's cookies on hand!

And finally, Jace's eye. Poor guy!

A little of this and a little of that.........

So still nothing is really new.....since Mommy's last post on Sunday anyway. Jace is going to daycare everyday this week....which doesn't bother him one bit. Actually, he probably prefers it this way. His favorite teacher is Missy or MeMe as most of the kids call her. Jace sits around now saying 'MeMe MeMe'. This weekend Jace gets to visit Grandma (ama) and Grandpa (bampa) and attend cousin Tracy's wedding. He is super excited because Aunt Erin, Tom Thomas, and Kona will also be there. 'Ama' is a little nervous about having 3 crazy dogs running around! There will definitely be some good pics......In theory anyway. Mommy is a little embarrassed to admit it but she is still using a 2 megapixel camera! Yep, the one she practically needs a forklift to get out of her purse because it is so honking big! She likes to keep with her 'way behind on technology' theme. Have you seen the t.v. in the living room? Sitting on a VCR no less! Ahhh, someday Mommy will catch up with the times. And finally, of course next week is the big day.....where Jace will debut his Halloween costume for their parade at school. One hint: We will call him J Diddy.

Mommy looks silly in Daddy's hat.....the scary part is that it fits perfectly.

Reading with Daddy (of course it is a Thomas book--is there any other kind?)

Sorting mail

And one to leave you with...........some strange dance move. Wonder where he learned that?

Nothing New.........

Nothing new in Jace's world. Mommy thought it best to fulfill Jace's followers' need for updates however. The following is her best attempt with limited new pics:

Early morning eats

This is called the 'Hawk Walk'--look at that strut!

Mommy surprised Jace with a new Thomas shirt...this was his best attempt at putting it on right away.
Hmmmm....is this right?

Something still doesn't feel right

Silly Mommy...you always have a camera in my face!