I'VE BEEN SPOILED

I've had family here and haven't felt like blogging. Andrea and Kyle came for a week long visit towards the end of August. We had a great time hanging out and seeing Houston. Jace was very entertaining the entire time. Here he is playing his favorite guitar and dancing to music. This is when he is the happiest. One morning he came out of my room dressed up like this. He called himself a firefighter with "fire gloves" and "fire shoes". Of course we went to an Astros Game and had a great time.

On the way home, Jace was cold so I wrapped my jacket around him. What a sweetie.

We also took a trip up to see the Houston Temple. It was Jace's first time and he was so happy there. He kept talking about Heavenly Father and Jesus living there and wanted to go inside. I told him that when he gets bigger he can go inside.

He especially loved all the water fountains.

I promise Andrea and Kyle were there with us too. For some reason I figured since they were taking pictures with there camera I didn't need to get some of them with mine.

I told Jace it was really special to be able to touch the temple. When it was time to go, he asked again to go inside first and I had to remind him again that he had to wait till he got bigger. Then in a sigh he said, "Ok, I guess Heavenly Father is sleeping."

Then on the drive home he realized that he lost his little frog he was carrying around there. I said, maybe we left it at the temple. He said, "It's okay, Heavenly Father has it." I absolutely love him to pieces. He says the sweetest things.

That night we took a drive down to Kemah, TX to visit the boardwalk and hang out with the music, rides, and fun. This was the highlight for Jace.

Checking out the water, the boats, and the fish below.

Love the Train. Ever since we rode the train and went in a tunnel with the fake people shooting at each other, Jace is obsessed with guns. Great!

Cute Annie and Kyle.

Ha ha. I guess he got bored waiting for the train to finally go. We had such a great visit with them here and I hated them going home.

My good friend Stephanie and her David ended up moving just a few days ago. We had to get a few more play dates in first though. Here are Ashley and Jace jammin' together in their little band.

Later that week we (Mckell, Marci and I) through Stephanie and David a surprise party so we could all get together again before they left. My mom had just got in town and helped us out a lot.All the girls and most of the kiddos. (Missing Johnny and Ella) We had such a fun time visiting and are really going to miss the Fitzgibbons a lot.
Later that night before they went home, Jace and Ashley were acting so silly and had to model their new backpacks for their preschool this year. They were going to be in the same class, but better things came their way, so plans changed.

I LOVE this one.

And this one too.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

He was so excited.

Daddy took him his first day, I couldn't do it.

Walking to his classroom. He barely looked back to say bye to Daddy. He went straight to the excavator and all the fun toys. He doesn't even say goodbye anymore at all. He is loving it and asks to go everyday. I am not so much loving him being there, but I'll give it some time.

My mom stayed for a full 2 weeks and besides these school pictures, I failed to take anymore. I must have enjoyed her here way too much. She left over the weekend and it was a really hard goodbye. She is my best friend and I loved being with her all day long.

Yesterday was JJ's 32nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Sweetie. I love you and thank you for all you do for our family. He decided to go to Benihana for his dinner, and thought Jace would just love it. He did.

Especially his chef hat.

With all the family we've had here, I feel empty without them. I guess it is time to take a trip home. I WISH.