Big News!!

Well to us anyway! Our little boy is no longer little- Jace is potty trained!! YEA! I had just about given up, when all of the sudden it just seemed to click with him. And another funny thing is that it happened on the day he turned 2 1/2. What a big boy! I'm not going to lie, we have had a few accidents, but nothing too huge. I wanted him to be potty trained before the baby got here so we'd just be buying diapers for one kid and with 3 weeks to spare, all I can say is success! But gee whiz, I never realized how often the kid has to use the bathroom until now, but I'm not complaining. (maybe just a little) Now it's back to Wal-mart to return the huge box of diapers I just bought! Adios.

Kid's Rooms

Well I think we finally finished the kid's bedrooms and I promised a few people I would post some pictures. We moved Jace into our former guest bedroom/office and instead of storing a queen bed and making our visitors sleep on the floor, we kept his current cowboy theme and put him in the queen bed. My mom and I made the quilt while I was home visiting in March, and we're pretty proud of it. Jace sleeps like a charm in this bed and we haven't figured out if it's because this is bigger, more comfortable, or if he just can't find his way off of it before giving up and going back to sleep. We put the crib into Jace's old room, which is a little smaller, and started trying to make it look girly. Blaine and I refinished an old dresser and stained it to match the crib, I painted the letters and stitched the wall hangings and Blaine made the frames. I took us a while to get it all done, but we're pretty proud of our work.

Rough Sundays

I think that says it all! We have 1pm church so naps get bypassed on Sundays (for both us and Jace). Since he doesn't get a nap, we put him down for bed an hour early. But as you can see, some days he doesn't even make it that far. Poor guy, already tuckered out. What do they do in nursery?!

Nashville Shores

We were able to go to a water park with Blaine's company for a family day that included a lunch, prizes, and fun. The place was packed and it was blistering hot (so it seemed to me). Jace had so much fun and I loved the shallow pools that he could play in easily. Why hadn't anyone thought of this before? The water park is located right off the shore of Percy Priest Lake and has canoes and huge blow-up toys out in the lake. It is a great place, but with the hefty price tag, we'll be looking forward to next years company party! :)

Memorial Day Camping

We have been planning this for weeks and on the eve of our departure, we find out that the campsite that we were planning on going to filled up the day before. The food was bought, the truck was packed, and Jace couldn't be contained, so there was no turning back. With a few desperate phone calls around the area, we found a state park that had a couple of tent sites left. So Jace and I made the 1 hour drive over to set up the tent, pay our fees, and secure our weekend of fun. If we were looking for seclusion, we were definitely in the wrong place. The park was packed with tents, trailers, and lots and lots of campers. We were left with the campsite closest to the bathrooms and showers, which I was a little disappointed with at first, but later on the next couple of nights, I was extremely grateful for. We also didn't go having plans of taking a shower (we are camping!!), but the showers felt so good because it was hot-hot-hot! We went back home to pick up Blaine and made the trip back out there together. We had a great weekend and Jace had a lot of fun on his first real camping trip. I hope the backyard will suffice until after the baby is born because a 7 1/2 month pregnant mom and a air mattress with a deceptive hole somewhere do not get along very well. But we made it home after three days and two nights and lots of fun.